Back in October I wrote that Tom Rogic could be this season’s Player of the Year, or he could just as easily drift out of the team. Injury (hamstring, of course) soon interrupted his run of form but Tom was inspired at Hampden in December, when the League Cup was brought back into the fold. On this basis alone, Tom’s nomination for the Scottish Professional Footballers Association (SPFA) Player of the Year is worthwhile.
The Celtic story of this season is largely how we overturned a six-point deficit during the second half of the campaign. The team’s rise was helped enormously by a spectacular January transfer window, but without a few excellent performers in the first half of the season, current form would count for nought.
Kyogo changed everything. His goals, movement, respectful behaviour, the sheer joy he brought to Celtic cannot be overstated. He was the muse all others took inspiration from. Despite missing half the season, you could make a case that his impact outweighs all others.
Cameron Carter-Vickers did what we hoped Shane Duffy would do a year earlier. He controls his immediate vicinity with an assuredness that allows the entire team to relax and get on with their with their primary function. If not Player of the Year, he is a big part of the story.
The same goes for Joe Hart, who settled our 12 months goalkeeping problem and provides the same assuredness the team gets from Carter-Vickers. Neither Kyogo, Cameron nor Joe received a nomination.
Callum McGregor did and is likely to win the award. He has been a Celtic constant for eight years and a setter of world records for time served per season. He is one of the players who could easily slot into any of the great European sides.
Whatever your views on PotY, these are the nominations came from players who have competed in the league this season; there are no impartial fan or journalist eyes involved.
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Leipzig look so ordinary. Honestly for a team at home they seem a bit lacking in energy.
Orcs defending in depth, but don’t look too troubled. They are working very hard.
Only semi of 4 that is scoreless.
Flicking to the other game Frankfurt look so much the better tam than Leipzig.
Incredible difference that playing a team parking a bus vs a team having a go makes.
Leipzig getting a bit frustrated at lack of success.
They have a corner. Wouldn’t surprise me if Tav gets a penalty at some point.
Goldson heads over.
I see a bad moon rising. Leipzig are woeful.
Orcs lining up 5-3-2, very evenly spaced.
Marseille pull one back. 2-1 now.
Superb goal by Marseille.
Orcs tactic is to defend in depth, then punt long ball to Kent and Wright. It looks as if both of them have the speed to outrace their direct opponent.
John Higgins wins opening 3 frames.
Higgins 3-0 O’Sullivan
Ronnie absolutely livid with himself, banging his cue on the floor 3 times.
Leipzig are pish
Justifying their 4th position in the league, poor.
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Time of Eintracht goal revised to 49 seconds.
A Rodgers has only ever beaten a Mourinho team once.
A Rodgers team…..DOH!
Ffs enough. Two crap teams.
Marseille equalize 2-2.
Utterly dreadfull game of football…which will sit Sevco down to the ground
Very very poor game.
Do Leipzig know they are at home.
Need a rocket up their erchie at halftime
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Dross in Germany.
RB are needing a dose of their sponsors juice. Absolutely lacking in energy and ideas.
Sadly a 0-0 is a really really good score away now that they have scrapped the away goals rule.
Watching Golazo show on Paramount Plus in the US. Streams all 4 games simultaneously, showing all goals, highlights and incidents.
Guess which game has had fewest highlights?
Yup.
HT…a non event of a half
Sevco will be delighted
Not going to be too harsh on Liepzig. Breaking down a team with no interest in getting forward is incredibly difficult.
HT in Leipzig. Unless things change, I think the Orcs are going to Seville.
Stats no shots on goal for both teams in a semi final of a European trophy.
Onus is on home team to score but not 1 shot on target.
Ffs how bad are both these teams
Huns have a perfect opportunity to reach a European final. Hunbeilavable
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Sounds like Feyenoord is the best game.
And we can’t see it.
Leipzig are really rubbish. It is as if the old firm do decide to have ago they might even win it tonight.
I realise RB will have 3 players back for next week but so will the old firm potentially.
Snooker time I think
A sloppy Leipzig against a stuffy Sevco . I think I’ll go and watch some paint dry instead .
RBL don’t have a ball player in MF ,or a winger to beat a man,very average so far
Drawing 0-0 at HT with a top four Bundesliga side would suggest that Old Firm FC are not quite as bad as some are suggesting.. I have no time for them and would like them to lose by a barrowload but there is no sense in kidding ourselves that a rubbish side would be doing as well in Europe as they are at the moment.
Come on Leipzig ! Hammer them !
Cmon West ham.
IMHO the best chance of stopping orcs.
Walter Smith tactics in Germany, bored to death. Game number 17 in Europe for this mob and won six plus in semi-final😵😱
Just hoping the Germans can sneak one. That would do.
Inquit….same show on TV for me as I’m working.
Only had to look up for goals – barely heard the Huns mentioned.
They are playing the right game though.
When they had their corner, TV cut to their fans mimicking German bombers (FFS).
They really are a horrible lot of ignorants – makes me want them to lose more.
MacGregor hasn’t had to make a save.
It might be stuffy but it is a tactic in Europe that keeps you in the game against better opposition.
Now that Hesgoal have pulled the plug, is there any other way for a non-satellite subscriber to watch the Hun game?
At half time in the US coverage, the anchor literally said no highlights to show from Leipzig, as no shots on goal!
3-1 Higgins at first break.
This mob will be fit as fiddles come Sunday. They’ve only moved across their own half first 45 minutes.
Hot Smoked…vipleague
Very difficult to plaY against packed defence,as we have seen on quite a few occasions.Leipzig look much better players.Game will be won at Ibrox.