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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Goodnight Timdom
HH jamesgang
Hotsmokedsalmon@23.11
Just caught your post on same subject
HH
There is only Wan Ronny Deila.
I saw amazing stuff this Weekend.
Ronny ‘Real’ Deila. I thought Broonie was looking a bit slow compared to Stefan.
VVD will have to go, I thought he was a bit of a w*nker when he strolled through the middle with a step over.
Efe Ambrose is God Given to Celtic.
Cowiebhoy
Your parish priest starts some good rumours :)
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
23:14 on 2 November, 2014
Petec
Have to own up and admit, yesterday, when DD intreduced you, I misheard him. And thought he said this is “HC”, I can be a bit deaf and slow at times
:-). so I was thinking who is HC?
I’ve just pieced that together mate
:-))))
Good to meet you.
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I wisnae arguing with the GIANT alongside ye.
HH man. I’m actually an OK person really.
I just want Everyone to be Free, impossible I know.
Petec
I’m feeling kinda daft now.
and Nice to meet u as well.
The Jags take a fair travelling support with them.
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
23:21 on 2 November, 2014
Petec
I’m feeling kinda daft now.
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A CQN classic and I am this, mos def……
I’m a Womble
Ronny Deila is the Man, ably assisted by Johnny C and JK.
We are progressive so much it is Spooky.
Predict that McCall will end up at Sevco
When you get the Holy Spirit in yer Life. Everything has real meaning.
LTJ Bukem and the Clyde Tunnel Wasn’t no accident, as we go Deeper, under.
Happy Car.
Right far too much time (mine anyway) spent on blog exercising what little grey matter I have left on how our board calls this.
Match with new team 3 months away and if truth be told could be trumphed by Scottish Cup draw or hopefully a new team liquidation event (preferable).
Night,night Timdom. Sleep tight and tomorrow we will wake up still handsome.
May The Lord make us truly thankful. HH
Our semi final game against Sevco is 3 months away.
That’s 3 months of media spin ……..
Old Firm game, ancient rivalry, first Old Firm game in 3 years etc
Only way to stop this nonsense is for our club to come out and announce this game as us being drawn against Scotland’s newest club.
Put an end to this lie now Celtic.
Sevco is a new club and our board need to make sure this message gets across.
Goodnight and God bless all Tims.
moravcik
23:44 on 2 November, 2014
Our semi final game against Sevco is 3 months away.
That’s 3 months of media spin ……..
Old Firm game, ancient rivalry, first Old Firm game in 3 years etc
Only way to stop this nonsense is for our club to come out and announce this game as us being drawn against Scotland’s newest club.
Put an end to this lie now Celtic.
Sevco is a new club and our board need to make sure this message gets across.
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When the forces of Darkness come to Celtic Park, that is when the dagger will, I really hope so, be plunged right in there.
plungemcnugget.csc?
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
23:49 on 2 November, 2014
Goodnight and God bless all Tims.
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nn big chap. God Bless.
Hotsmokedsalmon
It’s unlikely. I play 5s on a Sat. morning and then see ma wee mammy. Will let you know if there is any chance of a change of plan.
Hamiltontim
It was not a CQN face. It was a family member that I recognised.
There is absolutely no chance of Celtic ever putting anything in a programme to suggest that Sevco are a new team.
It would be considered provocative and likely to cause a riot at the game.
Even if they did do it, an apology would be demanded afterwards and someone would get sacked.
Sadly, that’s the situation we are in. The big lie has become accepted truth by the world and his brother.
Maximum respect to Mr Klammer.
spooky
What is going on?
NN and God Bless Every CQNer.
Shall I be first to wish BRTH a very hoopy Birthday? Watch out if you are celebrating on Ashton Lane – you never know who may sneak up on you there.
http://scottishlaw.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/questions-over-nimmo-smith-inquiry-as.html
Scottish Football is corrupt to the core always has been always will be.
Looks like plenty of tickets for the semi for the real fans, great
Night night bhoys :-) HH
Syd Negakev,
Maybe we should do it now…three months before the game?
Hail Hail.
Petec
I have watched that Klammer video hundreds of times and I still expect him to fall.
He once said that there were only two rules in Downhill skiing and that was:
1. Don’t die
2. Don’t shit yourself
and of those he said that you could only afford to ignore one.
WC
Thankyou for that – however I doubt I will be anywhere near Ashton lane today or tonight even.
BRTH
Breithla Shona duit.
Winning captains/BRTH
Hopefully the drafts of a factual alternative programme re their cheating and deception which culminated in their liquidation is under consideration as I write. Hopefully it will never need to be used as the tribute act will have gone the way of the original.
Defo away to bed.
KTF Tim’s
Fred C. Dobbs
Wouldn’t it be seen as just their old rivals stirring it up?
Too many people have swallowed the lie. It should have been nailed right at the start.
The best we can do now is just stuff them every time we play them.
Syd Negakev,
Maybe, but if it has to be done do it now. A piece in next weeks programme looking forward to the game. Gets it out in the open and over with…agree with stuffing them mind :O).
Hail Hail.
Anyway, hopefully they will expire before said fixture ,and it won’t matter a damn.
Night Hoops.
to BRTH….have a braw braw Birthday…………may the words from your Smithie never run dry………….
Bankies rule ok …..
braw
a braw wee tune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2NcQo9xQIs
for my Grandad and all that recognise the tune…
braw
new poster
just to wade into the debate about getting THEMS.
i was of the opinion we should do everything to not play them again.
thats not worked.
then i thought, ok, when we get them we shouldnt go…the world press etc would stand up and take notice…
no they wont.
theres no mileage in a half arsed boycott .
Fact is…Celtic fans will be there.and with that in mind,
we cannot let Celtic take on these reprobates, without our biggest weapon..
the Fans, the GB if you want…
doesn’t matter, outnumber, outsing, outdo these people.
but most of all..be safe..
this tie has bloodbath written all over it.
there is months before this tie take place.
Be careful, but dont shy away from this
not sure about how to put links on, but type in
accidentallyinlove4 in your youtube,
great voice, great songs
Good morning chicharc…are you a hun?
WelcometoCQN CSC
course i am ya rocket
Just checking!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE1CmgqYaOU&list=RDoE1CmgqYaOU#t=7
hey lol, by chove i may have done it