I was asked to contribute a piece on John Guidetti to a German magazine last month. John was on his way to winning the European U21 Championships with Sweden, while being every inch the football personality. The German publisher wanted to know why Celtic, Stoke and Manchester City had decided against re-employing a striker with a flattering pedigree.
During last season it looked like John was destined for the English lower leagues, or perhaps one of the resting homes in Turkey, but a few weeks at a tournament later he’s won himself a five year deal with Celta de Vigo.
Guidetti is a better player than he looked at Celtic last season. We don’t play a system which lends itself to a classic, British style, penalty box striker, which is what John is, but would you give him a five year contract to play in La Liga? Of course not. You’ve watched the player way more than Celta’s scouts and you know better than they do.
This is the truism in scouting, people who watch a player week-in, week-out, know vastly more than a scout who only gets to see a month’s games, or a handful of games across the season, or worse, a selection of DVDs provided by the agent, or TV highlights.
What’s made John Guidetti is his outlier season, 2011-12, when on loan at Feyenoord he smacked home an astonishing 20 goals in 23 games. Without that season, the Celta scouts wouldn’t even know his name. Maybe the serious illness he subsequently suffered robbed him of his mojo, maybe he’s a pound or two heavier than his fighting weight, but my money’s on Vigo suffering buyers regret soon enough.
The best of luck to John in Galicia, but I suspect he’ll be available for loan this time next year.
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Celtic Mac
Yeah sociedad were typically spanish (if there is such a thing)… technically they were sound. I said to my old man, they were a tidy and efficient team, but seemed to lack a danger man, No.9… didnt strike me has having an obvious threat up top.
Either way, that first 30 minutes is what you would wish us to be playing against every week. because it is that level that helps you get quicker, get tighter to your opponent. etc.
You learn more against good sides, good players… unfortunately Ross County, Thistle, Killie and the likes, dont stretch us enough… and i definately think it takes our players 45mins or so, to adjust to the superior play of european teams.
and when i say european teams, i dont mean icelandic teams… i mean what we would come up against in champs league or even europa league group stages.
DALLASDALLAS
Agreed. His feet and his legs were slower than his brain.
Mick
You are as good as the get on Here.
Need to get that Pint its been to long.
God Bless You Son………..mm
See the clock is going Backward
weeman67…
Do a boaby and drive early ;)
Bourne, if you are looking in now or later on, sorry I never replied to your post around midnight last night.
My ‘exhausting’ trip to and from Paisley caught up with me and I fell asleep.
I hope you are enjoying your holiday.
My son and I were quite happy with our performance last night against a team who are wee bit behind us in the pre-season preparation.
Broonie riled a few of them especially ex Real Madrid and Queens Park Rangers player, Granero: Sociedad’s number 8.
Their number 27’s build and running style reminded me of Pierre Littbartski ex of Cologne & Germany. Fortunately he wasn’t as good.
There was good link up play between our three former Tannadice residents. Maybe as others have mentioned on here, Ciftci’s understanding with Gary & Stuart might have been one of the reasons he was signed.
Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas
20:49 on 11 July, 2015
In my opinion John Guidetti took too many touches of the ball in an opponents penalty box.
——–NAIL HEAD!
Dont know if it was lack of confidence :))) or trying too hard to endear himself to team mates & Fans ,but found myself shouting often Just ****** hit it :))).
Though he could be a star if it all clicks for him,
senga
20:39 on 11 July, 2015
Bobbio as that yon Jamesgangsta youth calls you, we spent the past 2 weeks bevvying for Scotland in the company of the finest swally merchants in Yorkshire and beyond (those Norwegians I told you about are lethal, you need to meet them but they really are man mad…..) so October should be a doddle ahem. Looking forward to it M, take care bud
__________
You’ve just guaranteed a queue to get in the pub now ;))
BMCUW
As I was the clock tick down to midnight ,I Have a mental picture of yer Da pacing the floor looking at the watch and saying Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease make it before 12.
Bobby Murdoch, thanks.
The guy who sits beside me was getting as frustrated as I was with John Guidetti not releasing the ball or shooting quickly enough.
My son and i started paying more attention to John when he got the ball in the box and he was sometimes taking three or four touches when two tops would have done.
He did assist in a number of our goals but from February I was thinking he is not staying.
was = watch :((((
Sipsini
Claire Bawlding…. u can have her….lol
Leftclicktic, thank you.
I don’t have football qualifications but like most here we have been watching football for more than forty years and you can see after a few months if a forward is a natural goalscorer or not.
Good comment about Bobby Murdoch’s dad wanting him born no later than 11.59pm on 11/7. He may have been pacing about more at the thought of a 12/7 child.
