It’s really refreshing to hear the positivity towards the manager from senior players at the club. He has the squad pulling in his direction like no one has since Martin O’Neill. This hasn’t come about by chance. When a player asked Brendan if he could arrive late one day this week to see his child start school, training was changed for the entire first team squad.
With term starting across several days at the start of this week, training at Lennoxtown started at 11:30 Monday and Tuesday (we’d a game on Wednesday, in case you forgot). The fathers all got to see their kids start, or return to, school, while the others fell into line.
This kind of family support is credit in the bank for Brendan (a lot more than some entire clubs have). Players want to him.
I watched highlights of the Hapoel game and caught things I’d missed on the night. Leigh Griffiths’ delayed run for his first goal being the most striking. As Scott Sinclair pushed the ball right to James Forrest, Leigh stopped his forward run, waiting at the left edge of the box.
This created space. With that space, he built-up sufficient momentum to out-jump a defender and power a header into the net. It was a stunningly intelligent thing to do.
I had a word with a Celtic coach a while back on how intelligent you need to be to be a modern footballer. It turns out footballers need to be smarter than you probably think. There are outstanding talents in football, and we’ve had more than a few at Celtic, who are just not clever enough to understand how and when to use an abstract entity like space.
Today’s great teams deploy very complicated tactical systems in defence and in possession. It doesn’t matter how good you are with the ball at your feet, if you can’t keep up with the tactical demands of the game, you’ll bounce around clubs never quite fulfilling your early promise.
Some big decisions for Brendan about the line-up tomorrow. McDiarmid has often been a tricky place to go, so resting players could result in points being dropped. We’re three days away from the >£20m game in Israel, which I’d be reluctant to take risks with, despite the three goal advantage.
It’s probably a good opportunity for us to have a look at Dorus de Vries but I’d be reluctant to tamper too much. Only the two big Glasgow clubs haven’t dropped points yet, and I’d like us to be the last man standing in that race. A win for us in Perth and a draw at Pittodrie tomorrow would do nicely.
Sorry to see Scott Brown retire from international duty but it’s unquestionably the right decision. It’s also an acknowledgement that he needs to manage his fitness and recovery cycles carefully.
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cheers dp – love the sausages !!!!!!
Thunder Road…flashed through on the way to Seville but no time to re-visit stadium…
Yes, maybe next year…hope so…
WEEMAN67 on 19TH AUGUST 2016 5:53 PM
Any Celtic news today…….I am FLEGGED OOT………??……HH
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BR handed the media it’s erse.
The hun are still skint.
Emilio might be heading to Germany.
Paddy Roberts might play the morra.
Oh!! looks like we are about to be fined by UEFA.
Good Evening.
Here is my latest. About the Amazing Disappearing Lescott… https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/the-amazing-disappearing-lescott/
SAOR ULADH on 19TH AUGUST 2016 5:13 PM
Yeah definitely.
Maybe weebobbycollins could stick a post on SportingLisbonQuickNews regarding Carlos!
TheBattered Number
I kid you not happy hour has just started LOL. It’s a hard life etc.
Anybody want to listen to the C & W stylings of Brendan’s brother, Malachy
Mal Rodgers
EDB get yirself a half from me then and I’ll weigh you in when I see you
a half ‘mind
Oops obviously The Battered Bunnet!
I’VEHADTOCHANGEMYNAME
No probs. Thank you!
BBC website still running with failed medical as main reason for the Lescot feck up…..denial is a wonderful thing. Cue the many puff pieces on Senederos now….hilarious.
WDH
Cheers bud very generous as ever ha ha. Hi
SIXTAESEVEN – GARDEZ LA FOI on 19TH AUGUST 2016 6:03 PM
Lescott
So now it seems that all the SMSM headlines were to distract from the fact that the Celts were playing CL fitba!!!
Jeeeezus!!!
