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Ange’ hunch on Bernabei

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Ange Postecoglou will receive a hero’s welcome anytime he returns to Celtic Park, he may even be back one day in an official capacity, but none of them get everything right.  Alexandro Bernabei is a case in point.

Left backs are the rarest assets in football.  Unlike most other positions, managers strongly prefer them to be left footed, meaning they are drawn from 10% of the population.  More latitude is given to wingers and central defenders, but at full back you need your strongest foot on the outside.

This means there is always a shortage of left backs.  In the summer of 2022 Ange was a year into his stay at Celtic and looking for backup to Greg Taylor (a recurring theme).  He was presented with a priority list which placed Alexandro as fourth choice, without much enthusiasm.

Ange had what looked like the Midas Touch in the transfer market.  The previous seasons he plucked Hatate, Maeda and Kyogo from obscurity and fancied he could do the same with Alexandro.  Celtic overpaid for a player only one person really fancied.

The player has apparently done enough in a few months in Brazil to justify a permanent deal.  At 24, he needs to find his level and play most weeks.  As one of those rare left backs, that should be possible.  For me, he was really a winger who was probably moved back years before hitting the professional game, all because his then manager could not find a left back.

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  1. Turkeybhoy on

    A few on tonight.Well,two.Quick post.

     

    Bernebei was always good up in the opponents half.Linked up great with whichever winger was on the left.Good wee player,just not a Celtic LB.He was 50% of one.Good luck to him.

  2. Turkeybhoy on

    Before I depart,lovely wee bit of news,

     

     

    In a poll run by Ibrox Noise,92% backed a return of Graham Souness to Ibrox.

     

    I n a world of war,death,destruction,Trump,you can always depend on Huns to put a smile on your face.

  11. Maestro on

    Slow news day due to Internationals so bloggers copy the social media platforms a day or so later snores galore.

     

     

     

    🥱

  12. Majestic Hartson on

    Regarding using your weaker foot – I was really interested in this article I read years ago.

     

     

     

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9421702.stm

     

     

     

    “When Germinal Beerschot and Belgian international midfielder Faris Haroun came to work with Bruyninckx, he could not kick the ball with his left foot. Two years later his former club Racing Genk thought he was left-footed”

     

     

     

    Often wondered how innovative we were with our players.

  15. Tontine Tim on

    THE HAND OF GOD on 14TH OCTOBER 2024 10:52 PM

     

     

    Kev,good evening, you are a fanny,thank you.

     

     

    *naw a fanny like a see you next thursday is a useful thing, he’s no

  16. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Evening all.

     

     

    Long day.

     

     

    Just getting to CQN now.

     

     

    Much too late.

     

     

    Paul might be in his bed already but I’ll ask anyway.

     

     

    “Ange Postecoglou will receive a hero’s welcome anytime he returns to Celtic Park, he may even be back one day in an official capacity”

     

     

    Doing what?

  18. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    I too would like to wish Alexandro all the best.

     

     

    Some you win …..

     

     

    As for reports of a fee – fine.

     

     

    If it covers the last instalment and half of the second last ?

     

     

    Plus we get him off the wage bill?

     

     

    Decent salvage job financially.

  20. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Time will tell if our recent transfer activity is a success or not.

     

     

    But it certainly appears to be more focused and aggressive than before.

     

     

    With no evidence whatsoever I suspect that is due to a greater alignment to the managers wishes.

     

     

    If he thinks you won’t cut it at Celtic … off you trot with no long goodbyes.

     

     

    Brendan doesn’t want you hanging around stinking up the joint.

     

     

    Next two windows will be interesting.

     

     

    Six out, three in?

  24. Fess19 on

    International Boredome

     

    With little else to do I need help from our technical gurus to sort this out.

     

     

    SPOT THE DIFFERENCE:

     

     

    At the start of the Celtic Way there is a statue of King Billy, arms raised and appears to be holding something aloft. (A cup)?

     

     

    Over at AyeBrokes there is a statue of “The Cardigan” also with arms raised aloft but there seems to be something missing?

