Juventus’ closest journalist gave their fans a preview of what The Old Lady can expect next week. Apparently, Juve were lucky drawing Celtic, who are not the same as the team who beat them 4-3 11 seasons ago (but didn’t qualify for the knock out stage).
The outcome of the second leg is a formality, but Celtic Park has them spooked:
“Juventus got a benign [Champions League] draw, even lucky.
“The Bhoys are not the same team who beat Juventus 4-3 a few years ago. They have a few gems, like [Tony] Watt, but bet everything on physical and dead-ball football. Celtic Park is absolutely extraordinary, it goes beyond what you can write, read or tell. What you see on television is not even the smallest part of what you endure in the flesh, 60,000 people do not offend you but make you know you are in the enemy camp.
“The Park is one of the most influential and dangerous stages in the world. It has everything to challenge you, to induce the classic ‘bad day’, to give you stomach cramps and the need to get out as soon as possible. The fact Celtic beat Barcelona there was not random.
“Common sense suggests Celtic cannot beat Barcelona but football said different. They did with merit, playing beyond their means and with a little luck. This is what Juventus will need to be wary of.
“Antonio Conte will hammer into his players not to underestimate their opponents, but for once it is not the team, it’s the stadium the need to worry about.
“Forget folklore images of children wearing green and white scarves, or of fans coming out of Scottish pubs and going to the game by finishing a beer and ordering another. Don’t let the chorus of ‘You’ll never walk alone’ charm you if you have not heard it with your own ears. To watch from your HD TV is one thing, be there for 90 minutes, start to finish, ever if you’re winning, is different.
“Celtic are different than usual teams. Juventus fans, if they behave the way they should and live this adventure the right way, will have a great experience. The Juventus Stadium can be a bit like Celtic Park. We Italians miss their culture, their history, their being able to accept any defeat and celebrate every possible outcome, accepting any opponent. Their team will be sacred of Juventus but their stadium and fans will not say the same thing.”
We’ll play our part on Tuesday but I am sure Neil Lennon and his players will be pleased to hear they are considered something of a sideshow. The victory over Barcelona was a magnificent but it was achieved as a result of a tactical master-plan, nothing less. It’s the men in green and white hoops Juve need to watch.
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Baird’s Bar closed?
http://europeanexaminer.co.uk/ee/index.php/2-uncategorised/145-closure-of-famous-celtic-bairds-bar-as-it-becomes-infamous
Goldstar
What a nonsense statement….the quality of the Hun is of a lower SFL team
They don’t have a single player of good quality
Green really irritates me at times…gobshite
Good Afternoon Timland.
Horse meat in beefburgers and lasagne,
I find it ironic………………..all the horse’s I bet on
run like cow’s.
Sad about Bairds!!! Many a happy memory of that place, including the night of the boycott game when I, like many others, just wanted to be as close as possible, even if we weren’t actually going in to the ground.
Juve refuse to play first leg at Celtic Park if Baird’s is not allowed to reopen immediately.
“Why would Wigan and Southampton want Rangers to come? We’d come in and
they would get relegated and lose a pile of money.
Oh dear Charlie – it’s a bit of a step up from Montrose you know.
If Juve go to train at Munnky Park, they’d better keep their wallets locked up.
Chawlls is one desperate desperado.
Asonofdan
We get half of the Huns gate …the BS just flows from this tool …
Never been a fan of Bairds. Sarry heed for me.
“You only have to look at Celtic’s league attendance. The most successful team in Scotland today is Celtic, yet for a home league game they can’t get half of what we are getting. Something is not right and it needs fixing. But to do it in the middle of the season is wrong.”
you shure charlie ??you shoor yir shoor.
Glasstwothirdsfull
And….they couldn’t beat them at home :-))
Strange one about Bairds, whats this about Crime and Disorder?. I was looking forward to visiting next Tues.
….pfayr
He lives in a made up fantasy world, created to screw the zombies for every last penny.
corkcelt
Been the subject of some aggresive policing, they have wantrd it closed for a while.
Welcome to Salmondland…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it28v1ivw4w
Safe standing is the way forward. We will all be Wim Jansen again, those that want to.
