They come and go, some kiss the badge, they all talk about how great the fans are. Of all those who played with Celtic in recent years, it was Christopher Jullien, in a private moment, who asked, “Why would anyone want to leave Celtic?” At the age of 26, he found his paradise.
We rated him not for what he said in private, but for his performances on the field. He was the most dominant central defender Celtic had since Virgil van Dijk departed four years earlier. It was his head, chest, leg, on the ball, when we were under pressure. He could then pass the ball out of defence with both feet.
Of all the glories during our second nine-in-a-row years and the Quadruple Treble, the 2019 League Cup Final holds a special place. Celtic were on the rack throughout; with an inspired keeper, Christopher holding the defensive line and scoring the winning goal, the win felt so much sweeter.
His 89th minute winner against Lazio was a perfect example of his aerial dominance. Celtic were a shambles a year later, when he collided with a post at an empty Celtic Park, but they were not yet out of touch. Had he remained fit, who knows? As it was, the shambles continued.
Chirstopher’s exclusion from action on return from injury was down to team tactics. Ange wants his central defenders wide, leaving them plenty of ground to cover, in the event of a breakaway attack. This is not Chris’ forte, it wouldn’t work.
Best of luck, Chris, don’t be a stranger.
Ignore it all you like, but the most important game of the season in Scottish football takes place tonight. It will determine the competitive balance, perhaps beyond even this season. Football in Glasgow is a zero-sum game.
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Moi?
Well done Philbhoy,hope alls well in the family
HH
Good article PAUL67!
Good luck to Julienn too!
Hunskelper.
AN TEARMANN
Thanks D! All well here!
Hope you are good too!
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TURKEYBHOY on 24TH AUGUST 2022 12:06 PM
If you don’t live in Scotland,you are not allowed to comment on it.For so it is written.
Ernie;Chapters 3 Verse 5.
On this blog,it’s only Ernie with his huge cranium,stuffed with knowledge,that can pontificate on any given subject,on any day.
Paul67 et al
Who now is going to model aw the Celtic gear?
Step forward big San Moritz…..
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 24TH AUGUST 2022 10:44 AM
Team for Sunday; Joe, JJ, St Moritz, CCV, Greg, Captain, Matt, Reo, Jota, Kyogo, Liel.
I think you may be right.
Oh Dear God
TINYTIM on 24TH AUGUST 2022 2:07 AM
Greenpinata 8.20
I was one of them .
I also told the story of Scott Brown naming Jullien as one of the reasons our 10 in a row season was such a failure .
How did Jullien manage that.Stand on the touch lines booing,FFS.
Celtic Mac from previous blog; interesting and indeed plausible.
Paul 67,
Sometimes players attain an elevated status when they no longer play for us.
If CJ was as useful as you say I’m sure Ange would have tried to accommodate him. We did need options in central defence.
I do not know for sure, but I feel that Ange’s reluctance to feature Christopher was not fitness or ability related.
If we assume Christopher is fully fit, As supporters we have to wonder why we lost over £6 million in transfer fee if the player is that good.
I wish him well.
HH the journey continues.
Probably done Ross County a favor,as Callachan is one of the worst players in the league.Big Malky will do his best to frustrate them,but,I don’t really expect the Huns to drop point there to the smaller teams.
Makes it all the better when they do.
https://twitter.com/hamishcarton/status/1562180951354085377?t=tSZULSaHJOsDTKSXZc8JFw&s=19
Make your choice.
Celtic
Bayern
Liverpool
Inter Milan
MaybeezCsc
‘Football in Glasgow is a zero-sum game.’
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Maybe explains the need to get The Old Firm* business model back up and running.
*May not currently use this designation.
Anyone,and I mean anyone,who does not think Jullien was a good CH,knows nothing about football.
Never looked the player he was after the injury.Simple really.
TURKEYBHOY on 24TH AUGUST 2022 12:08 PM
TURKEYBHOY on 24TH AUGUST 2022 12:06 PM
‘If you don’t live in Scotland,you are not allowed to comment on it.’
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You are allowed to comment on whatever you want.
Just as others are entitled to point out that you have no skin in the game.
Or that someone like you who has chosen to live in an authoritarian country with an appalling civil rights record maybe isn’t an ideal choice as an advocate for what a wonderful country an independent Scotland would be.
