As this clean sheet run has continued, every time Fraser Forster has made a good save, I’ve found myself suggesting that the defence is not playing as tightly as it used to. We quickly regard exceptional performance as the norm.
Fraser has, of course, been exceptional, again, this season. Efe Ambrose and Virgil van Dijk are fast and commanding. Virgil has a presence about him, like Wanyama, but bigger. On the flanks, despite the lack of competition, Emilio Izaguirre is performing at his best, while Adam Matthews, Mikael Lustig and Darnell Fisher have shuffled through the right back position as availability dictates.
I have a notion that Scott Brown is also worth credit for the defensive performance. He seems to have grown this season, perhaps as a consequence of fitness. This is his best season yet.
Ultimately the game is all about tactics. Any team can keep a clean sheet but 10-in-a-row (get used to reading that) is a consequence of team plan, which is where Neil Lennon comes in.
Tomorrow is the final day to confirm tickets for our CQteN St Patrick’s Day Dinner on 14 March at the Kerrydale Suite. The dinner will raise funds to build a kitchen at Kholoni Primary School in Mchinji, Malawi, where 1200 kids currently attend without food facilities. If you have lost your invoice email me, celticquicknews@gmail.com
See you there.
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Malarkey
Big Amido is suffering because a lot of supporters don’t actually watch the big guy. He isn’t a wee svelte playmaker but a real heavyweight forward, with a reasonable turn of pace. He has impressed me with his awareness and took up a scoring position everythin. We threatened last night. Lucky too.
The rumours on the blog tonight has made it feel like a dress rehearsal for tomorrow night’s transfer “madness”!
Pedro
Full Highland regalia! :)
She looks a Ruth, Annabelle cross. :)
Just seen the BBC highlights:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/25971327
Dwelt on both Killie’s penalty claims, second one showing NO CONTACT but no mention made of this! Is it ok to still be paranoid? Didn’t show the pull-back on Chris Commons – is it still ok to be paranoid?
DD
What day/s are u down?
We’re there Thursday & Friday, be good to catch up for a beer or a bollinger :-)
Plan to meet BMCUWP’s on gold cup day.
I think Balde deserves alot of credit for how he’s settled in & bare in mind he couldn’t speak or understand English. I feel he will strike fear into defenses once he gets into his stride, reminds me of Carew.
emeraldbee\o/ proud to be an internet bampot
22:55 on 30 January, 2014
Bless them……the wee shoites………hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
big wavy
22:21 on 30 January, 2014Twitter : Miserabilst FC have agreed an undisclosed fee for CQN posters Neganon and sydneytim who are expected to sign a four year deal.If Carlsberg did posters transfer deadline days:)
VG :)
Bellamy?? No again???
“It’s the final countdown……………….”
Less than 24 hours till the old January Transfer door slams shut and gets bolted – the ‘Watchie’ lets the dug oot (© KevJungle) and all is quiet till July 2014!
So! Who’s in and who’s out?
Nabandingasitole – or someone similar from Munchen-halfback FC?
Would knock the stuffing out of Balde if he punted on loan,give the guy a run in the team before we can make any reasonable judgement on the guy.We are looking for a striker i believe….
Pedro
Plan to be in Cheltenham from Thurs-Sun. Driving down early Thursday morning. Would love to meet up bud.
See when I think back on how the meeja always ‘talked up’ ANY oldco signings, it really does make me want to …..LAUGH…hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
The fans are brilliant with Balde, and he luvs it…
With the close of the transfer window I’ve been thinking about where we are in relation to our squad strength/ depth.
Below I’ve split the squad into four categories (Top Performers, Proven Performers, Fingers Crossed and Time to Move On).
