With Celtic a goal up midway through the second half yesterday, we tried something new. The back four became a back three, with three sitting in front of them. Adam Matthews pushed into right midfield leaving Izaguirre, Denayer and van Dijk across the back. To the left of Matthews was Scott Brown and Charlie Mulgrew. It was a useful game to experiment tactically as Inverness asked questions throughout.
The most striking feature of this three at the back with three sitters was that Matthews didn’t bomb forward when Celtic were in possession, as he usually does. He kept in line with Brown and Mulgrew. On occasion, they were 25 yards behind their nearest team-mate, which was a bit jarring to see, as it’s so rare.
This was almost certainly a dry-run for Astra on Thursday. Getting it right defensively in Romania is going to be key to the outcome. On their showing at Celtic Park, Astra are a decent passing team who enjoy being on the ball. They were less impressive in attack, as the Celtic defence and Craig Gordon did enjoy to stifle them, apart from one slip, and when we asked questions of their keeper and defence, they looked vulnerable.
I’m not sure Ronny Deila will be overly convinced that his experiments yesterday should be repeated on Thursday. Inverness carved us open several times late in the game, but at least we’ll hopefully not be trying something out there for the first time.
You can get copies of Caesar & the Assassin, Billy McNeill and Davie Hay’s accounts of managing Celtic from Jock Stein’s departure until the appointment of Liam Brady, signed by both Billy and Davie here. I’d a great chat with Billy today, he’s a man who knows how to enjoy his football.
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Just put on STV, and my daughters wedding 1st dance song is on – nice :-)
Hail Hail
And so it comes to this.
I always thought that Celtic fans would suffer most for Rangers’ malfeasance.
Their fans have sopped on the vinegar of a wrongly sentenced penalty – they have, perhaps stoically, ignored their state as nothing but transitory – a result of unseen hands. A delay, a pause on their return to that, perceived, entitled position.
All I can ask is that we don’t fall out with each other over them. Or we try to.
Respect each other’s decision in regards to their return.
goldstar10
20:17 on 2 November, 2014
Glad you understood the message, more spelling mistakes than BT can even manage :-)
Hail Hail
cowiebhoy
20:10 on 2 November, 2014
Three for me: Johannsen, Commons and Brown with one Winger and two up front. Kris would be my creative player.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
lennybhoy,
Our midfield is our weaklink and I fear Astra realise this after our first match.
I hope RD will not play with two in midfield and using others as assists, we need to control it or atleast be able to compete…three in midfield.
greeninbingley
20:12 on 2 November, 2014
Totally agree mate, Ashley is drip feeding the Huns with loans they can’t pay back and taking the assets 1 at a time till he owns the lot and they’ll still owe him for the privilege lol HH
VP-jealousy is a terrible thing, did you back my 4th nap in a row? :))
reading back,
methinks a repartee is missing the pages and pages of fighting with some other way down south supporter, and is now looking for a new sparring partner.
will you all stop making comments to offend the poor guy
Ronny can’t play youngsters as one bad result ensures that he is transformed into a useless Norwegian turnip. We all then howl for Old Firm Jackie and Irn Bru.
Teemu Pukki scored for Bronby again today. He scored their winning goal in the eighty eight minute in a one nil win.
The Brondby coach compares him to Danish player, Jon Dahl Tomasson, who could play as a centre forward or number ten.
winning captains
20:10 on
2 November, 2014
If there’s anything I can do in the production/writing/design of that programme, I will be glad to help.
I hope it won’t be necessary, but if it is, I will help in any way.
lennybhoy,
Sorry I missed the Cqn corner on Saturday, I was looking forward to it as surprisingly was my daughter, she calls it the old codgers corner:( HH
Bloody Norah
Teemu Pukki scored again today
Hail Hail
Taranis
17:31 on
2 November, 2014
There gas certainly been criticism of the Polide/BBC stance and relationship over the Cliff Richard story.
There are many subtle, and not so subtle, ways that the forces of the crown can bring pressure to bear on an as yet uncharged and untried person and adverse publicity is one.
I wonder how many people remember the trial of Jeremy Thorpe the former Liberal Party leader who was accused of attempting to murder his gay lover Norman Scott?
I was pretty young at the time but was appalled at the fact that the then very po faced BBC News would mention that Thorpe was gay at every opportunity as that was the salacious element to the trial and of course someone admitting to being a homosexual was very unusual in those days.
Worse still was that during the trial, The man who had always been “Mr Thorpe” or “Jeffrey Thorpe” suddenly became just plain “Thorpe” which was pronounced in a very desultory and accusing fashion.
However, as soon as the man was acquitted, he was back to being ” Mr Thorpe” which was now pronounced in a much softer and sympathetic fashion.
I always remembered that and thought that the BBC were a right shower of hypocritical illegitimates for such a clear cut policy and tone.
