Time for Celtic to box clever

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Salzburg got back to winning ways on Sunday after losing 4-1 away to third-placed Rheindorf Altach immediately before the international break.  The stats from that game are interesting.  Salzburg enjoyed 60% possession but Rheindorf forced 66% more chances by playing on the break, scoring twice in the closing 10 minutes as Salzburg pushed for an equaliser.

A point on Thursday would be an acceptable result for Salzburg so they could be caught between trying to defend and playing their normal game.  Either way it’s likely they will hold possession for long periods.

No team is completely dependent on one player but this truism is probably tested more by Salzburg and their talismanic striker, Jonathan Soriano, who has scored 26 times in 27 outings this season.  Consider for a moment if we had such a prodigious striker………..

Salzburg coach Adolf Hutter must decide how far tp change his usual game plan.  Salzburg’s entire strategy is to attack.  They have scored 50 league goals already this season, twice as many as any other team, while their goals against record is within a handful of the majority of teams in the league.

My preference would be to tempt them out, have them fall between the two stools of playing their natural offensive game and the more cautious approach they may be tempted to play away in Europe.  One note of caution, the Ajax team who beat Celtic comfortably in Amsterdam last season were shredded 0-3 by a counter-attacking Salzburg in the same venue a few months later.

Ajax failed to box clever, we can be smarter.  Stop Soriano, closed-down space at the back and play on the counter.

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  1. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Googybhoy

     

     

    I’m buzz lightyear..

     

     

    To infinity and beyond….

  2. City are just generally poor this year…

     

    Semi final line up of , Bayern, Chelsea, Barca, and Real….

     

    Bayern will get revenge on Real Madrid this year in the final.

  3. charles kickham on

    googybhoy ♥ celtic

     

     

    20:30 on 25 November, 2014

     

     

    If you are computer savvy the cheapest option is buying a NOW box for a tenner which is basically a Roku box and do the hack yourself – it’s not difficult

  4. blantyretim is praying for the knox family

     

     

    20:34 on 25 November, 2014

     

    Googybhoy

     

     

    I’m buzz lightyear..

     

     

    To infinity and beyond….

     

    ………….

     

     

    Was expecting that :>{}

  5. Googy

     

     

    I have mine via virginmedia. The guy in my work builds them from the very basic box and loads all the apps and stuff. Really handy. I’m going to get another one after Christmas and cut my virginmedia package right down. Can’t get rid of it because my wife likes the TiVo box.

     

     

    LB

  6. GM -Re Guidetti signing-i think Paul the Tim is well known,not sure of his inside info mate ,we can hope.HH

  7. robinbhoy

     

     

    20:08 on 25 November, 2014

     

     

    Whit a day! Two hour delay in Glasgow. Missed my connection to Bangkok. Transferred to Thai Airways from BA, six hour wait for my next flight.

     

     

    Watching Chelski whilst sipping Champagne life’s no so bad!

     

     

    RobinBhoy

     

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    Sounds like you are having the BA/Heathrow experience?

     

     

    I am not a believer in conspiracy theories but my one exception is that BA and Heathrow have had a 35 year conspiracy against Hrvatski Jim

     

     

    3 weeks ago I went to Toronto. BA flight was delayed 2 hours at Heathrow because “they had underestimated how long it would take to load the bags” . Obviously this is something that Heathrow has not had much experience of.

     

     

    Thai will be fine.

  8. Bada,

     

     

    I think it’s as good a move for him as it is for us.

     

     

    Euro footy post Xmas this season, champs league next season hopefully.

     

     

    He fits in and works for us.

     

     

    He probably can play at a higher level but why risk a drop from first team footy at his age for a few more quid?

  9. Disadvantage of the android box. Turn aff Citeh game to watch PSG v Ajax and miss 2 goals!

     

     

    LB

  10. GM-he will be fed up getting punted on loan for the last 3 seasons.Agree ,would do everyone good.PL needs a ST seller and a reason to put STs back up,as he will be aware guys won’t renew if it is for Sevco games.

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