27 Nov 2015 08:50:37
Last nights result was a huge disappointment especially when the game could quite easily have gone our way had chances been taken. It did come down to poor individual decisions. Griffiths choosing to shoot on sight when passes available and Gordon getting beaten at his near post. While he was anticipating the pass 99 times out of 100 he still doesn't get there if the ball is rolled across. How many times is he beaten at his near post?
Thought we looked defensively stronger with jozo in there and some good play going forward. Players seemed to tire with the lack of games but couldn't fault the effort last night. Armstrong while not spectacular looked a better player centrally and bar mcgregors touch for the equaliser had a pretty good game. Tierney was excellent again and Forrest is looking stronger every week.
I know ajax were missing players too but not their entire staring midfield and captain. I know a lot of people are hurting but did anyone notice how quickly celtic broke and attacked last night with none of the old guard in the team. We're in a situation now where Ronny can't play players that played last night due to players back from injury suspension etc. i'm including commons johannson and brown. All these players slow down the attack as haven't got the pace to get forward as quickly. Is this why we haven't seen ronny's philosophy? Can't drop the big earners?
Lastly I see a lot of people backing Chris Sutton. While some of what he says is true, every week on bt we are subjected to him putting the boot into celtic and never has a positive thing to say about the club. Its a bad sign when the host has to correct him when he's rambling on.
27 Nov 2015 09:43:36
Unlike in the SPL most bad mistakes we make in Europe are punished - as we have seen this season with McGregor, Ambrose, Boyata and Gordon etc etc.
The same basic errors have been happening too long - even when personnel are changed like dropping Izzaguire, Ambrose - and trying different midfield options.
The coaching can be blamed to a certain extent, but most of these mistakes and poor touches should have been eradicated at a much earlier period in their careers surely?
The standard of the current squad is simply not good enough for european football and if we continue to decline and settle for inferior, we will even struggle domestically!
We have all been patient with RD and bought into his ideas but in all honesty, by finishing bottom of this group with no wins at all so far, would suggest we are going backwards.
27 Nov 2015 10:04:10
I agree with a lot of what you have said in that post, but watching the game I didn't think we were particularly fast going forward. We hit on the break on a few occasions, but most of the time we did it was left to Griffiths and other than maybe one of the central 3 we didn't flood players into the box.
I do think its unnecessary, especially in the SPL to play with 2 holding midfielders. Rogic was totally lost in the first half when trying to play in a deeper role. Any of Brown, Bitton or Johansen would have made a difference in that sense, and Mulgrew did for 20 minutes. But that's just tough luck that they were unavailable.
For the first time i'm thinking if we are going to sack Ronny now is the time. New manager would have a transfer window and a 6 point lead in the league. I like Ronny but I think this job has come too early for him, he has some good ideas, but doesn't execute them. Last season he said judge me on next season, now he says we will be ready for next season. Surely it's a worry waiting for next season when it's not December yet!
27 Nov 2015 10:24:29
Chris Sutton is going Tonto because he lived the club. He is one of us. He makes those comments every week because we make the same shambolic mistakes every effin week.
There was nothing he said either me or anyone I know disagreed with.
Lawell taking a bonus fir anything other CL qualification to me us theft. Who is he trying to kid?
They have sold all our best players and replaced them with second rate players. 19 players Delilah has brought in with half of them wouldn't get a game doon the school.
If the board do not invest in quality in January we can kiss any remote and I mean effin Pluto remote, chance of making it next year.
Keep it up Chris and other supporters not afflicted by the forelock tugging syndrome.
We are Celtic and that board needs to have a listen to Chris and sort it out.
Maybe Dermot could break a 20 and maybe give us a fiver?
Of all the billionaires in all the world, he had to walk.
27 Nov 2015 15:30:50
Are you for real NT87? Sack Deila just now when the treble is still a possibility? that's one of the worst comments I have heard yet! We were missing key players last night that make a difference through injury and suddenly that's Deilas fault?
Its the boards fault for replacing players with substandard quality. That squad has not depth in terms of wingers and strikers. Another failing by John Park.
Chris Sutton is nothing but an over-opinionated trouble maker, who has had it in for Deila from day 1.
27 Nov 2015 16:34:28
Jim McIntyre and Tommy Wright are also on for a treble DN30. That's means absolutely nothing. I could win the treble with Celtic. Are you just going to keep believing Ronny when he says judge me next season? That could go on for 5 years!
I liked Ronny, even said it wasn't all his fault going out of CL. But look at the state of us in the Europa league.
Maybe if Park and the board are the problem Deila should stand up to them. He seems quite happy to take the blame every time. What are your ambitions under Deila DN30. If you are so quick to shoot me down, what master plan do you think Deila has?
27 Nov 2015 17:53:41
We don't always play in Europe after Christmas, so I don't see why we should be shocked, we did last year and please God we will next year . Against Molde home and away we were between poor and very poor . However Molde before last night had top results against the other two teams .
Last night we should be able to take a lot of positives . Half the team and more were young and inexperienced at European Level . For most of the game we were slightly the better team especially the second half, with a little luck and better decision making in front goal we could have easily scored a couple more .
Ajax had luck with a couple of riochetes before their opening goal and their winning goal was a bit odd as well. I thought we played as a team last night and weren't too bad . Of course the loud groans when players like GMS tried a flick that didn't come off, didn't indicate much of an attempt at supporting.
27 Nov 2015 18:03:28
DN 30 It's true the board have to accept blame for their buy to sell model. In saying that RDbshould be sacked he has failed on every target set, not by the board or the fans but by himself
He said he would qualify for the CL this season, he didn't
He said he would make the team fitter, he hasn't
He said we would play a high tempo pressing game, we don't
He said he would improve our players, he hasn't
Here said we would dominate games from start to finish, we can't
He is incompetent and in denial, I have said before 8 other SPL managers could win the league if they had our squad,
27 Nov 2015 19:35:49
DN30 take the Deila tinted spectacles off! Laughable how much you defend the guy.
27 Nov 2015 19:36:04
DN of course its his fault. He cudnt beat these teams even when our best players were fit. So what difference does it make if they wernt.
There is absoulutely no evidence to suggest our key players would have helped apart from your own opinion.
27 Nov 2015 19:43:53
I'm glad it's not just me! I was of the keep Deila opinion until maybe a month or 6 weeks ago. DN30 fires his opinion out like I'm from another planet for wanting changes to be made at a sensible time.
Maybe DN30 is Ronnys code name. Daft Norweigan? 3 attempts at Europe with 0 success. He'll be called DN90 if he gets his wish of another few seasons.
28 Nov 2015 00:01:31
Brilliant NT87 lol.