I’m reliably informed Legia will not ‘park the bus’ on Wednesday. Instead, with a three goal lead, they have enough legroom to play their normal game, attempt to compete in the middle of the park, and expose holes at the back, as they did last week. What’s more, they’re unsure they would be able to park the bus successfully for an extended period.
Set aside the debacle what was our defensive performance for a moment. The period of last week’s match Ronny Deila should initially concern himself with is the opening 25 minutes, when Celtic largely bossed the game. We then have to consider the 40 minutes we looked comfortable with 10 men; not an insignificant achievement away from home in Europe.
In short, Legia are a team which for large periods of the game we looked to have the measure of, despite the anomalies of playing a debutant, an inexperienced youth and with a left back who was left out. We should do far better at Murrayfield.
Legia believe they are going through. They unquestionably have the upper hand but the Celtic collapse in the final minutes, when we appeared to be too busy picking fights than sticking to plan, distorted the perceived difference between the teams. Celtic didn’t just underachieve, they did so on an epic scale. What Legia don’t know, is what a highly-functional Celtic team looks like.
We need to transform that epic failure into the kind of performance we are capable of in Europe. The defence needs to find the form which broke so many records last season. Ronny needs to find some of his awesomeness.
The reality is, despite last week’s debacle, we’re still in this tie – and should plan to go through.
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Interesting article on Miroslav Radovic of Legia Warsaw on the UEFA website.
He scored 2 goals against us in the first leg and was signed by Legia in 2006 as a 22-year-old attacking midfielder.
Legia don`t appear to have signed him as “a project”, however, and have signed him up on new contracts even though he is now 30 and would have limited resale value. Compare this with our approach re Samaras and Commons.
This is shrewd business on Legia`s part; Radovic has scored 14 goals in Europe which is more than half the total scored by the entire Celtic squad available for selection for Wednesday night.
When asked about the secret of his success, Radovic puts it down to experience. This is the very quality that we lack when we fill our team with too many unproven projects who may or may not be any good (Bangura, Balde, Biton, Johansen etc) and players who have never played in Europe before. We need to get the balance right.
Freedom of speech.
The right of dissent.
Wars have been fought over principles such as these.
Anyone know how many tickets have been sold for Wednesday?
Jimbo67
Don’t dilute the Kwality by leaving!
Neo-con numb nuts types – do increase the Kwality by leaving! Don’t forget your coat and your white pointy hat!
Night Timdom
PS we might still sneak it on Wednesday. Despite our collective best efforts to completely stuff it up…. Here’s hoping.
HH jamesgang
Started going to games in ’81 Roy Aitken was my first Celtic hero.
Only wish I had seen the young Roy at Ibrox ripping into them.
At the end of his Celtic time people (fans & media) were starting to have a go at his performances. People with short memories or all players have a sell by date or fans jealous of his Scottish international career whatever it was he probably left at the right time.
Feed the Bear – A Great Celt.
Big-Cup Winners
Not sure, but the upper tier is open so it will be at least 30,000. I was at the Celtic Park ticket office yesterday to get my tickets but they couldn`t tell me how many tickets had been sold so far or how many Legia had been allocated.
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‘House-Of-Pain’….
So It’s Fine For Certain Individual On Here…..
To Post ‘Lies And Propaganda’ On Here…
Like The Earlier Post That Claimed 97% Of Those Killed In Gaza….
Were ‘Civilians’….!
Of Course…He Never Gave The ‘Source’ ….
For This ‘Startling’ Information
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/08/why-dont-journalists-ever-mention-hamass-reporting-restrictions/
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/leo-mckinstry/495280/Leo-McKinstry-We-will-pay-a-terrible-price-for-supporting-Hamas
Wouldn’t Even Have Bothered Posting Anything On Here…..
About The Gaza / Israel Situation…
If It Had Not Been For The Multitude Of Biased And Bigoted Comments About The Subject……
Over Past Two Weeks……
Which May Reflect The ‘Hive-Think’ Of A Certain Clique…..
But It Certainly Doesn’t Reflect The General View Of The Celtic Family…
WORLDWIDE……!
Just That Of The CQN Control Freaks..
Right..?
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Jimbo67 – Nil desperandum.
KTF mo chara.
Jimbo 67
Don’t leaves us alone with rubber room Ron, it’s important we all stay and post to keep CQN fresh, talcumed and skid mark free.
All Tims Together..
After last week you would have thought that celtic would have tried out the shaky defence against spurs?
squire danaher
Any chance you could help me out finding that button on the handset as I’m keen to know whether or not the game’s on telly this week…..
;-)
ChappyKnockyCSC
HH jamesgang
Gun =hun
the spirit of arthur lee
23:27 on 4 August, 2014
Didn’t they…:)
As you say love.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
SOAL
Agreed. I see the organisers of the game aren’t happy with the players we sent & want an apology & their money back!
*According to Scottish Daily Mail
BBC reports jack rodwell from man city to Sunderland for £10m.
23 year old rodwell aff oot.
47 y:o lampard in.
See we’re not the only ones who ‘so it daft’. Difference is they can afford to buy like spoilt weans at Christmas time.
GrumpySantaCSC
HH jamesgang
Do it daft
Apols
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Raberto67
“Agreed. I see the organisers of the game aren’t happy with the players we sent & want an apology & their money back!”
