A very impressive win over Dundee was astonishing for both the variety of goals and also the similarity in their genesis. Seven goals from seven different scorers is incredible, perhaps unmatched in our history. By halftime, only four outfield players were not on the scoresheet. You may conclude that this is a team that can score from anywhere. To a point.
The other astonishing aspect of the game was that six goals were created by attacks down the right. Yang committed his man and won a freekick, the result of which was Cameron Carter-Vickers’ opener.
Alistair Johnston crossed for Adam Idah to score Celtic’s second, just as they did on Sunday. The left still contributes. Greg Taylor measured a cross into the heart of the Dundee box for Matt O’Riley to score Celtic’s third headed goal. Two headed crosses from Taylor converted in two games is an above average return.
After that, it was all down the right. Daizen Maeda turned inside and shot first-time into the corner of the net, after collecting from O’Riley on the right wing. Johnston again provided a cross, deflected into the air, for Taylor to make it five.
Yang twisted twice to lose Dundee’s Beck before crossing into the heart of the box for Callum McGregor. The captain played a one-two with Taylor before shooting low into the net from 14 yards. Halftime arrived with a dose of bewilderment; do we have our Celtic back?
With the job done and a big game ahead, the pace dropped off in the second period. Brendan Rodgers hooked the pivotal Idah, who earlier reacted to a petulant grab and was booked. He will encounter more frustrated defenders if he continues in this form, so had better get used to it.
In a carbon copy of his earlier cross to McGregor, Yang rolled another ball along the deck, deep into the box. This time Daniel Kelly was there to measure a shot into the postage stamp corner. The entire right side of the field, with Carter-Vickers, O’Riley, Johnston and Yang reduced Dundee’s defending to a shambles. Their 21-year-old left back Owen Beck, whom Celtic were interested in, in January, will have easier days.
Yang is also 21 and still acclimatising to life in a different continent. It will not always be like this (it never is for a winger), but our job is not to rubbish talent like petulant children. If we want success (some of us appear to be more comfortable in a state of trauma), we have to learn what its early stages look like. Hint: it looks like Yang’s season so far.
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SETTING FREE THE BEARS…
I hope that you can make it to the Pub Today ?
SFTB….A real Celtic gentleman.
HH Mate.
SEB COE….!!!.FFS. Corrupt as Liewwell !! © D66 :)
WBC,
Just can’t help yourself.Total wee” Steamie Wummin.”.
As the film said,”You can’t handle the truth”.
Good morning CQN
Sun is shining
50 hours until kick off
CLUNKS @ 11:53 PM
You should do it (Moderate the blog)
Moderate here for 4 or 5 months
And watch the worm turn
It’s educational
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Lol Clunks.
Thankless task so thanks but no thanks.
A variant of the old saying goes you should never judge a brave until you’ve walked a mile in his moccasins.
That said, if I may be so bold and ignorant as to suggest a new approach to moderating ….
Just let people post what they like.
(Pablo can stick up a “the views expressed on this blog are not necessarily …” type disclaimer to C.H.A)
The older one gets, the more one feels comfortable with the tenet that you should not own others’ emotional responses to your words and actions.
As long as one is not a total cretin, chances are most of your yap will fall into the “reasonable/acceptable/understandable” space.
Flip side to that for us all to consider maybe?
If you’re getting strong negatively emotional responses to your posts … you don’t necessarily need to own them
… but you might want to indulge in a little introspection.
It may well be that YOU are the cretin.
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
IMHO, Seb Coe unlikely to be a Sevco supporter.
On an unrelated topic, Seb Coe was often tested for the presence of performance enhancing drugs in his system … and was always clean.
Turkeyheid…now, now! Play the ball not the man….
BRRB & Big Jimmy,
Room for 1 more at the Shipbank?
Seb Coe was on Talksport yesterday live from the Emirates, was waxing lyrical about the Lisbon Lions,as he was looking at Celtic Park at the time, he’s a Chelsea ST holder
CalMac missing from training today
TEN MEN WON THE LEAGUE on 1ST MARCH 2024 11:21 AM
CalMac missing from training today
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On his way to the Shipbank?
Guys, undoubtedly there is now a feel good factor. Cheering the team to the rafters is a rare occurance. ( I hope Burnley 78 recognises that )
I really enjoyed the game on Wednesday.
A few points if I may. :-
The conditions were horrendous for fans travelling to the game. Public transport to the ground is inadequate and car parking is to become more restrictive and expensive.
This will undoubtedly deter the less fit and able fans to attend non European night time games.
It was a remarkable crowd on Wednesday, but more and more I witness fans staying in the pub to watch games..
I fear these games are more suited to watching in the house or the pub.
I sit in 441. For the first time in years we had poiice with stewards at the entrances Normally it is just stewards.
One possible reason foe this is , I personally witnessed the exit gates being crashed in from the inside and black covered ” supporters” piling in. I never witnessed any stewards being injured but they were certainly overpowered.
First time I have seen this so I don’t know how common it is. But I would imagine we will witness an increased police presence going forward.
Please don’t shoot the messanger
HH, the journey continues.
Sebastian Coe supports Chelsea FC!
Who knew?
new article posted.