Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Martin O'Neill leaving Celtic would not surprise Paul Lambert, but the former club captain would be "shocked and disappointed" if the manager was to be sacked.
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manager → publish → Lambert
The 74-year-old said he would use the international break to take stock following back-to-back defeats by Rangers.
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he → say → Rangers
Those Old Firm setbacks came either side of a home loss to Ferencvaros in the Europa League, while there was a shock Champions League collapse to LASK in August, with a 4-0 aggregate lead surrendered.
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lead → come → August
"I will reflect on the games," said O'Neill, who was made permanent manager for a second time in the summer after two stints as interim boss last season resulted in a league and Scottish Cup double.
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stints → reflect → double
O'Neill, who won another seven trophies with Celtic from 2000-05, when Lambert was playing, added: "I'm not immune from criticism.
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I → win → criticism
"I think there's every reason to ask 'can you turn this round? Can you change the whole thing?'
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you → think → thing
I have to kind of look at the bigger picture at this minute."
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I → have → minute
Lambert insists O'Neill is Celtic's best manager since the great Jock Stein, but the 57-year-old added: "It wouldn't surprise me if he left.
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he → insist → me
I don't think he needs it.
"
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he → think → it
I'd be shocked and disappointed if Celtic sacked him.
"
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Celtic → shock → him
I think they give him the option, if that's what's on his mind, if he did want to walk away.
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he → think → mind
"He's got enough credit in the bank.
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He → get → bank
It wasn't that long ago people were shouting for a statue for him, so I don't think you can go from one extreme to the other.
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you → shout → other
"If he wants to go, then he goes himself."
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he → want → ?
O'Neill steadied the Celtic ship twice last term following the departures of Brendan Rodgers and Wilfried Nancy.
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O'Neill → steady → Rodgers
"They were hanging on by a thread and he turned that around," is how former Ipswich Town and Norwich City manager Lambert described the impact of his former boss.
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Lambert → hang → boss
There was only one person who could rescue Celtic last season and he did that.
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he → be → that
I'd bet any money that he hasn't changed anything from how he was then."
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he → bet → anything
Lambert was critical of individual performances in the defeats by Rangers as well as the remarks of defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, who spoke of playing "too random" and "getting a script and sticking to it".
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who → speak → it
"The players need to take responsibility," he told BBC Radio Scotland.
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he → need → Scotland
"I watched the game and dear oh dear...
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I → watch → game
I thought 'hang on, you're not making a movie'.
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you → think → movie
When something is not going right, you look to rectify it, you don't look to a manager to say 'do this or do that'.
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you → go → that
"I thought that was bang out of order, coming from someone who's been a decent player for Celtic."
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who → think → Celtic
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