Former Barcelona star Bernd Schuster has criticised Celtic for their tactics in the 2-1 Champions League defeat at the Nou Camp on Tuesday. Schuster is the favourite to be named as the new coach of VFL Wolfsburg after Felix Magath was sacked yesterday. The former West Germany midfielder, who also played for and managed Real Madrid, accused the Parkhead side of being too negative in their Group G game with the Catalan side. The game ended in a 2-1 win for Barcelona when Jordi Alba scored an injury-time goal. Celtic were widely praised for their display but Schuster was not impressed.
Bernd Schuster (c) Siegfried Kerpf/SportPix.org.ukHe said: "I'm fed up of seeing these type of matches. There should not be teams like Celtic in the Champions League. We saw it last year with Chelsea. It was a very bad example for football and it is regrettable that they became European champions. You see Celtic defending with 10 men and almost snatching a point - that is not fair. I believe the coach of Celtic viewed many times the video of Chelsea last season against Barcelona. He decided to repeat the system, but the ultra-defensive system is not football. Chelsea have now generated a school for teams like Celtic to study. It would have been unjust if a team that defended with 10 men had taken one point in the home of the best club in the world. UEFA needs to change this phase of the competition if they want to breathe life into the Champions League. Celtic do not merit their place if they are going to play in this style."
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