After a solid, if not unapproachable, home win last week, expectations are high that Celtic will qualify for the next round of the Champions League qualifiers in some comfort tonight. Beyond the result, the area of most interest is the increase in sharpness, particularly in front of goal.
A week is a long time in preseason. The players will be rested after the first leg and have had more conditioning sessions before leaving for Iceland. Pay attention to any changes in formation. Ronny slipped into a 4-4-2 briefly early in the second half last week. I expect him to experiment a bit like this tonight.
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Blantyretim.
Thanks for the time that the games on.
Griffiths not starting
Ok that’s it
Ronny out ☺
8:15 pm kick offs are the norm in Iceland. More light an all.
The equivalent to the ole 5 pm CL games in Russia.
Strong team all the same
Tempted by 11/4 for celtic – 2 or first half celtic – 1 at 7 / 2
Oldtim
Not sure if he is in blane valley or not
Hard shift for you today then
can’t see it on Setanta………………
………it’s wireless for me then….
Evening all
Not altogether surprised Cftci instead of Griffiths though I cannot say I am that thrilled by it as I need a lot of convincing that NC has will bring much to the team.
Sensible display of the type we have produced a dozen times in 2015 we’ll be fine.
Jimbo67
T.E.T.
Sincerely hope Tom Rogic “makes it”
A Willie Wallace pick,I think.
It would really raise the profile of Celtic in OZ……………..currently swamped by English teams including Liverpool who`re getting lots of publicity here.
It should be Celtic.Oz is made for Celtic.
Not happy with Charlie Mulgrew for Izzy. OK with rest of team. Would have been kust as happy for Griffith’s to have started.
Surprised and disappointed that RD decides to relegate Emilio Izzaguire to the bench, mainly because Charlie Mulgrew hasn’t done enough since returning from injury to displace him, at left back, and hasn’t really played there for years.
Not surprised Nadir Ciftci gets the nod and RD is using him, to keep Leigh Griffiths like a coiled spring in reserve.
Opinions csc
Feel sorry for Griffiths.
Score a hatrick and yer dropped!
themaestro72
Makes sense to me. I like Izzy…but…and
Darnell has been doing fine at right back but his lack of height and positional discipline led to the first Eibar penalty.
Not the first team to exploit our shorter stature fullbacks.
Mulgrew and Lustig – Tall Fullbacks Union
I would have preferred Griffiths up front too. He was superb midweek.
Weekend even
I see glib has proven to be true to form …… he is worse than Greengo and agent Whyte put together ….TICK TOCK
Griff.
Squad rotation?
Ciftci needs games and can only play them in Europe.
That may be the logic.
Is the game on shortbread, online version?
Says it starts at 19:35 but when you click it comes up
“This programme will be available shortly after broadcast”.
confused.com
Big Ciftci will hopefully vindicate that decision!
Nothing on Celtic TV yet…
Anyone getting a picture yet?
Was there not some issue about izzy apparently being unsettled or RD unhappy with him or such like – to the extent RD was looking for a LB?
Agree that in normal scheme of things Mulgrew has not done enough to warrant automatic selection but accept idea of height across the back against this team.
I know I am not ronny s biggest fan but
Goalscorers are all about confidence
Griffiths gets a hat trick and is dropped. He was also our best striker in the last few months of the season. It’s a truly bizarre decision.
Maybe this will prove to be the nadir of ronnys fledgling management career
Who knows
Blantyretim.
Not to hard,I think the hardest work will be taking of the old cement from the bricks,my problem is getting the tools to take it off,Cement will be hard as it’s been fired a few times.
So are we all agreed about Griffiths
Grand
All together now
Ronny out
SKY eh? What are they like?
In this instance I believe its an acronym for…
Selling Kings Yarns
Going for Ronny fav score 2-0!
I’d have preferred Izzy to be in at left back and Griffiths to be starting.
Opinions eh…
Wits, almore and Cloghercelt hotel booked for 2016 in D4. Cheers for everything bhoys owe you all a drink when we get over.
4-0 to the hoops tonight GMS first goal.
HH
KTF
Utlr
Evening everyone. We could play old Stephane Bonnes upfront tonight and still win. A win should be the minimum.
leftclicktic
19:11 on
22 July, 2015
Goooooood evening voguepunter
How did Mrs Roy Croppie ,manage being the Rose among the thorns the other night?, fine looking thorns I may add :)))))
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Lefty ye know we are all well behaved :Op
squire danaher…
Last Emilio said was that he wanted to stay for another 5 years before going back home to Honduras
Still couldn’t care less about Rangers.
Mighty tim
What’s the name of the place you booked
Izzy had a shocker last week. He put a brilliant cross in last week… into our own box!
I love izzy but it might do us good.
While strikers thrive on confidence Ronny is the manager and we have to respect his decision he must feel tonight it is best to start with Cifti and only time will tell if it is a good decision or not.H.H.
oldtim
a master of the grill, have a look- builds his own grills and creates his own charcoal
http://asadoretxebarri.com/en/
new article posted.
The first time RD dropped Emilio Izaguire and preferred Charlie Mulgrew, Legia Warsaw won 4-1 – Chico had a mare.
Just saying like csc
Hi ho
Strong looking side great height in the back four. I reckon Cifti gets the nod to bring his match sharpness up to scratch for bigger things ahead. Leigh will be on no doubt.