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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BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 8TH JULY 2016 3:54 AM
MACJAY 206
Haha,you might have enough of a problem wi SYDNEYTIM next time yer in Cheers-no point in us having a spar when you have the main event to look forward to!
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;-)
Bobby.
You seem to be open to reason .
Slightly.
Syd . and I will share a schooner and agree to disagree.
:-)
Thank god for Uber.
More shocking news from the
Home of the Brave , Land of the Free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pXPBzG6mXk
Test
Testing
MACJAY
Thanks,bud.
It’s only cos I enjoy a good argument!
BMCUW
Old pal of mine from Girvan stayed in Melksham, he’s now in Southwick , Trowbridge
Come in,DUBTIM67
Test complete.
Bet he’s a hun,btw…
PARK ROAD67
He’s moved up in the world!
Tbh,Melksham is a bit on the small side. Nice place for a few pints on a Saturday,though.
Trowbridge? Grand dayoooooot. Pub central-or it was a few years ago. A lot of them have closed.
Four police officers killed by snipers during demo in Texas.
Bloody mad place.
Was their supposed to be an update on Resolution 12 this week ?
Or is it dead in the water ?
We all know Rangers colluded / lied to the SFA for a Euro licence.
The SFA know
Rangers know
Celtic know
They know that we know
Why the continued silence ?
Moravcik
There will be an update on here at 6pm today.
JJ
My friends in Celtic,
Nearly 4 hours of non stop individual effort with nowhere to hide , Andy Murray will soon compete again in his quest to win Wimbledon. I don’t pretend to have played tennis or to be a font of knowledge in the sport, but Imo he must be in with a shout of becoming the greatest ever sports- person from these Islands.
Only my opinion, and others advocating Chris Hoy Et al may disagree.
Hail, Hail to revolution, the BR revolution .
https://youtu.be/9cwM1JNEEpI
Morning bhoys and ghirls. I hope this works.
35 years ago today another brave son of Ireland gave his life.
HH
KTF
UTLR
Greenpinata
I have voiced the same opinion but in reference to Scotland.
Cheerio for now,
JJ
GREENPINATA on 8TH JULY 2016 6:51 AM
HOT SMOKED on 8TH JULY 2016 6:57 AM
Good stuff.
Andy ………. a marvellous achiever.
In an internationally renowned “arena.”
Tennis.
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Friday. Pretty wet threough the night here in ole EK and whilst there are still a few dark clouds about the sun is trying hard to break through.
Off to the Far East today with my eldest Bhoy to batter a wee white ball round Kings Acre golf course, 6 miles south of Edinburgh. Tailored shorts packed more in hope than expectation. Still 4 hours for the weather to improve further.
Winning Captains
Thanks for the “heads up” re announcement of updates on Res 12. I eagerly await it but, whatever the outcome, I can only echo the praise and respect stated by many posters earlier in this article.
I did post yesterday – doh, in the previous article, but after P67 had initiated the present one, Homer is me- tha t I would have recommended no advance notice to avoid such little “coincidences” as cyber attacks, SMSM rushing out spoiler news stories but hey ho.
On the Celtic Blog a member of the Dark Side claimed that UEFA web page was showing thems as the same club since 1872.
Could this be the karma you were suggesting?
HH and, again, massive thanks to the Resolutioners!!!
Bmcw great reading your posts again bud,in hospital nearly 3months got the allclear thank the Lord
Petec –
I generally ignore your contributions to CQN, but some things cannot be ignored.
As a fellow sufferer, what exactly did you mean by . . .
“I’d tell Scott Allen to stop being diabetic”?
HH
AURORABOREALIS79 on 8TH JULY 2016 8:01 AM
So the Daily Rager headline of the day reads “Rangers & Celtic blockbuster signings have put Scottish football back on the map.”
Who exactly is the Zombies blockbuster signing?
Is it that guy who is so unfamour that he had to disguise himself as Katie Hopkins just to get reconized by Celtic fans?
Or are they simply referring to the ex con, Joey (i’ll stub a Cigar out in your face) Barton?!
Walked away?
http://videocelts.com/2016/07/blogs/latest-news/international-star-walks-away-from-ibrox-deal/
TOMMIE20
That’s great news,mate. I thought you had gone deaf or were ignoring my calls!
I’ll give you a call Monday lunchtime if that’s ok,bud.
Really terrific to hear you’ve got the all-clear(and not in a Rikki Fulton way,haha) and to have you back posting in guid company.
HH
Fan-A-Tic @ 12.45
SFTB
i disagree completely.
The enormous possession advantage is a red herring.
Germany were in the semi due to penalties after another possession dominated game without purpose.
Not sure you are disagreeing in this post. Certainly not with my argument as you concede the point later on. No one, as far as I can see, is arguing that possession (enormous or otherwise) is an advantage in itself. It is as erroneous an argument as is saying players or coaches want “possession without purpose” It is just an outcome- thwarted purpose of possession- not an aim in itself.
The difference is moving the ball into positive zones to create chances,
Germany failed in the last two games to create enough chances.
The modern footballer can keep very good stats by simply taking the no risk pass option of sideways or back.To many have now been conditioned to do such.
There was no great difference tonight, apart from the opening 10 minutes, in any team carving out clear cut chances. 6 shots to 5 do not support that point. The many scrambles in the box at either end do not support the narrative that France contained Germany to no threat. The many chances missed by Thomas Mueller alone in this tournament belies the argument that they lacked intention to create in the threatening areas or that they were frightened to create. You saw the same first half as I did. Till the brain-fart penalty, Germany were very short odds on to score next.
I accept that the modern footballer strives to keep possession as much as possible especially when they are in their own half but no team in history was ever sanguine about losing possession in those areas. Victorian teams would castigate defenders who lost possession while trying to dribble out of defence.
