Atalanta sit sixth in Serie A, having won four and lost three of eight games. Last term they finished behind only the big three in Italy: Inter, Milan and Juventus, while beating undefeated German champions, Bayer Leverkusen, in the Europa League in Dublin.
After a poor August, when they lost the Super Cup to Real Madrid and endured league defeats at Torino and Inter, they found their rhythm. They have yet to concede in the Champions League (0-0 home to Arsenal and 0-3 away win against Shakhtar Donetsk) and go into tomorrow’s game against Celtic in good form, having scored 10 and conceding only once this month.
The word we heard after Champions League matchday 2 was “clinical”, used repeatedly to describe Borussia Dortmund. Expect nothing less from Atalanta. This is a team full of confidence who will exploit open spaces. We may hear “clinical” mentioned a lot in Europe this season.
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Mon god, that wis some score Madrid v Dortmund
DortmundQuickNews in meltdown, with disgruntled fans insisting BVB can’t expect to play like that in Europe and not get a pumping from the big sides.
Perhaps CCV’s alleged sick-notery is best fixed against a clinical side in the operating theatre of dreams?
The next massive storm to hit,has to be called,Vinicius.Magnificent second half from Real.Unstoppable.
Stuttgart were on the recieving end of a shocker of a VAR decision.Ball hits the player on the shoulder,fraction beneath,scores,ruled out by VAR.That’s with the super dooper ,CL VAR.
Re our right-sided CCV replacement, I was thinking only if our stats-driven acquisition Gus Lagerbielke was still in the house…
Until I checked the data to find he has yet to start for FC Twente in his loan spell there.
And despite being Sweden’s Allsvenskan’s defender of the year after his time at Elfsborg, under the tutelage of new Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin.
FUNNYOLEGEMME CSC
Lets play 4-3-3 against Atalanta…is the worst thing we can do….do I see Rogers doing anything different….nope ;-((
We’re not equipt for Europe….yet
H.H.
To the point BADA made about BR being able to set out more defensively against top EPL teams…
This article suggests Brendan showed great tactical flexibility in setting Leicester out as, variously, a 5-4-1, a 3-4-2-1 and a 4-1-4-1.
https://themastermindsite.com/2020/11/09/brendan-rodgers-leicester-city-tactical-analysis-2020-21-edition/#:~:text=Time%20will%20tell%20how%20long,4%2D1%20that%20day).
Of course, you need quality all thru your squad to play those systems well and I suspect BR now realises that what he signed isn’t good or flexible enough to deploy in formational variations.
It also claims the key was his keeper and his striker: If we could get Kyogo to be as good as Vardy was (I dont think he is btw) and Kacper to be as good as Kacper was , we might have a chance.
Let’s not be too downbeat before a ball is kicked bhoys !
TheLurkinTim on 22nd October 2024 10:28 pm
Yip totally agree, same tactics/ formation as last game. Brendan isn’t changing as his last presser said, so zero expectations for tomorrow.
Would be delighted if something else happened but avoiding another hammering is a plus!
Tom McLaughlin on 22nd October 2024 6:57 pm
No sympathy for ICT as they go into administration.
Can never forgive them for cheating Ronnie Deila’s team out of a treble. Not just the cheating itself, but the way the broadcast and print media in Scotland made Josh Meekings into a hero for the expert way he conned the match officials, although every Celtic supporter knows the officials were complicit in the conning.
Here’s hoping they end up in the Highland League, or better still, fold into oblivion
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Bit harsh Tam
How did they cheat us again?
What exactly did josh meetings do to become such a hero?
Be serious Tam do you honestly expect any player to own up?in any game? To give a goal to the opposing team
Do you expect Meekings to do that and deny himself and his team a chance to play in a final?
I don’t think meekings conned anyone,you are omitting the officials who both saw exactly what happened.
They are the ones(match officials) who had the power to derail Ronnie’s chance and they took full advantage to implement a decision that shines a light on Scottish refereeing,maybe it was to do with the zombie club most officials support.
Have a watch again
https://youtu.be/pEQ0hcjOOEc?si=FQPwcBJhnNWQXrVu
It was the officials Tam
HH
Scores tonight
Arsenal 1 Shaktar 0
AstonVilla 2 Bologna 0
AC Milan 3 Brugge 1
SturmGraz 0 SportingL 2
Monaco 5 RS Belgrade 1
Girona 2 Slovan Brat 0
Rubentus 0 Stuttgart 2
HH
Rubentus 0 Stuttgart 1
Brendan, unstick those you say would like to beat us over the head with it.
How good would that feel
COYBIG
https://youtu.be/qY2E3mCrN8A?si=_9sr2C_5H3O8psy4
Are there Dortmund fans out there demanding to know why they don’t change shape and see out a 0-2 lead ?
Two banks of 5, ten yards apart and it would have been job done ?
Instead they concede 5 in one half…
It ain’t a tap as BR says. Turning tactics on and off is for the PlayStation.
Any Rubentus defeat ia always welcomed.
AT
You forgot
Harrogate 0-1 Port Vale
An Dún on 23rd October 2024 7:22 am
Are there Dortmund fans out there demanding to know why they don’t change shape and see out a 0-2 lead ?
Two banks of 5, ten yards apart and it would have been job done ?
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Indeed Hope and trust the German media have their own big stick out for the manager
HH.
Some would say it is easier for Celtic to win the CL than it is to post on here.
Why is this site so user unfriendly. 😭
Greenpinata
I know some posters have issues, I use ‘duck duck go’ on an android phone and have no problems logging-in or posting.
Likewise
Or brave.com 👍
Ah Gene,most importantly :-)) well done your lads
Greenpinata try Brave browser
HH
Big game tonight and no posts for 45 minutes. Are folks too worried about tonight to post?
FWIW, I think we wil probably lose but only by one or two goals.
I’m looking for Celtic to give a good account of themselves, stay together, work for each other non stop and see then where that takes us, i’ts not the most intimidating environment to play in but make no bones about it this is a class team we face, don’t stand back and freeze, we need everyone players coaches manager to be on this.
And they man mark every outfield player, touch and options are going to be key.
And play Engels in Centre midfield with McGregor Bernardo Mccowan and 1 wide man making up a 5 that can transition quickly from defence to attack
Did anyone below us get points last night.
Are we still on 20th position.
Please do not get a doing.
We are currently 24th, looking at tonight’s games and predicted redults, I only see Atletico jumping over us.
Redults= results
I don’t think Brendan’s tactics include continually passing to the opposition. That’s the first thing to cut out tonight.
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PP
I fully expected us to have 3 points from the first 3 games – it’s the next 3 home games that will decide our league position.
Ever since the 67 win , I suspect the Italians have been exacting revenge on us ever since.
Typically, the Italians gub you 1 or 2 nil and enjoy watching you round around chasing your tail.
I’m afraid our back 4 is not good enough at this level, particularly with no midfield cover and full backs wandering off to midfield, so for me head says. 3-0 reverse. I suspect when this is all history we’ll look back any think what the hell were we playing at,
HH
so we dropped to 23rd.
a 2 goal defeat will see us in the bottom 12.
a 5 goak defeat in the bottom 6.
but it is just were we expected to be, cc callum, brendan and even dd.
catch a grip it is about the goal difference, it is a league after all.
Not a lot of people know this but…
The Atalanta manager’s name – Gasperini – has origins in the Italian slang term for cheap cigarettes.
MICHAELCAINE CSC
F5…F5…F5…