You and I are preoccupied with winning tonight to ensure the gap at the top of the table does not grow beyond the four points it was before this round of games got underway. Hearts have a different focus; a win would see them leapfrog Celtic into second place.
Early in the season Robbie Neilson was back at or near the top of the table, enjoying the kind of form Hearts showed before he left for MK Dons five years ago yesterday. His stay in Milton Keynes was a disaster and Heats fared no better with a trio of underperforming managers appointed in his wake.
Form soon slipped, especially away from home, where they have picked up only three points since August, half the amount they collected that month. Since then they have lost at Motherwell and Aberdeen, while collecting a point at Newco, Ross County and St Johnstone.
I’ve read through match reports for the last two months, it is a tale of attacking abandon at home and belligerent negativity away, marked by red cards on their previous two travels. We can expect shed loads of belligerence tonight.
They did, of course, beat Celtic 2-1 on the opening game of the season, but that was then. Celtic have changed beyond all recognition in the months since, notably as Tynecastle debutant, Kyogo, settled into life in Scotland. Two weeks later Celtic produced one of the most scintillating displays of the season to knock Hearts out of the League Cup, although the 3-2 score suggests otherwise.
Celtic are closing in on full strength going into an intense December fixture list. If we deliver on our own potential, we don’t need to worry about referees elsewhere. 3 points please, Celtic.
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Is CCV injured?
ffs puss boyd
C’Mon the Hoops!
Could be close. I’ll go 2-1, suitably festive result would be 3-1.
Hope we find Kyogo tonight with his off the shoulder runs.
Rogic is so painfully slow.
Hopeless corner from Hertz.
How did Forrest miss that?
One of those nights??
Poor control from Turnbull. We need to take Madhun out of the equation. The longer we stay even, the more opportunity for the dark arts a la Beaton.
Rogic trying to beat too many players.
Gordon boots it into touch.
Dreadful tackle on Kyogo.
No card. Hun walks away smirking.
Madden ignores a certain yellow, possibly red, for hearts. Awful refereeing.
Jota having no luck on left. Switches to right.
Mini Huns wasting time already.
Honestly, Starfelt does not look like a football player. Looks awkward and clumsy on the ball, and almost ready to fall over.
Good effort from Jota. No luck.
We are getting lots of corners, but no production so far.
Another corner on right. Jota takes it. Narrow miss from McGregor. Great save from Gordon.
Mackay skins Ralston. Soutar saves Hertz in our counter.
We are too shot shy. We are trying to dribble into the box instead of shooting. Hertz player fouls Starfelt in the box. Madhun ignores it until he sees Hertz have no advantage. Sleekit Hun.
Poor cross from Jota. Overhits it. Not like him at all.
Madhun ignores foul on Turnbull on 18 yard line.
Madhun paces out 10 yards for Hertz free kicks, and about 8 for us.
YASSSSSSSSSS! Kyogo.
Yessss
Brilliant goal.
Finesse, gentle touch, very fine striker finish.
Great goal. Well deserved.
As Tom Boyd says, that’s the way to beat the ref. Put the ball in the net.
With Midden in the middle, and the Sevco “win at all cost” imperative, I will not be comfortable until we are up by 3.
Ralston down, and out. We will see Jura at right back. Monty on.
Hart with only one save of consequence so far.
Nice touch by Monty, but gives it away.
Commentator now complaining Kyogo goal was offside.
Pace has dropped.
Sky showing the goal about six times for offside. No, sorry it’s still a goal,
Btw this time wasting is ridiculous.
Hail Hail
Wonder when Ange will choose his moment to get all over the cheating we see week in week out! The stats back it up.
Celtic goal is marginally offside according to BBC – they cry for VAR. If we had VAR this season we would be top of the league! (assuming its administered properly)