“I thought it was primitive football” – Hugh Keevins blasts Alloa’s ‘approach’ to football
I think the Scottish Cup tie against Alloa will be absolutely pivotal in the destination of the league this season.
With Celtic losing another three top team stars due to the brutal tactics of the League One side, Alloa have come under fierce criticism for their over exuberance in the tackle on Saturday night.
Callum McGregor and Yosuke Ideguchi face a stretch on the treatment table and it was to Celtic’s good fortune that no more players followed them.
And Hugh Keevins was not holding back when he criticised The Wasps and referee performance on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard.
Keevins said of the Alloa tactics, “I thought it was primitive football. And I’ll say that again. I thought it was primitive football based on physical intimidation.
“We’re trying to have a football competition here, whether it’s cup football or league football.
“That’s not modern day football.
“And that’s why I thought that Don Robertson let down the Celtic players.
“Didn’t offer protection. Didn’t offer the ultimate deterrent of a red card when Guchi suffered what was, we don’t know yet how, serious an injury.
“But you know, you can see why Alloa are eighth in their league if that’s how they approach football.”
There has been criticism all round of the League One club and of the referee Don Robertson following the Saturday night horror show as the spotlight falls once again on refereeing standards in the Scottish game.
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