While Maribor were clearly second best at home to Celtic last week they remain a potent threat to our season. You can be sure they’ve watched every minute of every game Celtic have played this season and will have dissected each defensive lapse. Our acknowledged weaknesses – primarily a defence which has yet to find cohesion – will be well-known to each of them.
The vast acreage of Celtic Park should suit the mobile, pressing, game Ronny Deila has brought to our play. It will be difficult for Maribor to cover all defensive zones, so with Celtic certain to play without a target-man, I expect the visitors to concede territory on the wings, defend their penalty area and force Celtic to play through them.
We will inevitably leave space at the back, in particular down the wings. How attentive we deal with this risk could determine the outcome of the tie.
Maribor’s schedule since facing Celtic on Wednesday suggests their biggest challenge will be to maintain energy levels late in the game. Thursday will have been a rest day, only light training would have taken place Friday and the bulk of the first team had a league game on Saturday evening. Yesterday would be another rest day, and they will travel today before a light job on Celtic Park this evening.
By contrast, the bulk of those who will start for Celtic tomorrow will have had normal preparatory training Friday, Saturday, Sunday, with some light work tomorrow. Those who made substitute appearances on Saturday will not have made a significant debit on energy levels.
We need to keep the ball moving early on, curtail rest times and have Maribor accessing their reserve tanks as early as possible.
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leftclickt
Are you remembering my older daughter is a doctor in WG? She loves the hospital. This is her second time there since graduating in 2011. I’m sure your mum has been in good hands.
TallyBhoy
Hey..Paisano..??
Bene, Grazie,Mio Amico..
Ah am Tip Top .
n. Yersel?
Hmmmmmmmm It seems that Ma Info oan the Serbs scoring Record is
well.. Sorta.. No Right?
Hmmmmmmmmmm..
Well.. Ah wull Be delighted if it is…
We wull see..
He wull be here soon..
Nice Chatting,palomine.. as evah..
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
Beatbhoy@15.42
That Sopranos episode you refer to is brilliant. That’s the one were Christoper as a result of a misunderstanding thinks that the Eastern European special forces guy is an interior designer.
Honestlyyouhadtoseeitcsc
Go on the hoops. A proud and unbroken history. Remember what Fergus said it would have been humiliating for Celtic not to pay their debts and go into liquidation.
At least pay the face painters.
Kojo
Glad yer well.
Nay, molto glad!
Dinner time!
HH!!
I really must stop reading CQN from the latest page backwards to the start. It makes nae sense……
Weefra is getting younger
Tony D must be psychic..he told JJ what time he’d be in the pub before he was asked
Auldhabitsdiehard csc
Murdochbhoy 18:22
Thanks mate.a true genuis.p.greene
HH
JamesGang –
Great news about your mother. Long may she continue on the road to recovery.
Weefratim & Bawsman –
Happy birthday bhoys.
My dear,dear,dear,friend… The Singing Detective
Hiya.. Palomine..
Glad tae Greet Ye. as usual..
So.. Ye hiv a Gripe wit Ma Selection..?
No Sweat..
Ah am No Perfect..
Ah am jist like Mary Poppins..
“PRACTICALLY, PERFECT ,”
So.. mebbe, Charley, wid dae..
But..
No at the Expense of Drapping..well. ANYBUDDY ELSE
So. ye Kin See..
that THIS . presents a Problem..don’t ye?
Na Izzy,is Ma Main Man. We need his aggressive runs doon the wing..
Landsakes.. if Izzy disnae Play..
Who Wull Be daeing That . sorta things..?
Anyway.. like Ah said.
Ah am No Perfectly , Perfect..
Ah am close. but…
Nice chatting ,Pally.. as evan..
Kojo
Still..Laughin..
Gotta Go ,joe. ,, Though.
Seeya
Kojo
Diego Simeone receives an EIGHT match touchline ban.
HH!!
Guitar rifts? – surely there was no better than Burp Weedon.
Gearoid 98 / Cliftonville Celt, and others,
thanks for the advice re Portrush and trying to watch the Hoops, last week.
You were all correct, golf was awesome, however best to describe the town as “staunch”. No pub was showing the game.
A couple of decent pubs/restaurants at the harbour and not much else to recommend it.
CB
Any of the Sopranos which heavily feature Paulie are excellent like the one where he murders Minnie Mazzarone,was in stitches,what a character.
Justafan – I agree, and not only that, his scoring record has been consistent or improved year on year for the last 4 years, since he was 20 or 21.
