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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Good luck celtic 3 points please
COYBIG
Saints cross blocked by Starfelt
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No live updates?
Seems fairly quiet. Perhaps those not at the game are getting some shopping in!
Good luck to both groups
Mooy wins corner on left. Didn’t think he had that pace
GT wins another corner
Away kit at home. Nonsense
Does anyone have a livestream link ? Hesgoal seems to have gone awol.
Another corner as Maeda chased a chip
Goal? Headed over line. Where’s VAR
Not given
Looked over line. Kyogo maintains it was. VAR once again favours opposition
Ball looked well over the line. Surprise, surprise.
Kyogo header, keeper punches clear off line
Says VAR
ORiley past post. After move down left. With Calum central
Or those who operate it
2 sitters missed already.
O’Riley wide. Poor finish, should have scored
Looks like we have the VAR version that refuses to give us decisions
Matt needs to be more clinical.
VAR 1690?
A criminal miss from O’Riley.
FK SJ Headed wide.
Big Packy?
Yup,………
( nugget!)
HH
Why are we not wearing the hoops today?
SJ given a fallen over fk
Hatate !!!!
bheaver
Yeah. Stripes vs stripes
Hate! Yass!!
Mooy gets a yellow for a pull back. Let’s see if Clancy is consistent
Bbc scotland in tears now we have scored!
Hatate even,. Spell checker grrr.
A great strike deflected in. 1-0
Lovely flowing goal.
Silly booking for Mooy. He would need to be careful as MIB will look to give him a red.
yeeeees