The evidence is clear: we’ve got our Celtic back. The football on Saturday was better than at any point this season. Four goals scored told only part of the story. Odsonne Edouard alone hit the post three times, while Callum McGregor struck the crossbar and Scott Sinclair hit the post with the keeper out of his goal.
Faculties that were so elusive a few weeks ago, like passing and movement, were a joy. Tom Rogic deserved his Man of the Match award, while Odsonne is back looking ominously difficult to play. The loss of Scott Brown to injury was a worry, while his replacement, Scott Sinclair continues to struggle to recapture past form. If you were within a mile of Celtic Park, you may also have heard me when Mikael Lustig was out-muscled for Hibs second goal.
Hibs looked a shadow of the team we expected in the first half. Anyone who comes to Celtic Park with more lofty intentions than simply defending their 18-yard box had better be on form. They objectively improved in the second half, but that would have been different if the woodwork did not come to their rescue so often.
I’m not going to tell you I’m confident about Leipzig, but I am looking forward to Murrayfield on Sunday. We look ready to defend our treble.
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Pog…?? Enjoy Leipzig ya lucky bhoy! HH
AN TEARMANN @ 11.43
The Kelly’s blamed a wee wummin in Ireland for syphoning all the money.
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POGMANTHONYAHUN
Having just flown out of Edinburgh airport i can second your assertion that the wifi is truly crap.
Was back in Scotland for a funeral and got two tickets for the Hibs game on Saturday.
The viewpoints of many at the game are contrary to mine.
Went with my London based brother and we were both amused and bewildered by the comments around us.
Edouard was a target for plenty of complaints for apparent laziness and being generally rubbish.
Because he held his position well and didn’t chase around like a headless chicken many accused him of not trying.
McGregor also was a target with many blaming him for the first goal.
I thought both of the above were excellent.
Rogic got man of the match though he was brilliant in first but absent in the second.
JF was fantastic in defense and attack and clearly should have been man of the match.
Nt’cham was excellent.
KT looked more like his old self and i think this is due to having the brilliant Benkovic beside him.
Boyata was outstanding again.
Lustig knows his pace is lacking and now hangs to far off the man to be an effective defender.He did not cut out a single cross or get close enough to win a tackle.
He was not helped when Sinclair came on and stood in no mans land the entire game allowing them their entire left side to run at a vulnerable Lustig.
Was truly puzzled when he replaced Brown who was clearly unfit from start of the match with SS instead of Kouassi who was signed as Browns eventual replacement.
The substitution changed the game and gave Hibs a boost and they dominated last ten minutes of first and first twenty of the second with all their attacks coming down their left.
Why Brendan did not tell SS to either close down the full back or the midfielder on that side is baffling?SS duly just hid in no mans land offering nothing.
Craig Gordons made two excellent saves in the first but his distribution might actually be getting worse.It’s not helped by his lack of awareness.On a few occasions Celtic players had taken up great positions for outballs but he did not look up and then duly hoofed it to our opponents.
The first and second goals were things of beauty and the interplay was fantastic.
Overall it was a great match but we created a few of our own problems or the scoreline would have shown a wider margin.
GDT – jeez, hard enough to play o’ Carolan on harp let alone on guitar
JTM – lovely innit
mini on Pointless
I’m not saying this room in Hamburg is small but thank feck I didnae bring a cat ?
Measuring device on phone makes it 4.7 sq meters.
What is the average length of a cat?