Extra week training in July has huge impact

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I was concerned about a trip to Estonia after hearing Hearts struggle in their home leg against Estonian opponents last week, so news that Gibraltar’s Lincoln Red Imps beat Flora Tallinn was welcome, although the concern was tempered as news arrived that Hearts were three goals up in the away leg.

The lesson here is that in July, one more week’s training has a huge impact on performance.

Brendan Rodgers will be happy with how training has progressed thus far, but it’s only when players put multiple 90 minutes under their belts that they are ready for competitive action. There’s not necessarily a great deal of work to do to overcome Red Imps (no offence intended), but qualifiers come thick and fast thereafter. Despite beating Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana yesterday, I expect Celtic will be more motivated for Saturday’s game against Maribor.

It gets serious from now onwards.

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  1. mullet and co 2 on

    Umtiti played for Brest.

     

    This game would get soccer stopped.

     

     

    Watching this in Cancun with Canadians, Belgians, few English few Mericans.

     

    I’m dying to start a quiz or go out and join the water aerobics. This would tear the shirt of you.

  2. garygillespieshamstring on

    I think umtitti could do with a bit of support up front.

     

     

    Hope putting him on doesn’t turn out to be a big boob.

  3. GuyFawkesaforeverhero on

    Thanks to all.

     

     

    Became one of those common cardiac event survivors in recent times. Sister and me back in 143 for 6IAR. My old pals behind the goals still giving every Celt pelters from 440.

     

     

    Time for a catch-up read.

     

     

    Celtic forever.

  4. garygillespieshamstring on

    Giroud doing the old fake pain think when he gets hooked for being pash.

  5. Game a bit more open in last 5 minutes resulting in keepers having to make a save or two. . Portugal sensing French nerves.

  6. Hrvatski Jim on

    My section 443 has finally gone red on the season ticket stadium map.

     

     

    Sell out.