Very pleased we appear to be on the verge of signing a central defender, especially one who at 24 (Erik Sviatchenko), should be very much in his prime. The previous two seasons each brought excellent defensive performance records but things fell apart from the very start of this season – way before Virgil van Dijk left.
The reasons for the are varied. Jason Denayer left to be replaced by Dedryck Boyata. Dedryck is more settled now but he was well short of Jason’s standards early on. Still is. We have also regressed in the full back positions. Emilio Izaguirre’s decline has been gradual but clear. 18-year-old Kieran Tierney makes fewer mistakes and (I think) poses a greater physical challenge.
Then we have Mikael Lustig. Mikael has always been a favourite of mine; as recently as September I regarded him as our best defender, but I think he’s been well off his best for most of the season. He has been regularly caught in the wrong position and his distribution is often a possession-losing lump upfield.
Craig Gordon would be first to admit his form is nowhere near where it was last season, when he almost single-handedly was responsible for us reaching the Europa League knockout stage. The questions for Craig are what’s going wrong and can it be fixed?
Think back to the latter days of Artur Boruc’s time at Celtic. Artur has gone from having Bayern Munich scouts at Celtic Park to watch him to a guy we sold without fuss as a backup for Fiorentina for £1.2m. Whatever it was he had, had gone. I thought he was finished. Six years later he’s at something approaching his best at Bournemouth.
Craig Gordon has the best part of 4 years on Artur. He has time to get back on form.
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Welcome to celtic big Erik
One wee tip ( if you happen to be reading this site )
Don’t read this site – you will be slagged off within weeks
Visiting family in Embra – Gonna watch SportScene on the iPad wi the sound down. Pity as wee Leigh is on. Laters all
Throwback McCall…………..
smoooooooth……………………………………………
;)
How many traps will be set for LG on Sportscene?
McCall embarrassing trying to do the Sky Jamie Redknapp analysis thingy
Bada
I noticed the video pauses then mccall says ” I will just pause it there” and then presses the pause button
McCall wit a riddy
BBC comedians
HH
Scandinavian celts. Good and maybe not o.
1. Hedman.
2. Laursen.
3 . edvalsson
4. Reiper.
5. Mastorovic.
6. Gravensun.
7. Larsson.
8. Weighorst
9.
10.
11. Lungeburg
Need a few more
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HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE on 17TH JANUARY 2016 10:19 PM
Marc Rieper – The Toe
Leigh Griffiths – The Thumb
List anyone?
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Gary Caldwell – The Heid!
Saint Stivs
Harald the stopper of the 10.
Scandanavian XI
Hedman
Lustig Mjallby Reiper Laursen
Graveson Weighorst Johansen Riseth
Larsson Brattbakk
Saint Stivs
Bangura and Berget. :)
Fs. Was racking my brains cos there were some obvious one missing
Mjallby. Brattback and riseth
9.Zlatan
Watch this space:)
I dropped Johansson from my team.
Celtic Trust @TheCelticTrust 14m14 minutes ago
A building warrant was approved for the safe standing section at Celtic Park on 7th January. Applied for on 28/3/12. Took a while but….
Is this new? Just seems a bit odd coming out at this time on a Sunday night. On the face of it, good news.
Gary 67.
Actually a very good team.
Add in shuggie edvaldson for shear toughness.
Just checking my new name.
Time for us all to show more respect for each other.
Many of us have started lurking rather than contributing due to the personal abuse and threatened violence online and offline.
Not such a problem at night but daytime is worse.
So let’s reassert our principles.
Bengt Martin sub goalie
Scandinavian Players? Bent Martin. And I don’t mean Bain :-)
Leigh is sitting like who is this daftie auld hun with the mullet takkin shit. Radge
GOOGYBHOY SHOW RESPEST
DENA SHOW RESPECT
Well done,folks.
Commons goal just gets better and better
A few people are going to be upset, Lee Griff says his improvement is down to John Collins. Yes that JC that some want out of our club.
Mohammed Elyanoussi of Molde our latest target according to back page of the sun tomorrow
Googybhoyshowrespect
Do you advocate zero tolerance. No matter the poster????
Hail, hail
Googybhoy
Nice to see to posting again
HH
CRC
Less than 3,000 at Killie v ICT and St J v Hamilton,worrying stuff
to = you
Tbj
I was wrong in much of that business last night. I’ll not bore you with excuses.
Please accept my apology.
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-elyounoussi/profil/spieler/186644
GARY67 on 17TH JANUARY 2016 11:08 PM
Mohammed Elyanoussi of Molde our latest target according to back page of the sun tomorrow
Looks like either him or Falk from Odense,both right sided attackers,taxi for Forrest
BCW
My friend, I hope you are well?
TBJ allow mental, is a really good lhad like yourself ( Aye mental!)
HH
CRC
GREENPINATA on 17TH JANUARY 2016 11:08 PM
Googybhoyshowrespect
Do you advocate zero tolerance. No matter the poster????
Hail, hail
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/steps-to-repair-the-defence/comment-page-9/#comment-2756181
Self policing and pulling those up that abuse others.
As we did when people swore.
For some reason i find myself hummin’………………..
“Sutherland no more….”
No matter who the poster is.
Funny how well we played right from the start of the highlights.
When you know it ended 4-1 :)))
BCW
Good man. I know you both and I’d imagine that you’d happily shake on it in person.
Will any team really scout out forrest and have them on their target list.