Celtic Banter Archive October 29 2020

29 Oct 2020 22:06:01
Right men question is do wee go the zact same team for Sunday or do we go with ajeti and edouard up top. Personally I would go with the zact same team maybe get Elhamed on Bitton will be in for ajer and Duffy will needty start.

29 Oct 2020 22:59:24
Drop Ntcham.

29 Oct 2020 23:37:54
I'd say same team. Maybe Elhamed in for Frimpong? Ntcham played well tonight especially 1st half. If we play with that tempo we will win easily.

30 Oct 2020 04:38:23
Ntcham was rotten and has been interested for weeks.

30 Oct 2020 05:50:34
Providing they're all fit I'd go with the exact same team. Replicate that first half and we'll beat them no bother.

30 Oct 2020 07:00:54
Weeks marko! More like years! The guy just ain’t interested in being here and was blowing out his arse after the hour mark. there's a few on here who seem to rate this guy, but I just do not see it, and never have! Doesn’t score, doesn’t assist, doesn’t tackle, barely tracks back. a few nice touches every 5 or 6 games seem to guarantee a starting place!

30 Oct 2020 07:36:37
Ntcham is baffling the support, holding his place while playing so poorly every week. It's keeping Turnbull or Soro out the team and it also puts-paid to playing two strikers starting.

30 Oct 2020 08:15:39
I thought ntcham played well.

30 Oct 2020 08:47:10
Would play welsh ahead of duffy.

30 Oct 2020 10:40:06
If ajer out we have no left cb how was this allowed to happen? I never saw Duffy previous just assumed he was left sided because that was what was required f##k me what a wake up call hh.

29 Oct 2020 21:03:50
Solid performance tonight.

Great response from the players to recent criticism.

The players looked dead on their feet by the end of the game. Both sets did actually. Lille played with real intensity for the first 30 mins of that second half. A draw was probably a fair reflection on the efforts put in by both teams.

Hopefully no euro hangover on Sunday and on to another final.

29 Oct 2020 21:19:49
Anybody know if Elhamed back for Sunday?

29 Oct 2020 21:32:19
Solid performance first half, we threw away a two goal lead in the second. Would've took the draw beforehand but at this level we should have the quality to hold on to a two goal lead. Twice in the space of a few days we have failed to see out a lead. We never look like keeping a clean sheet.

29 Oct 2020 21:39:45
Neither wee will with Duffy at the back unless he cuts the errors out he really does need to up it the big man.

29 Oct 2020 21:54:46
D and P
They said in commentary that Elhamed would be back for Sunday.

29 Oct 2020 21:57:06
That was a massive improvement. We are definitely getting there. If we can take that first half performance into the next phase of the season we will be flying.

Two smashing goals. I particularly loved how quickly we closed players down in the first half. That was very encouraging and showed the desire that has been missing of late.

We tired after the hour and left acres of space behind the full backs but all-in-all that was a major step forward.

It was never a penalty either. That foul was outside the box. We would have been worthy winners tonight. I am convinced we have turned a corner. Great to see Eddy back too.

We played as a unit and it was a great team performance. That will do for me.

29 Oct 2020 22:10:43
Hopefully with young Mickey Johnstone waiting in the wings is the kick in the hoop ( no pun attended ) moi needs because there’s no question about It he’s quality elynoussi he has it in his locker just need to see it more.

29 Oct 2020 22:30:31
When I watched it on hesgoals, I thought it was a stone wall penalty, and I thought what an idiot Duffy was, I don't think I have seen anything to make me change my mind, maybe you have seen different replays.

29 Oct 2020 23:01:25
Duffy is the weak link. He is all over the place. Jullien is far better. Good point. Good performance. Happy for moi more to come from him. He wasted a few good opportunities. Players fighting for lennon was good to see. Can see a domestic winning run up to the new year game. Bain and barkas don't convince me. We were spoilt last season though. Forster was a huge difference.

