Former Celtic midfielder Jiri Jarosík has launched a scathing attack on Scottish football and reckons it's lagging 30 years behind England.
The Czech spent two years at Parkhead after he was signed in 2006 in a £2 million move from Birmingham City and spent 18 months in Glasgow before moving to Russian club Krylia Sovetov for half the price.
The former Chelsea player is now manager of Russian club Orenburg after he joined last month.
But he's admitted that he hated his spell in Scottish football when he was a player.
He said: "I would compare the Scottish league with the English league of 30 years ago.
"Scotland has lots of local players, coaches and still play a kick and rush style.
"When I was at Celtic, I always considered myself a team player, but I was playing with guys who got the ball, booted it forward as quickly as possible and then lost the ball.
"But on the other hand, there was always an amazing atmosphere at matches.
"We won the league when I was there and beat a very strong Manchester United in the Champions League.
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"But honestly, I didn't like Scottish football at all."
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers has revealed Liel Abada is set to stay at Celtic after a heart-to-heart between the pair in pre-season.
He said: “We had a nice conversation, a really open conversation, when I came in.
“He sat in the office and I just wanted to know what his ambitions were and what he wanted to achieve.
“He is very keen and he really wants to be here to improve.
“But he also understands there needs to be competition when you are at a top club.
“That pushes you. Overall I like his game when I was watching from afar. I like his runs and he has a real killer instinct in front of goal."
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