If we are looking for reasons why Celtic have dropped so many points in recent weeks it is revealing that we have not kept a clean sheet away in the league since Boxing Day, and that was to bottom club Dundee.
Losing goals, of course, is seldom about the last line of defence, and losing goals this consistently is seldom even an issue with defence, in dominant teams, defenders are seldom taxed. It is more likely a consequence of the shape of the team. Goalkeepers should be protected, as should defences.
It’s the midfield we should be looking at. Dominate possession and stop leaving spaces for the opposition to exploit; we’ll stop losing goals and start winning games.
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Our recent away malaise is more to do with poorly implemented playing systems than individual mistakes.
When Hooper gave the ball away at Juventus it was poor on his part but where was the midfield cover?We should have had a midfielder between forward and defense.
On the Munro goal at weekend Wilson’s clearance was poor but there should have been midfielders in that area to challenge.
All our players held the same line acroos the field allowing them huge zone to attack.
To often no matter what system we are playing our midfield seems to be wrong side of ball.
To often the gap between midfielders and attack is huge leaving forwards outmanned.
When opponents break we then seem to leave huge spaces to run at our centre backs.
Our opponents always seem to be playing on a bigger pitch than us.
We lack cohesiveness and this has to be down to coaching.
Their inexperience is showing on a consistent basis and this should be addressed.
favourite uncle
19:17 on 11 March, 2013
If you’re not a bhun, behave yourself ……. If you are a bhun, typical mentality…
Free agents in the summer wish-list:
Marc Muniesa
Mehmet Topuz
Jose Canas
Helder Barbosa
Ari
Winston Reid
Aldo De Nigris
Razvan Rat
Marco Andreolli? (Our Italiano Bhoys help?)
KeepingyouroptionsopenandnolaughlingatthebackCSC
The MSM are pushing for Sevco to be in the SPL because if they’re not they’ll end up in admin.
Every fan should get signed up on twitter or goto their website @splfansunited and give you’re input for the future of our game.
Instead of focusing on Sevco let’s all focus our energy on getting rid of the corrupt blazers for good and sign up for @splfansunited.
Don’t know why everyone is getting on at CM. Is he not allowed an opinion? Or its because it is different than your own?
I think he was quite clear, it was more exciting with Rangers in the league, that alone doesn’t mean they should be allowed back in. Whats to argue with?
It was more exciting with Rangers in the league, but I am not missing them. The cheating continues wether they are in the league or not it seems anyway, with the corrupt SFA. This just makes cheating that bit harder for them.
I would prefer to have Rangers back, (once they have gained promotion properly), but have the corrupt ruling body removed and replaced with an impartial one. Than continue with the current SFA, and have Rangers back at somepoint anyway, no doubt before they are due.
CM has no say on the matter, his opinion is his own, and no matter how the msm spin it, his opinion doesn’t affect if Rangers get back in tomorrow or 5 years from now. So why all the knickers in a twist? More ‘Old Firm’ games, (as they will most certainly still be called by most,) would attract more players, yes I do miss them, I certainly don’t miss that horrible feeling of getting cheated in them though!
Under the current system, they will come back, and they will cheat us again. Isn’t it better to work towards accepting them back, in due course, but making sure there is no more cheating. Just to be clear, if we can’t disband the SFA and start over, yes, I would prefer to move to the EPL, or even one of the leagues below. There would be far more exciting games, and they would surely be fairer.
20 months till Sevco run out of money.
row z,
We could call these new officials “Linesmen”
:-)
cv
sneddoni
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No, because they’re died!
tom mclaughlin
19:33 on 11 March, 2013
It’s not what any Celtic representative says about anything, it’s about why / how the LL misrepresent it ……best not to givevthe enemy ammunition where easily avoidable….
hen1rik
19:58 on 11 March, 2013
The MSM are pushing for Sevco to be in the SPL because if they’re not they’ll end up in admin.
Every fan should get signed up on twitter or goto their website @splfansunited and give you’re input for the future of our game.
Instead of focusing on Sevco let’s all focus our energy on getting rid of the corrupt blazers for good and sign up for @splfansunited.