29 Oct 2020 23:18:38
Aindoh, it was a yard outside the box. That said he still made it easy for the referee to make the wrong decision. It was a tackle that didn't need to be made, just shadow yer man as he's going nowhere, stay between him and the goal and don't commit till it's safe to and you know you have cover if he skips past you. The big guy is trying far too hard, needs to settle and focus on the basics. Sometimes think he looks round about himself and sees ball players and tries to put himself in that bracket, which applies unnecessary pressure. As MON said many times, just win the ball son and let the real players do their thing.

29 Oct 2020 23:41:36
Aindoh it was clearly outside the box.

30 Oct 2020 01:27:22
Contact was a hundred percent outside box aindoh no question .

30 Oct 2020 03:03:49
Good to know you've upgraded from listening on the wireless aindoh, still marring your perception of reality though.

30 Oct 2020 08:57:19
I do think duffy will come good, there's pressure on him right now which i think you can see, maybe he didn't realise the amount of focus that gets put on you at celtic compared to what he got at Brighton. He doesn't seem to be getting any luck whatsoever even the ball hitting him and going in last night, just seems every player will make a mistake but seems when he does it costs us something.

Im sure its something that will eventually go and he will come good a couple of good games is what he needs. Its just a bad spell for him. Hopefully sunday a clean sheet and a goal for duffy will get him going.

30 Oct 2020 09:32:44
Why lennon sticks with Duffy and Ntcham is beyond me, they should be dropped now that Bitton is back and play Turnbull or soro with mcgregor and brown if brown isn't dropped. Or play Turnbull soro and mcgregor then you have a high intensity midfield with bags of pace and energy Ntcham does very little and brown is showing his age. Time to start introducing these two more often.

30 Oct 2020 10:48:39
Steve bhoys is your head still under the duvet? He has cost about 10 goals already come good? Hh.

30 Oct 2020 19:10:30
No but I've seen him play a lot before celtic, at Brighton and ireland he will improve maybe its one of those he's trying so hard to impress he's losing concentration and making mistakes, don't get me wrong if it keeps happening a decision has to be made to drop him but im only thinking that's why we've stuck with him because he will eventually come good. Im all for supporting our players everyone has a bad spell, because we are expected to win every time then mistakes are more noticeable. We're having our bad patch now, eventually rangers will one that's when we'll take advantage. Every team goes through it.

29 Oct 2020 20:34:34
Bain or barkas for sunday.

29 Oct 2020 20:41:08
Bain for me one thing I have noticed is the difference in goals we score to the goals wee concede is atrocious .

29 Oct 2020 20:47:07
Bain for me at least he talks.

29 Oct 2020 21:14:22
Bain a no brainier, I said on here when we were trying to get Barkas that Bain should be our number one as he hadn’t done much wrong when between the sticks.

29 Oct 2020 21:21:54
Thought he could have done better with there goal? And a bit of madness first half when they hit bar but redeemed himself .

29 Oct 2020 21:25:21
Bain made a couple of very basic mistakes that could have given away goals, but he did save the penalty.

29 Oct 2020 21:33:00
Bain all day👍.

29 Oct 2020 22:30:45
I was the same old Killy Bain deserved to keep the gloves, now he’s got them back I think it will take a while for Barkas to get back in. I do think Barkas could be a good keeper for us but he needs to settle first and probably shouldn’t have been rushed into the team. I think keepers need to communicate with the defence and it can’t be easy being thrown in when u don’t have a connection with your team mates.

30 Oct 2020 09:34:30
Bain has done nothing wrong anytime he has played he is a solid gk.

29 Oct 2020 20:29:18
Thomas Rogne is back playing at Ibrox tonight.
On his last visit he scored the last goal of any Celtic player in an Old Firm game at Ibrox.

29 Oct 2020 21:30:13
And he's still dire. Watching the game has confirmed that Rangers or whatever you want to call them are much stronger and won't drop many points in the league. I think it will come down to the head to head games with us. We are seriously needing to up our performance.

