No matter how imperious the players look, they all hit the wall

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It is surely time for Brendan Rodgers to rotate the starters in his squad for tonight’s visit to Fir Park. Leigh Griffiths will start as Moussa Dembele recovers from what should have been a red card challenge at Hampden on Sunday, but he is only one of a few changes I would make.

James Forrest is at the top of his game right now but I would ask Patrick Roberts to take up the right-mid berth. There will not be space for James to exploit his speed, whereas Patrick’s close-game will be needed.

Tom Rogic and Olivier Ntcham should start in midfield, while Scott Sinclair simply has to start on the left. While Erik Sviatchenko is fit again I would prefer to keep the regular back line for this one. Maybe give Erik a round out on Saturday.

With European games and a League Cup final, we are in the middle of peak fixture congestion for the season.  No matter how imperious the players look, they all hit the wall eventually if not rested.

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  1. Beatbhoy

     

     

    The resolution was defeated at last year’s AGM by a margin of 0.44%.

     

     

    Since then the “Club 1872” has increased it’s shareholding & is run by solicitor James Blair, who is a director of Newco as far as I know.

     

     

    It was started as a way for fans to invest in the club, but has now become a proxy vote for anything the board want, courtesy of Blair being placed in charge. This wasn’t the case last year so it will likely pass this year.

     

     

    They have no money to recruit a non inhouse guy, They can’t pay existing bills never mind pay Aberdeen 800k, then they have the new management teams wages & new players.

     

     

    Making an existing employee the manager means they avoid so much of the costs & time is short for an appointment before the AGM.

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  3. Cosy Corner Bhoy on

    Mickeybhoy:Presumably you will be using yellow golf balls at frost-free Troon tomorrow because they’re easier to see when playing by yourself!

     

    Remember a lone golfer has no standing on the course .

     

    NOMATESCSC. ( there may be some dubiety re CSC! ).

  4. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Ive just been told there is a facebook poster called Liam Power who has 3 spare tickets fir te Anderlecht game , £38 each.

     

     

    Hopefully they are still available

  5. Cosy coarnir Bhoy

     

     

    It’s actually Sunday old chap,the only day of the week when the courses are free of the local parish priest trying to improve his handicap, and the only day I normally have completely free

     

    But whisper it,as it may be deemed a hanging offence in here, the invitation is from a bluenose, taking a break from Follow Follow no doubt. So if your browsing that same site on Sunday and one of the regulars are missing you’ll know who i’m playing with.

     

     

    Ohh how I wish was as socially acceptable as I was in the last few weeks when I was giving up my away tickets for Munich and Paris. Seem to recall I had a right few mates then.

     

     

    Anyway i’m away oot to the pub to watch the huns getting cuffed, Motherwell on a Wednesday night,last week in November,is a bit too cold for me. Need to keep my strength up to beat the hun on Sunday as well.

     

     

    NoneedordesireforblogmatesCSC

  6. I can hear BR saying ‘why would Scott Sinclair not be selected tonight”?

     

     

    That said I think he’ll start despite his form dip, I’d play Rogic at the expense of MacGregor and play Ntcham for Armstrong against a Motherwell that cannot repeat their defensive heroics that denied us chances

     

    especially in the first half at Hampden.

     

     

    Motherwell will believe the SMSM hype where they spewed that they ‘were more than a match for Celtic,’ if they open up a bit and attack for spells, the way they normally do at home we’ll cash in.

     

     

    Score forecast for the fix odd Celts CSC

     

     

    Motherwell 0 Celtic 4

  7. embramike says ” Yer team’s deid…Beat it!” on

    Tonight’s starting line up …

     

    Gordon; Lustig Boyata Simunovic Tierney; Brown Armstrong ; Roberts McGregor Forrest ; Griffiths

     

    Subs: De Vries Ajer Sviatchenko Ntcham Rogic Sinclair Edouard

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