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Today’s article appears below but was originally published on the old template. I’ve not had a chance to copy comments from this article yet but comments from previous articles are on the new version.
Hope you like it (don’t hate it too much!).
Thanks, Paul.
Last night’s article:
Last night played out pretty much as I hoped and expected. A win to zero was what I asked for, while Qarabag demonstrated the kind of resistance which served them so well last season, before tiring late on.
Craig Gordon didn’t have a save to make. What worries there were at the back came from the sudden realisation that Qarabag were up-field and within the kind of range that a hit-and-hope effort could fly in. Concerns in Celtic’s final third are a bit more pronounced. Up against a well organised defence, we created very little and again relied upon a set-piece to break the deadlock.
Did you notice the passing issues we had in the first half? Individual players can have days when passing just isn’t right but when things go wrong on an industrial scale, there’s usually a reason for it.
For me it looked like we were not compact enough. It’s normal to spread across the field when dealing with a packed defence, but we were invariably over-ambitious with our passing. Try to think of partnerships which looked good last night? Apart from the central defensive paring I can’t think of any. Lots of good performances, but the first half was marked by poor passing and players not in-tune with each other.
The change to 4-4-2, which is naturally more compact, helped, even as it came at the cost of our best player until then, Nir Bitton. There are lots of reasons why most of the time we are going to stay with 4-2-3-1, but we need to learn how to be more compact in this formation.
I was reluctant to see Kris Commons make an appearance, as tense Celtic Park crowds are not the most understanding of players who are short of fitness. Fortunately, Kris didn’t need to cover a lot of ground, but his first touch of the season was good enough to create the best opening of the game. Thereafter he brought a tangible change in the goal threat.
We’ve talked about this before, but it’s worth restating. To win tight games you often need to create seven or eight good chances. Without Kris Commons we rarely do this.
We will be clear favourites now to progress, and although Qarabag are a decent team, we saw nothing too concerning, but the tie is far from finished. Get the tactics wrong out there, fail to create partnerships from middle to forward, and we’ll be turfed out.
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Burgas Hoops on 31st July 2015 9:18 am
Morning all……………………………….quadruple heart by-pass went well and i’m home now.
Hopefully i’ll be here a bit longer -)
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Thumbsup,
Great News.
Change in interpretation of Law 11 – Offside
OFFSIDE LAW CHANGE IN FULL
‘INTERFERING’ – what the law used to say
“interfering with play” means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team-mate.
“interfering with an opponent” means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or movement or making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent.
INTERFERING – what the law now says:
“interfering with play” means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team-mate.
“interfering with an opponent” means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or movement or challenging an opponent for the ball.
GAINING AN ADVANTAGE – what the law used to say
“Gaining an advantage by being in that position” means playing a ball that rebounds to him off a goal post or the crossbar having been in an offside position or playing a ball that rebounds to him off an opponent having been in an offside position.
GAINING AN ADVANTAGE – what the law now says
“Gaining an advantage by being in that position” means playing a ball…
That rebounds or is deflected to him off the goal post, crossbar or an opponent having been in an offside position.
That rebounds, is deflected or is played to him from a deliberate save by an opponent having been in an offside position.
A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent, who deliberately plays the ball (except from a deliberate save), is not considered to have gained an advantage.
Let the arguments begin …
Burgas Hoops
Good luck for a full recovery.
BURGAS HOOPS on 31ST JULY 2015 9:18 AM Morning all……………………………….quadruple heart by-pass went well and i’m home now. Hopefully i’ll be here a bit longer -)
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HH BH!
Get well mate!! Great to hear you are home.
TC 45
Kerrydale Bar
@KerrydaleBar
Bar open from 10.30am tomorrow for flag day! mcgrandles_liam live pre & post match plus club trophy photo opps bit.ly/1BeytAb (
First day back yesterday.
Went up to the chippy at Troon harbour last night and came across quite a few Tims from the Six Counties just off the ferry. Good to see.
Not a hun top in sight. Also good to see.
HH!!
Burgas Hoops: Best wishes.
OFFSIDE LAW CHANGE
As clear as mud!
HH!!
leftclicktic on 31st July 2015 10:12 am
You are a very special bhoy that I am proud to call a friend (I hope I can)
see you all tomorrow yeooooo
weefra if your lurking :-)
HH
Burgas hoops.
