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16 Feb 2017 01:52:39
watching CL football over the past two days whilst listening to the Aberdeen game i thought about past European performance and players.
Where would todays teams stand and what would you like to see scottish football achieve in Europe, this is my conclusion
Celtic and serco given the size of their support would think that a miniumum of February football was acceptable
Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs would want group stages of any european compitition.
The others would agree just being there in August an achievement.
It shows how far the standard of the spl has fallen and how far we have to go starting next year.
I also concluded that although Aberdeen scored seven tonight not 1 player would have made it into Sir Alex's Aberdeen team Whilst i think some of this Celtic side could have been knocking on the door of Sir Jocks teams.

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16 Feb 2017 09:28:16
Interesting. The current team v. Lisbon Lions point, I asked my dad when the unbeaten run was broken if any of this side would get in the Lions team. "No" was all I got. I then made the point that athletes now are faster, stronger and fitter, they don't have a fag at half time etc etc. He wasn't having any of it.

16 Feb 2017 11:27:46
Funny that I had the same conversation with my dad to which he replied none of the Lisbon lions would get in today's team as the game has changed technically to much though he knew very well that was not my point. Just another perspective.

16 Feb 2017 12:19:28
AG, somebody who has seen both teams in the flesh might be better qualified than myself, but I'd back the current side. Like you say the way the game has developed, the quick and short interchanges around the box, technically better players who are faster and stronger and can last longer, continuous high pressing and quick build up play. Would a team from the 60's cope with all that?

16 Feb 2017 17:03:43
I think that if the Lisbon lions team had the same training methods and facilities that the current team have then they would be better.
This current team is the best I have seen for some years, but you have to remember that the standard of opposition in Scotland must be at an all time low. When we played in the Champions league we finished bottom of our group, and in the qualifiers it wasn't all plain sailing either, so we still have a way to go.
What I'm really impressed with this season is that the management and players always want to improve, it would be easy to accept that we're the best in Scotland and settle for that, but it's good to see that everyone at the club wants to go to a higher level, it's that kind of attitude that's been missing these last few years.
This season has been like a breath of fresh air, long may it continue.

16 Feb 2017 23:23:14
The Lisbon Lions were a fantastic free running team, with a brilliant right wing triangle of Craig, Murdoch and Johnstone . The left side of Gemmell Auld and Hughes / Lennox relied more on their individual brilliance, shooting, accurate passing and running .
Of course nowadays we have a more structured team . Brenfdan talks about building the game but he does so by taking into account the special skills our players have . Many of our players frequently move to the right leaving extra space to be exploited by the outstanding pace of Tierney and Sinclair. This means space is at a premium for about the first hour down our rank flank and we have to try to pass our way through to get a position. Brendan is doing a great job and to me the winning of all domestic nine games in December and starting off again after the break winning non stop again . This is even better considering the number of changes he had to make, all players coming in knew their jobs and filled them well.

18 Feb 2017 23:23:42
Back in the day, the domestic opposition was much superior to what it is today, today the team can carry luxury players like Biton, who look half decent playing in Scotland, but get shown up to be lazy, lacking and langruous, when up against the better European teams, think only about two of today's team would get in Steins team.







 

 

 
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