CELTIC MAC on 24TH AUGUST 2022 12:10 PM
Paul67 et al
Who now is going to model aw the Celtic gear?
Step forward big San Moritz…..
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I will dae it…for a small fee…and a Percentage of future Sales Takings.
HH.
Don’t hold out any hopes about our fate in the draw for CL.Our luck has been shocking.Everytime.
Even when we made Pot 1 in the Europa,we got the group of death.
Won’t be watching the draw.Just got this new Telly,and it could be in the line of fire for any object close to me.
Probably get Barca,AGAIN.From pot fekin 2.
All the best Julien Bhoy.
I hope that you find a bright future.
YOU wore the HOOPS….and you are a HUN SKELPER.
HH.
BIG JIMMY,
I knew you liked a swally,but never knew you had such a head for business.You could be onto a winner there.
“the most dominant central defender Celtic had since Virgil van Dijk”
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Always thought he was more of an Amoruso than a Van Dijk, but I suppose we all see things differently.
Bit of a strange profile of signing – neither the finished product or young enough to develop and sell on at a profit.
Clearly not part of Ange’s plans anyway so good to get him off the wage bill.
“Ignore it all you like, but the most important game of the season in Scottish football takes place tonight. It will determine the competitive balance, perhaps beyond even this season. Football in Glasgow is a zero-sum game.”
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Thanks – I will be ignoring it!
If it is a zero-sum game it is only because one of the clubs chooses to make it so.
Jullien was a drama queen ,and not a team player, bye…..
I liked big Julien, a footballers central defender.
However…. as Lance Corporal Jones would say “He didn’t like it up I’m”
MADRA RUA on 24TH AUGUST 2022 12:36 PM
Brilliant I liked that one👍👏👏
I like this article …
.. so thank you Paul for it and for this site.
No fluff. No empty embellished.
I quite liked big Chris.
It worked … right up until it didn’t.
That’s life We both move on.
If you are of a mind to …
… when looking at past events you cannot possibly change …
… you’ll remember the good.
If you are not of that mind, you have my sympathy.
All the best Celtic.
All the best Chris.
Good luck Big Chris Julien…
But even gooder luck to the PSV….
HH
Madras Rua
Did you get any more info on that stateside courtcase you posted bout yesterday
Sadly I couldn’t get into Thomthethims link
HH
PSV have done very well for a works team
Ernie,
I live in an Authoritarian country?What you mean a country like the UK,with its rigged FPTP voting system,keeping the big parties with the majorities in power.The most CCTV cameras than any other country in the world,per head.Where a member of the Royal family is top dog in the Free Masons,controlling the justice system and the police.
A country that has the most shocking history of human rights the world has known?
As I have informed you countless times,sorry if it does not suit your agenda,I have a house in Scotland.I have a family in Scotland,so I have a vested interest in what happens IN MY country.
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Big Jimmy, don’t do any modelling in the Shipbank on the 2nd September ffs. You’ll get us all the jail. 😳
I don’t know how appalling Turkey’s civil rights record is, but criticising it from a country that is torturing Julian Assange is a bit rich.
Agreed Paul, disappointed to see him go.
Not convinced the others in front of him are better options
Sorry it didn’t work out for big Chris with Ange. Great servant and goes with a lot fan affection.
Kill or be killed. That’s the battle in our city. Apart from that time or enemies killed themselves.
Come on PSV. Finish the job!!!
My last word on Jullien.He is gone now,so history.
Someone posted,”He was not the finished article”.The season we bought him he had the best stats for a CH in France.Way ahead of anyone on headed clearances.
B,bbbut he cost 7 million.Yes,WTF do you get for 7 million.
You can get a Harry Mc Guire for 90 million
A Tyrone Mings for 42 million.
There are more,as you know.
Finished.
Idon’t know how appalling Turkey’s civil rights record is, but criticising it from a country that is torturing Julian Assange is a bit rich.
Shhhhhh.
The same country that gave Asylum to General Pinochet.That country.
I’m struggling to see the significance that P67 is attaching to the huns qualifying.
I hope they don’t but this is a club ran at a loss that will continue to run at a loss in order to compete with us.
Jullien was very unlucky with that injury. He was never criticised on here except once when Dykes of Livi roughed him up, otherwise he was consistently good.