John Kennedy didn’t take it personally when he took stick for Celtic’s leaky defence during the failed 10 in a Row bid a couple of seasons ago. So he’s not going to get carried away with getting plaudits for the water-tight Hoops backline these days.
The Parkhead coach copped some flak during the covid hit campaign when Neil Lennon lost his job and he was left to mind the fort until Ange Postecoglou arrived in the summer. In fairness, no one at the club escaped the wrath of the punters during a season where everything that could go wrong invariably did, but as a former defender, the assistant coach bizarrely found himself in the firing line at times whenever Celts conceded.
It’s changed days now. Kennedy was never just a defensive coach and still isn’t under Postecoglou. But there’s no doubt the Celtic rear guard is a different animal now – with the best record in Scotland in the last two season.
