Neil Lennon has defended his former boss Martin O'Neill and insists Celtic's current failings are not his fault.
Instead, the former Parkhead captain and manager lays the blame firmly at the door of the players.
Lennon feels it is obvious the players are responsible for the two recent defeats to Rangers and Ferencvaros.
He criticised their game management after an evening where they allowed the Hungarians to race back into a lead having squared things up just before half-time.
After O'Neill made four changes to the starting team in a attempt to freshen things up, his former player has asbolved him of any blame for the defeats.
"Oh come on," said Lennon on TNT Sports commentary. "It's the players. There's loads of experience out there.
"I think the game management of this team has to be called into question, whether it be LASK away or Rangers away and even tonight at times.
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"Whether it be decision making, not taking enough responsibility on and off the ball.
"Of course the manager always gets questions asked but he made four changes tonight to freshen it up and its still the same response."
Meanwhile Stilyan Petrov feels O'Neill's backroom team are likely to be responsible for the way the team are playing as it is not the 74-year-old's preferred style.
"Well somebody's doing it," said Petrov. "It's not his style.
'When you lose games, you're always going to be under pressure. We played under Martin and we've seen him in a different light.
"It's the personnel you have. This is what you have to do. It's too slow at the moment.
"This club has been through difficult times and will go through difficult times. How quick can they come out of it?
"But if you ask me honestly if that's the style that Martin O'Neill played? Definitely not."
