Celtic Banter Archive August 09 2020

09 Aug 2020 23:10:41
Last season we were struggling to break teams down and looked a bit off it. The bhoys went to Dubai and changed it up and went 352. We looked sharp, better, creating more chances.

This season we have come back playing a 4231 instead of the 352 that served us so well. Don't understand the thought process behind going back to a 4231.

Also I knew he was going to take broony off for ntcham today but with hed done it 20 mins earlier. As much as I love broony when the game is as tight as it is you need an ntcham type player on the park.

10 Aug 2020 06:50:45
The only reason Lenny didn’t play the 3-5-2 was because he doesn’t trust Klimala yet. The game in January proved it is the best system at Rugby Park.
There was always a possibility the game could have turned out to be scrappy because we have struggled to create chances there in the past with the majority of the players we had playing yesterday.
I pointed out a couple of days ago that we should start Elhamad incase the team was struggling to create chances and then we could have switched to a 3-5-2 formation a lot sooner.
I said to my son after 30 minutes this isn’t working and if Elhamad was playing we could have switched formations until half time to see if it made a difference with Elyounoussi moving up top with Eddy.
Because he started with Frimpong we had to wait until 67 minutes to make the change and by that time Killie were camped on their 18 yard line.
On the bright side Celtic didn’t get beat and I don’t think we picked up any injuries and now we move onto Wednesday.

10 Aug 2020 07:11:59
I think Celtic is the only team in the world where Brown keeps Ntcham out the team. He should be playing every week imo.

10 Aug 2020 08:45:17
Ntcham is clearly a better footballer than Broony but he has a tendency not to turn up. If we are going into a battle I know who I'd start. We are already lightweight without having another non tackler in midfield. Everyone goes on about when Broony was injured it should be remembered that the three were calmac Christie and rogic. Getting the big man fit could be key for me. His creativity is on another level. I know he's always injured, can only last 60 mins and turns up a few times a season. But what a player he is when on it.

09 Aug 2020 22:44:25
Bad day at the office but teams will find it tough at Killie any news on Ajeti and Fletcher?

09 Aug 2020 22:05:02
My friends Enrico did not see the game today. I can only get with you guys are saying and some match reviews I have read.

Over the course of the season the bhoys will drop some points is bound to happen. Best to get a poor result out the way early on than later at the business end.

Is it thee same nonsense with the rangers every season they win the summer cup and keep sayin they are coming and it's there time I'm afraid again they are wrong!

We will get better and we will add some new faces I have complete faith in kenny and the bhoys.

Hail Hail 🍷.

10 Aug 2020 07:52:59
Kenny who? Lol.

09 Aug 2020 20:11:12
Was it a poor result today - yes. We're two games in, plenty of time to reinforce the positions we all know need strengthend - keep the faith bhoys.

09 Aug 2020 20:52:42
I just hope the Aberdeen game will go ahead as planned.
I wouldn’t want them to get any more encouragement with a 5 point gap.

09 Aug 2020 21:21:25
Like before, we'll not not buy further until into the window. Pedro will assess the squad and say we'll be strong enough to get through the first round or two - forgetting to look at the banana skin which will land him on his erchie.

09 Aug 2020 21:24:20
God don’t think you are allowed to say that buzz.

09 Aug 2020 19:42:26
Spare me the nonsense of celtic having a good enough squad, without any incomings to win another treble.
That squad needs freshening up ASAP.
Yes am a panty wetter. i will get it in before anyone else. lol.
Ed on a serious note. the captain and manager both said we need to find away to play against rangers.
What has they changed to make it happen. It all looks like a rerun of an old movie.
Surely we have to get reinforcements in. And quickly. Some players know how ever they perform thay are getting picked for the next game.

{Ed007's Note - We weren't playing TRIFC today, they should have been concentrating on beating a poor Kilmarnock side.}

09 Aug 2020 19:50:36
Yes I get thet mate. but surely everyone can see there is something missing.
We don't need much it needs a bit of magic in a few areas.

{Ed007's Note - It's one draw at a place we're usually happy to get any kind of win at. There's no way that pitch doesn't affect our usual passing game.}

09 Aug 2020 20:02:53
Correct ED007 we should have enough in tank to see off the Kilmarnocks of this world.
Yes the hot weather never helped, Killie do not water pitch against us so pitch very sticky and slows our passing game. Killie know this and use their pitch as a tactic against us, which Lennon should be able to overcome.
Also every time we go to Rugby Park Lennon makes big issue of their plastic pitch, which gives some of our players an excuse.
Having said all that it is only game 2 of a long season and our stronger squad will prevail come end of season. hail hail.