Top Performers:
Forster, Van Diyk, Lustig, Forrest
Proven Performers:
Izaguirre, Commons, Ambrose, Matthews, Brown, Ledley, Samaras, Mulgrew, Stokes
Fingers Crossed:
Pukki, Balde, Watt, Johansen, Biton, McGregor, Fisher, Rogic, Boerrighter (he deserves the rest of the season before we put him the time to move on category), Henderson
Time to Move On:
Bangura, Kayal, McGeough
It might seem a bit strange not putting Commons in the Top Performers category but for me (as absolutely phenomenal he has been this season) he doesn’t have much market value and is unlikely to improve much. He also doesn’t really quite cut it at CL level. I’ve tried to keep the Top Performers category for players who have the ability to really shine in the CL and who, if sold, would get us a lot of money (>5m). I realise Forrest will generate debate!!!!
One of the really exciting things over the next 6 months will be to see which players from the Fingers Crossed category go on and prove themselves and move up the ladder (Biton?, Johansen?, Watt (banging in goals out on loan at present)?). Unfortunately some will move in the other direction (Boerrighter?, Stokes?). With the exception of possibly Boerrighter I have seen bits and pieces from each of the others in this column to suggest they can go on and prove themselves. However, ultimately I’m sure only a few will!!
Anyway just some fun to pass a Friday morning in work in Sydney!!!
A wee flyer here-if Ledley goes we will try for Craig Bryson of Derby
DD
Let’s make it so, get ma Mobile number off of BMCUWP’s and send me a text and we’ll take it from there.
Got point to point next Sunday, then Kelso @ the start of march….warming up nicely for the festival.
Bada bing – his replacement already signed in Scarlett johannson ! Hh
JM
Mrs che is the judith chalmers of cqn :)
Cowiebhoy n doc
Might just wait until I get to Goa.. sit on the beach with a cold kingfisher and check to see if sevco spent a fiver for every tenner we spend :)
niallo83-agree with most of your post mate,Commons and Samaras were nowhere near fit in Amsterdam,and we went downhill from there in CL HH
B B
Is that the same Bryson who took great delight on telling he was a hun after Clyde beat us in the cup??
Niallo83
Forrest as a top performer
Commons ..not
Whit!!!!
Joe Cole !!!!!
Dearie me
HH
What has a players value got to do with performance ….FFS …CFC fans have become obsessed with the sale value of our players
Back in the day (pre-fax/ internet) when Celtic did late transfer deals – they often used carrier pigeons,,,,,,,,,
it was a bit of a coo!
:-)
tootingtim supports wee oscar
22:43 on 30 January, 2014
Was mentioned on SSN the other day pulis has never had a team relegated, just thought it’s about time :-) HH
Big Wavy – your attempt at humour is about as flat as 5 day old coke. Pathetci.
Do you want to have an argument with me?
Actually that goes for all the ethnic cleansers – tonydonnely, nothebus etc. You avoided it yesterday. Is it too hard?
Being complacent and joining in with ethnic cleansing in my book does not equate with celtic being more than a club?
Still no striker – last day of the transfer window. Wow aint celtic clever???
Pedro
Good stuff. Will do bud.
PFAyr
All around me at the game last night were speculating how much we will get for FF and Virgil. Does ma nut in! I want us to build a team, not constantly dismantle it.
neganon2
23:23 on 30 January, 2014
That’s it get it all off your chest mate…
Feeling better ? HH
delaneys dunky
23:28 on 30 January, 2014
Much did you say DD ? :-) HH
The media are doing a hatchet job on Big Balde, heard Guidi ripping him to bits.
This coward would never abuse a hun in the same fashion…don’t assist him please :O(…
hun skelper
Read that the Man You crowd sang “we are staying up” after winning the other night:)
Hun skelper no it doesn’t actually. I feel really awful about the way we have deserted the green brigade and other young supporters. It brings me no joy that cqn is trying to witchunts those who question. So I have got nothing of my chest and I feel very worried about the health of our support.
I don’t wallow in this. If you think I do you are guilty of lazy journalism. I thought that’s why this site existed – to resist that?
…think they got to 40 points, should have added
fred c. dobbs
Big Amido pulled the ball out of the sky last night, couple of great touches on his thigh, wee trick n turn n great lay off….whole crowd loved it….
Kikinthenakas who likes Amido
No one wants to debate on this site. Facing up to cold hard reality doesn’t appear to be on the agenda.
HS
Sat in a wee cream puff. The consensus was 20m the pair. :)