Few Celtic players have glided through four seasons with scarcely a critical comment directed his way but Adam Matthews can make this claim. I didn’t expect him to make it as a first team player as a 19-year-old when he arrived from Cardiff City, but he so comprehensively made the position his own, you’ll struggle to name the two right backs at the club when Adam arrived………….?
The limiting factor in his Celtic career arrived in the form of a tall Swede. Mikael Lustig has had plenty of injury problems but when fit, he’s first choice, with Adam playing backup.
Adam’s most memorable performance came against Barcelona in that game. With Lustig at right back and Emilio Izaguirre unavailable, Adam was asked to play left back. Tony Watt and Victor grabbed the headlines that night but Adam’s performance was remarkable.
He didn’t miss an angle all night, no matter how fast Barca pinged the ball, Adam was there. We faced so many balls on the wing that night but the discipline in defence was remarkable. He was clearly asked to give the Barca players space outside the box and drop to the 18 yard line, I remember yelling “Close him down” all night, but Neil Lennon had done his homework, the tactics were sound. That game is recalled so often, for so many great reasons, but while the tactical discipline deployed was not as sexy as the goals or the atmosphere, it was genuinely world class. We analyse games through different perspectives: when Celtic win like that all you hear about is the atmosphere, but if a German team had won that way, UK pundits would wax lyrical about their discipline. Adam was a big part of that success, and if he goes to Sunderland, he’ll flourish.
Those two right backs were Mark Wilson and shampoo hero Cha Du-Ri, b.t.w. But you knew that anyway, didn’t you? If you can remember the left back we signed that summer you’re doing very well. So many miss the target for every Adam Matthews.
Well done to Celtic, who have improved the look of two stadiums this week.
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Livibhoy
Lovely words .
Thanks for sharing them.
HH
On the news that elbows is going back to sevco in a training role – we have a sneak preview of his training video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=inJncwwQDcU
SydneyTim
08:45 on
4 July, 2015
if someone had said to me we could swap Adam Mathews for Ciftci I would have bit their hand off
Adam has played very little in last 12 months and we need to add to striker squad
But we need a proven goal scorer
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Syd.
Ciftci?
This may come back to haunt you.
And used in evidence against you.
:-)
Border Detail stood down in Corcaigh.
Drookit.
The Column are confined to barracks.
5BigCupsaTea CSC
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD
Got over an inch of rain in an hour about 1am onwards in Swindon. And I was working in it!
Cracking thunderstorm too. But should be fine for the game.
Hope you all remember it’s a 1230 ko.
Rain pelting down in G72 as the Hun monkeys march along main st .. I think the tune they were playing was ” the splash “
MACJAY
Agreed,mate. His scoring ratio doesn’t strike me as good enough for SYDNEYTIM.
Ciftci had scored one league goal before joining United. Makes Bangura look prolific.
Sent e-mail to ACGR and got a postmaster reply with an ‘unknown’ attachment format.
Can’t get it to work. Anyone?
Ps tried a couple of zip extractors to no avail. ( That sounds a bit rude:-)
Tbj- the splash….quality mate :-)
Used to be a fan of Adam Matthews but he never regained any type of form since that wee bassa lasley dislocated his shoulder at Celtic park
Good luck with the little general
MACJAY
Hope you’re enjoying your family day.
And a big HAIL HAIL to yer Bhoy…
Morning all
Each Greek owes €30000 I gather. Perhsps somebody could arrange to send a bill to each Greek wuth BIC and IBAN details so thst they csn settle up and thid silly bother can be over.
VIZLETTERBOCKSCC
Jimbo67
Burgas Hoops
I suffer atrial fibrillation. First strong attack in December last year. Now, when these attacks come very often, my heart settled at 45 bpm, sometimes going even below 40bpm. Big difference in efficiency between 70 bps and 45, and big change for the man who used to ride the bicicle regulaly etc. Thanks God I have excellent doctors in one of the best hospitals in Warsaw. I will have aditional treatment these weeks and operation in four weeks.
I tell you the story becouse my symptoms were similar to angina pectoris.
ARTOFWAR
Mailed you. Click on the addy provided.
Greek debt would make your hair curl!
