Breaking down packed midfields

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Celtic faced a familiar problem yesterday.  Hearts packed the midfield, which sat close to their defensive line, making it difficult for Celtic to get through, over or wide.  Their best chance in the first half actually came from a Hearts corner kick, one of the few occasions the visitors ventured forward.

Sure, we need to beat Rangers, but dealing with the challenge of teams sitting tight and packing midfield will be key to winning the SPL, and that starts at Perth on Sunday.  St Johnstone will not be in confident mood after their 0-3 pasting at home yesterday, so you can expect them to sit three central midfielders in front of the defence.

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  1. Kojo

     

     

    Do you see such “dubious” behaviour from sporting officials in your neck of the woods?

  2. TET

     

     

    Dubya’s going to the bad fire with Blair and all the Huns who hate, smile, nod and wink and pronounce Mississippi’s Burning is a great film to their friends at the golf club.

  3. Jist popped in tae tell ye.

     

    Last week I didnae like Big Sammi.

     

    This week I think he’s a brammer.

     

    Next week ahm gonnae no like sumdae else.

     

     

     

    Say whit ye like….A tell it like it is. Maks sense tae me.

     

    Yer pal that thinks yir a stoatir.

  4. CultsBhoy hates being 2nd on

    Kojo

     

     

    Re FF

     

     

    I think that’s a save he might not have made last year…like all young keepers they can wilt a bit under real pressure so it was very encouraging to see him pull off such an important save – he can personally chalk 2 pts up on the dressing room scoreboard..

     

     

    If he can come through the Hun game having commanded his box – I’m a convert.

  5. Gotta Split

     

     

    Good Night Scotland,

     

    Good Night Ireland

     

    Good Night Wales

     

    Good Night England

     

    Good Night Canada

     

    Good Night NewZealand.

     

    Good Night Australia.

     

     

    and.. Jist this Wance.. fur.. Dushanbe BillyBhoy

     

     

    Good Night Tajikistan.

     

     

    and

     

     

    Good Night.. Gavie Campbell..wherever You Are.

     

     

    Kojo

  6. THE EXILED TIM

     

     

    totally agrre, dont really like them but this was a classic………………………..now about these cats?

     

     

    will tell you my keevins Traynor story!

  7. The Comfortable Collective says:

     

     

    11 December, 2011 at 23:21

     

     

    Nevertheless what I wrote is true.

  8. My dear,dear,dear,friend.. El Diego Bhoy

     

     

    Hiya Pally?

     

     

    Wiz oan ma wey oota the door.. but..

     

     

    fur You,pal.

     

     

    Ah must gie ye a Reply..

     

     

    As tae yer leading question..

     

     

    The Answer is..

     

     

     

    Yes..

     

     

    Howevahhhh..

     

     

    The Refs over here, in Ma Neck of the Wids… can, dae, and Wull .. Soitenly Cheat ..

     

     

    But , the Refs over ..

     

     

    Are Honest Cheats!

     

     

    Fur They… ONLY …Wull Cheat

     

     

    FUR MONEY!

     

     

    Never… Fur… Misplaced. Loyalty tae the Ludge.

     

     

    Which is Deshpickable!

     

     

    Right?

     

     

    Kojo

     

    yer pal…who likes ye mair and mairer.

     

     

    Good Night,pally..

  9. Emdae heard or saw wee Declan? Was last seen getting off the embra train at hunmadale headin for one of the dozen lodges!!!

  10. Ceaser67

     

     

    Our Declan would never be seen dead in an OL. Read his posts. They are brilliant! :-)

  11. Tae be fair, El Diego Bhoy, I like ye a wee bit.

     

    No enough tae stoap me goin’ hame.

     

    But a wee bit, jist the same.

  12. emu

     

     

    Asked him 3 times to meet me yesterday. The Vaults, a bovril at C P at Lynch’s. Still nerr heard from him. He’s been rumbled BIG TIME. He’s a wee loyalist!!!

     

     

    Ps He might be a big loyalist for I know. Was dying to see his tats too!!!

  13. TET

     

     

    loving your work….

     

     

    Bonzo is a diddy!!

     

     

    watched a film last week called Barney’s Version, Leonards songs were part of the soundtrack, one of the best films I have seen in a long time, starring Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver amongst others. Hope you can view it.

     

     

    HH

  14. emu

     

     

    Read his first post where he used the word LOYAL??? I told him we dont do loyal on here!! Our Declan?? Are you related in any way??

  15. Ceaser67

     

     

    Declan is superb! Now you being upset at not meeting him will be water off a cow’s back to this lad. :-) I was in bed with flu a couple of weeks ago. I was in agony laughing at some of his posts! He even caught the Hun Truth1690 hook, line & sinker. Truth thinks he’s his pal.

     

    We’ve got a sweep to guess who he really is. Smashinmilkbottles asked me if I was Declan the other day. Paul67 could match up the IP addresses :-)

  16. emu

     

     

    He was giving me pelters too and I lafft and lafftt. Even Mrs C lafftt!!! But me thinks thers 2 or 3 decs out there. Just a feeling mind. He posted right after me yesterday but never replied to any of my posts. Could have been stuck in the tunnell at Waverly station. Oh the banter!!!!

     

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T5K1HxEBCU

  17. TET

     

     

    Correct! ;-)

     

     

    Remind me to tell you about the folliclly challenged DfF at the bigotdome.

     

     

    Good night a’body aff tae dream aboot Maggie Broon wearing a tight fittin sweater, but dont tell SMB!

  18. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Right, had the good fortune of catching a wee cracker from my old man tonight, his pal agreed. Was all about penalties and how hard it is for Celtic to get such decisions.

     

     

    Charlie Tully racing into the box, ball at feet

     

    defender adopts typical position, arms spread, leaning into Charlie.

     

    Charlie deftly lifts the ball with his foot and places it in the hand of the defender and asks the ref for a hand ball.

     

    request dismissed play on.

     

    WOW