09 Aug 2020 20:13:23
One thing that pees me off with The 'Tic, you never get one or two players off the boil. You either get the whole team singing and dancing and battering a team or naebdy turns up and we struggle.
The SPL may not be a high standard, but we need to apply ourselves home and away with the same energy, skill and enthusiasm or else.

09 Aug 2020 20:15:34
I think that overall the squad we have is good enough to win the league again but it's the same old story with our transfer dealings.
We very rarely buy a player who walks straight into the first eleven, they always seem to be projects. It's surely not beyond a club of Celtic's size to occasionally look to improve the first team.
We could do with a commanding Centre half who is commanding in the air and we could also do with someone who can create more against teams that just set out to frustrate us on small difficult pitches.
As jungle john said, we have struggled against sevco for the last couple of years, they have found a way to play against us that causes us problems and we need to ensure that we find a way to combat them.

09 Aug 2020 20:43:54
Yes the pitch doesn't help Ed but neither does not having a replacement for forest or someone to partner eddy or someone to replace moi. i could go on.
Imagine we managed to get CL football. the squad would be down to relying on the kids.
The fans have backed the club in record breaking ticket sales and corporate sales. adidas will be rubbing their hands with merchandising sales
If ever there was a time to bring in help for the good players we have its now.
Not just spend on the kimalas and the soros of this world but first team ready players.

{Ed007's Note - I'm not making excuses mate it was an awful performance and we all know what we need I don't doubt we'll see new players coming in. The only plus point is that it's one of our trickier away games out the way so early.}

09 Aug 2020 23:01:05
This squad isn't good enough are we not champions new keeper eddy stayed who would you replace as we have players ready to step up? elynoussa stayed who would you replace we have a brilliant squad one bad game omg I missing the big picture here?

09 Aug 2020 19:31:59
It just shows we rely to heavily on Edouard. I hope we get a proven striker ASAP. When the young bhoy is of form so is the whole team.

09 Aug 2020 19:53:00
It’s not about relying on Edouard or any other singular goal scorer. it’s the fact there’s a distinct lack of dynamism. Someone with skill and ability to beat players. play a killer pass. a player that not only gets fans off their seats but also creates and has others teams scared. Players like that not only create chances for goal scorers but also create space for teammates from the attention the get from the opposition.

. and BTW its more than just the one that’s needed.

09 Aug 2020 21:26:07
Dynamism was there when Broony was injured and we had Christie and Calmac running the midfield. Then when Broony came back it was Plan A again.

09 Aug 2020 21:46:26
This is looking like a repeat of last season, but when they are two points behind, with a game in hand at Christmas, this time they won't let it slip in the new year, and 10iar will be up in smoke, unless Lenny sees sense and limits Scott Browns appearances, he stifles the midfield, inhibits the dynamism of the team, strangles the creativity, give Brown a rest and let the team flourish.

10 Aug 2020 10:34:24
We do know that when Briony is playing that calmac and Christie are still in the team don't we?

09 Aug 2020 19:00:59
Blessing in disguise! (HOPEFULLY) spend big for 10 in a row! . broony being dropped is only a start.

09 Aug 2020 19:25:36
He won't be dropped and we won't spend

Long season

But we need to get over ourselves, there are many positions we could focus on . CB, striker and wide and CAM .

09 Aug 2020 19:31:27
I like Brown and he does a job in that midfield but when we play a team that parks the bus he adds nothing. Don't think there is any chance of us spending big this year in this climate.

09 Aug 2020 20:06:04
Celtic plc won't spend big.

09 Aug 2020 18:53:40
Omg that was torture what was Julien doing 10 men defence on a dry plastic park I wonder if they play sevco that way it was horrendous to watch all the media will be applauding killie and saying we will not win as they love us losing points killie had one shot a penalty with our help bad defending then shut shop and punted the ball its was a nightmare only one good thing is its early season.

09 Aug 2020 18:27:26
Get your tin hat on Ed. I'm out of here until we win our next game 😬.

{Ed007's Note - 😁

09 Aug 2020 18:33:10
On that performance you will be away for a while stevie.

09 Aug 2020 18:42:40
Poor in every department.

09 Aug 2020 18:44:50
Nah JJ, Wednesday I reckon and all will be rosie in the garden again 😁.

09 Aug 2020 19:34:07
lubo can you not just say well done to killie soon as the second half started i could tell we were not going to break them down. Alex dyer has them playing like the way Stevie Clark had them playing he has installed that back in the squad again. killie were a unit the day and they played well its no always we played bad sometimes other teams just play well and get stuck in.

