Until Saturday, it has been rarely dull watching Aberdeen under Jim Goodwin. The often outspoken boss has had the north-east club gaining plaudits for their attractive football aided by some shrewd summer recruitment in the form of Bojan Miovski and Luis 'Duk' Lopes. Even in defeat, there has been a heavyweight boxer element about them, albeit one with a big punch and glass chin.
Before Saturday's meeting with Scottish Premiership leaders and champions Celtic, the Dons had scored 22 goals at Pittodrie in an impressive run that had brought six wins from seven home fixtures. But it was the polar opposite on show from the thrills and entertainment people have come to expect during games up in the Granite City as the Parkhead club extended their unbeaten record that goes back to February 2016 with a 1-0 win.
Aberdeen barely laid a glove on Celtic and somehow hung on at all square until the final minutes when Hoops skipper Callum McGregor drilled a low effort into the back of the net to win the game and ensure his side remain nine points clear of Rangers at the league's summit. Goodwin claimed after the match that "it was all about containment" and had they got a point then the tactics would have been perfectly executed. However that verdict hasn't gone down well with a disgruntled Red Army who were rightly asking questions at how their side were set up, especially having had over a month of preparations ahead of the clash due to the World Cup break. The 41-year-old's MO has always been bold - so where was the bite on Saturday?