Agree 100%. The SFA/SPL will make sure Rangers do come back, there is no stopping it. So lets remove the corruption, that is the only way forward.
sneddoni
you cant have rangers back in the spl… they died last year.
faveuncle
charlie never said he forgot the child was in the car….
Paul67 et al
500 days until the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth, and not a lot of time to build whatever is going to be built before then. Celtic have applied for planning permission to demolish the school (no laughing at the back), build a museum and create a public space leading up to Celtic Park itself. Without checking the docs. not sure if that carries through to the Tavern, hopefully it does. On the other side of London Road everything seems to be still up for grabs, with development signs all along. They need signature buildings at key positions, street corners usually, opposite the Tavern and also on both sides of London Road towards the centre. They are building a new Police HQ on the river at Dalmarnock so it is possible the London Road “office” could be demolished but not sure. Main point being, a whole lot of work to be done in a short time before the games.
‘Van Helsing, would your life be more exciting if Dracula was still around?’
notthebus
20:00 on 11 March, 2013
20 months till Sevco run out of money.
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Typo …..?……I make it 2 months…..
This mornings “story” in the herald, in which the RFC finance director is allowed to spout utter, utter nonsense unchallenged, is another low in a dreadful era for Scottish journalism.
FAVOURITE UNCLE
15:30 on
10 March, 2013
TOMTHELEEDSTIM.ok palomine 7 am in leeds is too early for me coming from york.i got a wee pressy for OSCAR that i would like you to deliver, please.a small celtic book.do you work in leeds city centre and if so can i bring it through on wed and meet you in ST ANNE’S CATHEDRAL about noon. also what about a wee piece of BETTY’S CAKE for his mammy??? and if you have even more room in your bag a small half bottle for my old pal JUNGLE JIM just to let him know i forgive him for stealing MA BURD 50 years ago.
67 HEAEN .re/post just for you.
Love the site Paul but I think you are way off the mark here.
Perhaps if we had instinctive defenders who’ve plied their trade since the age of 10 playing at centre back instead of converted midfielders filling the role we would ship fewer goals.
Perhaps if our defenders were encouraged to be aggressive instead of trying to be good boys who pick up opponents we would ship fewer goals.
Perhaps if Mulgrew worked harder at his defensive craft instead of running around wearing a red nose we would ship fewer goals.
Perhaps if we had a coach who could teach a back four about positioning, holding the line, using the off side trap and not doing a McManus style retreat towards the goal every time an opponent picks up possession in our half we would ship fewer goals.
Hail Hail
‘crushed nuts?’ ‘Naw, Layringitis!’
20:01 on 11 March, 2013
sneddoni
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No, because they’re died!
I am all for that being the case, and them having to start afresh with a new name etc. Would be even better if they started completely fresh, ie no debt, not running at a loss etc etc.
Thing is, no matter how they come back, and they will, people will still call it an ‘Old Firm’ game. I would rather go into that game, knowing its a fair game, run by a fair official, than go into it complaining that they are not Rangers, talking of boycott’s and probably getting beat due to some dodgy officials, and no avenue for complaint.
italiabhoy
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Sevco’s need to delude the mugs is becoming increasingly desperate. Equivalent to the captain asking everyone on board the unsinkable ship to come and see the iceberg.
Crushed nuts,
well said
Celtic Mac
Did you ever get to see the plans?
The Boy Jinky
20:03 on 11 March, 2013
sneddoni
you cant have rangers back in the spl… they died last year
While I do agree with that, someone seems to be playing in the the 3rd division under that name? That team appears able to win the league and if they keep winning leagues will play in the SPL? I would like to see them seen as a different team, and I will always consider the ‘old rangers’ dead, and this a new rangers. What I want more than anything though, is a stop to the cheating and preferential treatment. We will never get this matter 100% our own way, its not going to happen. Whats most important for you? The cheating stopped and a level playing field, or making sure that the msn and everyone else says its no longer the ‘Old Firm’, which lets be honest, isn’t going to happen anyway.