09 Aug 2020 20:10:13
I think some of the players ( well most actually) seem to accept when we play on plastic killie: livingston etc that a draw is good enough as it’s a crap surface to play on.
We never look confident that we are going to go out and get a win, I appreciate the pitches are crap and have no place in pro football but it is what it is, they need to shake themselves up when they play on these surfaces.
Also I feel no fans could play into sevco hands as they won’t have the pressure of the fans on at them. I can see them winning every game until we play them.

10 Aug 2020 13:49:34
I'll start

We have made a meal out of Moi . is he good enough in that out right to middle or left to middle role? For me, no

Frimpong isn't a right back and doesn't have the mentality or presence for a 10iar push, same with Taylor

Ajer is a decent footballer but I don't think he is a solid and robust CB
Julien needs to really toughen up

Brown could be nearing the end and he didn't push us on today, nor was he a catalyst for a change in pace

McGregor was very square all day

Christie was all over the place with his passing, almost trying too hard and that impacted on shape. from that there was no fluency

Eddy dropped deep an awful lot when forest was moving inside and Christie and moi and McGregor and for me they were crowding each other with no obvious out ball

There was something off today. too many players inadvertently slowing the game down on an otherwise slow pitch

We gave them energy every time they put it up the park as it rarely came back as they were able to turn nothing balls in to something every time

It's rare to give MOM to an untroubled goalie but Barkas gets it today, and I thought he looked calm and showed urgency at the right times

I think we think we have quality in every position and that a lot of the first 11 are irreplaceable

I think we could justifiably ask for a rb, lb, cb, am and lw.

09 Aug 2020 17:36:59
Big julien like bambie on ice murder.

09 Aug 2020 17:54:56
Bambi glided over the ice.

09 Aug 2020 18:17:30
Nothing gliding about this today. Very poor so far.

09 Aug 2020 18:26:49
Horrible from beginning to end, everything about it

Other than barkas they were all struggling.

09 Aug 2020 18:39:34
Agree but I don't get why we always seem to play rubbish on plastic pitches should have found a way of playing on them by now. Hats off to Killie they blocked literally every cross and shot we had.

09 Aug 2020 15:14:40
When the EPL season was completed behind closed doors, SLY covered every game bar two, or three (shown live on BBC) on a daily basis with consecutive KO times broadcasted live - especially on Sat and Sun.
Now that we are the 'only show in town', we had two games last weekend - ours shunted to late afternoon on Sunday and this week we are down to one game - again we are starting late to accommodate cricket, golf, Formula 1 and any other loada crap repeat they can put on at their peak viewing time.
Why did the SPFL agree a contract with a company that (Sevco apart) has utter contempt for Scottish football and dictate ridiculous KO times the EPL would never accept?

09 Aug 2020 15:56:37
cant stand SLY hand us scraps every deal. for a league to improve it needs funds.

09 Aug 2020 17:27:44
Dont like sky but Aberdeen game was meant to be on yesterday. Don't think that was there fault.

09 Aug 2020 11:11:20
Great draw

Home against part time team.

09 Aug 2020 11:13:19
Shoukd have said Reykjavik.

09 Aug 2020 11:15:25
It's not just MUMS who love to go to Iceland
CELTIC FANS do also lol.

09 Aug 2020 12:05:33
Hopefully we will catch them cold with a quick start . there star striker has been frozen out lately also . we might even stumble across a special deal if 1 or 2 of their youngsters impress

Would like a bag with that timalloy.

09 Aug 2020 12:14:51
Their record last year wasn't too shabby, just 2 defeats and remember that Icelandic teams have beaten full time Scottish teams before . I think Motherwell did a " netherpopcorn" just like TRFC against a team owned by david Bowie 'starman "

09 Aug 2020 09:11:37
Currently on holiday in Dassia, Corfu. Can anyone help with a bar? Place is like a ghost town understandably but hoping something will be open to watch the game later today!

HH.

09 Aug 2020 10:56:02
Check A-Z Celtic Bars. Com.

09 Aug 2020 11:34:04
Only Irish bar in Ipsos Corfu is Dirty Nellies but they are reassuring everyone they are now CLEAN and hand sanitisers are available lol.

09 Aug 2020 11:42:13
Cheers Timalloy and Marco, it’s quiet over here which is a shame for the local companies. Trying to spread the love and tip well 👌🏼.

09 Aug 2020 13:43:15
Hiya Bristolcelt, just wondering mate, what's the requirements if you want to holiday in corfu from UK. And do you have to self isolate on return? Cheers.

09 Aug 2020 14:26:17
As far as I am aware at the moment there is no need to quarantine on return. Things are changing all the time to be honest so may change soon. We had a few forms and things to fill out before flying out and for return into country. Masks to be worn like the UK but it’s just so quiet here at the moment which has its positives.

Expecting a win today though boys, going 3-0 edouard double and Christie 👍🏼.