Rangers boss Danny Rohr was “surprised” Celtic didn’t push for more goals against Stuttgart on Thursday night and said it would be “interesting” to see who Martin O’Neill starts in goal for Sunday’s trip to Ibrox.
O’Neill made eight changes as Celtic suffered a 4-1 first-leg defeat at Parkhead in the second leg of the Europa League play-offs in Germany on Thursday night, including the introduction of substitute goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo in place of Kasper Schmeichel.
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One of the substitutes, Luke McCowan, gave Celtic the lead 30 seconds later and scored the only goal of the game. Celtic went out with a total score of 4-2.
“I think when you saw the starting lineup yesterday, I expected there to be some changes,” Rolle said.
“It’s normal, they try to use a full squad.
“I was a bit surprised after 1-0 that they didn’t try to win the game, 2-0, 3-0, to have a chance. They kept the result until the end.”
Denmark international Schmeichel, 39, has been criticized by Celtic fans for his poor performance and was even booed during the first leg at Parkhead last week.
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Sinisalo kept a clean sheet and made six saves in Stuttgart as Celtic won on German soil for the first time.
“But yes, it’s also interesting, the goalkeeper position, what he will do now, let’s see,” Rohr added.
“But we’re ready, we’re focused on ourselves and we have some interesting decisions to make.
“I know if everyone is available, it won’t be easy for me in certain positions because there are more than two or three players who are ready for this game.
“It’s a good situation. I like it and my players showed they’re ready and I think that’s crucial and let’s see what that means on Sunday.”
