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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ernie lynch
I had a summer job as a milkman in the late 70s. Harry McShane lived in Drumoyne and was one of my customers. Lovely man. Old school socialist, allied then to the SWP. Is that an indication of your politics?
2 1 tonight and a sore throat on Wednesday morning.
Sitting in England, watching the independence debate and staying pretty impartial.
I think wee minger has called it correctly – the devolution vote gives us the recent historical precedent where an initial “no” vote becomes a “yes” at the second time of asking. The very fact that circumstances occur that raise the question for a second time pretty much determines that the answer must be “yes” second time around.
The only question is how long will it take for a second bite at the cherry – 5 years, 10 years or a generation? I suspect that the “yes” campaign will be quickly revitalised if and when we see Boris Johnson getting the keys to 10 Downing Street.
In fact, if that happens, I might be inclined to move back north of the border ans start the next “yes” campaign myself…
Actually
If Celtic do Legia proceed tomorrow it proves a few things about the board
They are never prepared for CL qualification after 10 years and are only interested in EPL bonanzas
They are willing to take “a few chances” despite the CL elimination risks …. See Legia Warsaw
In retrospect if Celtic to proceed to CL group stage and concede 14 how much worse is 20 ? No too bad of you’re on a bonus…. However the players the manager and the fans can go fck themselves
ger57
00:26 on 26 August, 2014
ernie lynch
I had a summer job as a milkman in the late 70s. Harry McShane lived in Drumoyne and was one of my customers. Lovely man. Old school socialist, allied then to the SWP. Is that an indication of your politics?
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SWP is for YES.
You heard it here first
Second
Third
Umpteenth time
COYBIG
HH
‘GG,
I know the Green Brigade urney everyones cup of tea, but by God they get the place rocking. They would be my first pick on the team sheet.
Hail Hail.
News filtering in that we are attempting to hijack Dynamo Kievs transfer of Lukasz Teodorczyk from Lech Poznan?
Anyone else?
Heard he’s had medical… but hasn’t signed yet due to our interest?
SWP?
Hahahahahahahahhahahahhahahahaaa.
You guys are a hoot.
paulantony
If he’s holding out for tomorrow night’s result he can take a long walk off a short plank.
iki
00:10 on
26 August, 2014
Ernie
Maybe I have misjudged you but I have always thought of you has Labour but a bit left of Labour.
Given that you are given to lump all yes voters as nat / SNP, what are your political affiliations.
My guess is
Communist party of GB.
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Ernesto (che guevara) Lynch.
Ernie
I’d like to think I fall into the category of what Harry McShane described as humane Marxists.
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CP or Labour?
Go on, answer the question.
Do you remember waking up to another Thatcher Tory government?
Vote YES and that sickening feeling will never happen to Scots again.
syd negakev
2-1 will be too much to bare for this bear.
I’d need to walk away from the TV.
My blood pressure would soar.
margaret mcgill
00:30 on 26 August, 2014
Actually
If Celtic do Legia proceed tomorrow it proves a few things about the board
They are never prepared for CL qualification after 10 years and are only interested in EPL bonanzas
They are willing to take “a few chances” despite the CL elimination risks …. See Legia Warsaw
In retrospect if Celtic to proceed to CL group stage and concede 14 how much worse is 20 ? No too bad of you’re on a bonus…. However the players the manager and the fans can go fck themselves
Can you maybe repost that in proper English.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
This is for those erudite or old enough to remember the billy Connolly joke when you showed up uninvited to a party and someone else sung your song. You had nae choice but to leave. Sept 19th here we go
Away to ma cot now. Pissed off wi the supposed Celtic Supporters. Bet they are not there tonight. COYBIG. Night.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar
I really like that.
Maybe we can ask the wee man to put in a word for us tomorrow?
weefrathetim
00:48 on 26 August, 2014
Away to ma cot now. Pissed off wi the supposed Celtic Supporters. Bet they are not there tonight.
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To whom you refer I know not but I will be there as always.
iki
Certainly not you. Read back. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
weefrathetim
00:53 on 26 August, 2014
iki
Certainly not you. Read back. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
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Okay, will do.
Good night.
weefrathetim
00:46 on 26 August, 2014
Naw
Choke on it
weeframetim
00:46 on 26 August, 2014
Ah it’s the Legia word that got you
Nae worries pal!
Fidel`s comrade.
http://www.irlandeses.org/rohan.htm
margaret mcgill
00:59 on 26 August, 2014
weeframetim
00:46 on 26 August, 2014
Ah it’s the Legia word that got you
Nae worries pal!
Hey, don’t ever call me yer pal. I hold no acquaintance with any hun. Goodnight and enjoy the championship hen.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
weeframetim
01:09 on 26 August, 2014
Ok hen palomine lotion of kojoisms despair the conundrums
See ya!
margaret mcgilll
That describes you perfectly. Away back to your beloved FF and gie us piece. Final word to you. Night. COYBIG. Bet that riles ye. :-))))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Macjay dismay
Haven’t you already dismissed Eenesto Guevera as a commie looser?
It was either you kojo or TSD?
Can’t tell you apart
Sorry
weefrathetim
01:18 on 26 August, 2014
margaret mcgilll
What happened to open to all?
Vocabulary maybe ?
You need to attend Scottsh catholic schools !
is there a game tomorrow?
overseasbhoy
01:24 on 26 August, 2014
Apparently Celtic have rested their first team crackeroos an took a gubbin for the European maestros of marrybore the tits aff ye ramorra
So they say
Ok the CQN banter and erudite repartee is too overwhelming
Back Thursday
Maggie
Do you even have any interest in Celtic or do you just get your kicks out of your “intentlectual” put downs ?
Margaret McGill
01:21 on 26 August, 2014
Macjay dismay
Haven’t you already dismissed Eenesto Guevera as a commie looser?
It was either you kojo or TSD?
Can’t tell you apart
Sorry
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It was me, maggy darling, who dismissed Che as a pee his pants commy loser. I don’t deny it.
Truth hurts.
c ya
Sometimes you just need to chuckle.
From the Scotsman, so it must be true
ALLY McCoist wants to postpone Rangers’ Petrofac Training Cup quarter-final against East Fife on 6 September as a result of international call-ups – and has also championed a Scotland return for striker Kris Boyd.
Nurse nurse.
chris torey
01:47 on 26 August, 2014
Sokay I understand
Schizophrenia is a terrible affliction
Socrates Voltaire a et al are all very well but sometimes Canary Wharf gets more attention