The immediate benefit of last night’s 0-3 win away to Alashkert, is that the manager can use Wednesday’s return game as an opportunity to get squad fitness to the required level, without having to worry about qualification.
We have 180 minutes football to get ready for Rosenborg or Valur. The former are 16 league games and five months into their season. And you do not need to be reminded, Rosenborg dusted themselves down after defeat to Celtic last season to end Ajax’ interest in European football before the end of August.
Did you notice Craig Gordon seemed anchored to his six yard box, allowing space between him and the defence for long balls to be pitched into? Not sure what the plan was here but it didn’t help. There is a newness about the defensive line-up which would benefit from the keeper taking a more active role.
Odsonne Edouard and Moussa Dembele looked a real handful. Both held the ball and withstood attention from multiple opponents. James Forrest got a goal and, technically, two assists, although his contribution to the opener was a shot he will try to forget. James produced the difference between Celtic and Rosenborg a year ago, his experience at this level will be valuable in two weeks.
There will be tougher tests for Lewis Morgan but his directness impressed.
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too many engerland players went missing
The delusional arrogance ends.
Thank goodness.
Croatia for me now.
Mon the wee guys.
I emailed a business contact about a meeting scheduled for next week. “Can the meeting be moved to Glasgow as I am now banned from entering England?”
He replied “I am currently on the phone to McAlpine arranging to rebuild Hadrian’s Wall. Next call is to Nicola Sturgeon to sort your independence Jim!”
2022 it is then
RON67 on 11TH JULY 2018 9:38 PM
got it wrong thought croatia were a spent force but what do i know, england are coming home with NOTHING
*Me tae but I still feel that France will be too much for them.
Away to watch SSN :)))))
Thank you for the updates .
HRVATSKI JIM on 11TH JULY 2018 9:40 PM
So I’m sitting here with a man of the cloth pestering me (in his delight at England getting beat) to get the Croatian translation of football’s coming home – can up help?
KTF
Cheerio England.
Safe home. ??
Sorry DD but I hope Croatia win it now. New name on the trophy ?
DOBRODOŠLI HRVATSKA! BRAVO
vfr
HRVATSKI JIM on 11TH JULY 2018 9:41 PM
Nogomet doci na kuca (or something like that)
Gene
Agreed Modric was head and shoulders above everyone else
VFR
HJ gave you tha info on the previous (?) page.
JJ
That’ll do!
KTF
best hour of telly you can get – the analysis after they go out of the world cup
All the Croatian you need
Hrvatska dva, Engleski jedan
Englands World Cup …
Decent teams played – 2
Defeats – 2
Enough said – except pundits making excuses about ……
coming hame?
they’ve got to lose against Belgium again first.
smiley oooo ma aching sides thing
Braw
Wish the game had been on the BBC. It would be worth paying Linaker £1.7m to see and hear his reaction to tonight.
C’mon ‘Arry
JINKYREDSTAR on 11TH JULY 2018 9:46 PM
Mmmmmm……..as we used to say on CQN – a nation of 4 Million in a World Cup final!
Surely a nation of 5 million could do the same if they weren’t held back in the stone age by bowling club committees and bending over backwards for a corrupt organisation.
*and that’s’ about the size of it, don’t forget that Uruguay a nation of 3.5 million have won it twice, 4th place 3 times and quarter finals twice, while we’re too busy trying tae prop up a failed regime that will NEVER, NEVER be a big club again.
Just saying like.
overachieved my erchie
https://twitter.com/gibbygibbo1/status/1017145939977482250?s=21
Badiel and skinner will be loving this – another little earner in 2022
Don’t look back in anger playing at the Luzniki. Good old Ruskies.
Funny how this is the first time I’ve not used my mute button post match.
I don’t like Roy Keane. He was on the pitch what Sir awex was to management.
He’s sitting talking about going home early after deserting his people. And going home early.
Croatia. Pop 4m. Too small, too weak, too poor?
GTF! M’on the wee guys.
Modric owned the last 60 mins.
HH jamesgang
Scotland’s record v the World Cup finalists.
Played 5. Won 2. Drawn 3. Lost 0.
smiley mak ye think thing
Braw
Danke Ficken Für Das!
You all realise it means we won’t win the CL this season
First half the English should have been out of sight. Croats dug in and deserved it in the end. Kane bottled it. Sitter. Get it right round u Gerrard.
Well i got that wrong . Thank god that dreadful triumphalism is over . Would rather listen to mccoist commentating ,than those English pundits , scunners the whole lot of them , only kidding about mccoist . Btw still wouldn,t pay over the odds for McGINN. Tell him to hang on till the winter window .and take him for nowt .. don’t sell Allan to them either . Sorry .NFL
Have Scotland ever lost to Croatia?
smiley no they have not thing
Braw
If we were to put a team together of Critic’s all time most successful world cup players (based upon distance progressed in tournament) it would raise a few eyebrows. Not many greats…
I can think of this:
1. Bonner (last 16?)
2. Lusting (Q-F)
3. Braafheid (Finalist)
4. Davie Hay (group stage)
5. Dedryck Boyata (non-playing sub Q-F)
6. Dolf (Q-F)
7. Larsson (Q-F)
8. McStay (Group Stage)
9. Juninho (non-playing sub. Winner)
10. Burley (Group Stage)
11. Jinkie (sub – Group Stage)
Any improvements?
If we were to put a team together of Celtic’s all time most successful world cup players (based upon distance progressed in tournament) it would raise a few eyebrows. Not many greats…
I can think of this:
1. Bonner (last 16?)
2. Lustig (Q-F)
3. Braafheid (Finalist)
4. Davie Hay (group stage)
5. Dedryck Boyata (non-playing sub Q-F)
6. Dolf (Q-F)
7. Larsson (Q-F)
8. McStay (Group Stage)
9. Juninho (non-playing sub. Winner)
10. Burley (Group Stage)
11. Jinkie (sub – Group Stage)
Any improvements?
how thick are the english supporters – in the cold light of day – look at the past games – who have you beat – no-one
Happiest Englishman tonight – Sam Allerdyce
Wonder if the BBC have chartered a Jumbo jet to repatriate all their staff
60 mins 0-0 rosenborg