     

    Could someone get these to photos posted together on here and play “Spot The Difference”

     

    I cannot tell,but seeing them together may help me

     

    StatuesAre Us CSC

  27. David66 on

    Good morning all from a very dry, still dark currently 22degree but to reach 27 – 28 degree with ☀ Playa De Las Americas, Tenerife.

     

     

    Bring on the Dandy Don’s for which I will be flying back when the game is on 😭😭😭 that was the game I was targeting to get back to after recent knee opp.

     

     

    Right coffee on the balcony before she who must be obeyed wakens for breakfast and then a brisk walk along to Los Christianos to the outdoor market.

     

     

    Now you all play nice…..in the rain. 😜

     

     

    D. :)

  29. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Fess19 – Lol.

     

     

    I just assumed Walter’s statue intentionally depicted him waving down the 38 bus.

  30. Fess19 on

    Back to Basics – Glass Half Full on 15th October 2024 7:34 am

     

    Fess19 – Lol.

     

     

    I just assumed Walter’s statue intentionally depicted him waving down the 38 bus.

     

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    Well its definately not the 56

  31. celtic40me on

    BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 14TH OCTOBER 2024 11:13 PM

     

     

    We’ve only got 22 outfield players in the squad at the moment, and Kwon, Lagerbielke, Bernabei and Tilio on loan. I think the increased number of European games, which will include four qualifiers next season make a smaller squad than we gave a good idea

     

     

    I can understand Brendan wanting to make our squad smaller, although in terms of net squad size and our own players leaving the club we only lost two wingers in Mikey and Haksabanovic in the Summer. But it’s imperative that we continue to sign and bring through players we can, to put it bluntly make money on, and not just one per season. We need a squad that’s big enough to have players that are early in their career and can get better with Brendan coaching them in the Celtic environment

     

     

    It’s early yet but the Summer window doesn’t look to have improved the first team much if at all. If we really are to be aggressive and targeted any outs need to be replaced with starters and development players who can become Matt O’Rileys.

  32. celtic40me on

    Should read: I don’t think the increased number of European games, which will include four qualifiers next season make a smaller squad than we gave a good idea

  34. EmeraldBee \o/ A Double Niner!! on

    Turkeybhoy on 14th October 2024 9:09 pm

     

    Before I depart,lovely wee bit of news,

     

    In a poll run by Ibrox Noise,92% backed a return of Graham Souness to Ibrox.

     

    I n a world of war,death,destruction,Trump,you can always depend on Huns to put a smile on your face.

     

     

    EmeraldBee \o/ A Double Niner!! on 14th October 2024 9:11 pm

     

    Boring

     

     

    Turkeybhoy,

     

     

    On reading back last night I realised the juxtaposition of my post immediately after yours.

     

     

    I want to assure you that was no comment on your post – it was a reference to the boring repetition of having to log-in.

     

     

    And I agree – you can always rely on the Hun to bring a smile to your face in terms of their daily insanity.

     

     

    Ave Ave

  35. celtic40me on

    It’s not really Brendan’s M.O. to be aggressive in the transfer market. In the past he has preferred to keep his better players, even when they want to leave, he’s pretty conservative with his signings, even this Summer he hedged the risk of signing a development player by spending £11m on one, he spent £9m on a striker we know all about. £6m on an experienced centre half who was very much a known player.

     

     

    If we are to make the step change to being a really competitive team in the CL I think Angie was right, we need to be more aggressive, sell players at the right time and take some real risks with signings, even though it will mean seeing more failures in the hoops than successes.

     

     

    The Summer window has given us a squad with more depth, we now need to do some serious thinking about signing individuals.

  36. KINGLUBO on

    Don’t know if this is correct, but I’m sure Charlie Nic, wore a boot on his left foot and a slipper on his good foot to encourage him to use his left. Could be rubbish of course.

     

     

    KINGLubO

  38. celtic40me on

    And think about where we’re shopping.

     

     

    There’s no value in England unless you drop down to division 1 where the Prem teams don’t do much scouting.

     

     

    £15m gets you Dara O’Shea, relegated from the EPL with Burnley, same age, same experience as Trusty, and not as good in the recent games as Liam Scales.

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