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LIONROARS67 on 17TH APRIL 2022 5:55 PM
Was going to add my tuppence worth but I think you summed it up perfectly.
Just hope Boaby got his win bonus…
Celtic have a poor Hampden record against Rainjurz, and a new one against same flies different sh*te Sevco.
From the kick off we were second best IMO, and our lightweight engine room misfired from the start against blood and snotter mercenaries FC, we looked like a punch drunk Braga all over again. Only Calum MacGregor weighed in, and we were lucky to get to half time before laying a glove on Sevco. biggest surprise was Greg Taylor’s deflected opener, and the eventual outcome hinged precariously from the moment CCV hit the bar which turned out to be the antithesis of Poundland.
Bobby Madden was everywhere even threw in his first half Bobby Tait time, but we couldn’t prevent digging deep into the squad to replace both ran ragged full backs Jura and Taylor. Forrest, Ralston, O’Riley, Turnbull Kyogo and Welsh ( I make it six too) all came on to marginally differing effect, but this was a bad day at black rock, wasn’t it?
Jota and Abada miserably failed to provide the width against Europa savvy Sevco no support for road runner Daizen who did his best work all day nearly getting to the ball before Goldstone, but all of them along with Ange’s jumper, will be there on flag decisive day, Europa runs are one thing Celtic must keep their eye on the prize.
MOM Calum MacGregor
They battered us all over the park.we.were pish poor.lethargic.and a disgrace to the jersey.fact
BRIAN F on 17TH APRIL 2022 7:08 PM
They battered us all over the park.we.were pish poor.lethargic.and a disgrace to the jersey.fact
Ridiculous comment. Under par performances happen. Not one player disgraced the jersey today.
A few on here though……
Alan in Belfast on 606….referee was dodgy.
Very disappointed today , but can’t say that I’m surprised.
We are far too lightweight and are bullied all over the park.
Too many players weren’t or aren’t capable of a fight.
As for team selection and substitutions, that’s what Ange will live or die by.
PS. Jota is the Portuguese Mikey Johnston, decision making is shocking
No one was a disgrace to the jersey…well, perhaps Bobby Madden was.
Weebobby
Agree.
Think we are too lightweight midfield..anyway.
18 YARD MAN on 17TH APRIL 2022 7:07 PM
Officialdom had decided the treble was not on this season Nir Bitton already sidelined through Steven McLean
It was a very high bar of cheating to overcome, I’m sure it was an eyeopener for a vastly experienced Ange, sadly for him he has a board and CEO who has the backbone of a jellyfish as far as the corrupt SFA are concerned
It’s Sevcos cup, last two league games against minis have been a cakewalk for Sevco smoking cigars, Robbie Nielsons team doesn’t have the referees, muscle, or the football talent
No excuses today.
we were beaten by the bigotted ref and the ludge, simple.
Someone somewhere MUST take notice of this, it is a total embarrassment to Scotland and Scottish football.
We were never going to be allowed to win this game today, so please, stop blaming Celtic players, please.
This has been going on for decades, I am totally sick of it. That has to be up there with the worst refereeing I’ve seen for years.
Yet it is alloowed to continue
Where is Eufa ND fIFA IN ALLL THIS
KINGLUbO
Ange needs to get the squad focused, win 3 games out of 5 and we will have had an unbelieivable season.
Then a few additions in the summer, striker, mifielder x 2 and another centre back, assuiming we keep outr key players and we go again, this time makaing a better fist of europe
we’ve played virtually the same hun team each time this season
what’s been obvious, to me at least, is that if the team Ange puts out from that squad plays well we beat them every time. no need for big guys. defensive midfielders or more aggression in midfield.
we were awful today, we had two first choice strikers out the starting 11, and they still needed extra time and a miss from CCV. and a bit of help from madden to allow them to kick us unpunished.
we’ve seen enough of Ange’s Celtic to be confident that today wont happen again
Watchin the bbc scotland highlights…we are too sift.
