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EURO 2024 didn’t start in the way any of Celtic’s Scottish contingent intended on Friday night after falling to a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Germany. It was always going to be a difficult task for Steve Clarke’s side to secure a positive result against the tournament hosts in the opening game, but the manner of defeat still stung harshly. The set-up and approach of the team was more akin to a lower league team visiting Celtic Park than what you’d expect to see at the elite level in football. Scotland had no ambition and no aggressive plan to counteract what Toni Kroos and his team had to offer…

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