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.
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Red card
VAR, the orange mans friend….
RED. This is music hall stuff.
The_huddle
Pray share where in the rules it states that?
That’s a red though why take so long
I am not surprised, feet way too high when you know keeper is coming for it.
As I said earlier VAR 1690 version
FT
We stopped playing after 60 minutes
Lovely cross by Calmac but no one running onto it.
Much better and 6 or 7 wouldn’t have been unfair
GG has no touch at all.
well done celtic ; 3points, 4 goals.
GG almost in
Abada should have buried chance just before FT.
All over.
Celtic’s fould count is 12 – which is sort of average
What puzzles me is that a team like St J, being conclusively defeated, only commit 4 fouls ?
4 goals..3 points 2 goalscorers 1 against.Fine display from champions.
VARy strange decisions.
Abada shoots over after great touch by Hatate
FT 4-1
Hatate starred filling in a RB.
Job done by us and VAR, again.
Being referreed and VAR applied differently to Celtic from every other club, Nicholson get off your arse and nail the SFA
the thing about var is that the officials can apply the rules when it suits!!!
Ange gives his jumper to a female fan
Big Ange gives his jumper away.
3 times as many fouls as St. Johnstone, 2 yellow cards and 1 red, we are a dirty team aren’t we?
Or is it the slightest infringement is punished whereas other teams get loads of free hits. Case in point Haksabanovic fouled twice in a row, no foul given.
Clancy knows his place alright
“Violent conduct” – nope
“Serious foul play” – nope.
Guy raised his foot to kick the ball and caught the keeper.
Yellow card
9 points and 19 goals to the better.
Well done Celtic. VAR got things correct today. Takes way too much time though. Designed to break our flow. With regards to the red card. If that that been Morelos on Hart what would most of us be saying……
Ange sold the jersey……..????
:)
9 points and 19 goals clear. As good as 10 points.
On to Easter Road
Reo Hatate being interviewed
Excellent performance, we’ve got our mojo back, although St Johnston helped by having a go from the start.
Great all over the park, particularly Hatate and Mooy.
We’ve not missed Jura at all, in fact our best performance for a long time without Abada, JJ and GG in the starting line up.
Back to Basics…had that been Lundstram on Joe Hart, you would have been happy with a yellow card?
Hart’s parry to Wright was a gift.
THE_HUDDLE on 24TH DECEMBER 2022 2:25 PM
Clear red to be fair, can’t kick someone in the face even by accident
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Unless its lundstram in a Europa League final..?
Ange interview. Maybe needs an interpreter as well
Ange smiling in interview, full of praise for team. Says Reo has set a high bar for other fullbacks 😂
Well done Celtic – Reo, take a bow