I found it amazing watching the whole Spartak game standing up, it really hooked my Son and his big Bro and wee Bro.
Dermot, you have to get Standing areas all around the ground, it really added so much more to the CL experience, if it really needed it.
I’d reckon we could get 2 people in for every seat, in a safe environment.
The team on the J Park is the most important thing and the more homegrown Bhoys, and that is where Jim M’c is coming in.
It is indeed all very GOOD.
Greengob must be on medication, the zoomer has no connection to reality, jumping around like a cat oan a hoat brick, talking keech where ever he goes, PL must be laughin’ his heid off at this clown..
No surprise if Baird’s has closed.
An absolute dump of a place.
Far better Celtic pubs throughout the city.
Juventus training at Murray Park will be like signing a new player
Mark Hateley
sixtaeseven – 4 fouls 4 cards & penalty, a day in the life
17:03 on 8 February, 2013
‘Fray Bentos at Muuray Park,’
Unlikely.
The original Fray Bentos was a Jesuit priest.
They named a town after him, and the company took its name from the town.
bournesouprecipe
17:01 on 8 February, 2013
SSN……….. Peter Lawell asks Elgin if they want to use Lennoxtown
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uSTOHa4Im4
Not the best DJ but… ;))
Wee reminder Glasgow Celtic have a game at Inverness tomorrow whit the FxxK does it matter whats happening down Govan way
Anyway seen a lot of nonsense being spouted on here and by Fudrick Lawrie on RC last night regarding the probability and hope that Neil Lennon will field a shadow team tomorrow and thus save his more esteemed performers for Tuesday night. Well if the intention of the manager is not to field his best starting 11 he should apologise and inform us beforehand .
The fielding of a weakened team tomorrow may appease the once in a blue moon brigade attending on tuesday night and the other 25,000 who have been absent for the majority of the games this season but it is a slap in the face for the regular couple of thousand travelling up there tomorrow after spending hard earned money expecting to see Celtic field their best starting 11
TMWTL @ 17:30
What you mean is that it’s not on the CQN wine bar list
Oh ho Stand by your beds!! Attenshun!!
mickbhoy1888
17:38 on 8 February, 2013
The kids coming through are very good. You are rantin and raving without any real foundation.
Quite interesting that despite the STV headline their story actually exposes ole Chortles as the liar, that he is.
Rangers offering Juventus the use of Murray park. is a pathetic attempt to hang on to our coat tails. At least one top division side will train there this year.
Mmmm..
Roll on Tuesday COYBIG:
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bournesouprecipe
13:47 on 8 February, 2013
Thirty years ago today Shergar disappeared.
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I understand police are reopening the case to examine the until now unpublished ransom note that has puzzled them for years. It goes.
We know who we are
And we’re off with Shergar
We left on a bus
Now try and find us.
Auldheid
It widnae surprise me if it is indeed Shergar that has been fed to the gullible public.
mickbhoy1888
I take it those same lads will either not be at CP v Juve or not want the best team played that night?
I had the pleasure of a surprise meeting with an old teammate today.
Two hours flew by, great craic etc.
Wee Andy is a lifelong Rangers fan.
EC67
The Finns, Swedes, Russians, Portuguese and the Spanish were confident of seeing off those Celtic nobodies from the Champions League and they are still wondering what went wrong. The spagetti guslers also believe it’s going to be another easy day at the office which of course suits us just fine. Nothing quite excedes the arrogance of these continental lotharios.
mickbhoy1888
Game will take care of itself, I am enjoying my Friday night ridiculing Sevco.
Regarding Juventus using Murray/Davy Cooper/Moses McNeil/ park, when the huns find out that Juve travel with the club priest and they will have to set up a room for him at the tumbledown training facility he will also bless the training facilities before the team start any training session, so well done with that offer
Dead and Loving it
Oh I do hope that’s true!!!
dead and loving it
18:06 on
8 February, 2013
I forgot about that. It’s probably not going to happen, or are they just waiting on the paperwork?
Now that Sevco have shown their true colours to rest of Scotland. Beating Juve on Tuesday will be double the joy.