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17 Nov 2015 19:03:10
I have only 1 xmas football wish this year.
Can Johansson stop this running 50 yards all out to close down the goalie when he only boots the ball straight back up, what waste of energy that could be useful elsewhere.
Peter Grant did it for 15 years and it didn't make him a better player or ever get anything out of it.
Also wtf is RD doing here surely he can't be condoning this total waste of energy, ffs Ronny have a word wi him.

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17 Nov 2015 19:28:12
How many times last year and even this year have we benefitted goals from johansson closing down the defender or keeper?

17 Nov 2015 21:45:07
R D is put under so much scrutiny and is to blame for every step a Celtic player takes . He must really be managing FIFA or some other computer game .

17 Nov 2015 22:25:59
Johannson needs a couple of weeks on the bench. it will benefit him in the long run.

17 Nov 2015 22:27:30
Old bhoy. Last year Johanson did this with other helpers. It was a tactic and we did it well. There was a togeerness in the " pressing" game. These days SJ does it on his lonesome from time to time. It is a waste of time because he never gets close enough to the 3 players that pass it around him at will. Maybe he is attempting to show an example. I think SJ does it to cover up poor form or he thinks it will inspire others to follow. They ain't following which means that it is indeed a complete and utter waste of energy.

17 Nov 2015 23:03:45
Paradise the comment re Johanson trying to close down on his own is not just happening to him. We don't close down as a team so we always have players isolated and gaps appear where opposition players run into. That's one reason we std so easy to play against. No idea why the original tactic which was to get groups of players all closing down has fallen by the wayside? Maybe it just takes up too much energy but it does look as if the players don't want to do it. So SJ tries it on his own and it just looks as if he is useless but that's not the case he is just getting isolated because the other players are not supporting him.

18 Nov 2015 09:00:52
RD spoke initially of a high pressing game and it works well with other teams but apart from Johansen and Brown We lack the players to carry it out for 90 minutes.
Can you see Commons, Forrest, Armstrong or even Bitton chasing and closing down when we don't have the ball?

18 Nov 2015 11:19:04
Griffiths will always chase down and usually when Griffiths and Johannson do it together they can put the opposition under pressure and they encourage another of midfield / attacking players to join in we can often cause opponents to rush their clearance out of play . I would be amazed if the like of Biton was to chase down and put under pressure as we need him and most of the players in position in case our opponents create the time to clear the ball.







 

 

 
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