Two weeks ago we spoke about the fine margins which determine results in the Champions League. Last night’s share of the points was a great example. While Borussia Monchengladbach were the better team at Celtic Park last month, they relied on two defensive errors to settle the game. Had Celtic stayed error free they may have won.
Last night we were error free (you could nit-pick about the Gladbach goal) and got a better result. A result which surprises on the upside or downside has the potential to overshadow an actual performance, but our point was deserved.
It didn’t look that way early on. Although Celtic defended comfortably for the first 15 minutes, we were unable to hold the ball. The abiding memory of that period is Tom Rogic with three black shirts around him the moment the ball arrived at his feet. Even long balls to the later-impressive Moussa Dembele were offering no relief.
We didn’t create anything the first time we got possession inside the Gladbach box, but this was the most important passage of play in the game. We retained possession for more than 20 passes, allowing players to settle, and perhaps giving Borussia more defensive duties to consider. At no point thereafter were we pinned back inside our own half.
Dembele had no right to get around the defender and into a shooting position at the penalty. He knocked the ball to the defender’s left and ran past him on his right, in the middle of the box. It took craft and strength. It’s been a while since we’ve had a striker who would have been capable of this kind of move.
Honourable mentions to Scotts Sinclair and Brown. Sinclair clearly worried the Gladbach defenders, who could only outnumber him when he drove deep into their half with the ball tied to his feet.
The most striking aspect of the performance was how we performed defensively. With squad players Emilio Izaguirre and Cristian Gamboa at full back and Mikael Lustig partnering Erik Sviatchenko in the middle you would be forgiven for worrying we might see the kind of disorganisation witnessed at the Camp Nou on match day one.
Instead we looked well-rehearsed, while Craig Gordon was back at his best.
Callum McGregor’s should have won all three points with a gilt-edged chance near the end. That could have made the difference between third and fourth in the group, but a win would have flattered us.
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Where is the missing pages.? It’s out of order you know. Let’s call a referendum.
Paul67, still strange things happening….
HH
Evening Bhoys,
Like everyone else I seem to have lost LOTS of pages but see references to the OBAF Act/discussion. There’s nowt on the fishul Scottish Parliament webbie – what’s happened?
Might be the FBI, looking for dodgy emails.
Paul67
I blame moderator 2 :-)
JNP
Again an SNP MSP mentions sectarianism in relation to the Act. Strange the word itself isn’t actually mentioned in the actual legislation!
Emeraldbee
There was a vote in Holyrood today on James Kelly’s bill to have the Act repealed. 64-63 voted to repeal!
HAMILTONTIM on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 8:48 PM · EDIT
Hi, okay I’m busted, I am Nicola…if you get the 64 to rescind their Yes vote I’ll put the five pages back…:)
PS: You started it…:)
Watching bits of the game from last night again. Scott Brown really was excellent.
HT. Not sure if we will get the missing pages back, but I did post to say how delighted I was with the first round of grateful for the effort you put into arriving at today’s decision in the Parliament. Hopefully we can move on to a totally repeal of this unjust act.
FrannyB67
The Georgian….
Maybe it’s me getting older but it was pointed out I would have been one of the young team a few year back, I was just delighted with a positive result and a few of the “older” bhoys agreed with me, even though we are all Celtic fans our Celtic outlooks all change (over the years)
Moderator 2
Stick yer pages! :-)
You do realise that one particular poster is going to read this dialogue and think I know who you are and it’s all a stitch up! :-)
HT
Totally agree
HH
Interesting to see Real Madrid have all dressed up for Halloween as characters from Tron…
Hunderbirds you’ve got mail. H H Hebcelt
THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 8:47 PM
Might be the FBI, looking for dodgy emails.
Dodgy emails?
They’ve come to the right place ;))
Are there really people here unhappy at where we are in the Champions League??
Can you remember a year ago??
If you cant remember it you can surely feel the pain.
We are light years ahead of where we were last year, so many light years the Millenium Falcon would struggle to catch us.
Get real and understand the performance last night was legendary….
HEBCELT
Just seen that, will be in touch soon (prob tomorrow)
Cheers
HT. Messed that up completely. Sorry, sir. I’ll try to do better next time with my sentences and grammar.
Im delighted with today’s news about the OBAF vote.
Many , many thanks to all at FAC and others who have campigned for its repeal.
HAMILTONTIM on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 8:54 PM:
You never know, I might be that Poster you allude to…:)
while your service provider is doon
there is a very thought provoking thread on Raging media FIFA AGAIN regarding Poppygate 2016.
the thought being
FIFA is a Republican Irish organisation , anti british and anti rangers,
thats me told.
What’s happened?
Coincidentally I’m off now to watch episode 4 of (the excellent) “The Missing”. If I spot any pages I’ll let you know……..
Connaire
I replied to your post as soon as I saw it my friend.
Many people deserve plaudits if this is repealed and that includes you. Your continued contact and pestering of those in position to influence should never be underestimated.
Thank you.
Jimmynotpaul, hopefully your check up on Friday goes well.
Last night’s result would have cheered you up as well as most of us.
Who did Cumbernauld get in the Junior Cup?
Pollok got Talbot at Newlandsfield.
The son of Pollok ex Celt , Tommy Coyne , scored a hat trick for Linlithgow on Saturday to put Clydebank out of the tournament.
Moderator 2
Mmmm not a chance! ;-)
Saint Stivs
FIFA…..Federation of International Fenian Associations
Yip, they are Irish alright :-)
HH
JNP
Saw Dallas mention Friday, the matter what, get on here and talk about Celtic , all kidding aside obviously hope all goes well, but I have a feeling you’d rather be putting me right about Celtic :-)
JNP our Celtic glasses will always be half full
Stockholm 17 anybody ????????
HAMILTONTIM on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 8:50 PM
Emeraldbee
There was a vote in Holyrood today on James Kelly’s bill
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From Tories
“The issue was brought to Holyrood as part of Scottish Conservative business, spearheaded by shadow justice secretary Douglas Ross.”
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Excuse my ignorance, but is today’s vote binding? Will the OBAF be repealed?
Will this article still keep it’s history?
St Stivs , Theresa May’s speech about the poppy was cringeworthy as was that of an interview by Damian Collins .
In it he said how come the Irish team were allowecd to wear a top celebrating the centenary of the Easter Uprising but we can’t wear the poppy.
Moderator2, I don’t think you are that poster, you seem to be able to spell and your grammar isn’t awful.
Good news to hear about the OBAF Act.
Rotten law made to “even up” the figures.
So UEFA bans the Poppy
Brilliant
OBAF binned
Brilliant
Joey Barton allowed to train again with de ranjurs
Brilliant
Dallas.
Thank you.
Cumbernauld at home to Tranent.
I knew/know Tommy senior, away back when he played with Hillhead. Haven’t seen him for many a year now. A gem of a ghuy.
Dallas I’m doing this from memory, but do you remember when he was sent off for Clydebank playing Oldco. I think it was,Craig Paterson??he punched, full on.
A man who knows tragedy and has done his best to overcome it.
Hail Hail.
Gerry, I hope you enjoyed yor day off and you were probably rushed off your feet.
I was out before our game started last night and as soon a I got home, Gladbach scored. My great timing again.
WiTS, that sounds like a good news day:-)
Big Vic ball watching error for Bayer Leverkusen goal.
He did a lot of that when he was with us. Not the revisionist Big Vic we read of on here, who never made an error, but the real Vic that is in my actual memory ;)