I have never said Low,Guardiola or any other coach planned for possession without purpose.But their obsession with ball retention has players unwilling to take any pass thats less than certain to retain ball.This has lead to systems that take to long to deliver ball to vital areas.
The time taken move the ball forward allows every half decent team to set defensively.
You used the phrase “possession without purpose” and you gave an example in Guardiola as a coach who has been found out. But Pep’s game was never ever about fetishing possession (Gordon Strachan would be a better example but even he would draw the line at purposeless possession). Pep preached winning the ball back quickly. He played a lot of slighter nippier players to complement that philosophy. Therefore crosses into the box were kept to a minimum whereas MON’s teams were very willing to use this and profit from it. But both attacking approaches had a purpose. MON liked to batter a defence until it weakened and Pep liked to stretch them until they broke or got tired, Both had a purpose. He has not really suffered much of a dearth of titles during his time at Bayern not have they struggled to create chances.
The diagonal ball is a higher risk pass and is almost obsolete in the modern game due to these fear driven coaching systems.
Conte and Italy gave a masterclass on how to beat it against Spain who dominated world football for years until people figured out how to negate.
France understood simply that Germany could have the ball without any great threat tonight.
They have a genius in Griezmann who creates and makes space so would always feel their chance would come.
The diagonal ball is so far from obsolete that I can guarantee you will see several in the final. I counted many tonight from both France and Germany.
You overestimate greatly France’s confidence from minute 10 to minute 45. They were rattled and were shouting at each other as Germany were dominating them and likely to break through. Then came Schweinsteiger and the pattern changed. Germany’s 2nd half possession was more hurried and more adventurous but, contrary to your hypothesis, much less threatening and, according to the scoreline, just as ineffective. Germany did not play with the same cool calculating slow possession in both halves. The first goal changed the game. France recovered their confidence and the second goal came early enough to create desperation in Germany. Whatever team you saw playing slow build up in the 2nd half, it was not Germany.
France have a very good player in Griezman (and, on their day, Payet and Pogba too) but Germany have Ozil who is rated just as high and Draxler & Gotze are both very different from the highly efficient but regimented stereotypical German midfielder like Sammer Ballack, Hamman or Effenberg.
The result tonight fell France’s way. The Germans have, by far, the better head-to-head results between the two teams, despite the stereotypical view that they are all Kraftwerk, Vorschprung Deutsh Technik. machine players while the French are Gallic flair with a beret, Gauloise and an insouciant expression.
You cannot prove a hypothesis on one atypical result.
He’s right, they don’t.
http://videocelts.com/2016/07/blogs/latest-news/griffiths-pre-season-goals-dont-count/
TD67
” Warbo told the Daily Record: “We have been linked to so many strikers and that’s good because the real targets have not been mentioned.
“The one we want is one the media haven’t dug up yet, but I have no doubt you will keep on digging.”
Or-“Naw,no idea who I’ll have to pick from in two months. Have youse heard anything?”
Aye, Warbo is always (apparently) putting a brave face on things Sevco. The problem I got with that is that I’ve never seen as it always seems to be hidden behind his magic hat.
Fan-A- Tic
Sorry- I mucked up the bolding there.
Hope you can separate your comments from mine.
For anyone else reading Fan A Tic’s contributions start and end with the words:-
I disagree without purpose
the difference to do such
I have never said set defensively
the diagonal ball chance would come
Everything else is my reply
“The one we want is one the media haven’t dug up yet, but I have no doubt you will keep on digging.”
Witch Doctors n all that.
I guess their signings have been getting so old that next step would be to sign a corpse.
I can now see why they been linked with Will Grigg. The media got confused & mistakenly linked em with Will Grigg when in actual fact the target is John Grigg.
Well, he says they haven’t dug em up yet, didn’t he?
Today’s gossip, if your interested?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36743486
Looks like the SPFL won’t be getting any help from this hero (DOB)
http://videocelts.com/2016/07/blogs/latest-news/sevco-supremo-walks-away-from-spfl-vote/
Hail hail from a very wet Bowness on Windermere, leaving in 30 mins for a very wet Prestonpans:0(
It’s all about the players, no magic wand? Hmmmm nice Wee dig :))
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14606600.Brendan_Rodgers__If_you_can_t_handle_pressure_then_you_won_t_play_for_Celtic/?ref=mrb&lp=2
From TD’s first link, I spotted this extract
“Rangers manager Mark Warburton will looks almost certain not to offer a deal to 34-year-old American defender Oguchi Onyewu, who has been on trial with the club. (The Scotsman)”
Wonder if The Scotsman or the BBC are responsible for the atrocious grammar.
I mean you have to laugh right? She’ll suit Bob hits the Daily Chip Wrapper again wi Buckfast Rant
Barry Ferguson: Blockbuster “Rangers” and Celtic signings have put Scottish football back on the map
Morning Bhoys from a bright sunny Central Scotland well today is the day we may see a new Celtic signing if they want to strengthen the side before we play the red Imps.However we might decide to go with what we have and wait to see assuming we get through who we get in the next round. H.H.
I think we have enough Joe but a wee signing would put a wee spring in the step on this fine morning.
KLV
SOM MES QUE UN CLUB on 7TH JULY 2016 10:00 PM
Stick to outside lane as if going to Celtic park and come off at Daldowie Crem. Take right at roundabout for Blackbear then straight through turn right before Uddingston then straight through to Blantyre
I particularly liked this one. If you need a laugh later, revert back to this ……
“Onyewu is available as a free agent but his personal terms have proved too steep for the former city trader who will now look elsewhere for back-up to 37-year-old Clint Hill.”