I’m sure Ronny Deila has used the international break to take in as many scouting games as possible, but he’ll be keen to see his players return to Lennoxtown, fit and available for selection.
Adam Matthews spoke to Celtic media on possibly returning for Saturday’s game against Ross County. Having not played since August he’ll be well short of match fitness but his presence is badly needed. We have a must-win Europa League game against Astra next week, with the shape of the team looking so haphazard at the moment it’s crucial we get a benefit of a recognised right back. Adam needs an hour on Saturday.
Now that central mid is looking solid with Brown and Johansen, the addition of Matthews and McGregor will benefit the right, while allowing Mubarak to fit into his more natural position on the left. We might begin looking like a team. Adam also has the engine to play the football Ronny is keen on.
The only question remains how to get our Europa League-eligible strikers looking the part – and that’s not a suggestion to drop John Guidetti on Saturday!
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‘mon the Scotland
‘mon the ireland
interesting article bout the workings of the German fa,DFB
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/inside-german-football-vorsprung-durch-technique-germany-s-formula-for-success-1.1958435
enjoy your day Celts :-)
HH
With regards to Astra – should we presume Scepovic will be preferred to Stokes, then Scepovic MUST play ALONGSIDE Guidetti on Saturday.
Deila needs to figure out one formation for SPL and his preferred for Europe.
On the evidence so far the SPL one is with 2 (or 3) up front.
Darnell Fisher looks to be a better prospect than Adam Matthews (whose passing ratio in Europe must be in the 60’s percentage wise) is he ready to be pushed yet?
mullet and co 2
I saw the same as you did versus Hamilton.
HH jamesgang
corkcelt,
The art of a reverse podium is vastly undervalued by some.
Consistency is difficult, but you seem to have mastered it. :-)
HH to you.
an tearmann
12:44 on 14 October, 2014
‘mon the Scotland
‘mon the ireland
Corkcelt and I have this new love all Celts clique.
Looks like you’re in it too big stuff!!
HH jamesgang
Some people are forgetting young Darnell Fisher,who,s now fit and been on the bench
recently never had a bad game and is a good crosser,I assume Lustig is still not fit,
Delia just talks crap all the time does not learn from mistakes,after playing a weak team at inverness he still changed the team completely again ,under o,neil we played our best side in games after europe and we won almost all of them,especially when the Spl forced us to play the dead cheats 2 days after the semi final and we still gave them a thrashing,bet the twat plays Berget on saturday
Thank you Greenpinata, however I have 2 secret weapons which helps the cause. A. I’m the slowest typist on the blog and B I’m a long winded boring, pedantic Bassa.
jamesgang @11.28hrs.
Are you sure you didn’t mean “Solar Bears ”
sunglassescsc.
glendalystonsils
12:11 on 14 October, 2014
Adam Matthews performance against Barca still stands out like a beacon.Him and Lustig have been sorely missed.
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Agree about Adam vs Barcelona, but his last few games have been less than inspiring!
Nearly bedtime here..
Hopefully im waking up to a historic ireland victory… France 2016 could be ideal time to return home.
Make it happen Martin the messiah
I’d start with Scepovic- he is the future as it stands, not Guidetti. We have to start giving him ammunition.
Idle tittle tattle – Leigh is on £18,000 a week i hear, but enjoys a gamble too much apparently. The footballer’s curse. Is he lacking focus?
Belated shout out to the guys from Saturday. I don’t recall leaving Bar67 but I must have coz I ain’t there no more :-)
Good afternoon from the sun kissed poolside.
I do Iike the October break, keeps me chilled
I see BSR and a few others are already fearful of our visit to Dingwall with our current shape of team.
Not saying I disagree with them.
Just being scared of Ross County on the Tuesday before Saturday match. Wow.
Does ole Fleagle still do the ole napster results table? If so where?
I’ve seen one for weeks and want to know who’s tips I should be following to add to my contributions to the bookies benefit account.
EC67
CQN cliches
“Adam Matthews has never been the same player since that *insert noun* Lasley done him ”
“Beram Kayal has never been the same player since that *insert noun* Elbows done him”
greenpinata
Ritchie
;-) times 2 to you guys!
V droll.
HH jamesgang
Is it cliches today, not cliques?
I’ll never keep up.
I believe Mathews enjoyed a good spell as a left back when he deputized for Izzy when he got injured
HH
gsu
Eurochamps67
A cat was in my back garden and meeooooowwwedd at me, when I wash bringing in the washing.
