Pressure continues to build on Ange Postecoglou after a 4-0 Europa League defeat to Bayern Leverkusen at Parkhead.
After a strong start to the season, Postecoglou's team has faded with injuries proving costly, although defensive lapses were of concern against the German side.
Celtic have now won only two of their last eight games in all competitions and are sixth in the Premiership, six points behind the leaders, Rangers.
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While Postecoglou's tenure will continue to be questioned by doubters, former Celtic player Chris Sutton tweeted the Australian needs time to turn the "s—show" around.
"Celtic thumped by Bayer Leverkusen. Didn't take their chances and exposed badly by ruthless Leverkusen. Ange has a style of play which he will stick with. I think he needs time and patience. Once the new players are bedded in though the team can't keep making the same mistakes," he wrote.
"He's taken over a s— show and been in the door 3 months," Sutton added in a later tweet.
Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon also asked for patience from the fans, saying the current crop of players don't suit his style of play.
"They came out second half and created some good chances, and that's nothing to do with the manager in terms of missing the chances," he told BT Sport.
"We talked about half time that the next goal was really important, and the goalkeeper made some fantastic saves, but over the 90 minutes Leverkusen could have easily got six or seven.
"Joe Hart made a couple of great saves, and the missed some great chances. It's just kind of kamikaze at the minute.
"It just seems to be we will attack you, you will attack us, and we will see who comes out on top. Tonight there was a ruthless in Leverkusen, and a quality of player that Lennon couldn't match.
"Are the players good enough to adapt to the way Ange wants to play? On the evidence of tonight you have to say no.
"They are losing too many games at the minute. I would be really reluctant to criticise the manager. There is a rebuilding job here.
"A new back five, injuries, I get all that, but the players they have brought in shouldn't be losing all of their away games domestically and getting hammered here will damage them physiologically."
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