We know what to expect from Aberdeen tonight. They will flood (pardon the pun) central midfield, defend deeply and, let’s be clear, they will score any time we allow them the kind of space they exploited at Celtic Park this month.
Question is, what will Celtic do about it? If Stefan Johansen’s ankle knock keeps him out the central-mid triangle of Johansen, Brown and Biton will be disrupted, and surely Neil Lennon will not revert to a central two after the Scottish Cup lesson. The picture is further complicated by the injury to Emilio Izaguirre, which forced Charlie Mulgrew back at the weekend. Mulgrew would be a suitable direct replacement for Johansen.
In 10 years doing this stuff I’ve probably used no more than a few dozen words to praise emerging young talent; it’s been a rough decade in that respect. Without wanting to go overboard in any way, Darnell Fisher has looked more than comfortable at right back in the absence of Mikael Lustig and Adam Matthews. Darnell’s problem going forward will be that he has two excellent international players ahead of him in the pecking order, but for tonight, I would be tempted to bring Matthews to left back (if he can do it against Barcelona….) and restore Fisher to the right back slot. This would allow Charlie to sit alongside Scott Brown and Nir Biton in central-mid.
Well done to Frank McAvennie, who is jumping out of an aeroplane 15,000 feet in the air. You can play your part in this exercise by supporting the Quarriers run, Chavey Down residential home, in Newton Mearns, which helps young people up to the age of 16.
The need is for sensory equipment, toys and wheelchair-appropriate play areas. To contribute, go to Frank’s JustGiving page, or text FMSD 89 followed by £1, 2, 3, 5, 10 to 70070.
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There have been more than one Aberdeen fouls that have merited a yellow
googybhoy ♥ we are all neil lennon
I hear what you’re saying…..but he didn’t even pay for his ticket
Wild kick from Biton catches Aberdeen player
No midfielder on the bench. Why are there 3 strikers, 2 wingers and a full back but no central midfielders?
Jobo, go sit in the vipbox
Good play LG
SB drives forward
AM cross goes behind
Foul against SB says ref as Dons player falls in wind
Poor defending without VVD
Not at the game. Don’t have pictures or commentary. Relying on those who do.
Time for the bhoys to use this as CL practice. Defend well. We will get a couple of chances. If we defend well and score one of our chances, then we will win.
We just need to calm down.
AM hooks loose ball clear in six yard box
Efe fragile
SB Marshall’s Hayes wide
31003
20:09 on 25 February, 2014
People like matte make me sick…….been to 1 game in the last 3 years (Celtic v Barca) and all of a sudden he thinks he’s a Celtic officianado.
That one game makes me a paying customer and therefor, entitled to an opinion.
Get off your high horse
This is the time when
Celtic must mak sure that they Dinnae Gie the Ball away, cheaply..
Every Celtic Pass Must Find a Colleague..
We kin win this..is Neil.. wakens up n Strengthen’s his Mid Field..
Wull He wait until ..the Dons Score..
Probably
Kojo
Mad as anythin
Now….if Thomshun can manage to send off big Fras I’m sure the British record will be harder to achieve
Does Willie Miller still have a pub at the Beach End?
Used to go to Aberdeen ticketless most times in early 80s but always managed to get one in there somehow.
Izzy chests Hayes cross over bar.
OMG
Kayal
could move Matthews to midfield and bring on Darnell
Can the big man get anymore records tonight. The British and European still for the taking.
Sorry….European record…
CM heads cross away
Bit on chases long ball. GK beats him to it
Great run from Biton, keeper runs out and chests clear
LG bullet goes for corner
Celtic corner
Dons are getting at us..
Don’t like That..
Kojo
Corner kC
Low corner cleared
Poor corner from Commons
Wind making play difficult
Gene’s a boys name
Or we could have a midfielder on the bench instead of samaras or boerrigter
some PPP from Celtic tonight (piss poor passing)
Can we not bring Zaluska on for Forster and that way his record can’t be harmed tonight.
FF easily holds cross
‘gg
20:20 on 25 February, 2014
Wind making play difficult
How’d you know Commons has wind?
AS fouled by Eobson
FK
Kayal
only giving available options –
nohindsightCFC
Cross into our 6 yard box just missed
Efe left standing again
Miss from Aberdeen
Let off, big let off there, pheeeeeeeeeeeeew
Oooooooolympiakossssssssss
Utd down 1-0