Affrodite csc
AOW
I love it … Love it … Love it when the rain chucks it down on billy not so smarts travelling circus
TBJ
They should try marching along that road in Cambuslang wi the wobbly white lines. That’ll confuse them!
Bankiebhoy. . Pure class
May the heavens pish Doon on them once more.
Soaking sashes … throw them some soap
Boaby, you should bail the Greeks out instead of me all the time!
Thanks buddy :-)
Matthews seems to avoid stick because of the Barca game, a bit like Neil Lennon.
Pity Matthews didn’t play that kind of game more often. His positioning last season was woeful and his tacking was weak. He is no loss.
Saint stivs
:)
Cheers!
Tbj- loving it myself. The great unwashed are getting a hosing fae head to toe! Haw haw haw!!
ARTOFWAR
Haha,nae bother,my pleasure.
Doubt there’s a rush,he has nearly two million left. Though he told me this morning that his plan is to lure us in wi a freebie then charge a tenner.
Sound business heid,that yin.
AOW
Not sure where their ” parade ” ends this year but I’m sure they will enjoy sitting on the muddy grass watching them fight amongst themselves .
The scum walk through cambuslang every Saturday from now until September
are the dobs oot in Lanarkshire? just about tae head oot tae Hamilton
TBJ…
Was it not the monster sash!
Mr Z- hope your recovery is going well mate.
You’ve not had it easy these last few years. I think stress is a high contributing factor to physical ailments.
You coming over this season? BMCUW has a wee do on the 10/10th!
Big up for the 4th of July .
Scorchio – way down south..
One of my first dates with the future Mrs S of T was on the 4th of July 1976 –
The Ramones supporting The Flamin ‘ Groovies at the London Roundhouse .One of my all time favourite gigs.
Shake Some Action CSC – way down south.
Lying in the sun laughing at the zombies walking in a thunderstorm and playing the splash, sheer quality,
Good luck to the Celts today, wont get to see it in Turkey so please keep the updates coming
Kittoch
Not long until the real football starts now. Good job there is plenty of comedy to keep us going … a three year plan? That’s a good one.
TBJ…
It’s the glasgow green, the cockeyed hun in work isn’t too happy about the restrictions put upon thems.
Ban the bassas.
They’re up to their knees inconvenient flood.
Morning bhoys and ghirls. 28 years ago today me and Mrs Mighty Tim got hitched in St Gregory’s doon the valley in Maryhill. 4th of July is officially giving up your independence day.
HH
KTF
Utlr
Just thinking about the wisdom of a three year plan.
Year one, Assemble a squad with a new manager that wins the championship at the first attempt.
Year two. Develop and improve the squad to beat everyone but celtic to finish second
Year three, keep hold of all your millions of pounds worth of stars, develop further and beat celtic to the title and then win through three qualifying rounds to get into champions league.
Sounds difficult enough even with the help of the men in black.
I’ll watch with hilarity
Macjay and bobby
At present our strikers are Griffiths and the rubber plant in the foyer ( or stokes and stephonivic). We need to add to the bench
I would rather have Citci on the bench than Mathews in the stand
Strikergate from PL and JP has to come to an end We need two goal scorers in the first 11 and citci is not one of them
But as a squad player ok
We must remember tho we sold hooper and with the cash bought Balde and the slowest player in the Shalke squad ( pukki )
Lawell must go along with park
MIGHTYTIM
And they said it wouldn’t last…
HAPPY HOOOOOPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!
Tbj- used to hear them in Knightswood…not anymore.
All I can hear is a police helicopter miles away.
“Right Mason, get your sash oan wur gonna be late.”
“But stepda’, it’s pishing doon!”
“Wee bit oh rain wilnae harm ye.”
“Can I not just play my x-box?”
“Naw. Get yir arse in gear and shift. Yir sister Willemina is in the car already.”
“But da…”
“No buts….where’s my Union J*ck brolly? Wee bit o’ rains not gonna stop this proud Orangeman!”
I’m guessing the above happened all over WoS today. It’ll stop with the kids in time. Here’s hoping.
SYDNEYTIM
Agree with pretty much the rest of your post. But not Ciftci.
Of course,if he signs for us I hope he proves me wrong.