I still find it funny that uber-sticky bun, Donald Findlay, was born on St Patrick’s day.
Bobby,
just great fun with a bunch of old hippy types most of them rolling in it but soooo right on! Eh, i’m not trying to introduce a political debate but by goodness, heard some amount of crazy off the wall bull down there, from what i would regard as very intelligent people spouting the Daily Mail verbatim, quite frightening really
Go on Hingis…ya little beaut
The
best thing about Guidetti
Was his Song
Move on in a Wonderland
HH
South Of Tunis
17:21 on
11 July, 2015
First Test
Bangladeshis / Indians / Pakistanis and Sri Lankans celebrating an easy England victory Remember being surprised to see people from the sub continent supporting England over Australia. I was so intrigued , I asked the ? – the answer – Tony Abbott.
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You provide anecdotal evidence.
The reality:
This hasn`t stopped thousands of Sri Lankans….Tamils……risking their lives in failed attempts to come to Australia in the 20 or so months Tony Abbott has been P.M.
He was elected on a promise to stop the boats.Logical,then to blame the Australian electorate rather than the man they chose.
Stop the boats…..stop the drownings……stop the people smugglers.
How long till Europe figures it out?
A very happy birthday to the Swindon Swallier!
Hope you’ve had a good day bud.
Spent most of mine filling the car and taking it to the Dawsholm Dump, is there a smellier place in Glasgow?
…oh haud oan….I just thought of one :-)))))
Former hoop, Darren O’Dea has joined an Indian club, Mumbai. Their manager is Nicolas Anelka.
Darren will be there to December then will be looking for another club in January.
He’s been all over the place over the last three years, Ukraine, Canada and now India.
I hope for his and his family’s sake, he gets fixed up permanently with a club in January.
Sipsini
Great pub for mason watching as well, huge ludge just across Dumbarton Road. Three Judges has it all
calibhoy
20:07 on 11 July, 2015
Kodi users-What is the best most reliable add-on for UK and Irish TV?
Thank you,
CaliBhoy
Not sure if anyone has replied to your query,
I have found film on TV to be very reliable.
HH
Any trouble in motherwell today?
ruggygman…
Only if you take her ugly sister ;)
nye bevans’ rebel soldier
We had a wee gab about betting the other Saturday, I nearly knocked it off today, had a 30p Yankee on ties in the Scottish Open (all 8/1) with a wee £3.50 accie, first game Kuchar and Fowler beat by one shot, the other 3, finch/mcevoy, Lowry/rose & mcdowell/Cabrera bello all stoated, a few bob back for a £6.50 outlay but crazy money for one shot with Kuchar/Fowler, although at least it was the first match that was down….. Live to get another day
Keep The Faith
Celtic FC The Title Race 2007 08
Celtic V the deid club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaRb7eqNdgU
Blame that for me being on this blessed sight :))))
Proof at 21.20
For someone who never starts a convo, …. Springs to mind
well, its a saturday night….im sure we could turn them.
thebhoyoz, thank you very much. I will give that one a try.
Please take a moment tonight to remember the men and boy (and the women and girls) of Srebrenica tonight on the 20th anniversary of the worst atrocity on European soil since WW2.
Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.
senga…
I do mason watch everyday in work, looks and sounds like the new works manager has been enrolled from a ludge.
I’ve seen them come and go, my collage kills dem monkeys ;))
Good night all
TET
Hope yer big dug is a day nearer recovery,
till tomorrow all
Hrvatski Jim
Pity it’s unhuman Russia who blocked the resolution and had no respect for 8000 dead.
TET…
How’s your dog fairing now?
Hopefully ok, I just realised where my cat Caesar does his duties…in my flute playing neighbours garden ;)
Strange that a Dutch investigation identified that it was an American/British agreement, but I suppose if your going to make up story’s about the Russians nothing new about that eh
Zbyszek.
Respect to you.
Let the people sing…..
Butsybhoy: Glad you appreciate the badges. Hope you had a nice holiday. I’ll be over August 1st so may catch up then.
thebhoyfromoz sorry. Hail Hail!
Dugs good thanks
The vet even called today, all in the cost of emergency treatment as Cowiebhoy will know
Hh
Damo Lennon
18:15 on
11 July, 2015
Sounds like Mark Warburton will soon have Rangers* ‘back’ where they belong
https://raillydecord.wordpress.com/2015/07/11/admiration-for-warburton-and-rangers-grows/
Brilliant wind up.Really with Jacksons name on it,could have been believable,apart from “Dani Alves”not featuring.
Rumour he is off elsewhere.Probably Barca.