Jablonec are not a great team, but we faced a few who fall into that category since our last away win in February without scoring four goals and creating enough chances to easily double that. Ange Postecoglou continues to learn about his squad and unlike away to Mitjylland a week earlier, we were well prepared.
Yesterday I asked to “see more of [Liel Abada’s] timed runs into the box”. The evidence continues to arrive; Liel is a player who will score and create goals at a rate we have missed in recent seasons. This knack of arriving in the box and the right time, in the right place, before a cross arrives is golden. Think Alan Thompson at his lethal best.
Kyogo Furuhashi made the most of his full debut. The movement of the front three caused Joblonec problems and it was Kyogo’s movement that created the goal opportunity. Nir Bitton picked him out with a 30-yard pass, a pristine first touch and the deftest dink did the rest. As I heard from a teenager at the time, “That goal is a solid 9 out of 10”.
As anyone who watched the game, or caught John Hartson’s remarkable reaction, will know, the defence is still not right. We lost two dreadful goals. You will have noticed Carl Starfelt was the closest defender to both goalscorers when the ball went into the net. He did not start that way when the key forward passes were made.
For the first, Bitton was on his heels, body shape was wrong and Starfelt was left the impossible task of making up ground. The second goal was more of a structural problem.
Starfelt and Bitton were both marking strikers in the middle of the field and the full backs were in advanced positions when Celtic lost the ball. Ismaila Soro has covering duties but he was ball watching when the scorer made a run from deep.
We cannot leave two at the back against two attackers or we will see a lot more damage from similar deep runs. Although we can blame Soro for ball watching, we need to shape the team to accommodate what will inevitably happen during a game. Ismaila’s starting position was all wrong, he cannot get drawn into the role of supporting the player in possession at the cost of loitering deep.
It was great to see Joe Hart between the sticks and John Hartson was right, if a little hysterical, we still need defenders. Perhaps a few.
Would we have won so comfortably if Odsonne Edouard started? I’m not convinced.
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2 defeats on the bounce for the unbeatables.
Well how’d that happen?
Should be game over. It is.
BRILLIANT!
Yesssssssssss!
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Some of the chat pre match….about how great sevco are……
And relax……….
what’s that you say BBC..SCOT TV….Invincible…..erm NAW….
Took DU at 10-1 only a pound but worth it yaldy 🤣😂
That pleases me…
scum not as good as they think they are
Hope Malmo do the hatrick this week
Tomorrow’s headline:
The Rangers In Crisis!’
No? Thought not.
Well done DUFC!
The Sevco Sky love in is as sickening as fat Boyd’s power stance.
United showed how to beat them and they really are a one trick pony and when that trick namely Kent is posted missing they offer nothing. The sight of old timer Defoe coming on at 45 was lovely.
Get it right up them!
Invincible season gone two games played
Hail Hail
We should sign that young centre back from Dundee United..Mulgrew I think his name is..he was excellent today
Malmo please knock newco right out.
Oh dear
And THEMS hate United so much…makes it even sweeter.
Required study material at Tannadice.
Well – that was a pleasant surprise.
I had forgotten about this and saw D Utd were leading with 10 minutes to go.
I immediately stuck a fiver on TFOD to win at 20/1 as £100 would make up for the inevitable disappointment when they won through.
Thankfully, they didn’t and it was £6 well spent.
Anybody else put on an insurance bet like that today ?
Anybody had the ballz to ask him about ggd covid cheatin ?
Naw
The ffs
Fans gave their team a massive lift.
……….how did that happen ? Where the Friar Tuck was the referee with the rescuing “penalty” . That’s demotion for some poor ref.
Great result for Dundee United.
The rebuild for Ange remains the same.
Need to focus for our game tomorrow.
Could be an interesting season if Aberdeen, Hibs and United take some ‘unexpected’ points this season.
We need to do our bit as best we can
Now give us a big performance and a big result tomorrow Celtic…
Made my weekend folks, decided not to watch last 10 minutes on tv when i heard score .., as the huns always score when i do. great updates guys
They shite themselves when playing to a crowd, not even there own fans ☺ wait to there are a few stray passes against Malmo. Hordes will be foaming at the mouth.
Dundee utd were excellent.
Get well soon Bada. 👍🏼
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That’s a smashing result to start this weekend’s football.
Watched the sevs game there.
Great to see normal and ‘fair for both teams’ refereeing.
Dundee Utd and Charlie Mulgrew were brilliant.
Goldson and Kent were woeful and Kamara was anonymous.
Morelos again shows why they won’t be selling players for decent money out of that team anytime soon.
If they get put out by Malmo it’s not a bloody nose financially for them, it’s 2 broken legs.
JHB on 7TH AUGUST 2021 2:27 PM
Required study material at Tannadice.
Enjoy the moment, Victorian dad
Last week’s headlines:
RECAP as there’s more woe for the Hoops
How Tynecastle side’s backbone showed up visitors’ frailties
Ange Postecoglou’s Scottish Premiership reign gets off to a terrible start
And after midweek doing fae Malmo, today’s headers read…
Steven Gerrard’s side’s 40-match unbeaten run in Premiership comes to an end
Robson consigns visitors to first league defeat in 40 games
Succulent ham shanks
LAXALT on 7TH AUGUST 2021 2:38 PM
Beautifully put
well, well….wellllllll…..!!!!!!!
:))))))))))))))))))))))
…that’ll have given the vast majoroty on here a wee lift, eh?
I see Goldson was last man on the scorer!
Thull destroy him – which is very good.
They’ll get worse in front of that horrible mob.
Good.
United got a lovely wee break …..nice
Any good parking areas up near Lisbon lions stand for tomorrow, i’m normally gallowgate jock stein stand
Oh,
and
<4
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It lays down a marker for other clubs to know that sevco are not quite as invincible as they think they are . Get beat off Malmo next week and things could get messy for these govan galacticos .
!!BADA BING!!
Hope the recovery goes well big ghuy 👍
BADA is there a link to watch the B team ?