Celtic looked nervy during the opening exchanges in their Champions League clash with Lazio last night, as Lazio imposed a high press. A 12th minute turn and drive inside from Daizen Maeda changed things.
Daizen found Matt O’Riley who played a truly great one-touch pass behind the defence into the box. This is Kyogo Territory and the Japanese’ movement bought him enough time to drill a shot that deceived the keeper and opened the scoring.
That shocked Lazio into a response as Celtic endured a high and fast press this grouo of defenders have never collectively faced. Celtic struggled to progress the ball forward, with the usually effective Reo Hatate’s distribution well below par.
Lazio forced a couple of corners before their equaliser arrived. They had two distinct strategies for each side for the field, with attackers clustered inside the six yard box for inswingers from the left, and lined up behind each other for outswingers from the left.
The latter caused enough confusion to lead to the equaiser. With numerical advantage inside the box, the defence should have prevailed.
If Lazio had the better of the opening period, Celtic dominated the second half. Just after the hour, Luis Palma and Cameron Carter-Vickers replaced Yang and Nat Phillips. Both arrivals injected control and drive into Celtic.
With 8 minutes remaining, the whole of Celtic Park (apart from the guy sitting beside me) thought Palma had put Celtic ahead, but VAR ruled a touch from Maeda was enough to disallow the goal for offside.
Lazio were winding down the clock in added time but a moment off balance from Carter-Vickers allowed them to drive into the box. As with their first goal, the defence will think they should have marked better.
A game which could have been won and should at the very least have seen Celtic take a point was lost. There is a softness about us which needs worked on.
I think the game came too soon for us. You can see shoots of potential in Palma and the authority Carter-Vickers brought to the game was enough to turn the tide of play. His late split does not touch the sides of support he has in the bank from Celtic fans.
It’s a tough ask now to finish third in the group.
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I see the zombies of self-righteousness are putting more points on the coefficient board tonight (chuckle)
every cloud
Aris limassol just earned their first ever group stage points
Meantime the commentator and co-commentator Kevin Thompson bemoaned the length of time it was taking. Thompson said, “What annoys me is they never tell the crowd what’s happening.”
Eh, what about the big electronic scoreboards that display VAR CHECK – DISALLOWED GOAL? What else does he want to know?
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tom, do you think he can read ?
i blame their schools
Was wallowing in the “tired of being brave losers” mode, then put the hun game on.
I guess it’s better than being just losers (to a minnow side from Cyprus).
Disappointed in myself that it made me feel better.
how did scotlands european co-efficient crusaders get on ? brought home th epoints and gave us CL qualification again i hope.
“AURORABOREALIS79 on 5TH OCTOBER 2023 7:44 PM
Aris limassol just earned their first ever group stage points”
That`s the kind of information I like :-)).
I don`t suppose the MSSM will be giving their readers that little snippet !
that moment when you recognise someone in the crowd ………… ahahahahhahaha
sack the temporary manager, bring back murty.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/10/5/689c835d-af67-4cd0-94a0-4270da7d8500.jpg
There are some things in life which never let you down.
The new version of rangers is just that.
From FF :
“Yay, we only lost 2-1. New manager bounce.”
Evening all.
Was not at the match last night.
The last minute goal reminded me of the feeling I had in my stomach, when Partizan Belgrade scored a fourth ( Dariusz Dziekanowski scored four), to knock us out the European Cup.
Brian
Hun on SSB would sack Beale again……magic
lol.
i want billy davis, kenny miller and neil mccann
the dream team,
we need tradition.
what does the fella mean by tradition ?
SSB really touting for Billy Davis
BELMONTBRIAN on 5TH OCTOBER 2023 7:52 PM
exaclty, how i felt while watching lazio break up the park
There were some hurling abuse. Some clapping.
The funniest were the staunch ones who didn’t want to show their anger but didn’t really know what to do. Just standing looking confused.
There is no way that lot will get anything in Paisley this weekend unless they really change it up in the next 3 days but after a 4 hour plus flight home tonight I would not be too sure that Saturday will be enough time to turn it around.
A win on Saturday for us by any score could see us go 10 points clear of that lot.
The hang dawg commentary from Kevin Thompson was worth the watch itself.
Serial Desert has to show more
Anybody else?
Larkin
Agree re Thompson. Clearly angling for the job. Really negative.
It’s a five and half hour flight home for them actually
Thank you Sevco for cheering me up. 🙂
HH
The zombies to get beat and both teams to score 5-1 :)
St Mirren 13/2 for a win against the buns on PP, thank you very much.
Beale has put us back 5 years. We are an utter shambles.
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Is this the worst Rangers team we have ever seen?
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I’ll continue supporting Rangers.