Baltic (but Sunny) Rug’Len CSC
lawwellsaccountant can you not spell our managers surname? Is English in fact your first language if so you should have paid more attention in your English class. If it’s not then we understand
Any clique that contains Jamesgang and An Tearmann will require neck braces for the rest :-)
Ol’Tim,
I should be able to get in around three if you’re going to be there. Are you going up to the Ross County game?
I hope Ronny has learned the lesson of Inverness, our league is our priority now, not the Europa Cup. At least it is in my mind. I hope he is focused on putting out his strongest team, because he ain’t going to get an easy game up there and his results to games ratio is not erotic reading.
Has Ronny not been in Spain on holiday for the last week?
Has Lustig not sub/played for Sweden during this break?
Is Johannsen not very poor? MHO
IS RD still here? (really?)
play
———-Gordon———-
Lustig Denyear Van Dijk Izaguirre
——-Kayal—–Johansen
Brown—-Commons—-Wakaso
———-Scepovic……….
Wakaso could be replaced by Stokes and Kayal by Bitton. Scepovic has to play as he needs time on the pitch to start scoring (which he will) as we need him in Europe. His movement is great, his teammates need to start feeding him the ball. It’s hard on Guidetti but he can come on in the second half and he’ll have plenty of game time the coming months.
‘Mon Ronny’s Celts!
BSR
What encryption are we using this week?
Richie do you have evidence that you actually were in Bar67??? Hail Hail Hebcelt
Eurochamps67
A man was lying beside a pool in a very warm foreign country, and he fell in.
TheWorldAtOne CSC
dr ramesh
Scepovic and deffo guidetti have both made some lovely runs that have gone unnoticed or unrequited by their teammates.
Is it possible to have an ‘unrequited run’ – alasdair mclean, where are you Sir!
HH jamesgang
When the beads of perspiration drip onto your iPad is it time for a swim?
Enigmatic Gazebonians will know the true meaning of that poser!
Ich sehe England Thistle spielen heute Abend wieder gegen den mächtigen unabhängige Nation von Polen. Sollte ein gutes Spiel und ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen, Nigel Farage-Team kann auch Punkte von der polnischen nehmen gehen. Hier hofft.
Kommen Sie auf den Bonny England Thistle!
so much to debate… but I cannot relate to any ‘football fan’ who doesn’t rate Scott Brown. I mean… what?
bontybhoy
Mibbee your answer is in your question!
HH jamesgang
Proudbhoy, that was a very decent team and set up.
Gordon
Lustig, Denayer, VVD, Izzy
Brown, Henderson, Biton, Johansen
Commons, Guidetti
For me
I will repeat, for all the recent proposed teams put up on blog, McGregor has not been in one of them ?
Hail Hail
Win midfield battle first to win game, then some changes to system
Hail Hail
Who commented on perspiration dropping onto iPad, and time for the pool :-) and it’s only half eight here
kitalba @13.09hrs,
While I accept your view that the league is our priority, respectfully I disagree although I’m sure that RD & JC would agree.
Hopefully better players, fitter players, RD getting a reality check will take care of that. The upcoming inevitable winter injuries will surely impact more on teams with less of a squad.
The Europa Cup may be dull at the moment, but if we progress the potential for some big guns and the possibility of a run can excite the fans in a fashion that our domestic league cannot do.
Could the monotony of our domestic game have been a factor for NFL’s decision. Bolton does seem a strange choice, but it is certainly a new challenge.
HH to you.
kitalba.
I’ll be in the Blane at around two,Richie will be in whenever, BT will crawl in, Adtiernan will jump off the mountain that he will be on to get there, Precepta,as Richie, whenever.
We’ll be okay on the day.
No Ross County for me. I took a few days to recover from Inverness,Remember the restaurantbad stomack for a few days afterwards.So I’ll pass on Ross county.
Cowiebhoy
Hope you’re toasting. It’s turned a bit baltic here in your absence.
I’d like to see mcgregor being blooded into a commons-like role and would like to see them sharing it a half each. Or 55-35 for KC.
Seemed like the kid was playing every minute of every game. Too much too young to coin a ska phrase?
Aff oot. Upstairs. Document writing on my day off.
HH jamesgang
We Must Begin to Look Like a Team on Saturday-would have been my headline
Smiled when I saw earlier a ‘lost in translation’ special.
An English meat company is marketing Polish Sausages with a twin English and French label.
“Polish Sausages” has been translated to “Polissez la Saucisse”.
Sausage Polishers across France are checking their bangers.