Bada
Didn’t see it before I left for pub….wish I had…mine on line as usual…fekn solo :O( HH
Derry City beaten 2-0 by St. Pats in the FAI Cup final today
I heard on the radio before the match Celtic were interested in Derry striker Paddy McEleney…. i hope not
Re. Sevco… i got a few excited texts yesterday evening from mates delighted at the ‘return of Old Firm’
I said u wanted nothin to do with it
Thing is, I know when the time comes I will find it very very difficult to turn off the tv and not watch it
I think most on here will be the same
When u are a Celtic supporter the urge is too strong
Pukki can score 40 for them and I still wouldn’t care. He lacks the mental cojones to score for us.
Any word on Balde?
Probably late in catching up with the debate,
but why would a Celtic supporter not want to go and support Celtic
BRH,
Such reporting still exists when a person has an eye or arm missing. The physical aspect is highlighted despite it having no bearing on the story.
captain beefheart
20:28 on 2 November, 2014
Pukki can score 40 for them and I still wouldn’t care. He lacks the mental cojones to score for us.
Any word on Balde?
___________
Think docs taking a night off the blog :)
The Pukki situation is a win win for us…..
I reckon, if they can afford to do so, Brondby will look to make the arrangement permanent…
If we could get 1.5 / 1.75 million….. bite their hand off…. Thank you very much
Greeninbingley@20.12
Agreed with your other post not this one.
Celtic should have told it as it was. They should have told the truth. If that had have happened we would not be having the debate that we are currently having between Celtic supporters.
Their demise and the last two years of comedy have been despite Celtics interventions not because of them. Saw it quoted on the blog today and it is so apt, “all that it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men (and whummin) to do nothing. Let us hope that evil does not triumph as a consequence of our club standing on the sidelines.
Ps
I will not fall out with any Tim over this or any other matter concerning the Tic. It is forums like this that make our club and it’s supporters what it is.
Is mo na cumann e
sipsini
20:23 on 2 November, 2014
That’s why I don’t go to the CQN corner…just been the once…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
RobertTressell
Go ahead and shoot me down for it if you want…..
Certainly wouldn’t do that. Others might.
I happen to agree with you and it’s something I have thought myself.
Take the reaction the Livingston programme writer got and magnify it by a billion if we came out with similar………….
I’m sure all these Celtic fans wanting this fixture back will be happy when honest mistakes stop 10IAR.
We can only hope Brondby have some money to buy Pukki.Does John Park get a bonus at CP? If so ,he owes plenty for duds like that.
Haw Lennybhoy
You guaranteed me yesterday that we would avoid the foe malign. What happened, mate?
winning captains
Mrs TET has offered to write something funny about their demise and their bastard offspring for your prog.
HH
I was walking down the London rroad swinging a chain.
When along came an orangeman and asked me my name.
So I kicked him in the b….
Zico-doing fine mate,getting good business from B.You settled in over in Malta now?
billy bhoy
20:45 on 2 November, 2014
lol…didn’t guarantee you that mate, only the apron brigade can do that…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
The mullet has left the building.
Watch your back, Ally.
Apparently The Mullet has resigned as manager of Motherwell.
We need to look no further than Resolution 12 with regards to how the board regard Sevco. Past and Present. What some regard as a dignified silence I regard it as the best policy to adopt to make the most money.
There will be no attempt to address the issue as that would entail cleaning up the game. Celtic plc have accepted that they can only truly expect to have an increased political presence within the Scottish and world game married to Rangers.
This up and coming semi final will be MARKETED as the derby. Old Firm will not be mentioned until the summer. After season book sales.
A smooth marketable return for Sevco back into the SPL and Europe. TV deal will be renegotiated. That is why it is not surprising to hear SFA employees close to Celtic also suggesting an immediate return.
A possible final, promotion to the SPL, better TV deal. A recent cash injection from Singapore. Sevco will survive and WWF Scottish football will crave their fairytale revival. Walter Smith referreeing will help those investments.
Celtic Board getting everything it wants. Maximum money. F@@$ the past and any notion of integrity it interferes with the future income.There is nothing special about us in the boardroom.
HH
Sorry about last post.
Can’t help it. I just hate the huns .
Brogan Rogan
Stories of cheques bouncing, Boyle wanting £300k pronto and a call for cash from supporters urgently or they are going the same way as their pals in Govan…
With Mcgregor out of sorts at the minute… i’d like to see Lustig remain at right back, and A.Matthews playing wide right
——————–C.Gordon———————–
Lustig Denayer Van Dijk Izzy
——Brown Mulgrew Johansen——-
—-Matthews Stokes—-
———————–Guidetti———————
My only real issue with the team above, is Mulgrew. Personally i think Bitton is a better central mid than Charlie.
Sipsini, I’m back on the blog now:-)
Balde was an athlete, he was given pelters from the first time he played, I just gave him a wee bit of support:-)
Been thinking about the hot topic all afternoon.
How could I not go along and support my team?
What the MSM and authorities do I can’t affect.
But I can support the team.
Given I have taken a while to get to that decision, I understand and respect those who feel they can’t attend.
PeaceCSC