Teemu Pukki’s permanent move to Brondby for a reported £500k is good business for a player who never came close to commanding a regular starting place at Celtic. While we did well exiting him from Celtic Park but his arrival two years ago is worthy of review.
He came from Schalke as a 23-year-old, having been at Sevilla as a teenager and scoring slightly better than one in two in Finland. Even his Schalke stats were decent, 8 goals in 7 starts and 30 appearances from the bench, which for a sparingly used young player is around the mark expected. On paper, Teemu looked a good fit for us, so do we have anything to learn?
For a start, being able to score goals in the Bundesliga does not guarantee you will be able to translate this into an even better scoring rate in Scotland. We have made similar mistakes when recruiting strikers from Spain in recent seasons. For all our lack of financial clout, delivering in Scotland is not an easy task.
There is a whole world of potential issues around psychology, motivation and appetite, which I regularly hear cited about players from people in the game. For the most part, I reckon these are excuses to bridge the unexplained gap between expectation and outcome. You get the odd indulgent nutcase, but most players have an overwhelming sense of their need to maximise their commercial value by delivering on the park. I suspect Teemu is no different.
Whatever the reason behind him not fitting at Celtic, the exercise cost us not only the £1.5m net loss on transfer fees, and wages paid, but more importantly the failure to kick on from reaching the last 16 of the Champions League in season 2012-13.
There’s a truth in the game which has stood the test of time: only people who watch a player week-in-week-out know his true value. Schalke fans would have told us things about Teemu which we can tell others about John Guidetti. John will pick up a club keen to exploit his untapped potential. A year from now they will be a little wiser.
Our lesson: scouting is the only important part of recruitment, stats, references and YouTube clips don’t count.
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Quenno…Gordon matheson has flung his Ring ( make of it what you will ) into the Hat( make of it what you will)…Fixed that…
Good evening all.
Just read the last post. No wonder I will be attending CP and giving these wahoos a wide berth. Jeezo. Otherwise, the rest of ye, KTF.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
rwe, we know that and all we can do is keep telling it in public as much as we can.
RWE
We should never forget their deeds, and my children and grandchildren will be told of the Govan cheats till the day I cannae talk.
Since its Friday.
https://youtu.be/Uto9t8k-Flg
Wonder how much coverage our flag day opener against ross co will get in comparison with the chic young derby that opens the championship,
how everyone should feel on friday ….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa2nLEhUcZ0
The last one,last waltz.
https://youtu.be/jPd0EtQ_1Ck
All I’m reading is this celtic target joins this club, this celtic target joins that club…
Is anyone joining us this year?
Hi Mike
If I can’t repay your hospitality from Croatia then I look foward to doing it from Glasgow.
To all CQNers – role out the red carpet for this guy when he comes to Glasgow. A true Celtic man.
hoop hoop hooray
Flag day versus fleg day!!!
HH JamesGang
Pukki and Guidetti ..nice guys ..moderate talent ..good luck to them …just not at Celtic
Evening all.
Australian , Jason Day having serious health issues on the 18th hole at the US Open. Difficult to watch.
Chairboy,
Dont think I`ll be seeking medical advice anytime soon from an alchemist,thank you very much,but there is of course no absolutes in scientific endeavour if they get it wrong they recognise that and react accordingly its why its called theorizing,but alternative medicine does have merit i.e. old wifes tales are usually based on sound natural elements,but the desert dwellers and their followers tended to burn those old dears atop a pile of wood cuttings.
Science of course is not restricted to one subject,and flat earth theories should remain in the Dark Ages, you should try looking at the Hubble photo`s of deep space if you think we`ll be sniggering at 21st century science when comparing Astrology with Astronomy from 2000 years ago!
Your name isnae Petulengro izzit,she used to do a nice tea leaf reading in the Barras,
HH
lennon’s passion
17:44 on
19 June, 2015
Genk have said that they have not yet received any offer or even a firm inquiry from CFC and that they are prepared to wait until someone matches their 3 million Euros (£2.2m) valuation.}
If that is outwith our price range for a striker of his quality,then I think we should be calling on the “Seconds”to throw the towel in.Seen a report from Belgium tonight saying he was deffo off from Genk,and was interested in Celtic.
Jamesgang
Flag day vs flog day
The saints will gie them a beating and wee chic will still be greeting
Wee Jay getting a big award on UTV just now. Brilliant!!
UTV = ulster television….
Hello Jim
We still haven’t booked flights yet (KT has to get the dates confirmed), but it is looking like it will be ireland and glasgow.
Even though she would never say it, I think KT was leaning towards Italy/Croatia (from the pictures, I can see why you love Croatia so much). But for some reason (maybe because this is my 50th bday trip), I was really feeling the emotional pull towards Ireland. But you definitely got the two of us thinking about Croatia, so we will hopefully get to see it sooner rather than later.
I know you seem to travel a bit, so I am hoping that you will be in glasgow when we get over, as it would be great to catch up in person.
Cheers,
MiT
Thankfully Jason Day has managed to finish the hole after collapsing on the 18th fairway. He is now under the care of paramedics & on route for medical assessment. Hope all is ok. Not what you expect to see watching the gowf.
Hopefully someone good at the ole link things can get that up on the site here for all to enjoy.
MiT
The bhoy who’s so clever he has a whole uni named after him……
……………………………….
mit Romney?
H.H.
Lurkin …
that hurt! :)
PolymathsCSC
H.H.
gregory porter singing sam cooke …. does it get much better than this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C8FOloO6PQ
Mike
Send KT to me in Croatia and you go to Glasgow!
That way everyone will be happy.
Powerful stuff from the families of the murdered people in S. Carolina
I feel totally in awe of them.
Forgiveness and love conquer hate.
Mit,
Soz not, i appreciate u luv yer work, but it don’t define u ;-))
H.H.
Tictaewin
Don’t read the SMSM lies.
Is August 1st fixture confirmed?
MIT: look forward to hearing from you.
Watching Selma scanning CQN.
Serious dose of UTLR coursing through my veins.
HH JamesGang
Delanys Dunky: hope to start reading the book on Monday
Hrvatski ….
dont you be giving her any ideas!
she is already threatening to go shopping in Paris when I go to a game in Glasgow! now I might not get to see her at all on this trip! :)
Define…….the law and Labels…….we are all labeled…….can the law work without labels? ;-))
H.H.
AngelGabriel
Watching with sound down listening to Blur new album. Looked serious!
*labelled maybe
H.H.
Roberttressell….Saw The Familys on Tv Tonight…Beyond Belief…Faith They Have is incredible…It Couldnt Be Me…Admire Them…Bless Them..
Almore
You will enjoy a good read. Celtic Legend!