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The Celtic 'first half team' conundrum Ange Postecoglou is facing as familiar issue rears head despite Aberdeen win

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At this stage in the season it's just the result that matters, but Wednesday's win in Aberdeen wasn't quite what Celtic have been used to in recent games.

While a first half double-salvo threatened to blow the Dons away, they hit back with a furious response of their own. And while Lewis Ferguson's equaliser was on the board barely a minute before Jota had the Hoops back in front, the brief Aberdeen fight-back highlighted one of the few weaknesses Ange Postecoglou's side have shown since returning from the winter break.

As rampant and defensively sound as they are, they can struggle in the second half. Since the restart, the Hoops have scored 17 goals and conceded just four.

But all four of those goals - one against Hearts, one against Alloa and two against Aberdeen - have come in the second half of games. Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Celtic Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.It actually means they have now conceded the same number of goals as they've scored (three) in second halves since football resumed - even factoring in Jota's winner at Pittodrie.It's been a theme throughout the season too.

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