13 Sep 2015 21:16:48
I'm struggling to understand why guy's who seem to come across as intelligent are knowledgeable about football are defending Ronnie , yes peter and Dermot have questions to answer BUT I repeat there are a hundred managers in Britain alone who could have beat Aberdeen and Malmo with the squad at his disposal , they would have set up the team differently , had them more motivated and more tactically aware ( especially at set pieces) . We are playing a terrible brand of football , it pedestrian and easily defended against . We play one upfront in the spl for gods sake and then leave him isolated, he plays the same players week in week out whether they are in form or not . I would love to see what ronnies defenders see in him but for the life of me I can't see one jot of progress.
13 Sep 2015 21:37:34
Barcelona on their day are the best team in the world but don't beat everybody and win everything. Get your head around that and you've understood football.
13 Sep 2015 21:41:27
As it stands i'm stiĺl on deilas side but I agree with you.the players we have should have been able to beat malmo over two legs.i worry about deilas decision making and at how tired we look at this early stage of the season.i feel though that ultimately deila has a vision for our club that will make us better but he needs backed properly by the board.this squad is average and weak in certain positions.if we back deila in January and next Summer and we don't make champions league then he's culpable solely.as it stands the whole club is culpable!
13 Sep 2015 21:46:04
Agree with u fab! There's nobody who can seriously come on here and say there's been progress since Lennon left! We've slipped backwards at an alarming rate! Would Lennon have got us threw against teams of the calibre of Malmo legia Maribor? I honestly think he would have! I've said it before and I'll say it again,I like Ronnie! He seems to be a decent guy who genuinely wants to do well for Celtic! But some of his decisions and tactics baffle me! And constantly using players like ambrose Forrest ect is what will get him the sack! Look at the free kick ambrose gave away for Aberdeens 2nd goal or the build up to malmos 2nd at parkhead! If Ronnie can't see this guy should be nowhere near a Celtic top then I'm sorry,I just can't defend him! He starts young janko against Malmo,who actually looked ok,but when lustig goes off yesterday he brings on ambrose! Mind boggling! And we're virtually playing with one striker til January! And if griffiths gets injured we're fuckd! Ciftci for me shouldn't be anywhere near Celtic park! Another baffling decision! I really don't want to sound defeatest but I really fear the worse over the coming months! From top to bottom we're a shambles at the moment! We should have been a country mile ahead of that mob across the city when they get up! But we've fell down to there and the other teams level! Totally unacceptable for me,and the blame starts with Lawell and works its way down to the managent and players! Totally scunnered Celtic fan here honestly!
13 Sep 2015 22:08:40
Jimtim this is not about winning every game the very best teams a regularly stopped in there tracks by teams parking the bus , I totally accept that . This is about the way we are playing, the way the team is set up , the brand of football we play and the lack of leadership and motivation, all things that stop at the managers door and don't require money or world class players to sort out .
13 Sep 2015 22:44:43
Wasn't trying to patronise you there. Of course it's a results driven business. Why is it all RD? The difference essentially between us and CL, and between us and Aberdeen was suspect defending at set pieces. Is that not JK's dept.? Should we not be calling for a new defensive coach? Or that Gordon be dropped. God forbid. Or why does it stop at the managers door? Is nobody responsible for him if he's such a bad appointment?
13 Sep 2015 23:19:42
Ultimately the responsibility falls to RD although I don't suppose he chose JK as the defensive coach. That was really a catastrophic appointment. no harm to the lad but he never got the playing experience necessary to provide a foundation to coach a champions league team which is what we should be. Never the less the buck stops with the manager
13 Sep 2015 23:20:17
DH88 how can you say Lennon would have got us through against the teams you mentioned when he couldn't beat the likes of ross co ,Kilmarnock,St miren and Morton in cup ties all played in glasgow.Im not on to defend Deila ,in all honesty you can't ,but to suggest Lennon would have done better is way off the mark.killy.
14 Sep 2015 00:44:05
So now its JK ,the defensive coaches fault,we are so crap ,are there no depths these Ronnie defenders will not stoop to,before they realise that Ronnie is the manager,forget about the board ,forget about the coaches,forget about the players,Ronnie is the manager,its his remit to manage,if he can't do it ,he should resign,but I am not saying he should resign,i am saying that he should start to get a grip and start to manage and get his head out of cloud cuckoo land.
14 Sep 2015 07:19:09
If Ronnie does not like the way Kennedy is training the defenders don't you think he has the power to change even that? If not , then that is another reason we need a change of manager . This outside influence thing is all smoke and mirrors and has gone to far , yes I'm sure peter and the board have a massive say in who we sign but Ronnie is the one who has final say on the training we do , the team on the park , the way we set up and getting the players motivated , so the buck stops at his door for how bad we are in all these departments. Not Collins, Kennedy, park or the team doctor or the head of pr or even the team bus driver for that matter.
14 Sep 2015 10:44:42
That's not me putting the blame on JK either. We're struggling for form. Is it RD that's stopping the players making 10 yard passes or failing to meet crosses? I don't think RD has much of a say with his coaches. Keane made that much pretty clear. We're still in the title race and three cups. RD has a test on his hands now and yes he has to change something for the better. He atleast deserves the chance to show what he can do in the EL. Only then can we make an assessment of whether or not we ate going forwards under him as head coach. The way the club operates has to change too though. I wasn't pleased about that before RD was even on the scene.