Had a triple bypass 5 years ago.
As quonno said keep doing the excercise.
Also keep the rolled up towel close to you for when you sneeze.
Don’t worry the pain does go away.
Well done bhuddy.
On a laptop now. Can’t get in via iPad or iPhone due to repeated reloads.
Works great on laptop – although ad blocker telling me it has prevented 12 ads from greeting me.
Just wanted to report that on the iPad using safari, I’ve tried clearing history, single tab and even “private” browsing. Nothing works.
If you need anything to aid in the debugging process I’m happy to video my sessions and send them through.
STOP PRESS: Tried using APOLLO browser on iPad and it works fine. In fact, I’ll now post from the moon in a moment.
The new offside changes as explained by our favourite referee …
The offside rule has changed again! @ScottishFA referee Steven McLean explains what’s different this season http://tinyurl.com/og4lmse
Mountblow Tim
We had a great time in your company on Wednesday before the match. Maybe catch you tomorrow.
embramike says “the Huns are Deid” on 31st July 2015 10:50 am – See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/welcome-to-the-new-look-celtic-quick-news/comment-page-16/#comment-2642000
Thanks for clearing that up for us(not) :-2
HH
embramike……my smiley thing didnt work maybe cos I hit the wrong button :-(
HH
Blog seems faster this morning … getting there
Reporting from Apollo. Alł systems go. For iPhone and iPad users, try the Apollo browser. It’s free.
Best wishes to Burgas Hoops for a speedy recovery!
New look blog. Well done Paul!
HH
Gerry
Leftclick
Always a pleasure to meet you. Hope to see you tomorrow big chap.
embramike
McLean forgot to mention the get out clauses regarding Celtic goals and that all goals against Celtic count whether the player has interfered or not :-)
right quitting when I’m ahead
catch you all later
HH
Do you know something, there are some genuinely good and decent people on this ol place of ours.
Best wishes on your recuperation Burgas Hoops.
Enjoying the new look, thanks to all involved.
HH
Hamiltontim on 31st July 2015 11:27 am
I would be lost without CQN for my Celtic news and crack, a family for A Bhoy Abroad:))
HH
The new look works for me, finding the main topic plus the other articles together helps when browsing for the articles.
Like the new site but if someone else hasn’t pointed out –
There are a lot of posters now that I scroll by – from the agent provocateurs, the nighttime nutcases, the Scottish politics nerds, the downright offensive, the to-frequent posters and those who use it just to tell their pals that they’ll be in the pub at 7.
The lighter font makes it difficult to identify them as quickly.
Starry
I appreciated it greatly the other night when the game was being screened. But it’s more than that, sometimes there’s the realisation of all the good that CQN has done for posters as well those in need.
Happy new site CQN :-)
Petethebeat
After that list there’s naebody left! :-)
Hamiltontim on 31st July 2015 11:34 am
For sure and that side of CQN has grown and grown over the years.
A place full of unsung heroes quietly going about their good deeds..
Inspirational!
HH
Just saw the quotes from RD about Stokes.
The Hoops manager answered: “Anthony was left out because we found others better, so he has to fight to get back into the team again. “I should hope he’s not happy as everyone should be angry if they don’t play, but we’re a team with teamwork and you get what you deserve from how you play in training and matches.” – See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/stokes-to-follow-pukki-and-balde/#sthash.EBcUYeM2.dpuf
That’s pretty strong but it seems clear that he’s not applying himself in training.
Oz lead by 70.
3 wickets in hand.
Hanging on by the skin of their teeth.
Hamiltontim on 31st July 2015 11:36 am
Petethebeat
After that list there’s naebody left! :-)
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Well, there is WITS and his racing tips :-). Can’t miss out on those !
2 wickets in hand.
:-(
Light and Bright ..New look CQN……A Blog Like No Other:)
H.H.
Petethebeat
True :-) I stopped betting on his tips because I felt I was jinxing them!
@Burgas…All the best with your recovery…Lang may your lum reek.
H.H.
It’s been a long time since I last posted. I love the blogs; just wish I could find more time. Anyway, thought I would log in and see if it worked for me. It does! Does anyone else find the gray theme a little difficult to focus on or is it just me?