Matt O R …nondig
Just a personal opinion
And like Audi, I refuse to recognise the team we played today, and have therefor not been to a game since 2012 – they died then.
1st Feb, we blew the opposition away with pace and movement in first 45 mins
2nd half we lost control of midfield
A couple of weeks ago, we won due to an outstanding disciplined performance by our defence, we lost the midfield in that game though
Today, again, we lost the midfield game
Now for me that is an ongoing concern
We lack physicality through the full team, with exception of 2 or 3 players
Big Giako’s strength and hold up play was sorely missed today
I don’t think that was anything to do with being “bullied”. The spacing between the lines was way off.
We also looked like the team who played extra time mid week, not them.
Jota has been poor in most of the games against them and Abada isn’t generally massively involved in play (although his assists and goals have been crucial).
But ultimately they looked fitter than us which is the most galling thing about today. And I don’t think we even pressed that hard to use that as an excuse.
If we had matched them for physicality today no doubt we would have had at least a red card
McGregor got booked for moaning FFS
Kenny Miller totally regrets playin for us
Dick.
ST TAMS on 17TH APRIL 2022 7:23 PM
Very disappointed today , but can’t say that I’m surprised.
We are far too lightweight and are bullied all over the park.
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You are absolutely Spot On!
Lightweight and not up for it on the day.
With the almost invisible Tom Rogic, we were a man down in mid field.
Very disappointing.
Too many players weren’t or aren’t capable of a fight.
As for team selection and substitutions, that’s what Ange will live or die by.
PS. Jota is the Portuguese Mikey Johnston, decision making is shocking
Chapion’s league money is the big one – we got an almighty kick in the ar$e today – let’s get the league done
I suppose one positive is that the Jota fee is decreasing every game he’s playing lately :O)
NORRIEM on 17TH APRIL 2022 7:33 PM
1st Feb, we blew the opposition away with pace and movement in first 45 mins
2nd half we lost control of midfield
2nd half we gave them the midfield, we were 3 up.
A couple of weeks ago, we won due to an outstanding disciplined performance by our defence, we lost the midfield in that game though
We were at an Ibrox full of orcs, we also made the best chance in the second half. And we won the game.
Today, again, we lost the midfield game
Now for me that is an ongoing concern
We lack physicality through the full team, with exception of 2 or 3 players
We beat them 5-1 on aggregate in the two games recently with that team, we were the better team in both games. Of greater concern to me is the lack of quality up front today. When you’re going 3 against 4 in midfield you’re always going to be up against it if your wide men don’t show up.
The Celtic performance today was deeply disappointing, Madden was shocking, if there was a fair VAR, we probably would have won but none of that takes away from fact that we made our own problems, Juranovic going off probably cost us the game.
Being deeply emotional & committed to a Football Club brings great highs & gut wrenching lows, if you can’t take the bad days you should look for another hobby.
With the huge swing either way on Champion’s League monies, this year was always going to be about the League. Starting out we were rank outsiders, we are currently 6 ahead with 5 games left,
Our confidence has been dented today, they have got a fillip and will now be eyeing the next Derby in Celtic Park, with a bit more hope.
The main prize is still out there, win it and today will only be an irritating statistic,
Ange & CalMac have a job to do, so have the Supporters.
Today’s game is dead & gone, the only game that counts is next week at Ross County.
Don’t be fooled by a one-off blood and snotters semi final won by a borderline offside goal in extra time.
We played terribly and still could have won it. They had everything go for them today and still needed 120 mins and our poorest performance for ages
We just beat them by being the better team twice. A fit front line beats them every time, especially at Celtic Park
so have we barred them from the league match yet following the disgraceful scenes from thems at the last Glasgow derby.
It was feck all to do way the ref.they beat us.by far the more superior team.so fucking wake up
Celtic40me
I’d be reluctant to be so accepting of today. All of the excuses we can muster don’t change 2 fundamental aspects.
We had a much better prep than the opposition.
We didn’t win today.
