Celtic ‘most brutal derby’ admission as £7m ace explains

Rangers were “outclassed in everything” by Celtic in their 3-0 Old Firm thumping at Parkhead last Saturday, according to Vaclav Cerny, despite manager Philippe Clement’s denials that the two teams are fundamentally different.The Wolfsburg winger, who is now on loan, admitted that the Hoops dominated the entire ninety minutes despite having little effect on his derby debut at Glasgow’s east end. The Czech international, who is getting ready for his nation’s Nations League doubleheader against Georgia and Ukraine, said he wasn’t unhappy with the result.Cerny said that the fixture’s ferocity and intensity had surprised him as well, calling it “more brutal” than the Prague rivalry he had grown up watching. “We performed terribly; they were superior to us in every way,”

Cerny acknowledges that he has liked his time in Glasgow thus far, despite the loss to Celtic, and he is eager to put himself to the test in the Europa League in the coming months against teams like Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. “I am happy here at Rangers so far,” he continued.I am not playing at Wolfsburg; I am playing in Europe. Additionally, I’m in a wonderful personal situation on the field, which is what I wanted. We were disappointed to lose the Champions League since the pointless red card we received had a significant impact on the competition. We were unfortunate to lose it in that manner. At least we might proceed directly to the Europa League after that.

“It’s a fantastic draw. Of course, playing against the big names excites me the most, but I’m also excited about the atmosphere at home games. It will be a wonderful encounter. Though I wouldn’t say it was inevitable, I did want to leave Wolfsburg. And I’m happy that I was able to have rapid negotiations with a team like the Rangers.

It seemed like the right decision to me. I am asked a lot of questions concerning the Scottish League, and my answer is that I don’t think it differs all that much from other elite European competitions. There are undoubtedly higher calibre clubs and lower calibre teams. At the very least, all four of Scotland’s top teams play excellent football. Right now, I want to be involved in the national team. I played against Georgia from the start at the Euros this summer, but was substituted. But we dominated them and if we do that again in our next game against them, we can win.”