Celtic face Danish runners-up Midtjylland in the Champions League qualification round 2, with the first leg played at Celtic Park five weeks from now. While there is an enormous amount of work for Ange Postecoglou and Dom McKay to turn the current squad into a force to be reckoned with between now and then, this is a decent draw.
Midtjylland disintegrated in May. They won one, drew one and lost two of their final four games to blow the league title by a point. Manager, Bo Henriksen, has been in the Midtjylland job just a week longer than Ange has been Celtic boss, so like us, they are very much a team in transition.
Unlike Sweden, Denmark do not play through the summer. Danish football has a short, seven-week, break from May to July. The new season starts the weekend before Midtjylland travel to Glasgow. On paper, this puts them ahead of us but I doubt that seven-week window allows them to return to training much ahead of Celtic’s return next week.
Having done what looked like the hard work against then Danish champions, Copenhagen, in a Europa League away leg in February last year, Celtic capitulated at home, further exposing some of the wounds that would cost us dearly last season. Copenhagen exited the tournament at the quarterfinal stage, where they lost a one-off tie to Manchester United by a single goal. This was an opportunity a better Celtic team would have made more of.
Lots to do but this is one we should rise to the occasion for.
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GENE on 16TH JUNE 2021 7:45 PM
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Your right, I FORGOT about the Cricket Crowds in Engerlund
Cheers mate.
HH.
Gene
I do, albeit with limited match experience. He does train daily with top players though.
Different mindset down there. Without disrespecting our own, you cannot afford to switch off for one second down there or you’re punished. Let’s be honest, up here you get away with more, let’s say, “casuality”
SPIDEY101 on 16TH JUNE 2021 6:54 PM
Of those remaining 21, 8 are basically youth players through age, experience or their (likely) weekly wage.
There won’t be many big earners left at the club given the proposed clearout.
Also, JH is already gone seemingly as Celtic excluded him from their players representing Scotland. I’d be amazed if Shved didn’t go too, given his comments.
MJ is perpetually injured and hasn’t really done much in the last 2 seasons.
I think we need 10/11 players to have a squad to compete. We are in trouble if we think we can get by with Henderson, Dembele etc
MARSAPA
Thanks for the invite but I’m in the bad books already for playing my 5th game of the week tomorrow. There’s things got to be done around the house apparently
I’m still getting you down to Haggs at some point though. Bear with me
Oh for a Chiellini in our team…
Billy Gilmour is set to replace David Marshall is the Scotland midfield on Friday against England.
BSR
🤣
Talking about Marshall
https://www.facebook.com/groups/844940199360108/permalink/1139404996580292/?sfnsn=scwspwa
No Albian Ajeti for the Swiss tonight.
What the hell is going on?
There’s a tee off time booked for Friday morning at Torrence House golf course East Kilbride if you can manage ……one space left if any of the bhoys (golfers) on here are interested …..
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it’s Torrance
not Torrence
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
31003
No problem pal . i arranged it because i’m not playing Saturday . in my ignorance i’ve forgotten the other players …..DESSYBHOY , GTTST ??? apologies lads my auld bonce ….
BSR
Say what you like about Marshall , he knows how to command his 50 yard box .
LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:03 PM
There’s a tee off time booked for Friday morning at Torrence House golf course East Kilbride if you can manage ……one space left if any of the bhoys (golfers) on here are interested …..
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it’s Torrance
not Torrence
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😊😊😊 of course it is , and it isnt Adam Ramsay lol.
your welcome to play , 3
Immobile caught napping
3 CQN lads playing so far .
Glendalys
Boom 💥
Italy to win , both teams to score .
Switzerland have got a mountain to climb
BSR …..Gene used that one for Austria….He’s super quick oor Gene .
31003, Marsapa, Fairhill and our other esteemed golfers it’ll be a few weeks till work calms down then hopefully I’ll be able to join you all for a game midweek
And Welsh counterparts Connah’s Quay Nomads will face Teuta of Albania or Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova should they defeat Alashkert of Armenia.
cnon the CQNers
Marspapa
😂👍😂
I see the Swiss are man to emantel marking
GLENDALYSTONSILS on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:06 PM
BSR
Say what you like about Marshall , he knows how to command his 50 yard box .
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Only selection change Clark needs to make is bring Turnbull into the midfield in a straight swop for Marshall.
wee Nasty’s retired so the stage is set for Billy ” Billy” Gilmuuuurrr to take over his reserved poster boy status with Shortie……………
Swiss defence is as much use as a chocolate fire guard.
beautiful goal
Football is so simple , beautiful goal .
Mind you there were a few holes in that one
Great goal
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 16TH JUNE 2021 7:59 PM
Billy Gilmour is set to replace David Marshall is the Scotland midfield on Friday against England.
ya bandit, i thought i came up with an original there
GENE on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:26 PM
Mind you there were a few holes in that one
Great goal
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Yer puns are gettin cheesy noo .😊
We disintegrated way before may
Loving the attitude and movement in this Italian side , refreshing compared to most of the other games .
FAIRHILL BHOY
You being a workaholic i never asked you pal but there’s a time for golf on Friday morning at TORRANCE House ✔😂
BSR
Not sure they will even manage to Ford every stream.
ford
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Second night running on ITV …..
.. Triggers Broom FC getting a free plug.
This time they’re named when referencing a player who is not even in the Swiss squad.
Pathetic.
Why do supposedly intelligent people engage with that troll