There are frustrations for what could have been. Leipzig did not have us under great pressure at any time in the game, but concentration dropped for three minutes, which settled the outcome.
I initially blamed Dedryck for the opening goal, but on second viewing, the incident was more nuanced. Eboue Kouassi almost got a touch on the ball, meaning Dedryck waited on the second ball instead of attacking the cross. Eboue himself only reacted when the Leipzig attacker nearest the right wing failed to get a touch on the ball.
Cristian Gamboa went to ground and didn’t get near the ball for the cross leading to the second goal. Unforgiveable, but we are parachuting a player into a high level of football when his annual game time is measured in dozens of minutes.
Despite defeats in Germany and Austria, Celtic are not out of contention. Leipzig are nowhere near as good as Salzburg. We have beaten better teams than them at a packed Celtic Park. Get a win next time out, or even a draw, and the remaining fixtures favour us.
By the time we go to Trondheim, Rosenborg will be out of the tournament. Salzburg end the group at Celtic Park, when they will have already have top spot confirmed, and want to avoid injuries, suspensions and hopefully be keen to give experience to squad players.
I have spoken highly of Jozo for years, but the sight of him leaving the field on a stretcher after going down holding his ankle confirmed any remaining doubt about how appropriate his physical frame is for competitive sport.
Was Brendan resting players with an eye on Sunday? It looks like it. Mikael made an appearance from the bench, while Filip Benkovic was also fit enough for the bench. If these two only have one game in them this week, the semi-final at Murrayfield is the wise choice.
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C’Mon Celtic
Let the people sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhkdy0AOpaM
Glad I didn’t leave any later. No chance all our fans will be in before KO. Log jam in Costorphine. Also hearing major problems with the trains. Feckin disgraceful.
Some of our support might miss kick off.
There was a accident on the M8 eastbound near Newhouse which , hopefully no one was hurt in , but traffic was trickling past.
Looks like stay ,D.D… at least until Paul 67 gets notice ?
Aye that’s right let the battle commence…
Emphasis BATTLE…
POG
All this chaos was predicted as soon as SPFL tried to fix their own shambolic situation,
Think they put on THREE extra coaches NOT trains.
Pog
Scottish infrastructure and transport systems could learn fae Deutschland’s.
Amazed how shite we are compared to Germany.
YNWA
Paul67 et al
1965…….1986……
Great moments in Hearts history.
Let us add another one today
In Embra an awe!
Bognor
This is as big as a hun game. Embra huns worse than their Glasgow cousins imo.
Dalmuir is green and white today. It has the feel of Celtic v Huns game, and it is. ?
YNWA
BT leading with how poor Celtic have been..
9 goals in our last 2 domestic games suggests what they percieve to be a poor start is behind us.
Nothing but critical of Celtic. No positives.
Let’s hope it’s a good performance D.D. and a result for the bhoys… then, party on Dalmuir
Delaneys Donkeys
Quigley point.
I had a good pal from Quigleys Point, Co.Donegal. his dad was in the Orange order and he was an apprentice boy.
He came to Dubiin to study in Trinity and joined the Connolly Youth Movement.
We used to go on H Block marches together. He even managed to get him self arrested on one of the protests.
A complicated character
Bateen
Kill Your Television
Travel chaos as fans stranded ahead of League Cup semi-final
Huge delays have been caused at Glasgow Queen Street and Motherwell due to overcrowded trains.
Fans going to the Hearts v Celtic tie at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, are being turned away as trains are full.
Go to work Celtic
Hail hail
:-)
Live updates now active, chaps….
Fo MAH
AND PETEC
.
https://youtu.be/KLyF_fo4kWM
HAIL HAIL
Meant this
https://youtu.be/-xA46kW3P-Q
Meant this
Cqn crashing
Hail Hail
Sorry
Don’t seem appropriate
Thinking of u
My celtic brother
Always
Hail Hail