Celtic’s season will open up if they can take Dinamo Zagreb down a peg or two tonight. The Croatian champions have read the stories about the debacle against Legia and subsequent humbling by Maribor, who turned out to be anything but humble, if their draw away to Schalke this week in the Champions League is anything to go by.
All they know about Celtic is the trauma we’ve come through in recent months. Details, like the aforementioned under-appreciation of Maribor, or the extremely credible away performance against top seed, Salzburg in the last round, will be difficult to fit into their match planning.
Salzburg was a sign that there is more to come from this Celtic team than was previously evident, and unlike Maribor, who arrived in Glasgow aware of our potential, Dinamo confidently predicted they are “here for the win”. Even Juventus were more cautious at Glasgow Airport.
European football gives players an opportunity to stamp their name at the club, and on subsequent team sheets, just ask Wakaso Mubarak, who put a stake in the ground 13 minutes into his debut in Salzburg, or Callum McGregor, who stamped his authority all over our European campaign already this season. Tonight is the game Stefan Scepovic has been waiting for since arriving (without a proper preseason) on deadline day.
I’m not expecting a flowing game tonight, nor do I think such a game would be beneficial to us. Keep it tight and exploit our chances, and we’ll shut Dinamo up.
Don’t want to get drawn off course today, but a quick point:
Remember what I detailed about Fraser Forster’s professionalism? Ronny Deila is 100% correct on what he said on fitness recently; big Fraser was one end of a spectrum.
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Mon The Hoops…
Attacking formation, maybe, but where’s the goal threat?
Commons?
Would have liked Griffiths in for Stokes more.
MONTHEHOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!!!!!
Two wingers and two wing-backs,I’d have preferred more steel in midfield,but
MONTHEHOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!!!!!
Celtic in Europe nothing compares with these great nights and we are lucky to have this experience every season. We play our sixth European game to-night which many teams in the EPl will never experience.
Watching Basle beating Liverpool last night is a great example for teams coming from the smaller leagues and they like Celtic feel they have outgrown the Swiss league after winning five titles on the trot and would love to be invited next door into the German Bundesliga.
Basle played some nice technical football last night but got little credit from the pundits on either Sky or RTE who cannot see anyone beyond the big sugar daddy driven teams in the big leagues. It was all about the failings and weaknesses of Liverpool……shit.
Best of luck to Ronny and the Celts to-night, these guys like all continentals fancy themselves so let’s show them.
Stokes offside…dammit!
another team devoid of midfield – RD not learning!!
Lets hope the Bhoys can give us something to cheer about tonight.C’mon the hoops.
Is Sammi on the bench?
In the q to pick up my ticket it’s round the corner up to London rd
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jobo baldie
18:46 on 2 October, 2014
About 70% clear sky over EK, 9 miles from the epicentre of tonight’s European football.
Might need the ole thermals on beneath the tartan away jersey…
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Was that a jersey. I thought it was body paint!!!
;-)
HH jamesgang
JOBO
Tell the truth,man. It’s a tartan shawl.
Incredible that we are missing Lustig, Matthews, Mulgrew, Bitton, Forrest, McGregor, Guidetti and Scepovic!
Ronny certainly does not have his troubles to seek. Looking at the bench, I suspect the team pretty much picked itself.
I don’t expect to hear our resident Ronny bashers sympathising.
Interesting stat:
Dinamo Zagreb have a truly abysmal record on their European travels over the course of the previous three campaigns. The Croatian outfit have suffered nine consecutive group stage defeats in a combination of the Champions and Europa Leagues.
Mincyheidman – it is an interesting stat, especially given I read today they beat Aalborg in Aalborg in the qfrs this season!
first tie in 21 years not at a European night, scunnered with what’s on offer to be honest. Looks like I’m not alone,good luck to the Bhoys all the same. Hail Hail Hebcelt
guernica
Group stage.
1 min to kick-off………………
( I know…..I know……………………)
IF I could place a bet right now it would be on both teams to score!
At least away goals are not as big an issue in the group games as knock out rounds……think we could be looking at something like 2-2 but hopefully 3-2!
Could be an interesting night….
Eerily quiet on way to game.
Live updates are up guys
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That’s a pretty good team…..that is missing!
Sympathy for RD regarding the injuries have been overlooked so far so yeah, you are spot on…..cannae see that changing just for tonight if we do not get a good result!
Watching from the USA, I would have to say that the two insightful and unbiased American commentators are far more complimentary about Celtic the club, the players and the expectations of the transition than 90% of CQN contributors.
Crowd in good voice.
Craig Gordon is simply class. End of.