Ange needs to continue to learn. Whether we call it strength, fitness or something else, we lacked it today.
We must refocus and win the next league game.
Despite the optimistic noises across Timland I was not confident today ; even at 1 nil we had Madden influencing and allowing assaults.
Winning today brought a treble probably and maybe an extra million on the top line.
Winning the league brings 40 mil on the top line.
Celtic need to send Madden does not referee a Celtic game again and if he is does Celtic are plying under protest. He is an out an out cheat and puts the safety of Celtic players at risk.
So focus on the league but the Club needs to demand the removal of a corrupt serial cheat for good.
BRIAN F on 17TH APRIL 2022 8:10 PM
It was feck all to do way the ref.they beat us.by far the more superior team.so fucking wake up
What does the F stand for in the moniker?
Celtic40me,
That’s fair points, particularly the 3-0 game
The game at the snake mountain, again we could have scored 2 others hitting them on quick breaks
They still dominated large parts of the game
Today again large parts of the game
Your point on 3 against 4 in midfield is also relevant, that why we need our wide players to support
We were poor all over the park today ( setting aside the Mad Hun influencing play)
Midfield and Front
I thought out-with O’Riley our subs were all poor when they came on
I can come back to CCV score and it was game over – shouldn’t deflect from a really poor couple of performances against them
I assume our next hun game will be reffed by Madden or Beaton? Can’t wait.
UNCLE JIMMY on 17TH APRIL 2022 8:13 PM
Our attitude was really off, but it happens.
it was a poor performance, but we’ve had 5 or 6 very good ones in the lead up to this and a couple against them recently so I think acceptance is fair enough.
We’ll be better on Sunday and at Celtic Park against them, of that we can be sure.
The referee had no significant part in our defeat – we were sadljy inferior from mid to front, and were outplayed & outfought the vast majority of the game in those areas. The fact that CCV could/should have sealed it at 1-0, goes to show that the Ibrox lot are no world-beaters either.
Extrapolation is something many on here indulge in day & daily – let’s be clear, a 7-0 win against St Johnstone(second-bottom of the heap), is just that, no more, no less. “Extrapolate” – extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable. The trends were/ are totally different – *Rangers is NOT St Johnstone.
I pray our last six games of the season will not follow the same trend as our first six.
The title, of course, is there to be won – it will not be easy. We will possibly need to beat today’s opponent to do it – we won’t with another similar performance. I hope we can all discuss it without intimidatory bravado & minus the blinkers…..it’s worth discussing.
For me, the priority at the start of every season should be the league title, and a good run in Europe. The cups are nice to win but there is not a club in Europe that would choose a cup over a place in the Champions League. Europe is where reputations are made. And decent cash.
My disappointment just now will be nothing compared to next Sunday if we don’t leave Dingwall with three points.
Turkey Bhoy is obviously a hun.
Can someone get rid please.
NORRIEM on 17TH APRIL 2022 8:18 PM
Id agree, but I don’t remember another poor performance. We were at theirs in front of a full house of baying orcs and won without really being troubled. The defence and the goalkeeper are just as much responsible for a good performance in those games as the front 6.
When you play with 3 against 4 in midfield in a game like that you’ll have periods without the ball and times when you’re outmuscled, a 4-3-3 puts extra pressure on the defence at times, especially if the front 3 can’t keep hold of it or put any pressure on the opposition defence with an attacking threat or by pressing.
Control of midfield isn’t everything to a team like Celtic who play the whole length and width of the pitch. We play best when we move it through midfield quickly. We’re also playing much better with a team in front of us, defensive performances like the 135 minutes in the last 3 don’t happen by accident.
Ange is accused of not having a plan b but we’ve developed one and carried it out pretty well in the previous 2 games against them.
Today I don’t know what we were doing but I’ll bet it doesn’t happen again soon
Everyone doing ok 👌🏻 🍀🤷🏻♂️
that should read
defensive performances like the 135 minutes in the last 2 league games against them