Strachan shrugs off poor away record

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan insists his players must not shoulder all the blame for the club’s away form in Europe as they prepare for their Champions League clash with Villarreal.

The Hoops have taken just one point from 45 in the group stage of the competition away from Parkhead stretching back to the time when Martin O’Neill was in charge of the Glasgow club.

While accepting his part over the last three seasons, Strachan insists the dismal statistic has to be taken into context.