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Celtic Park home advantage made clear

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A friend who has been to a few American football games told me about a difference in crowd behaviour there, compared to our own game.  Here, a home crowd gets noisy during an attack by their team.  In American football, the home crowd noise peaks when the visiting team have the ball.  Their focus is to disorientate the visiting players in possession.

Think back to the Leipzig game a few weeks ago.  Leipzig are a composed side in possession and very capable of playing out from the back.  In the final seconds of the first half, however, seven Celtic players and 60,000 fans completely disorientated them.  They were unable to think clearly, or act as a team.

Together, we hounded the ball off them.  The noise fuelled Celtic players and destroyed Leipzig’s.  Even after Celtic won the ball back, Greg Taylor was able to point tell Reo Hatate where to put the ball, with no defender able to react.  It was an extraordinary few seconds of play, which perhaps determined the outcome of the game.

With that game fresh in his memory that this week, Alistair Johnston spoke about Champions League nights at Celtic Park.  “When you walk out there and you hear that anthem, the noise that the fans make is almost inhumane. It’s guttural and animalistic in a way, just the scream when the Champions League anthem happens.

“You can see it with the other team, the reactions when they hear it for the first time.

“You can just see what it gives that power to the players, that extra level of sprinting and just everything that they give to the game.”

For 23 years in this competition we have typically been productive at home and ineffective away.  Celtic Park performances truly are a team effort, all 60,011 of us are required.  When Brugge are in possession tomorrow night, let them know why Celtic Park is such a difficult place to visit.

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  1. Saint Stivs on

    ps, i came past the badgers hovel on my way home, and the temp traffic lights got me stuck righ in front of teddymcminn house.

     

     

    on first glance i would like to sat the walter smith statue was fitting, but there was no lights on it, maybe they come on later, but i thought , and i am serious here, thats a shame if they dont get that right.

     

     

    then on the video screen an advert pops up –

     

     

    25% off Rnagers Museum and Tour on Thursday nights betweem 6 and 9 pm.

     

     

    darling daughter said “thats you sorted for a christmas present da.

  11. Celtic Mac on

    For those with Paramount (via Amazon) they have Man City versus Feyenoord up next.

     

    Was quite impressed with the Dutch last season, as must have been Liverpool given they took their manager to replace the mighty Klupp. Not sure how this will go, hardly a knockout tie, and you have got to think City cannot stay in the doldrums forever. Could be a good game of football, one which if City win they will get back on track.

  12. Burnley78 on

    St Stivs

     

     

    They have a definite hooligan element. All will be feeling at home at the Louden for sure.

  20. Melvin Udall on

    BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 26TH NOVEMBER 2024 1:04 PM

     

    ‘ Rangers thug who violently snatched a drum from a St Johnstone supporter has been ordered to attend all of their games for the next two years ‘

     

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    😂😂😂

  24. Melvin Udall on

    Bit of a Hunnish post on the BBC site, they don’t seem to like the Hibees.

     

     

    HT: Hibernian 1-0 Aberdeen

     

    Feeling good about yourselves now, Hibs fans?

     

    Let me bring you back down to earth… your team have only won one of five Premiership games they have scored first in this season.

     

    Sorry.

     

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    Cmon the Hibees!

     

    Let’s get Hearts relegated.

     

    😃👍🇮🇪🍀⚽️🤞

  27. Turkeybhoy on

    Getting much more gooder for us tonight.

     

    Gooder and gooder.

     

    Can get even more gooder tomorrow night.

     

    Bruges have scored 3, lost 6 goals in their 4 games.

     

    YBs defence,ready made for our front 3.Four Robin Proppers in it.

     

    A win tomorrow night getting even more fantastic.

  30. Burnley78 on

    Glad the dons got an equaliser. The longer they stay ahead of the govan lot the more pressure on them. Assuming we beat them next week the gap will likely decrease. Keen to see the dons win v everyone except us.

  31. Melvin Udall on

    I’d rather see Hearts relegated than Aberdeen finish 2nd if I’m honest.

     

     

    Tough one, but think that’s my preference.

     

     

    The Huns are in a total mess regardless of finishing 2nd or 3rd and think of the hammerings they’ll take in the CL qualifiers. 😂👍

  33. TheLurkinTim on

    Jist catchin up…wow…can’t believe ( well I can ) that Celtic FC & Brendan have thrown their weight behind an NFT (non fungible token) scheme whereby the ordinary fan can subscribe to virtual ownership of a part of a virtual pitch…in the run-up to crimbo…with the absolute minimum contribution going to a Celtic charity. I would use words like disgraceful or shameful…but am shocked and disappointed. I would hope that there is a speedy review of this decision and we withdraw from this embarassing cash grab…but I won’t be holding my breath.

     

     

    H.H.

  42. clunks on

    hahahahaha

     

     

    mon the sheep

     

     

    absssholutey unbelieeevable from the hibssssssh there you know

     

     

    pish from the sheep (lol)

     

     

    shhhpectalular

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