Martin O’Neill has issued a response to Danny Rohl after the Ibrox manager made remarks within the media about how CELTIC wants to be playing in Europe…
Luke McCowan of Celtic celebrates scoring for the duration of the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between VfB Stuttgart and Celtic FC at Stuttgart Arena on February 26, 2026 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Photos)
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Talking the day gone by afternoon after Celtic secured a 1-0 Europa League victory against VfB Stuttgart – with his team already knocked out of Europe – Rohl changed into asked about Luke McCowan’s submit-match assertion that “no team in that league touches us” for the duration of his pre-match media briefing.
Rohl mentioned as his pre-match media conference: “I mediate on the second we are within the second position, they’re on the back of us. I mediate they have got, on the second, seven or eight defeats. Yeah, I mediate in common it’s miles unnecessary to talk too great about the different aspect; now we must middle of attention on ourselves.”
“We are looking out to salvage this game. I search for my team is prepared to rob capabilities, after which we’ll search for on Sunday, expectantly each groups are attempting every thing, and I’m confident that now we have a grand chance of profitable this game.”
Bizarrely, the German added: “I changed into a piece of bit stunned after 1-0 that they’re no longer seeking to salvage this game, 2-0, 3-0, to have a huge gamble. They withhold the result except the conclude, I mediate they’re gleaming a piece of bit aside.”
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O’Neill admitted he changed into taken aback by Rohl’s comments and addressed the grief when talking to journalists at his hold mainstream media conference.
Celtic Manager Martin O Neill waves to fans. Stuttgart v Celtic, UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Play Offs, Second Leg, Soccer, MHP Arena, Stuttgart, Germany – 26 Feb 2026Stuttgart MHP Arena Germany Photo James Marsh Shutterstock
“He mentioned what?” O’Neill responded. “He felt we didn’t are attempting to salvage the tie? “He wants to be all for some of these games! I by no approach saw it devour that.”
“We had been driven back. Stuttgart are a actually gleaming team; they’re within the pinnacle four within the Bundesliga. So yeah, I’m stunned he made a comment devour that.”
Luke McCowan of Celtic reacts for the duration of the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between VfB Stuttgart and Celtic FC at Stuttgart Arena on February 26, 2026 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Photos)
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When questioned about McCowan’s comments, O’Neill mentioned: “Effectively, Luke’s entitled to his comments, give it some conception or no longer, you respect? I mediate these games are onerous. Every game I’ve been all for since I’ve reach back, I’ve found it irritating.”
“However no, what I mediate he maybe supposed changed into that we’re a ravishing aspect when we’re playing at our very most efficient.”
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