Sneddoni
Mulgrew is the occasional captain of CFC …his opinion carries much more weight than most others
Sneddoni
Certainly not if we allow them to continue as Rangers without challenge
Celtic Mac
Google Celtic triangle PDF to get:
Celtic triangle full document
pdfserver3c.glasgowcitycouncil.co.uk/…/Correspondence-411478.pdf
Lennondhino18
Yes, I have seen the plans, in fact someone posted a link on here. They are very detailed, but involve persuading Glasgow Planning to give permission to knock the school down, and create space for the new museum. The museum itself is of a “modern” design, or in other words, easy to build, not everybody’s cup of tea, but space wise quite impressive. We know that much, but it is still not clear who or what will occupy the space the other side of the London Road. Perhaps someone could load up a link.
sneddoni
20:07 on 11 March, 2013
I am all for that being the case, and them having to start afresh with a new name etc. Would be even better if they started completely fresh, ie no debt, not running at a loss etc etc
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As an entity, they died. Certainly there is another club with the same name who have managed to attract the same bigotted, vengeful, racist/sectarian pea brains who followed deidco. Being as antisocial as the previous entity shouldn’t entitle the newco to any special privileges.
Unlike the deidco ALL clubs should be required to follow all the rules all the time. And ALL clubs should be treated similarly if they are found guilty of not following the rules.
Lennondhino18
Thanks for that. Point I was making is there is a lot of work to do before the Commonwealth Games, but the Celtic Park side is do-able. I have not seen any plans beyond that.
Celtic Mac
Link added again above
Agree on the timescales, would have been great to see it in place for 2014
Back to Basics-not wrong pal.
Just droped in to say….(before i go to work)
Charlie Maldini is the latest example that there is not 1 shred of
Celtic-ness about oor club at this moment, apart from the magnificent
Green Brigade.
Oh and the media lost it’s balls the day that – Gerry McNee hung-up
his pen. imo
Off oot tae work – drop back in again the morRA
the person at celtic who should keep his mouth shut is neil lennon.he told the world last week that ambrose missed the bus ,why did he say that, again the same player gets it from lennon and commons,why does he come out and feed the media, i will tell you why ,he likes to be the centre of attraction,and the truth be known he is not good at that either,he cant help himself ,but then i lot like that sort of thing on here, cant bring them selfs to admit that lennon as manager of celtic is coming to an end . and another thing mulgrew entitled to his opinion regarding rangers, charlie there is plenty of hoops supporters out there who agree with what u said.
‘crushed nuts?’ ‘Naw, Layringitis!’
20:20 on 11 March, 2013
sneddoni
20:07 on 11 March, 2013
I am all for that being the case, and them having to start afresh with a new name etc. Would be even better if they started completely fresh, ie no debt, not running at a loss etc etc
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As an entity, they died. Certainly there is another club with the same name who have managed to attract the same bigotted, vengeful, racist/sectarian pea brains who followed deidco. Being as antisocial as the previous entity shouldn’t entitle the newco to any special privileges.
Unlike the deidco ALL clubs should be required to follow all the rules all the time. And ALL clubs should be treated similarly if they are found guilty of not following the rules.
Maybe I couldn’t get my point across clear enough, for that I am sorry. But I agree 100% with what you said above. I feel exactly the same way. But I don’t see it happening. And sitting here saying ‘they are not Rangers’ doesn’t look like its going to achieve anything. So maybe we go after the cause of the problem? The SFA, for footballing matters, and other bodies for the law breaking element in their support. Because for me, just saying, ‘Their not Rangers, we shouldn’t play them’, isn’t changing anything that we didn’t like before?
sneddoni
both are equally important
but
if and when sevco visit celtic park.. i expect my club to make no references to previous games or old firm or their old history
should they chicken out…. im out
Celtic Mac
I would imagine there are delays due to the unforeseen additional work on London Road hence why its still closed
can’t see another construction site being allowed in middle of road closure
Would be good to hear an update from the club on the status of the application
brth , you around ? can you drop me a line to sannabhoy@gmail.com ?
HH
Breaking News;
Everton up for sale for: sevco projected turnover + £25M!
timbhoy2 in his own words ,he likes to be the centre of attraction,and the truth be known he is not good at that either………………………Oh and Chic Mulgrew is allowed an opinion but not
Lenny. ??????????? fek am confused :o(