The stats that make grim reading for Rodgers' Celtic side

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers <i>(Image: Social Media)</i>
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers (Image: Social Media)
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It's the morning after the night before, and the prognosis is not looking good for Celtic.

Brendan Rodgers' men slumped to an abject 2-0 defeat to Portuguese side SC Braga at Parkhead on Matchday Two of the Europa League.

The Irishman does not have his problems to seek as Celtic are toiling miserably at home and abroad this season.

The statistics make grim reading for the Scottish champions, as Celtic have failed to score in five of their 12 games in all competitions this season, just as many times as they fired blanks in total over 57 matches in the previous campaign. It's the earliest into a season that Celtic have gone goalless since 1991/92.

It's fast becoming a major problem with the men in green and white.

So, exactly who is to blame?

The Celtic board? The manager? The players?

Join John and Tony as they discuss Rodgers' role in the current malaise, as well as the underachieving and underperforming players.

The pair also discuss whether it is time to hand the goalkeeping gloves to Viljami Sinisalo instead of Danish shot-stopper Kasper Schmeichel, who did not cover himself in glory against Braga.

The duo also look ahead to the Motherwell game as the Steelmen arrive in Glasgow's east end on the back of an unbeaten league start to the season after six games.

Perhaps the biggest indictment of all on Rodgers' team is that domestically Hearts, Motherwell, Dundee United, Hibernian, Kilmarnock and Livingston have all scored more goals this season than Celtic.

Celtic is a dysfunctional family.

How is Rodgers going to address the deep-rooted issues?

Where do Celtic go from here?

You can catch up with the morning briefing by clicking here or by pressing the play button on the video player at the bottom of this article.

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