Claims extracted
27
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 27 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
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Former Celtic captain Scott Brown believes a win for the Scottish champions against Rangers on Sunday "changes the game" after a turbulent week for Martin O'Neill's side.
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win → publish → side
Rangers triumphed 3-0 at home in last Sunday's Old Firm League Cup quarter-final before Celtic opened their Europa League campaign with a 3-1 defeat at home by Ferencvaros on Thursday.
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Celtic → triumph → Thursday
However, Celtic's early season domestic form has them going into Sunday's match in the east end of Glasgow - which like last week will have no visiting supporters in attendance - with a five-point advantage over their Ibrox rivals.
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like → have → rivals
"If Celtic win and they're eight points clear, it changes the game," Brown said on BBC Scotland's YouTube channel.
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Brown → win → channel
"Can [Rangers] go to Celtic Park and do they exact same thing as last week?
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Rangers → go → week
Celtic now have had a week to understand how that game went.
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game → have → week
They are going to have to make sure that they match that energy but also match that willingness to go and win the match.
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they → go → match
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McInnes got it right last week - can O'Neill respond?
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O'Neill → get → ?
Brown was impressed by Rangers manager Derek McInnes' change of approach in the season's first derby, change to a 3-5-2 shape and going man for man with Celtic's front three.
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Brown → impress → three
"They went after Celtic from the get go," Brown said.
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Brown → go → go
"They looked like they wanted the win more.
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they → look → win
For him to change his tactics, nobody expected him to do that.
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him → change → that
That is a very, very good manager to pick that out."
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That → pick → that
Brown also pondered Celtic's tactical plan.
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Brown → ponder → plan
"Martin O'Neill when he was manager [from 2000-05], loved a 3-5-2 and it was fantastic to watch," said the former Scotland captain.
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captain → love → 2
"He had two big guys up front.
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He → have → front
He's not got those players that probably can be suited to a 3-5-2.
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that → get → 2
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With Yang Hyun-jun still on Asian Games duty with South Korea, Sebastian Tounekti and James Forrest have both been used on Celtic's left flank.
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Tounekti → use → flank
But Brown believes the club's problems go beyond that.
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problems → believe → that
"Rangers got in their face, they blocked Callum McGregor off and as soon as you block Callum McGregor off and you man-mark Cal, it's hard for anyone else to go and dictate.
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anyone → get → Cal
"That's when you need a [Benjamin] Nygren to drop under, a [Mika] Baur to go and drop under and them do their job as well.
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them → need → job
You can't always keep looking at Cal to do everything."
And Brown believes who starts best could be crucial.
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starts → keep → everything
Rangers were up for the fight," he added on Sportsound.
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he → add → Sportsound
If you can go and win that battle, you can get the ball down.
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you → go → ball
"Celtic started very, very slow last week.
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Celtic → start → ?
They need to go back to basics, make sure they've got the fight, make sure they've got the hunger because they've got the talent - I know they've got the talent.
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they → need → talent
"You cannot have just one of those days against your biggest rivals, ever."
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You → have → rivals
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