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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Great goal by Hayes……. Screamer!
Good strike, Forster no chance
So record chase is gone so lets go shear some sheep
Let’s just wait for the wind up merchant to get tore in as to how this was all Neil Lennon’s fault for no listening to his wind n pee
Thompson intercepts Izzy pass
Stunner of a goal, didn’t see that coming.
Hayes Score..
Like Ah said..
Noo. Neil wull Bring oan A Midfielder.
Aberdeen 1 Celtic0
It wiz inevitable. AH SAW it coming.. n ..there wull be mair fur Aberdeen if we
don’t strengthen that Mid Field
Ah don’ know whit Neil Is thinkin.
Kojo
Gutted
Regroup at half time and we will win this.
We still have an unbeaten league record to defend.
Good result if we get that from this position.
I think that tit Roddy Forsyth is just about to spontaneously combust with joy on 5 live.
What a tit of a man.Absolute HUN.
Long throw AM
Then cross headed wide by AS
Always a chance that wud happen with that wind
Stokes heads well wide
NOW we can concentrate on playing football…….love ye Big Fras…..but gaun for this record affected our style of play…..LETS PLAY
Way to much room given for that shot. Hopefully now that the ‘record’ is out the way we might see some players getting blooded.
Kojo
Strengthen midfield with who? Strikers and wingers on bench
Decent competition.
That`s good.
As predictable as it is cowardly
Clean sheet record burst
Undefeated record under threat
Is the season about to end with a whimper this evening ?
Like Ah said earlier..
That goal wiz The result of a Mis Placed
Izzy Pass.
Diz anybuddy no notice that we are Beatin oorsels every time we Mak a Mis Placed Pass..’
When ye ur Doon A Man..
Ye canny afford tae gie the Ba Away Cheaply
Kojo
Shakin his Heid.
Ambrose heads cross away
2:0
Goal Aberdeen
2-0
Game over
Season over
Time for the youngsters
Well guys that will be the unbeaten record gone then
2-0
All going a bit wrong
pfayr
Boring……..
Could be a long night
Thomson unreconstructed hurting Hun.
2-0 what can we say?
No challenge in box as cross came in
31003
Beats unrelenting gobshittery
NOT giving up…..plenty of time left
Celtic clearly short of a 6.5 CB.
….pfayr supports weeoscar
20:32 on 25 February, 2014
31003
Beats unrelenting gobshittery
NOW…that’s a laff coming from you….
Haha
was that metaphorical scarf’s being tossed ?
Not even half-time guys
We aint beat yet!!!!
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!