Anthony Ralston insists Celtic won’t have their razor-sharp focus clouded by VAR delays.
And the Parkhead star is adamant the champions are not going to be affected by stoppages or have any trouble finding the ways to keep up their usual breakneck pace. Ralston was amongst the Parkhead stars involved through a variety of weekend incidents which impacted the Premiership on VAR ’s maiden outing.
Celtic ’s 4-3 win over Hearts finished nearly two hours after kick-off time due the additional time it took to sort out some key decisions. Boss Ange Postecoglou doesn’t care much for the theatre of VAR and the subsequent delays and, when it was put to him after the Tynecastle victory that it could affect the tempo of games, he said: “That’s why I was the least excited person about it. I just want minimal interference with minimal time because it is no secret that our football is based around having the ball and playing the game for as long as possible. Standing around and waiting for stuff is not great.”
