The sight of Mikael Lustig checking in at Glasgow Airport this morning was welcome, but we should be pragmatic, six days is little time for a hamstring to remedy itself from what was clearly a concerning injury on Wednesday. Mikael should go through some stringent tests tomorrow morning but if there is any doubt of his fitness, he should not be risked.
Football is a 13 or 14 man game. Ronny will want to make two, possibly three, fatigue or tactical changes. Losing a player early to injury would severely hamper his options, allowing Ronny only one change, if he wants to keep a sub for late game, or extra time, contingencies. For what it’s worth, I believe the knocks taken by Lustig and Griffiths in the first leg cost us fresh legs, and ultimately territory, leading up to Malmo’s second.
Celtic’s perpetrations went a lot better than Malmo’s over the weekend. A comfortable win with what for all intents and purposes is our second 11, while Malmo put a full-strength team out, restored those suspended for last week’s Celtic game, and lost to lowly Hacken.
Journalists close to Malmo assure me the Swedes hope to tempt Celtic into an attacking formation, just as they did to Salzburg in the last round. Salzburg arrived full of confidence but were picked apart on the break. Celtic’s own pace on the break is one worry for Malmo, who want Celtic to play high up the field. The other is defending set-pieces. Hacken, who don’t have the height advantage of Celtic, scored from a corner kick on Saturday.
Winning free kicks 30 yards from goal would be useful. This is Kris Commons territory. Kris knows how to put his body between ball and man, and wait for the barge, although James Forrest displayed the same tactical-awareness in the first leg. I’d have Kris holding a training session tonight: “This is what to do with your first touch, this is where you put your bum, then wait….”
Protect the defence, break quickly through Forrest, Johansen and Griffiths, and allow van Dijk, Boyata, Bitton, Griffiths and Lustig/Ambrose to give Malmo something to worry about at set-pieces, and we’ll win this game.
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Good night all
for anyone in need of a hug
You got it \ 0 / :)))))
still highly confident we will progress tomorrow,
even if we dont ,
THERE ARE WORSE THINGS IN LIFE.
Terrible news about the scum that attacked TCR
Hope we get to hear better news about his recovery over the next few days.
Ps
The have a good one oul Fellah was directed to Marspapa so no flouncing Gene.
PAUL67
Hope this suggestion doesn’t overstep the mark
As you’ve probably read about the sad and unfortunate situation TCR (and his family) find him/themselves in
Would it be any assistance to his family for a donation, I don’t know his work situation but he could be out of pocket.which would make it an even worse situation ( they find themselves in)
I do not intend to offend or embarrass anyone
just know from personal experience not only recovering from the ordeal itself, but it’s compounded if the guy is self employed. Hope this comes across the way it’s intended
Let me know if indeed I / we can help
God bless TCR :(
Need to go I’ll pop back on tomorrow and get the general concensus.
Hello again all you young rebels.
Not been blogging much lately but always lurking and still
loving all the word interplay from the usual good ghuys
but too many professional agitators have appeared and we
all know the reason for that but on reading about TCR’S
vicious assault i had to respond to offer some sympathy to
him and his family.
Hope you are well soon wee mhan and these scumbags are
found and given the type of punishment they deserve.
H.H Mick
i hadnt seen this before , ffs, i coulndt make this up. just searching you tube
so it starts with paulie walnuts introducing basildon bond trying to find the door into the interview, then a 18 minute interview with Jim Oin,
just watch the first 2 minutes,
i am doubled up laughing here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqju-zBjMI4
THIS IS A MUST WATCH – GET IT VIRAL – THE BREID MAN LOVES RA CELTIC
on the back of SCOTT ALLAN IS A FENIAN.
you timternet faceachers and instaroids,
get this out there
MARK WARBUTON LOVES CELTIC.
his magic hat was a hooped tammy.
he got it from his granny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmr9kCEQUvU
Tricolouredribbon
Thoughts and prayers with you and yours.
I logged on for a quick lurk before my first bullshit conference of the day and immediately saw posts about TCR being viciously attacked last night. Very sad news indeed.
TCR, I met you at the Hootenanny in McChulls and enjoyed beers and maybe some drams with you and 16 Roads. I hope you make a very speedy recovery and justice is doled out to the cowards who committed this horrific crime.
HH TCR You are CELTIC and we are all with you.
Donation to family is good idea. Maybe wait thou until coorslad or someone has an update.
Hopefully the police or the community catch up with the vermin going round attacking people for no reason.
Nil Desperandum.
He’ll be back on here soon enough, the same Bhoy – don’t worry about that.
Family. Faith. Celtic. Clydebank. Ireland.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YdchW3TOzAY
Oiche mhaith mo chara.
HH.
after watching that interview with a sick man in his hospital bed handing back half his salary……….
god bless charles green (yin the other fenian)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vVSzSfw2TU
seriuosly honest interview actually
Just logged on,and read the awful news from COORSLAD about TRICOLOUREDRIBBON.