Can’t we PLEASE get a petition together to get the DAILY RECORD and others rags banned from Celtic Park !!!
How many “human” hours and days are wasted reading/commenting on a pulp press.
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With the greatest of respect, we’ve just had an ongoing debate lasting days about free speech and freedom of expression.
We can’t have it both ways. Let the huns ban who they want, we are better than that.
As always the answer is simple, don’t read, buy or watch who you don’t like.
This is not a dig , it’s just my view.
HH.
SFtb…..
There will be a rush by the Celtic SC,s to book yer man…..good chanter
Braw
SNUBBED…def SNUBBED…
Guy on radio just said, “I’d prefer Lescott to Sandleless”…at least that’s what it sounded like…
Penniless-Sandleless-Sandles in the Wind… :-)
Here’s a thing.
Would you not negotiate wages etc BEFORE a medical.
Especially if you cash strapped. Why pay for a medical when there was very little chance of agreeing to terms???
I’d rather have the Yellow Submari qualify for the CL than have them go out.
During their qualifier at home they were simultaneously playing our game on the big screen in their stadium.
A team that loves Celtic too it seems,
Just watched Brendan’s presser on TimTV.
He is brilliant. We are indeed fortunate to have such a talented, thoughtful, intelligent, assertive and tactful man as our manager.
As James Forrest writes as his byline,
In Brendan We Trust.
Eurochamps67
Clunks….
Good point…..you would expect not….
But then again we are peering into the shiniest turd ever polished…..blinded by a reflection and deception….
Smiley thing….
Stupid stupid Huns….
Braw.
Some amount of comments about a supposedly deid football club. Couldn’t care less.
The flag fetish is mostly for middle class lefties who use Celtic. When the stands start getting closed, attitudes will possibly change. Overwhelming majority of Celtic supporters were magnificent the other night.
Celtic always suffer an SMSM backlash when they’re on the verge of CL qualification.
ShedfulOfMoney CSC
Beefy
“When the stands start getting closed”
The Daily Mail’s wet dream
and a complete fantasy.
The last thing UEFA will do is to close a stand because of a Palestine flag protest. They would have to be completely barking. Plus, they’d prefer the money
EuroChamps
BR is articulate and skilful in dealing with ***s in the media as was Jock Stein and to a lesser extent Martin O’Neil.
Fair point about the money SFTB.
Not sure what the Daily Mail has to do with anything. Their sport department is full of Tims.
Kevin Thompsons, comment about Broonie retiring because the huns “are back” make him look like a bigger cock socket than mat niloc, and thats saying something.
Interesting picture of lescott on John James blog. It’ll give the Klan some solace that they have not signed him. His choice of tattoo might have offended their sincerely help Calvinist theological convictions.
Help? Oops – I meant held.
Freudian
anyone2 spare tickets ?
The hypocrisy of the smsm…they are unashamedly anti-Celtic, or unashamedly follow the party line, however, they all secretly desire to be chosen by their bosses to follow Celtic abroad for the all-expenses-paid freebies that are par for the course…
Assuming we get past the final stage, I would hope Brendan acquires a centre forward to assist LG. Preferably Brendan’s choice.
Did anyone just here that, K Thomson thinks Broonie packed in international football because deidco are now in the league. Adds a new dimension to being delusional……
What’s a “Kevin Thompson” ?…………….
Beef heart – where’s your evidence for these ‘middle class lefties’? It’s a nonsense claim repeated ad nauseum and without any foundation.
People of conscience would be a better description – but then that might not suit the daily mail style arguments employed by the very tiny minority of middle class selfish right wingers who embarrass the 99.9% of decent fans.
See what I did there?
canadian women’s team beats brazil 2-1 to win the bronze …. not an easy feat, particularly in brazil. well done!
Beefy – I also disagree re a centre forward unless it’s in addition to a midfielder – that’s the priority imo.
Bankie – it’s slang for making the wrong choice of purchase.