29 Oct 2020 21:49:34
They are stronger but that group Jesus Christ we would have won that group.

29 Oct 2020 20:12:56
Most important thing tonight was the level of performance which was an upgrade on anything this season, more desire, working for each other. Couple of great goals at a tough place to go to, gives us a bit of confidence and something to build on. Players coming back, the only way is up lads 💚 Hail Hail
PS get big Julien back and bench big Duffy I'm sure we will start defending better.

29 Oct 2020 20:20:08
Jullien was over in Germany seeing a back specialist buddy could be out a long while.

29 Oct 2020 21:06:58
Hope not D&P
Although I'm not too keen on big Ajer, I thought he played decent tonight and at the moment i would rather have him than Duffy

So Bitton and Ajer if fit on Sunday.

29 Oct 2020 21:12:42
Lennon sayed it’s his groin mate could be out for a while absolute worry Bitton is injury prone aswell.

29 Oct 2020 21:30:12
Didn't see most of the second half, how did Edouard do when he came on?

29 Oct 2020 22:03:47
Needs game time aindoh .

29 Oct 2020 22:46:43
Some nice touches and runs but his final ball was rusty, he’s looking more like himself tho.

29 Oct 2020 22:52:29
Looked quite sharp aindoh.

30 Oct 2020 14:40:09
Ajer is our best defender. By a distance.

29 Oct 2020 19:58:53
If you'd offered me a draw before the game I'd have taken it. If you offered me a draw at half-time I'd still have taken it with how we've been defending! I'd say we're still very much alive in the group after tonight. Need to hope Milan run away with it now and we play them once they're already through. Next week is going to be massive because Sparta need a win or they've had it.

29 Oct 2020 22:51:23
If we beat Sparta at home they might play a weakened team for the away leg. Could give us a huge boost beating them home and away.

29 Oct 2020 19:55:10
I am sure there will be people who take a positive result from that performance i only see the tactical naveity on the part of NL and the coaching staff.
How long before we find someone who can teach defence and how to track oppenents.
When are we going to learn to defend set pieces.
Ntcham should never be anywhere near a Celtic jersey also Rogic contributes nothing
Why is NL so anti Griffiths.

29 Oct 2020 19:58:31
Ntcham played well tonight jonace.

29 Oct 2020 20:00:41
I’ve been a critic of Lennon but that was tactically spot on tonight. 4411 then back 3 with 10mins left got us a foothold back in the game.

Both fullbacks and Callum were absolutely superb!

Could have and should have won that tonight, they were unlucky not too.

29 Oct 2020 20:01:28
Come on mate bit of positivity let’s go and scud the mutton molestors this weekend and get to another final . Then on go Thursday when hopefully wee can get the first three points of the group . Keep the faith lads 🍀🍀🍀.

29 Oct 2020 20:27:19
Ntcham was superb untill he ran out of steam .

29 Oct 2020 15:40:12
I'm expecting a defeat tonight. Lille are playing very well and scoring plenty. Let's hope it's not a heavy one. HH.

29 Oct 2020 16:10:34
Long as wee give a good account of ourselves tonight there’s really no pressure on us this game just go out and enjoy it .

29 Oct 2020 16:22:30
And return back C.V. free and ready to get us into another final.

29 Oct 2020 17:49:04
Ntcham must be wondering what he has to do to get dropped😂😂, Christie out on the right again and the Derry donkey at CB. Jeez what is they say is the definition of insanity?

29 Oct 2020 17:55:46
I’m confident of getting something from the game 👍🏻.

29 Oct 2020 13:23:53
Deffinently looks like wee have missed the boat for Larsson jnr . Young man is ament to be in great form for Spartak? I think it is .

29 Oct 2020 15:16:13
If the young man was even half as good as his dad he would have been super. It appears he is flying it at the min.

29 Oct 2020 15:22:40
read an article today Barcelona were interested.

29 Oct 2020 16:14:41
@liamlennon, and were quoted £90mil.

29 Oct 2020 16:51:04
small change eh, the boy has obviously come on big time.

29 Oct 2020 17:32:07
I can remember watching him as a youngster on the Celtic Park turf after the players were presented with the league trophy and he was exactly like his father,
He was head and shoulders above the other kids playing.

29 Oct 2020 07:39:06
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