So many great performances, where to start? The left wing. Yang had a lot to do when Reo Hatate’s pitched cross dropped two yards beyond the far post. The outer edge of his right foot poked the ball beyond keeper Wellenreuther and Celtic were level. Yang has speed, the ability to get past a defender and is perhaps the best crosser among the multitude of wingers at the club, but he also has that innate sense of when to make a run.
What elevates forward players is often not their ability to shoot from within 8 yards of the goal (where the bulk of goals are scored), but how they unthinkingly find space to connect with the ball. Martin O’Neill knows a thing or two about footballers, listen to him on Yang:
“He does things that we can’t do. He can turn players he can beat players. He’s strong, and he can manoeuvre it. He can do all of those things. It’s just a matter of giving him confidence the whole way through.”
He arrived in Scotland in July 2023 having just turned 21 into an environment which sapped every ounce of confidence from him. Before Martin arrived in 2000, Celtic destroyed promising talent for decades – just like happened to Yang. Martin stopped the rot, which had again taken hold in recent seasons. You and I have a job to do to support this player.
Daizen Maeda had a typical Daizen Maeda game. He ran constantly and lost the ball frequently, but on two occasions, he timed forward runs which resulted in the second and third goals. Every goalkeeper in Scotland watches for his runs, Wellenreuther did not get the memo. The keeper’s waited too long for a pass to reach him and Daizen blocked the clearance.
Reo Hatate had even more to do than Yang when presented with his chance. The midfielder returned a fast moving ball with a first-time shot into the empty net. Anyone who has played football will tell you, putting the ball into an empty net is one of the hardest things in the game. Our players from Japan and Korea were simply too good for Feyenoord.
Arne Engels (22) joined the club as part of that much-maligned £32m spend in the summer of 2024. We paid significantly over the odds for a young player who was relegated to the bench in the early part of this season. He bossed the middle of the park last night and was a true leader.
Missing three defenders, at least two of whom would be first choices, Celtic were organised and effective at the back. Two left footed central defenders showed how ridiculous the myth was that they were not up to the task of playing at Tynecastle. Who knows what state the club would be in had Martin O’Neill not brought some sanity back to our game. Congratulations to all involved in a fabulous win.
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Still going on about Harvey Barnes for Scotland
Had his chance and picked England
Now…….
Im not a staunch board fan but I hate to see good Celtic fans being brainwashed.
Running the show for 20 years suits me.
Anyone think this guy has what it takes to win a league?
https://youtu.be/pLetW6ZrchQ?si=0N7j3j6zGY9sUZnC
Laxalt.
Why would you have buried him?
Do you know the real reason Dermots special pick was ran out of town?
Do expand on your loathing of BR?
When did it kick in?
After which trophy haul?
Was it trust in BR2 after BR1 left.
You goin further than DD laxalt,how so? By swallowing every narrative bout Dermots special pick goin?
🎣….there’s one for starters
Laxalt
Pathetic
Like most Celtic fans I’m glad Brendan has gone because the team was headed nowhere, but to call him a narcissist is just plain daft. He did a lot for Celtic in both his stints as manager.
His time at Celtic was up and I suspect he knew it but some of the abuse he’s getting here and elsewhere is absurd.
We have a good chance of winning the league now.
We had ZERO chance under BR
The guy is a con man and half of us have fell for it
Tim Horton….answer one question
Do you hope DD puts his shares up for sale and sells to the highest bidder?
The board haters will hate the board until season ticket renewal time.
AND THEN.
There’ll be a 60,000 vigil of weaklings in the carpark bawling thur wee feartie eyes oot giving it:
#”O-O-O-OH, I COULD NEVER HURT CELTIC IN THIS WAY.
IT IS TOO MUCH. BOO-HOO-HOO-SOB-SOB, etc, etc.
THERE IS MY £1,000 FOR MY SEASON TICKET, PETER.
I’M SO SORRY FOR HURTING THE CLUB WITH MY PROTESTS.
BOOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-SOB-SOB, etc, etc, etc.
I’LL SIN NO MORE, PETER.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE DIDN’T DO A RANGERS.
BOO-HOO-HOO, SO SORRY, PETER.
BYE, BYE.
GOD BLESS THE CELTIC.
BOO-HOO-HOO-SOB-SOB-SNIFFLE, etc, etc.”#
What a time to be alive.
Hail Hail The Hypocrites[Snp voters] are here. lol
HH
oot.
Tom….I agree and have said he should and will go down as a Celtic legend.
But sorry he’s an narcissist.
I can understand the anti-board protest banners at games, but does anyone really believe chants like “Lawwell Lawwell GTF. Lawwell GTF” are going to tempt the board into any sort of action?
At some point the Celtic Collective are going to have to call a halt to the matchday protests because Dermot Desmond isn’t going to act under duress.
It will take a period of calm before board changes will be effected, perhaps as far as end of season.
Continue the protests ad infinitum and nothing will change.
Probably going to regret posting this in the heat of the moment but Peter Lawwell ( to me ) is a hunskelper like Hentik or Paul or Danny or Jinky.
Aff not….
