Celtic have won two of the last six available domestic cup competitions, leaving four trophies for others. We conceded penalty kicks on three of the four cup games we lost during that time, Aberdeen’s win at Celtic Park in February 2015 is the only occasion in three years we’ve gone out of a domestic cup competition without conceding a penalty during the elimination game.
We were rotten in the cup against Aberdeen but that aside, the lesson is clear, if you want to knock Celtic out of a cup, win a penalty.
The two Hampden semi-finals we lost during that period, to Inverness and Ross County, saw us receive red cards at the penalty incidents (all merited). If you want to make doubly sure of knocking Celtic out of the cup, do what you can to lure then into a red card challenge, especially if you can do it inside the box. This is the most effective way to beat Celtic.
There are things we can do to mitigate the danger. Efe (against Ross County) and Erik (against Partick) both conceded penalties by making a challenge from the wrong side of the opponent. Attempting to make up for being out of position causes more penalty kicks than bad refereeing ever will. If a player is clear through on goal and you’re the wrong side, get close to him, but don’t tackle and don’t clatter into the back of him.
We all noticed the remarkable attention given to one of Scott Brown’s challenges against Hearts last week. The subliminal message here was “Scott Brown makes red card challenges”. Watch for this playing out at Hampden on Sunday. Scott and Stefan Johansen are the two Celtic players who cover ground quickly. They are likely to ‘arrive’ at several dozen challenges on Sunday at speed and need to be alert to opponents attempting to ‘buy’ a red card.
We can afford to lose games across the league campaign, but in cup football, the rules have to be:
Keep 11 men on the field
Don’t concede a penalty
If, in cup games, Celtic achieve this, and do their job to a moderate standard, they will go on and win the double.
Oh, and six days before a big cup game we get stories about our backroom team potentially heading to Sunderland. Aye, sure thing. First thing I did was check if the ‘news’ came from journos in Sunderland or Glasgow. Apparently it’s the Glasgow journos who know more about what’s happening in Sunderland than those from Sunderland. I’m taking a sweep on which Celtic player will be mentioned as a ‘love rat’ this week.
CQN Open Golf Day, 2016
I know the golf types are all excited this morning………. that the closing date for application to attend the 12th annual CQN Open Golf Day will be two weeks from today, Monday 25 April. After this date we will use the SFA’s best cup-draw techniques to allocate places.
The event takes place at the magnificent Aberdour course in Fife on Friday, 29 July. Email Taggsybhoy if you would like to attend for the golf, or just for the evening meal and entertainment: cqnopen2016@gmx.co.uk . This year we’re helping Glasgow the Caring City’s Refugee Work (which is at an important stage right now), and the John O’Byrne Foundation. More soon.
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Regarding this weeks negative stories…
There’s almost certainly going to be one where one of our players words will be twisted beyond recognition.
One where someone will say “Thats Warburtons team talk done for him.”
Pinnedtothedressingroomwall csc
HT
Cheers , beautiful stuff .
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Proudbhoy
No idea mate, I’m puzzled as to the a rag has decided to ask questions now.
His awkwardness is a thing of beauty :-)
Sevco Quid News
Who was the reporter in the Souness clip/
When GS asked him who got the most, he answered,” I’m not sure who got the most”.
The right answer is, David Murray.
It is confusing as to why the question was put to GS.
You can be sure that it was stage managed, but for what reason?
Has he already been contacted by HMRC and is holding his hands up, a bit of plea bargaining, to encourage others and save HMRC a lot of hassle?
Paul67 Etal.
I’m disappointed that The Daily Wrecker and it’s sister paper The Sunday Past, are making news on the best blog (sometimes it can get a bit unreadable) CQN, The Clumpany blog, which I do read, has a piece that was on his blog, about the Daily Wrecker, I new it would be a truthful read coming from the (Clumpany Blog) So I did read it, and it was a good read, not that it will make me start reading the Wrecker again, or it’s Sister rag, Nothing in this world would make me do that. I stopped reading that paper about 20 years ago ,because of the anti Celtic crap that came from their page
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Paul, your correct, a penalty will be awarded to the other team, nothing more certain than that, their training sessions will be about falling when a Celtic player comes within a yard of the opposition, and you can rest assured they will be ably assisted by the men in black, they can have a choice of many MIB, they will willingly volunteer to give them a penalty, and no doubt assist them even more, by sending of the supposed offender.
I feel a bit tainted after reading something from that anti Celtic Paper,have to go to bed.
https://twitter.com/jamesdoleman/status/719519016277118978
How many pens have sevco had this season?
Natnow far too many!!
THAT….
P. Nesss
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stinks to high heaven………………
It has a gorgonzola..esque whiff to it…………….
Sumthin’s rotten and sumbdy’s at it………………….
IKI@2:19 and BADABING – Souness has ‘blown the gaffe’ on the EBTs.
By admitting that he received it for “scouting for Rangers” – i.e. payment for personal services rendered, ergo wages, and not a loan.
With the present furore surrounding personal tax arragements, the Supreme Court verdict is a forgone conclusion.
I would submit that although Resolution12 has undoubted merit, the bigger and more definitive fight is the misuse of EBTs – backed by a positive Supreme Court decision, the ‘house of cards’ that support the retaining of ‘cheated’ titles, cups and Euro licence, will surely come tumbling down.
I hope that ‘the penny is starting to drop’ with those who have been castigating Celtic for ‘keeping their powder dry’
At present, all the damning evidence against the Ibrox dwellers is either under appeal (EBT) or circumstantial (RES12) – when the Supreme Court rules all this will change.
Anybody got a time for the post-split fixtures today?
HEBCELT on 11TH APRIL 2016 3:20 PM
Natnow far too many!!
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Too many to count? :-)
I Imagine they’re gonna get at least 1 more.
Most likely to see a red :
Johansen?
Brown?
I think the ref will be desperate to give young Kieran a red.
….or maybe he’s just yer average thick hun………..
arrogantly oblivious to the fact that the Law applies to him and those o’ his ilk…………..
Aye.
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When He Complains Aboot ‘ENTRYISTS’ Oan This Sainted BLOG…
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new article posted.
Badabing
Barcabhoy and rtc in convo too
HH
Souness EBT for scouting?
**** Boum! ****