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O’Neill’s Celtic’s GOAT claim and persisting core attributes

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If Shane Duffy wanted to whet the appetite of supporters after securing his loan move to Celtic, scoring a 93rd minute equaliser for Ireland in their Nations Cup game in Bulgaria last night was the way to achieve it.  Those who know the player told us he was a commanding presence and the manner in which he powered home his header from a corner kick backed this up.

When you watch how teams defend set-pieces against Celtic, you will note their key defensive resources concentrate on Christopher Jullien.  He also appears to be the man other Celtic players try to provide space for, by stopping opponents getting a block on him.

Jullien is a better set-piece target than we have had in many years, but this makes us predictable to defend against.  Duffy will make Celtic significantly less easy to stop on these occasions.

If there was a Greatest Set-Piece Team of All Time table, Martin O’Neill’s Celtic would sit top.  Bobo Balde, Chris Sutton, Joos Valgaeren, Johan Mjallby and John Hartson were five absolute mountains.  Defenders seldom knew who to cover.  As a consequence, Henrik Larsson did as much damage in the air as any of them.

Football has changed greatly in the years since that team rose to prominence, it was a thing of its time, but defending and attacking at set-pieces requires the same core attributes.

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  1. JHB on

    With a result of 1-1, one would naturally that the two teams were evenly matched…..nothing could be further from the truth.

     

     

    One team looked very professional well-coached – the other like a bunch of guys who just turned up on the night & tried to do their best.

     

     

    I leave to others to work out which was which.

  2. Saint Stivs on

    Callum Davidson on the beeb, ffs, jum jefferies, levein and rev i,m. jolly rolled in to one.

     

     

    he must en inspiration as a manager.

     

     

    meanwhile, does McCann go and sit on his own couch and talk that shite..

     

     

    EBT BBC

  4. bognorbhoy on

    Two Ryans a on display tonight , both been in Aberdeen teams , ours is a lot better footballer than theirs , in fact , Jack is more invisible than wee James , would that be right sidneytim ?

  8. the_huddle on

    That Scotland team was bursting with current and ex Celtic players, it was grim watching.

     

     

    Time to sign some non tims :O)

  11. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Scotland look set to be handed a 3-0 Nations League walkover as the Czech Republic announce they will not play Monday’s fixture.

     

     

    Thank fk

  15. JHB on

    Saint Stivs

     

     

    Do you realise what you have done?

     

     

    Perhaps you are drunk.

     

     

    What pleasure does this sort of thing give you?

     

     

    I will report it – it is a perfect example of hate speech & is defamatory.

  20. Drambowiecelt on

    @TET…Ref your constant loggin out probs..

     

    Just a thought ..are you ticking the “remember me box”?

     

    Hope all is well mate …

  21. Drambowiecelt on

    @JHB..Crickey mate for such an intelligent guy/gal….

     

    You don’t half ruffle some feathers…

     

    Just sayin …Mabye loosen up a bit??

     

    Any music you like?

  22. WEE BGFC on

    Jings that was a duuuullllllll performance from Scotland.

     

     

    Lack of a centre forward of note – similar to Celtic recently – really dulls the threat of the team and gives the normally sharp midfield players no locus through which to direct their play.

     

     

    Dykes? Not great. I wondered what happened to Fletcher who was linked to us recently – injured maybe? Lack of Griff was also a problem for Scotland, as it was for us recently.

     

     

    Agree that Clark did not seem to do anything from the sidelines to drive the team forward – team performance seemed to mirror the manager’s demeanour.

     

     

    HH

     

    BGFC

  24. Delaneys Dunky on

    Jack is the worst international player I have ever watched. He was a man doon. Dangerous too, as he passed hospital balls to his teammates. Cowardly wee rat faced hun bastard.

  25. Drambowiecelt on

    @DD..love your music posts mate..

     

    Pablo would be proud…..

     

    I don’t know how to do the links thing…

     

    Listening to the the brill Cock Robin the noo..

     

    The beautiful..Anna Lacazio.

     

     

     

    H.H

  27. JHB on

    DELANEYS DUNKY on 5TH SEPTEMBER 2020 1:49 AM

     

    JHB

     

     

    I think you are a durty orange hun bastard.

     

     

    Dalmuir Republicans think the same.

     

     

    Tiochfaidh ar la

     

     

    ========================

     

     

    Noted!

  29. Coneybhoy on

    DD

     

     

    Jack plays like Brown but slightly less of a hider

     

     

    Play a player vs him in October and we destroy em

  30. Coneybhoy on

    Great if we get the points vs CR by walkover but i still can’t wait to get back to that city of Prague

     

     

    Had my stag (or bachelor as the American girls who tagged along said) in Prague and my striptease on a barrel to “live is life” is a high point i have never matched (stripping wise)

  32. Coneybhoy on

    Been back to Prague for my 1 year anniversary and for a wedding with child in tow , so not all naughty

  33. IniquitousIV on

    DRAMBOWIE CELT

     

    Re your question to TET, the Remember Me button doesn’t help. I get repeatedly kicked off, or cannot get on at all, until I am forced to post some nonsense.

     

    To place a link, just open the You Tube video ( or anything else ) you wish to post, tap the screen top right, then the arrow which appears. You will get several options, including email or Copy. Tap Copy, go to the CQN comment box, tap and hold until Paste appears, then tap Paste.

     

    Voila! You have posted a link after you hit Post Comment

  36. Coneybhoy on

    JHB

     

     

    Sorry i missed your reply earlier on the politics/debates

     

     

    I cant comment on the Middle East stuff for professional reasons unfortunately

     

     

    Your comments on higher education do chime though. I was talking to mini me at lunch about careers and she said “would you be disappointed if I didn’t go to college?’

     

     

    I pointed out how easy it was for me in Scotland in the 80s to leave home and study engineering without any burden on my parents

     

     

    As you say, it used to be 5% went to uni but i think it was about 20% when i went but still we had grants

     

     

    Thatcher tried her best to get rid of grants, housing benefit , travel expenses and free fees

     

     

    I got out just before loans and didn’t pay the poll tax fully(chase me)

     

     

    To my great disappointment, New Labour (i was a member) extended targets on uni places such that grants were unaffordable and apprenticeships were downgraded as an achievement

     

     

    Young people were fecked over deliberately by the Tories and unintentially by New Labour

     

     

    THe SNP rise from nowhere is most probably due to devolution but also due to complacency in Labour.

     

     

    Populism was the way forward for SNP and always with the comfort blanket of UK are to blame

     

     

    The free uni education was great but backfired on the fact it was budgeted on no English or Europeans getting it. Euros won their case

     

     

    We have free uni in Ireland but it isn’t seen as a core policy differentiator and there are plenty stealth costs to put off the poorest

     

     

    The bigger costs here are around health and tax

     

     

    Nothing is free health wise unless you are really poor and then you are on an endless waiting list

     

     

    Tax for the PAYE is huge and seems to be here forever

     

     

    Unless Scotland can bring in incremental business after independence , the taxes will be horrendous. Oil, whisky and salmon are already there and in private hands

  42. Melbourne Mick on

    Hello again all you young rebels.

     

     

    From another sun kissed Melbourne gairdin party

     

    with me the princess and the Rebs.

     

    Big decision day tomorrow for our Victorian premier.

     

    Will he or won’t he relax restrictions?

     

    Although our infection figures are heading towards single

     

    digits, Daniel isn’t making positive noises, health people

     

    want another few weeks.

     

    Hope he’s got an army of psychiatrists on hand if that’s his

     

    call. 8-))

     

    H.H. Mick

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