“DON’T KEEP QUIET — ONE DAY IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU” Pressley Explodes After Celtic’s 92nd-Minute Winner, Accuses Hoops of ‘Blatant Cheating’ and Declares Himself a ‘Celtic Enemy
Dundee FC manager Steven Pressley delivered one of the most explosive post-match interviews of the Scottish season after watching his side fall 2–1 to Celtic in dramatic fashion, and he made it very clear that he was no longer interested in staying diplomatic about what he believed unfolded in front of him.
Celtic snatched the win in extraordinary late scenes, with Junior Adamu firing home in the 90+7th minute before S. Tounekti struck again in the 92nd minute to complete a stunning turnaround. Dundee had earlier taken the lead through E. Hamilton in the 49th minute and looked set to leave with a valuable result before the chaotic stoppage time drama.
But for Pressley, the talking point was not Celtic’s resilience — it was what he described as “blatant cheating” that, in his view, paved the way for the late collapse.
Speaking with visible frustration, the Dundee boss did not hold back.
“Don’t keep quiet. One day it will happen to you,” Pressley warned in his interview, directing his message not only at Dundee supporters but at clubs across Scotland. “People think it’s just Dundee today. Tomorrow it will be your club. This is how it starts.”
The remarks stunned many, particularly because of Pressley’s past association with Celtic during his playing career. However, the manager made it clear that sentiment meant nothing in this moment.
“I don’t care about history. I don’t care where I played before. What I saw today is unacceptable in professional football,” he said. “You cannot convince me that what happened out there was fair.”
Pressley refused to go into specific officiating details but repeatedly hinted that key decisions in stoppage time tilted the momentum entirely in Celtic’s favour, allowing them to mount the late comeback.
Dundee players were visibly dejected at full-time, some needing to be pulled away from the officials as emotions ran high. The home fans inside the stadium were equally furious, believing their side had been robbed of a hard-earned result.
Meanwhile, Celtic celebrated wildly, hailing the late heroics from Adamu and Tounekti as a show of champion mentality. But the victory has now been overshadowed by Pressley’s fierce accusations and his public call for others not to “stay silent.”
His final words before leaving the interview area summed up his mood perfectly.
“Scottish football needs to wake up. If you keep ignoring these things because it’s not your club today, one day you will understand exactly what I’m talking about.”