But I ain’t supporting that team. I ain’t supporting those players, I ain’t supporting that board.
Only thing left that I will support is the badge. The rest of it is rotten
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We were like the pub team ,I honestly have saw juniors playing at a better level than some of our players,they are losers with that mentality and sad to say without naming them some just don’t give a fuk to be honest with you.
Huns game is on Sunday.
Ran*ers should not be gettin’ beat 2-1 off a team like Aris Limassol.
Anyone got a recording of Kevin Thompsons voice he will sure put me to sleep…what boring barsteward.
D :)
Aris limasol sound like a cream for piles.
D :)
‘buy the St Mirren team’ on rangers rabble – that’s gotta be a tim
This team have never won a European game in their history. They are ranked around 300th in Europe. This is the most embarrassing result in our history.
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Might not have been the greatest footballer but give me Sakala over most of that dross.
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How many managers are thinking… that’s the job for me now? Thanks MB
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A bit unlucky in the end.
A bit mad to sack Beale just before this game as it must have disrupted the preparation and mindset of the players.
Wonder what they’re thinking?
BOGNORBHOY on 5TH OCTOBER 2023 8:07 PM
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😂😂😂
Please keep the hun tears coming. 😃👍
Understand the sentiment that players signed late in the window – e.g. Palma – are unlikely to be integrated sufficiently into the playing style.
Injuries have played a huge part in our readiness.
Nawrocki and Abada out.
CCV, Reo and AJ coming back from injury.
All factors.
Agree we missed Jota last night.
The impact of the wingers”group” last season perhaps only now being fully appreciated?
Jota, Maeda, Haksa, Abada, Forrest all chipped in.
If two were off form or unavailable we hardly noticed.
It was well balanced too with subs on 60 minutes often improving the team performance.
Will take time to rebuild.
Maeda carrying a lot of the weight himself just now.
Abada’s injury is frustrating.
Good evening all from Govanhill. Looking forward to Saturday, thrashing Kilmarnock and upsetting that hun canute McInnes.
I know this is probably not going to happen but this frightens the shite ‘oot a me’!
Former Celtic boss Ronny Deila has warned Kjetil Knutsen that he could face “a lot of suffering” when he leaves Bodo/Glimt amid links over a move to Rangers.
Just back in after gym/swim/mcds with kids etc and reading back – some good reading (and not just because I forgot that Sevco were playing!!) and thoughts on the game/club/ambitions.
Especially appreciate the context of the Lazio squad to ours – the kind of thing you will never read in the rags.
Looking at their 2nd goal it does look just onside to me. For ours, still can’t see the Maeda contact on a replay from the highlights I saw and I didn’t notice it at the game. Not seen a replay of the Reo incident either – anyone have a good link for this?
“AURORABOREALIS79 on 5TH OCTOBER 2023 5:22 PM
On several occasions that we have scored goals, in the spl, they have researched back as far as the last time the ball was out of play, searching for an infringement by a Celtic player in an effort to rule out a goal.
I am fairly sure we have lost at least 1 goal to such dark, where a player either committed a handball or a foul in our own half of the pitch”
I know that feeling. It does seem to take an age when it’s a Celtic goal check compared to when the opposition score but then that might just be the nerves making time slow down! Given some refs previous though you wouldn’t bet against it.
QB
75 minutes until the polls close – SENCELPOTY@GMAIL.COM . Thank you.
Don’t worry guys we’ve got a lovely Edmiston House which half of us will never visit and crap footballers playing for us, great to get priorities correct.
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Have you seen the cracks in the floor of Edminston House , it’s actually embarrassing
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We are the football equivalent of a boxer with a glass jaw. One punch landed and we’re on the canvas, down and out. We’re psychologically broken.
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Lumps of wood can be shaped into useful things. Dessers is beyond even that.
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163 places separate us and Aris in the UEFA coefficients
Apparently we are the higher side
From the BBC match report…
The defensive frailties will be a huge source of concern to the Ibrox coaching staff. They just didn’t cope with balls into the box at all, and put unnecessary pressure on themselves.
They were at times outplayed by Aris, and up front their big summer signings didn’t deliver.
😂😂😂
BOGNORBHOY on 5TH OCTOBER 2023 8:47 PM
Don’t worry guys we’ve got a lovely Edmiston House which half of us will never visit and crap footballers playing for us, great to get priorities correct.
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Have you seen the cracks in the floor of Edminston House , it’s actually embarrassing
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that is quite funny, a couple of people used to post on here telling us how NEH was leaving us behind
meanwhile someone who actually worked on it told me it was community centre build with shit materials,
tbf, crack will appear on a cement surface, doesntmean anything is wrong …………
but i wont be visiting