Good job we didn’t send the first team then, they would have wanted double their money back :) por cierto
Is it true that the organisers in the game in Poland are also chasing us for a refund cos we didn’t turn for that one either?!?
Night Timdom.
HH jamesgang
Jeff Louis signed a 5 year deal wi Tony Watts team tonight apparently
Cheers bada
Really needed that to finish my night!!!
;-(((
Is The Bear available for Wednesday?
HH jamesgang
where is td67?
timhorton
He is oot on the swally with HT
kevtic 23:20 – I refer you to ‘The Glory and The Dream’ by T Campbell/P Woods
They closed their book (thoroughly recommended, like all their work) with a summary of the careers of various significant Celts throughout the years until time of publication obviously
They highlighted the debate within the support regarding RA and his good points and bad points.
It’s wrong to suggest that the support turned on him late in his Celtic career. Some of us expressed reservations long before. I felt that many Celtic people overlooked his failings. I thought that people thought tactical organisation was a dirty word. This was a period where Aberdeen won a CWC and DU reached a UEFA final. Defensively we were a poor 3rd to those clubs.
I mentioned earlier that I felt he was hard done to at CB and IMO his best performances of Celtic invariably came away from that position.
However I was there the day he scored twice at the fortress of Darkness as an 18 year old and shut them up with a 20-yard volley into the Copland Road end just as they were launching into their UDA all the way anthem, a moment I’ll never forget :D
Por Cierto
Haha, good point.
They maybe have a point though. Bit cheeky to take the cash for what was likely sold as a ‘glamour friendly’ then sending the kids. I can understand not wanting to risk anyone, but if that’s the case then don’t agree to the game in the first place.
I personally think we should have used the game to try a defence for Wednesday. Injuries would be a risk, of course, but the reality is it would be unlikely, particularly in a friendly. Could even have given them 45 mins.
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My Dear,Dear Macjay……
Thank Goodness The Commonwealth Games Are Over……
And We Will No Longer Be Upsetting Whole Countries….
By Re-Defining The ‘Glescae Kiss’*…
And Giving A Few Wee ‘Scottie’ Dugs..
Their ‘Moment’ In The Spotlight..
And Now THIS…!
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/08/03/BBC-Angered-Muslim-Staff-By-Holding-Hog-Roast-Under-Windows-of-Arabic-TV-Service
Whaes Like Us….?
Ah Blame All Them Jews At Al-Beeb HQ..
An’ Maggie McGill…Of Course!
Lil’ Audrey Demands FMG…For MWD!
* [Hmmmm…! Ed ]
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Lets set the one o clock gun off at 7 45. Thatll frighten the Gladdiss out of them!!!!
B B
Who he???
TSD wrote –
Wouldn’t Even Have Bothered Posting Anything On Here…..
About The Gaza / Israel Situation…
If It Had Not Been For The Multitude Of Biased And Bigoted Comments About The Subject……
Over Past Two Weeks……
Which May Reflect The ‘Hive-Think’ Of A Certain Clique…..
But It Certainly Doesn’t Reflect The General View Of The Celtic Family…
WORLDWIDE……!
Stats and source ?
Dont hold your breath waiting to see the Star of David at the game tomorrow.
In these Isles, only the Ulster Unionists are likely backers(as a group)
fave Feed The Bear moment –
Alex MacDonald almost running in reverse as oppsoed to tacking The Bear.
It seems someone is obsessed with me! Just wondering TSD, are you gay? Do you have a crush on me?
That’s what it is isn’t it. You are dying to come out the closet. It’s fine you know. There is nothing wrong with being gay. Be strong!
MWD says AYE
There was a reason why a chunk of the Celtic support became unhappy at Roy and Davie Provan.
latenight checkin, and quickly out again
in the new cqn, could we have more unregulated racists on the blog, we dont have enough just now.
Thanks for the reply Bad a Bing.
So no telly coverage of game!!
That’s me locked away in the kitchen with a radio and a case of beer !!!
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Philip E. Marlow: There are songs to sing, there are feelings to feel, there are thoughts to think. That makes three things, and you can’t do three things at the same time. The singing is easy, syrup in my mouth, and the thinking comes with the tune, so that leaves only the feelings. Am I right, or am I right? I can sing the singing. I can think the thinking. But you’re not going to catch me feeling the feeling. No, sir.
[to Philip Marlowe, about to rub some ointment into his scaly skin]
Nurse Mills: I’ll have to lift your p*nis now to grease around it.
Philip E. Marlow: Bastards. I’ll wipe you out. Don’t you know who I am? I’m the… I’m the Singing Detective!
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Jude- midfield playmaker wi a French team,we are meant to be in for him
BCW- Want to share with the group?
ps.
Big Roy.
some contradictory comments from me.
i think celtic youngest ever player at the time he made his debut.
a basketball and sprinting prodigy from saltcoats or thereabout he had his pick of sports.
being a fast runner doesnt make you a fast thinking footballer.
the huns really hated him.
young roy was a real hun skelper. in goals and deids (sic), leaving a few zombies, well zombifyed, often.
early eighties peaked. 1988 , secured a place in history.
1989 stole a huns shy and they feckin hated it.
1980 chased a lost ball to cross for frankies debut goal against the girvan shitehoose.
1985, chased a lost ball crossed for frankies winning goal.
doonside, rapid vienna game, and several european seives.
all in ………….
a celtic legend.