This represents a welcome departure from previous striker singing policy where we’ve tried to be a bit too clever and sign a player just before they’ve achieved their scoring spurt (Hooper apart, and I’m not counting Griffiths) and the price naturally gets racheted up.
Balde, Bangura, Pukki all sping to mind.
While this guy isn’t yet as prolific, the last guy we signed with a consistently improving goal record who had met each challenge at increasing levels was Hooper, and that didn’t end too badly.
Jamesgang
Great news about your mum.
Bawsman
Happy birthday.
Weefra
Wished you a happy birthday this morning – but happy birthday again!
HH!!
Murray 2-0 up
borgo67
Thanks again. I usually park in streets off Gallogate but I always worry about my car when at the game and it spoils it a bit. Then there’s the traffic! I’ll have another think about it.
Real Madrid game just starting now ….. Then Man City …. THEN THE BIG ONE TOMORROW NIGHT …. :)
tallybhoy
Seen it this morning, thanks once again. Just luv this place. :-)))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
eddieinkirkmichael
17:59 on 25 August, 2014
hebcelt
16:36 on 25 August, 2014
Apologies mate just done some research and found out section 111 was disbanded and all in those seats were given chance of sitting elsewhere in stadia, so no one was banned.
‘Sopranos’ for me!
…but I’m biased.
Among my favourite films are ‘The Godfather’, ‘Godfather II’, ‘Goodfellas’, ‘Casino’…
HH!!
cosanostraCSC
Chippybhoy
Just concerned for any of your Bhoys welfare drinking in that neck of the woods and cheering on the Tic.Port rush course unbelievable though, I suppose the town has to have something to commend it. A hateful place. Course being looked at to host British Open think 2018.
HH Chippy
Ps Chippy
Best to describe the town as fetid.
ElDiegoBhoy
The doctors and nurses are fantastic it’s the patient transport coordination that needs looked at, my mam(78) has been sitting in a wheelchair after anesthetic since 3:30pm waiting to be brought home, we were promised after similar incident 3 months ago it would never happen again.
Again her medical care cant be faulted and no doubt the P.T. coordinator is fighting all sorts of cuts and circumstances so we try not to let it get personal.
Time to walk the dog
Till later all
Ps
Will be in my mams goobooks again she is 79 Shhhhhhh
Tally
Check out Lillehammer if youve not seen it.
Goodbooks :((((
chippybhoy
18:54 on 25 August, 2014
You should have went into ballycastle or carnlough mate great wee towns with cracking bars – loads of Tim’s too
Portrush is a horrible wee Orange hole !!!
See not one Unionist politician attended Albert Reynolds funeral today
Sort of sums up the type of people they are
Obviously not highlighted by the media either
Thankful for his contribution to the peace process RIP
Syd
Re your concern about parking in the Gallowgate.
Reminds me of a story about this guy parking in one of the less salubrious areas around Croke Pk. He was approached by two street urchins asking him for a donation to “mind” his car.
The Guy said that he had a Doberman that would “mind” the car.
“That’s good” responds said ne’er do well “I hope he can put out fires”.
Cowiebhoy was it yourself who is staying in the Rosspark hotel in Kells ?
I’ll be at a wedding there on Friday if your about
gearoid1998
Whooft!
Cliftonville Celt
Stop beating about the bush and say what you really mean.
100% re Albert Reynolds. There is not a shred of decency or humanity in most of them. Always playing to the lowest common denominator.
Orange holes?!
I attended an RC Secondary school in Kilwinning.
Most days were a challenge.
We were never sure if we would be allowed in.
…or allowed to leave!
…but we ALWAYS made it.
HH!!
Lillyhammar was brilliant
pauliewalnutscsc
Kojo,
the serbian kid’s striking record:
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2010 OFK Beograd 16 (1)
2008 → Mladi Radnik (loan) 2 (0)
2009 → Sopot (loan) 11 (4)
2010 → Sampdoria (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011 Club Brugge 4 (0)
2011 → Kortrijk (loan) 8 (1)
2011–2012 Hapoel Acre 31 (12)
2012–2013 Partizan 14 (7)
2013 → Ashdod (loan) 13 (6)
2013–2014 Sporting Gijón 39 (23)
From 2011 he’s had an almost 1 goal every 2 games record which is not bad if he’s only 24 now. Who knows how many of those appearances were from the subs bench? Bit of an unknown but it’s not as if his record is poor.
does anyone know the extent of james forrest injury and how long he will be out for
This made me laugh………
@Renzo_Soprano: Read. Laugh. Retweet. http://t.co/vvjBapo7Lp
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
https://twitter.com/mattmcglone9/status/503666398229712896