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Some reasons why Celtic will drop a lot of points

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I was surprised Ronny Deila thought immediately after the game that Dedryck Boyata’s red card was valid, from the angle behind the goal it looked a well-time tackle, but let’s deal with the manager’s complaint against the player, who put a challenge in when wrong side of the attacker.

We’ve see three Celtic central defenders in this position in recent weeks: Efe against Ross County, Erik against Inverness and Dedryck last night. Erik was outpaced by Jordan Roberts but instead of risking a challenge from behind his opponent, he stayed on his feet and forced Roberts to shoot under pressure. Efe clumsily barged into his opponent and Dedryck went to ground.

All three got their starting positions wrong, which could have cost a goal, but Ambrose and Boyata compounded the problem by attempting a recovery, also from a wrong position. Sviatchenko chose to put pressure on the player and leave matters up to his goalkeeper. Erik made the right decision, Efe and Dedryck made wrong decisions.

And before Erik relaxes in the glow of praise, it was his unnecessary barge into an opponent which conceded the foul which led to the corner kick Accies equalised through. Don’t give away stupid fouls and you don’t allow opponents to fire the ball into your box.

And yes, the goal we lost came from a corner kick (I’m assuming those who were animated earlier in the season about zonal marking somehow overlook the same lack of ball-winning skills from the same players now we’re marking man-for-man). I’ve never known a team to lose so many goals from corners. We have a collection of players who cannot follow the flight of a football when launched into their box from a corner.

I know there’s a belief that you cannot practice penalty kicks, as the pressure of hitting them during a match changes everything. This is nonsense. Our poor penalty conversion rate over the last five or six years has cost us trophies. Ironically, John Collins has the best penalty conversion rate of any player in Celtic history (who’s taken more than 5).  You would think he’d be able to sort this.

Poor technique is a consequence of poor preparation.

When Leigh Griffiths opened the scoring from the penalty spot it came as a great relief, as until then we were unable to create a genuine chance. A big part of the job at Celtic is breaking down packed defences away from home. There are largely two ways to achieve this:

1. Master the act of quick and precise passing

2. Have target men and wide players who are excellent at crossing the ball.

If we don’t have either play in our locker we’re going to drop a lot of points.

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  2. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    RD will be going nowhere until at least the end of the season. What would we gain by sacking him now?

     

     

    As for the left foot penalty taking shite, are these people for real, what utter wet gusset garbage.

     

     

    Win the league, new man, win the league again………and get rid of our dead wood shite…and bankier, and change our dross for dross signing policy.

  3. Gerryfaethebrig on

    WITS

     

     

    You have trainer of horses, these horse are top of the horsey chart….. But other competitors don’t like your horsey trainer……l

     

    A donyounsackmthe successful horsey twined

     

    B. Bkw down to your comoetiteros (sic) f the spelling

     

     

    Stand by Tonny or go away and fling excitement aye the moon..?.

     

     

    Celtic fans ? …… And don’t start with we were great ubpndwr St Martun who fcucked without giving the poor fans a second thought…….sometimes in life you get what you deserve……

  4. What is the Stars on

    Gerry

     

     

    I dont even know where to begin

     

     

    How about this

     

     

    You have a horse which is much faster,more well bred than all the other horses in the race

     

    Its a race you should win very easily,The bookies make you 1/33 or 1/40 favourite

     

    Crazy odds,no one in their right mind would bet against you

     

     

    Do you

     

    A employ the best jockey you can

     

    B get the cheapest jockey you can

  9. BGX on

    Roy Croppy…Your Post Of The Foggy Dew is Just Phenominal..Emotional,Heart warming, Disturbing..Everything Life Is…Fantastic Post Man….Brilliant..

  15. Gerryfaethebrig on

    WITS 12.18

     

     

    Do you just want to win or dies lengths of win matter…..in horsey nose is a nose but football wise give me league titles

  20. Gerryfaethebrig on

    PFAyer…….

     

     

    Still waiting on your world of wisdom…… Maybe it’s easier to attack my family …..

  21. Delaneys Dunky on

    TBJ

     

    I went to Saint Thomas Aquinas with Brendan Rogers cousins. Bernie was gorgeous. Brendan is a Celtic supporter.

  25. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Wits, you,ll get your wish soon enough.

     

     

    Will you get yer clackerbag out for the next Celtic manager who wins a treble?

  31. BGX on

    Well ive Pulled my self Together, We got outa Jail today..

     

    So im off To Get Diamond Jacksoned Up…On And On To 5 in a Row.

     

     

    Bles Y’All…Peace Out.

     

     

    HH..

  42. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Wits, we have one, he may not be to your liking, but he is the manager, for the time being.

     

     

    Nae baw,s oot then. Nay bother, a herd ye had a nack bag like a coupla tumshies in, wan eirher side in a paira tights. Glasgow has missed a truely unique spectacle.

     

     

    HH bro

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