Tom- totally agree for a change ,the abuse Brendan has had since he left is ridiculous, I think if MON gets appointed to a chairman type role at the club, he could be the ideal mediator to try and fix a lot of issues between the fans and the Board, was interesting he said yesterday that the Board have questions to answer
1 away,another 2 at least incoming
Last Post ( thank fek says ye ) im not saying my opinion is right but its an opinion of a true Celtic fan.
1000+ games in person.
Care far too much about a football team than what I should.
The ultimate Cellic Da
My 3rd love after family n friends.
Affootcsc
I said it long ago that Hearts were going to falter, just like Aberdeen did last season. They don’t have the strength in depth and there’s a very long way to go. It’ll be the usual two at the top of the table at the end, hopefully with us being number one.
KEVJUNGLE on 29TH NOVEMBER 2025 7:39 PM
I think you fail to understand that the fans are paying to watch Celtic…..it’s not like they pay the money to the board then sit at home for a year…they get to go and watch football…mostly played the Glasgow Celtic way….and meet up with a few friends…and make a day out of it and go for eats…n maybe a few beers…no matter the score…money well spent I’d guess…
Laxalt @7:38
I cant say…all depends on the highest bidder…but we might not be any better off..its a gamble.
All DD had to do was have the standard statement printed…We thank Brendan blah blah blah…he didn’t and for a man of his position showed no class.
I have been a fan a long time early(very) fifties boards come and go but Celtic fans are the one constant.
At present we need a clear out top to bottom sadly i dont think this lot are up to it……i could go on but the Irish Club is calling.
The board have 3 probably 4 seasons worth of spare cash lying around to fend off the damage of any boycotts.
YOU HAVE ALL SLEPT AT THE WHEEL x 60,000, trapped under One Horse League SUPERSTAR Rodgers bewitching spell. lol
Same club lie ticket stitch up in 2016, sugar coated by the arrival of Brendan-1, was THEE TIME TO BOYCOTT.
Trouble is, only KEVJUNGLE, in the entirety of, HYPOCRITE PACKED Timdom, called for a season ticket boycott, as KEVJUNGLE, was then, AND STILL IS, the only Tim in Timdom to even post about the Sevco ARE Rangers £49 – £56 OLD FIRM ticket stitch up.
Those superior lol 60,000 hypocrites weren’t interested.
Too busy finger pointing and grassing and snitching to be serious about how corrupt Celtic FC REALLY IS.
So suck it up – is the only option left.
HH
oot.
unlucky gogic own goal
Oh FFS,,give it a rest.BR has been gone 5 weeks now.You know,,sometimes Billionaires,and milllionaires,who have made their money by nefarious means,just can’t shake of the habits of the gutter.Their carefully hidden past just comes out,and their lack of class becomes evident to all.The scum,are like that,but ,when they sacked their useless manager after a couple of months,he left with their thanks for his efforts.Pure raging at him,ton of money down the drain,,but they,hired him,,and food the watching world,maintained their dignity. I am ashamed to say,Desmond,with his maniacal rant,about as manager who won this club,14 out of 16 trophies,Untouchable season,Trebles,in the eyes of sane people watching,,dragged us and himself,back into the gutter.Classless.
BR had to go,for the sake of the team,but the idiots on here,who jeer and deride his accomplishments,should join him.Celtic fans my Arse.
31003 on [29th November 2025 7:59 pm
KEVJUNGLE on 29TH NOVEMBER 2025 7:39 PM
“I think you fail to understand that the fans are paying to watch Celtic…..”
….
Paying the board to watch Celtic is Supporting the Board [financially] First.
Its a trap – with no way out.
HH
oot.
Decided to ignore the bookies odds and go with gut instinct…Spurs to win…richarlison to score…2+ cards…
Can’t lose…current score…Spurs 0-2 Fulham…
HEADTHEBALL – strength and depth for sure, but it’s only early December.
They’ve lost one player. Our squad is decimated with injuries.
When McInnes started jibbering weeks ago you knew they simply don’t have the bottle.
MON is right to highlight the ‘serial winners’ we have.
Priceless.
Every team using the long throw in…except….
Dundee Utd started as dundee harps then dundee hibernians, I think. They’re starting on sportscene now
Tim Horton….enjoy the Irish club ms mha
HH
Ma mhan
killie have learned from the basket case club – fall over near the opposition – get a foul
Ach TB….you really are a dafty but a good dafty
Bless you n Yang.
Fulham playing the Glasgow Celtic way…
Spurs defence acting like an old West End farce.Brian Rix and Hattie Jacques in there somewhere.
Showing my age there 🙄
Yes,I am a ” Daftie”
😋😋😋😋😋😋😋,
Not an asshole,right enough.
Apologies for the football post about Celtic, but…
I would be very tempted to start tomorrow’s game with the same starting line up as Thursday.
With the same formation.
HH
Also, I have to say, apart from his first couple of games, I’ve been pretty disappointed with Tounekti this season…and was glad to see him “rested” on Thursday.
HH
CALL ME GERRY on 29TH NOVEMBER 2025 8:38 PM
Also, I have to say, apart from his first couple of games, I’ve been pretty disappointed with Tounekti this season…and was glad to see him “rested” on Thursday.
I saw Kuhn rested……and that worked….
call me Gerry
And the same result .