I see a bit of chat on Liel Abada in the Latest News section of CQN this morning. I have been impressed with the player from his early outings last year. Although a winger with a prodigious assists record, it is his ability inside the box that impresses most.
He understands when to arrive in the danger area and has the speed and touch to be effective once there. With the right tutelage, I think he may end up as a striker – you will recall, the Great Swede played on the wing until arriving in Glasgow as a 26-year-old, when an opportunity opened to play through the middle.
I sense little resistance to the potential sale of Josip Juranovic. He had a stellar World Cup, at 27 he is in his prime and we have already recruited a replacement. There is less unanimity when it comes to Giorgos Giakoumakis. Gio is enormously popular and brings a different threat to any other striker at the club. However, at 28, we know the script. His age profile and backup status mean that he is available for the right price.
Liel does not always make the starting 11 but he would if I was picking the team. His age and contract profile are such that we are under no pressure to sell. But I need to ask myself what I really want from Celtic and how to get there.
I want us to be a competitive Champions League team, not the cannon fodder we were this season. To get there, we need an excellent recruitment regime and an aggressive trading policy. I’ll back any plan that aims for this target, anything else is conservative and unambitious – I don’t know about you, but I’m neither.
833 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- ...
- 22
- »
Is it only our goals that get checked regardless of there being no doubt?
Var is an absolute farce. Well on side. Why the checks ffs
Prestonpans – that’s not unusual either.
On a brighter note, that’s 13 SPL goals for Kyogo.
Not bad for a striker who’s supposedly off his game this season.
Great goal
VAR gives goal. Unable to find any way to distort lines
Maeda offside
Mooy and Maeda linking well
1 min added with 3 VAR checks !
If CCV collects second yellow does he miss the huns game ?
Three VAR checks but only 1 min extra.
Changes working well
1 added minute. Considering stops for checks. Seems short
HT 3-0.
Hard to nit pick performances. Well it is Christmas.
Really enjoyable first half.
Decent half
Fouls and bookings to possession ratio continues to defy logic
Great first half, top class football.
Piece of genius by Ange slotting Hatate in as right full, man of the match so far.
Only slight disapointment is young O’Riley. Very little going right for him today.
Clancy is doing an establishment job.
Bring on the second half.
CCV & Mooy off as precaution?
No check on Kyogo’s header because there is no goal line technology in place.
JF enjoying himself out there today, some lovely touches and passes.
Celtic TV have MoR and SW in competition trying to gift wrap a football. Dearie me, they are clueless 😂🎄
Wee Kyogo nails it with Origami-like finesse.
No changes for 2nd half
We restart. Let’s hope for a few more
Has everyone gone to the pub?
yeah – 1 min added with 3 checks – ‘rules’ applied to celtic , decisions are made based on context only.
Have to be impressed with BBC first half summary – “deflected Hatate shot flies into the net after shocking clearance; Kyogo then nets first-half double”
Comedy gold
Kyogo down fouled and no action from Clancy
Maeda leaving defenders in slipstream
UNCLE JIMMY – Did you get the PPV working ok?
SJ cross held by Hart
4 nil onside
Ridiculous flag
Whatever happened to keeping flag down and letting VAR sort it?
Not even close to offside
Pathetic process
Not offside for a second. VAR overrules linesman who flagged after the goal.
3 mins to confirm 4th goal.
HATATE Offside. What a move VaR
VAR taking ages
GOAL GIVEN
Yesss