I know a few who were indifferent about winning the league at Easter Road on Sunday with the prospect of winning it against Newco this weekend, but it is not how Brendan Rodgers views things.
It doesn’t matter how you regard Newco in a historical context, these games bring an inherent pressure for Celtic to win (and Newco to at least lose while competing) that it would suit the manager to have already won the league before crossing swords with Graeme Murty for the third time in seven weeks.
We should also remember, this is not a Harlem Globetrotters game, where an exhibition of slick entertainment will take place with the result predetermined. We hurt Newco’s players. They have been professionally embarrassed in a very public manner, something which could inhibit their career opportunities – and let’s be clear, many of them will want to move on from Murray Park this summer.
We have to anticipate that they will play better at Celtic Park than they did at Hampden. At the very least, someone inside the away dressing room is likely to say “Lads, can you keep an eye on the big Australian guy?” They have learned several of our stock plays in recent weeks and they have learned what does not work against them. This fact alone will make them better prepared. Napoleon warned his generals not to fight the same opponent too many times, as they will learn all you moves. He had a point.
Scott Brown quite rightly called the prospect of winning the league on Sunday the “sweetest” way, but this is not what you want to hear from players prior to a game. As the captain himself noted after our Scottish Cup semi-final win, do you talking on the park. Opponents use words like this to create a common purpose, especially when they are struggling to find any commonality naturally.
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Lpool might regret all these misses
Torontony …. glad you guys are safe and well
2-0 sallah
MiT
Haven’t seen much news lately, what was yer mans motive ?
HH
Looking forward to see Mandy Halliday, Penny Millar, Jasmine Holt all playing under this guy..
Graham Potter is the English manager who took Arsenal’s Europa League opponents Östersund from the fourth tier of Swedish football to the top flight in only five years. Increasingly bored by the formulaic coaching that defined his life as a professional, Potter completed an Open University degree in social sciences while still playing. He is the focus of a documentary, The Comfort Zone – the title of which is taken from the methods he uses: he gets his side to sing and perform in front of each other regularly
The full documentary, The Comfort Zone, will be broadcast on SVT1 on 5 April 2018.
2 nil Liverpool.
Salah been a bit of a steal
Irony of Liverpool Supporters fears re Hillsborough on Standing Areas
Not one Supporter sat in seat tonight!
2-0 nice wee goal Mo Salah,he`s still to celebrate yet against his old team.
HH
Roma really slack play
Watching Sallah minds me of watching Henrik.
MORAVCIK on 24TH APRIL 2018 7:29 PM
I see that Craig Thompson is the MIB on Sunday.
Can anyone confirm if he retires at the end of the season ?
If so, will he plan to go out in a blaze of glory with a few honest mistakes.
Anyone able to confirm this ?
Thompson is now off the FIFA list (Collum only Scottish referee in Elite Category – he has a Europa semi final on Thursday) as he turned 45 last June but he may be able to continue in Scotland since the age limit was removed
there nickers are getting wet on hun site about gerrard
Goooooood Evening CQN
Great to hear our Toronto Bhoys are all goood ?
Thoughts and prayers with those impacted.
CCB
Haven’t messaged Mick today – hopefully this has already been covered, but make sure he has informed his work on his absence ( don’t want anything untoward here as well)
Billy, hope your well, and wee Fra, hope recovery coming along
Now ACGR, great news on Desertbhoy – or is it ? He can now enjoy your dramming ??
No interest in fitba without Celtic
So Brendan, Moussa and Odsonne to start on Sunday, wee Paddy as well ??
FtSFA
EmbraMike
Do you know the last time the SFA conducted a random drug test? Hearing some interesting doping in Scottish fitba stories from my nephews in the game here.
You know what they say about Italian defence and this is nothing like it !
Wonderful first goal by Sallah, completely unsavable but otherwise Roma defending is awful.
Danso. 1888
There is no way Gerrard will go to them unless they give him a budget of about £20 million and there is nae chance of that.
D. :)
Liverpool’s use of the ‘long ball’ through the Roma defensive set up and use of pace is very effective.
Barca used similar in Copa del Rey Final on Saturday. For 1st of 5 goals their keeper played an 80 yard ball from in side his own 6 yard box and took all 10 Sevilla outfield players out the game – couple of touches later and Suarez scored.
Remember Broony’s long ball to Moussa for our 2nd equaliser at Ayebrokes ?
Are you watching Brendan ?
Liverpool and Salah giving an excellent exhibition of the lost art of diagonal runs and passes.
Roma totally bamboozled by it.
Salah had this coached out of him by Cautious Mourinho at Chelsea.
Klopp is one of the few coaches in the modern game willing to allow it.
Paddy Roberts could have been our version but injury and our square possession strategy has not allowed it to be seen.
DD Garry how was the old coal face the day mate?
D. :)
EMBRAMIKE SAYS ” YER TEAM’S DEID…BEAT IT!” on 24TH APRIL 2018 8:45….
I was thinking the exact same.
We all know Brendan believes in possession football but plan B has to be an option as teams are reading our game.
We have the quality to adapt our style during games. HH
Mahe,
Where in Central California are you? And are you working your way up North or down South? If you are coming North could do some wine tasting.
Hail Hail,
CaliBhoy
DELANEYS DUNKY
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3-0 Mane
Almore, WITS, see you on Sunday at 10!
KTF
Mahe…,
No surprise at yer missis attitude’ I expect she’s got enough to do while your at work with the new Baird and existing dug without another eating and shiteing machine being added to the load.
Just saying like ?
I suggest a couple of cats as well as another dug ?
Bairn even
holy scouse , it’s 3 nil
Almore, is WITS your x 2?
KTF
it’s a bit paddyesque from salah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQGJZOGXYeY
4-0 Firminio
I’m hoping all our sickbhoys recover soon and well
Vfr
No almore has his brother with him.i am on my own
David66
Did an 11 hour shift on my second day. Celtic season ticket will not pay for itself next year. Feeling jiggered but coping thanks.
HH
DD
Now get te yer beed!
Take care!
Delaneys Dunky on 24th April 2018 9:06 pm
:-)))))
Night Bhoys
Play nice
HH
4 nil
Paninithkos (aye them from Greece) banned for three seasons in Europe for not paying their debts.
How’s it going in the Liverpool game by the the way ?
#scousearselickers