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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Malorbhoy –
Found your post from last night.
Thanks for that.
Yes he did have a magical left foot.
Great talent.
livibhoy- It’s a Roseburn stand ticket I would want, I’m not that brave!!
Unbelievable
Wow
What a player Aguerro.
What a collapse by Bayern
The old Bayern sieve!
HH!!
Shocking defending…. Great wee player all the same.
Hard lines Bayern.
Streets ahead of City at football.
That was won by the City players namely Aguerro and despite the crowd.
Well done Aguerro.
Think the wee man will struggle to play at the weekend…
Coupon well gubbed….
Just back from Goodison – I thought our bhoys looked comfortable for 80 mins, with young O’Connell looking very comfortable. Could have lost it in the last ten minutes though. McMullen and the sub Tierney looked good too.
WITS-Well done, I wonder what Citeh were with 5 minutes to go?
Agureo is magnificent
How was the crowd Phyllis?
That was an incredibly frustrating second half from Bayern. For a team so renown for possession some of the wayward passing was N’Guemo-esque. Naebdy tae blame but themsells…
Phyllis, the Everton celtic youths game, was it just a friendly
Can Ronny get us Aguerro on loan?
Bada at least 16/1 .well they where tgat price at 80 minutes..
phyllis dietrichson
Where are you based?
Sporting Lisbon game still playing on red button sky sports 5
With 5 mins to go they should also have had 10 players, and Zabaleta in an early bath
Bayern – 0 corners!
Well done to our under21’s for playing out a draw tonight at Goodison. I hope the club allow their home games to be at Celtic Park.
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Grateful thanks, CQN. My wee neighbour put a note through my letter-box – ” I took in two parcels for you today.” – so now I’ve both copies ordered of Billy’s and Davie’s book and two DVD’s to enjoy.
Celtic forever.
Aguero’s stats.
Shots on goal 3
On target 3
Goals 3
Says it all really!!
HH
!!Bada Bing!!
7/1 at 2-2 :-)
phyllis dietrichson
Where are you based?
Just thinking how many of us in the NW.?
Maybe a NW CQN get together?
The Honest Mistake crew in charge of Sporting game, Brother Thomson etc
Jonny the Tim
21:42 on 25 November, 2014
Aguero’s stats.
Shots on goal 3
On target 3
Goals 3
Says it all really!!
HH
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Aye but they were all tap ins ;)
praecepta-did you?
Nae chance of JG getting a game with City now
Re Thursday night v Salzburg, I see a few posts lookin for the crowd to play a part.. Can’t see it, when we’re unable to sell 35 thousand tickets for a E L match, it’s unlikely the crowd will be motivated enough to lift the team.. but that has been the story of the season so far, too many can’t be bothered to turn up. C’mon the Hoops, we can win with or without the stay away fans.
Of course!
Had done the in-play draw + PSG to win (when 1-1) @ 10/1 and cashed out – invested £5 :-)
WITS –
It’s the inaugural EPL International Cup for under 21s.
4 groups of 4.
Celtic in with Everton, Sunderland and Villareal.
Play each other once.
All games played in England.
Details here
What a game that was. All 5 goals were defensive blunders!
So Regan wants ‘Rangers back to winning ways’.
At who’s expense?
He should be resigning after that statement.
Footie finished, busy and long day tomorrow. Cot time for me. Night Night Timland.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
googybhoy – I’m based in Liverpool.
Wits – it wasn’t a friendly – it was a group game in the Premier League International Cup.
Blantyretim – the crowd were in great voice, sang for 93 minutes.