26 Aug 2015 17:01:19
Question to all, As I have said in previous post berget was the best player in both legs. But the thing I noticed about him was that he run himself into the ground and came off the park totally knackered. None of our players looked liked this. WHY? Is it because they never gave enough or is it as simple as they don't believe in he manager.
26 Aug 2015 17:13:59
Stirring it again rayman. You must have been jumping for joy when we went out last night. Gunning for a manager only in the job 14 months. Some diddies calling for Lambert to get the job last night. RD was only missed the treble last season after a terrible refereeing decision but that obviously is not good enough for some.
26 Aug 2015 17:53:28
DesH are you for real? 12 months ago RD said, " judge me in 12 months time". It's now that time. We can't defend, can't pass, can't score and have won 3 out of 11 In Europe? For the majority those results and performances are not good enough and get a grip of yourself saying Rayman would have been overjoyed at Celtic going out. He is one of us a supporter and despite his views of comments deserves more respect than accusations like that. Disappointed in your comment don't think it was required. Unless RD changes how we set up these results in Europe will keep coming and he will go, in the meantime the damage that is being done in terms of financial loss is going to have a knock on effect so no one, not even you can condone this.
26 Aug 2015 18:05:17
Hold on here, There is blame here and it has to be shared EQUALLY around! Whether or not you were a NL fan clearly he seen the "writing on the wall" and knew there was to be an element of short changing/downsizing coming our way
RD has grown on me, he is a clever gifted speaker but last night on that touchline he never had an answer again last night he never had a plan B!
I think that a point last year he knew he was not getting as much out of them as he wanted fitness wise and settled because results started to go our way!
I agree he is nowhere near being in danger of losing his job because of the comfort zones/relationship he enjoys with the hierarchy
I actually said to Rayman a month ago a doubted we would get through and he was buoyant but things are getting harder and it is US FOLKS! that is getting short changed
The business model has changed IMO and that plan NOW is working and anticipation of NOT getting CL football and that is the sad part! ATVB JB7
26 Aug 2015 18:08:43
Mate I merely pointing out the bleeding obvious. I have never called for RD to be sacked once. If you have ever read my posts since last season I have never been convinced of him. I remain of the same opinion.
No matter what he plays this system even when it doesn't work.
We press and some SPFL can get thro this, so can u imagine what any decent European team can do to us. Well u saw it last night and Malmo are cannon fodder as European teams go.
No point repeating it all as lots of posts have mentioned our weaknesses, but this guy has NOT won 1 big game.
26 Aug 2015 18:10:16
Terrible decisions cost Lenny the chance of the treble as well yet people called for his sacking. The fear about RD is that no matter the results or performances he will rigidly stick to his system when the flaws in it are plain to see. If he is to stay at Celtic he will need to become more adaptable and less naive in his tactics. if he can do this then great but I fear that he won't. the first thing he should do is be honest enough to recognise that Johanssen is not up to the task this season
26 Aug 2015 18:30:40
Why does everyone keep defending Deila. Yeah Lawell and Desmond have given him little money to spend but teams like Malmo have a fraction of the budget we have.
Not to mention this is the third time in a year that we have been knocked out of the champions league by a mediocre teams at best. Just because he had a good half a season in SCOTTISH FOOTBALL does'nt make him Celtic standard. The fact is that he is a poor manager and way out of his depth here. Altering players eating habits and playing attacking football doesn't change that. Ffs Tony Mowbary played attacking football.
26 Aug 2015 18:55:26
RD is an Articulate Man, but he is not the Man for Celtic at this level,he has consistently played the same formation for the past 2 campaigns and it has not worked,he has to stick with his system,because he does not have the tactical experience or nouse to change. I also think that some of the players really have had enough of the nievitey of the tactics.
26 Aug 2015 19:14:26
Now is not the time to replace our manager. He at least deserves the chance to show us an impressive Europa League. If we go for a new head coach it should be the second the season ends with a full pre-season in front. IF that happens, I hope Celtic keep RD as football development man and punt JP.
26 Aug 2015 19:29:50
Most teams in world football play the Rd system it wasn't the systems fault it was the players showing a distinct lack of composure they looked tense they couldn't even make a ten yard pas passes out wide made the wide man stop to have to collect the ball halting the attacks and allowing malmo to regroup if you aren't given finds to by quality you get what was served up last night it is time to realise we are a mediocre European team in a mediocre league we can't attract quality anymore every signing is a gamble? It's just the level we find ourselves
26 Aug 2015 19:46:39
Yea Jamie your right I was upbeat about it, it was Malmo ffs.
The thing is Lennon only spent 1-2m on players as well. But its not about lennon its about Deila. RD has had the same budget roughly but has bought badly. Lennon got VVD 2m. Matthews free, Wanyama 1m, Wilson free, Ledley free, Hooper 2m and Forster 2m etc. All quality players.
RD is buying works in progress as he says, the problem is they aren't the work in progress HE is.
As an earlier poster said RD himself last year after Maribor asked us to judge him a year on. Well Ronny I judge u now as u asked and your not good enough to manage our team end of.
26 Aug 2015 20:19:25
Actually no team in the world plays that system with four forward players forever out of the game and two midfield players who are outnumbered in every game
26 Aug 2015 21:20:45
Rayman mate, you are going to get teams that are much further into there season mate then we are and that is another factor!
Looking at it last night what did you have if you were looking at it as a neutral or even a Norwegian say
2 teams managed by Norwegians , 2 Norwegians in the each team , 2 swedes in each time to me it was balanced a fair fight but after the first game there was a journo who said "these 2 managers" don't like each other and a think he was right! Surely the BIG alluring factor was what RD was to bring fitness wise? Well a don't really see it now if am honest! after the game the Malmo manager slagged our fitness! In May he said "Malmo were better than Celtic" well he was right even before they were paired the other night!
But let's not kid ourselves here we offered nothing last night and if the remit is now to buy "rough diamonds" our players with a "sell on factor" we are going to get this MOST of the time we either get used to it or change the plan mate (Y)