Celtic boss Martin O'Neill has explained why he made five changes to his side for their Thursday night Europa League clash with Besiktas.
The Bhoys need to win this evening, yet to pick up a single point from their first three games, and they are going to need at least nine points to progress, if not 10.
Besiktas are going to present a huge challenge, already on seven points and boasting some really good players, such as Leandro Trossard and Dusan Vlahovic.
But Celtic are going to need some big wins if they are going to qualify for the next round, and they need to get their first here.
Surprisingly, O'Neill made five changes to his lineup following Sunday's defeat to Falkirk, with Jordan Lotomba, Mika Baur, Sebastian Tounekti, James Forrest and Kasper Hogh coming in.
The inclusion of Lotomba, Tounekti and Forrest, in particular, are a big surprise, while one could argue the inclusion of the out of form Hogh is also a surprise, especially at the expense of Camilo Durán, who is Celtic's top scorer.
Explaining the changes on TNT Sports, O'Neill said: "It was just really to freshen things up. We have played a lot of games, maybe 9 games in 23 games. We have players on the bench who can change the game, but we really have to be positive tonight, positive in front of a big crowd Let's get after them, let's go for it."
Dropping Durán, in particular, is a huge risk from O'Neill, and if Celtic do not come out on top or at least pick up a result tonight, that is going to be questioned.
Dropping your top goalscorer for a must-win game is a stunning decision, and omne that will purplex Celtic fans. O'Neill has not indicated any fitness concern, either, which makes it even more baffling.
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