More to gain from Croatia progressing than Japan

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With 12 days before Celtic are back in action, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Aaron Mooy are now out of the World Cup and will soon be back in Glasgow, rested and ready for action.  This afternoon, either Josip Juranovic (Croatia) or Daizen Maeda (Japan) will also be out of the competition, while one will progress to the quarter finals.

Daizen is likely to be eased back into action gradually, I don’t expect him to see our next outing at Aberdeen.  Josip is the clear first choice at right back and with Alastair Johnston unable to play until the transfer window opens on 1 January, Josip is the player we are likely to miss most, if his stay in Qatar is extended again.

Winners of Croatia- Japan are likely to face Brazil (should they overcome S. Korea) at the quarter final stage on Friday.  If Josip is looking for a move, that would be a perfect theatre to showcase his talents.  You might also consider that it does our competitive advantage in the Japanese market any good if Japan continue to beat quality European sides.  Maybe best for Croatia to progress.

It’s a stretch, but if Japan or Croatia managed to overcome Brazil of S. Korea, one of them would be in Qatar until the final weekend or the tournament, after Celtic kick off against Aberdeen.

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  1. MARSAPA…

     

    Thank you Mate for BOTH your Posts and Song Link.

     

    I USED to able to Post Links but for some reason I have been unable to do so in recent years ?

     

    HH Mate.

  2. paulsthroughball88 on

    Brazil are undoubtedly better with a fit Neymar. He’s still their most creative player, he’s the one to knit things together in attack and seems to give the rest of the team more confidence just by being on the pitch

     

     

    Against Serbia, they had over 20 shots, scoring twice with Neymar on till he got injured.

     

     

    Without him, they had only about a dozen shots v Switzerland, scoring once. If the French part of the insurance policy doesn’t pay out, I hope he’s fit and firing for the plan B policy.

  3. Here’s my WC prediction. What’s yours ?

     

     

    Quarters

     

    Brazil beat Croatia

     

    Argentina beat Netherlands

     

    France beat England

     

    Spain beat Portugal

     

     

    Semis

     

    Brazil beat Argentina

     

    Spain beat France

     

     

    Final

     

    Brazil beat Spain

     

     

    HH

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  5. paulsthroughball88 on

    Big Wavy

     

     

    As long as the third prediction on your list is correct, I’m easy.

     

     

    But would like to see Messi topping off his career with a World Cup, as long as England are out the door.

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