Get well soon,mate. We’re all rooting for you.
Once you’ve recovered,you can get a smattering of yer many pals together to dish out some summary justice,see how brave the scumbags are then.
SAINT STIVS….
Ha ha ha
Saint Stivs
Quality mate
Up there wi newco playing as a sideshow USA
Was more people at the Dodgers
HH ;))
i dont have the timternet reach on these things, get it out there,
Dodgems, feck
HH
On the game tomorrow I’m not overly concerned. We were by far the by far the better team last week and I don’t see it being any different tomorrow. I’d like our defenders to focus on defending though, rather than rampaging up the park at every opportunity. Let our midfield and Griff deal with the business end, make sure we don’t concede and we can stick it right up the mouthy Swedes.
We should have buried them last week, we can do it tomorrow.
Just back from 3 day wedding in London. totally knackered. Decided to have a quick lurk before hitting the bed and read about the terrible assault on our friend Tri-coloured Ribbon. Had to come on to send a message of support, hopefully lads who know him will keep us up to date on his condition. God Bless you comrade I hope you make a full and speedy recovery and hope the scum bags that attacked you will get their just desserts.
TCR
Sorry to hear your news mate.
If it’s any consolation, Cowardly scum eventually run into bigger cowardly scum.
get well soon bud.
HH
Perfect summing up of a sticky.
Kiss ma baws……
Fenian Bassa………
https://video-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xat1/v/t42.1790-2/11730106_964997826894887_1189197705_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjU5MiwicmxhIjo1MTJ9&rl=592&vabr=329&oh=a108120d61b2e83d159506417bd1c631&oe=55DBC857
Stolen from the bold JV’s facebook!
TRICOLOUREDRIBBON.
What to say to you……………….apart from the fact that so many of your fellow Tims worldwide are thinking about you and wishing you a swift recovery.
That speaks for itself.
Slainthe.
MIKE IN TORONTO on 24TH AUGUST 2015 8:13 PM
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I have been off board for a few hours and trying to catch up. I have many pages ahead to scroll through ..
Shocked at the news about Tricoloured Ribbon.
Get well please.
YNWA
Shocking news aboutTricoloured Ribbon ~ may he have a quick and full recovery from this cowardly attack.
YNWA
TCR
Get well soon mate.
Tricoloured Ribbon
Hope you get well soon and that your assailants get their come-uppance.
Look forward to reading your posts again in the future.
NL&M
Thanks for that. Looks amazing.
Thoughts and prayers to TCR.
I hope the scum get their come uppance.
All the best to Tricoloured Ribbon and his family. I hope you have a speedy recovery.
HH,
CaliBhoy
I am a big fan of Lustig.
But
(You were waiting for that)
If there is the least doubt that he can survive the full 90 minutes, then he shouldn’t be chosen.
They brought a wee threat down our right flank last week with the full back overlapping.
We need to shore up the defense on the right.
So if there are any fitness questions he must not take part.
My only concern is that James is not keen to track back and help out the full back.
So should we field Janko or Fisher, James must be encouraged to do his bit at the back.
Brown needs to be on his case whenever they are on the offensive.
We can’t afford any lapses in concentration.
Focus and we will win comfortably.
`GG
Talking about Broonie.
I hope Ronny has warned him that the wee Latino nigglers will be right on his case.
Keep the heid,Broonie.
I’m expecting Ronny has ordered Brown to screw the nut.
I want him to be aggressive but controlled.
I don’t think he knows any other way to play.
That’s why he’s our captain.
`GG
I`m with you on that.
MIT,
You’re welcome & yes, it is an amazing experience!
HH
The world should rejoice at the death of one of history’s sickest bitches. This sick twisted maniac should have been drowned at birth.
http://time.com/4007737/ieng-thirith-khmer-rouge-obituary/
I hope her last years were agony and her last hours were painful.
Evil bitch, although technically she died innocent
I hope if there is a hell she is rotting in it now.
I have watched Ronny’s press conference four times now, and quite frankly, I think that the man is a bag of nerves – although he is trying his best to hide it.
He knows that this is his acid test, and he is like ‘a rabbit in the headlights’ – I know English is not his first language, however I have never heard him so unintelligible.
Of course it is the players who have let him down, when ‘the chips are down’
Ronny constantly ‘talked-up’ the treble last season, only to be ‘shot in the foot’ by the team at Hampden against ICT – the result should have been a forgone conclusion in the first-half. Having witnessed that, and the capitulation at Kilmarnock, together with the second goal fiasco last week – he must know that these players cannot be trusted – no wonder he is a bag of nerves.
Those on here ‘shouting the odds’ about a Celtic two goal victory tonight, are merely ‘whistling in the dark’ in a display of unfounded bravado – I fear that we will be ‘put to the sword’, because basically the players don’t believe in themselves and the team is riddled with frailty and naivety – only pray that we don’t get another Neuchatel Xamax/Artmedia debacle – it could well be.