Malmo’s season started well. They were undefeated in their first eight games, recording wins against current league leaders, Gothenburg, and recent champions, Helsingborg, as well as a 2-2 draw at Elfsborg, but form soon slumped.
They’ve only recorded back to back wins in the league once since. Wednesday’s 3-0 over Salzburg is by some measure their best result of the season. Right now, there will be a lot of football fans in Austria wondering how on earth Salzburg are out of the Champions League. There’s a fair chance there’s just as many fans in Sweden wondering how Malmo remain in the competition, but there are clues.
Salzburg lost narrowly to Rapid Vienna days before the capitulation in Sweden, the second reversal in two league games this season. They beat a team from a regional league in the cup (0-7) but that and the 2-0 win over Malmo is the only positives in an early season full of panic.
Preseason friendlies are not to be regarded as an indication of anything, but home win over a weak-looking Southampton was the only friendly in which they avoided defeat in four attempts. At most this indicates their fitness was behind the curve.
The most telling inferences from all of these stats is that the margins between success and failure for Malmo, Salzburg, and Celtic, are tight. We could and should have beaten Maribor a year ago. Dedryck Boyata’s late goal against Qarabag transpired to be all that separated us from them. We are looking fit, and organised, but you and I both know we’ve yet to spark up front. We have a lot of work to do in the margins before the end of the month.
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Interesting that we don’t have any natural wide men today. Might expect Lustig and Izzy to bomb forward with a narrower midfield.
Could be a tight midfield battle, particularly at the start and chances may be at a premium.Would take 2-0 and no injuries.
i thnk i left the tuba behind the uni cycle and pottery wheel in the “failed hobbies” section of the garage,
As I said yesterday, I would have Rogic playing but in the place of Bitton. Still, imo, it’s more important that he and Commons get game time.
MickTT:
If you are lurking I have sent you a text with details of a Pub in Edinburgh, Celtic friendly.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
one of my favorite simsons scenes,
bart bedroom, and he is giving up in his latest hobby, and they stuff a karate suit , i think, into a cupboard and all the kids stuff of passed and failed hobbies is there and homer gives the sage advice
“if at first you dont succeed, give up and try something else”
Well with Broonie not playing ,it’s Nir for me to score anytime in 90mins for a wee value interest.
I always worry when broonie is not in the team though, time for others to step up to the plate today.
John Collins told the presser on Friday that Brown had a hamstring strain after the Qarabag game and was doubtful for the Thistle game.
Time for Tom to step up.
He-e-s not Pogma, he’s his brother ….hehe
Too many quotes from John Collins, for an assistant manager.
LENNYBHOY on 9TH AUGUST 2015 11:49 AM
MickTT:
If you are lurking I have sent you a text with details of a Pub in Edinburgh, Celtic friendly.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
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Got it cheers…HH
Ayrshire is Green and White
Stivs
Lol ,aye good guidance will always help,depends how much you want to do summit and am share you’ll look great swaggerin’ aboot the port with an ole tuba ;)
Armchair Celtic fans look forward to another Neil McCann EBT free day.
67heaven
hail hail to you also.
I won’t leave it as long the next time. Hopefully will make it over again later this season.
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no width or pace in team..surelt we could play 2 centre forwards against thistle? i would have restex lustig and played fisher lr janko.
sutton interview with broony, excellent stuff
“i a just here to make friends all over the world , if they dont get my banter, then hey ho”
Now this may be out of order, and bear with me, but what part of the 2-0 did you not get, ? It’s an honest question? That mean 2-0 for us, tell me what I missed?