21 Aug 2026 12:25:16
Getting through on Tuesday is massive. Do so and we will add 2 or 3 quality players and should be the strongest we have been for a long time. Whilst Lask are clearly a good side I fancy us to score at least 1, probably 2 and that should see us through.
CCV will have benefited from another 90 mins and Baur, Hassan, Hogh and Duran will have had another few sessions under their belt. Feeling optimistic.
21 Aug 2026 13:07:19
We have goals and it would be a disaster to go out from this position, we have goals in our team which should see us through, score early and its over.
21 Aug 2026 14:38:28
LASK looked a dangerous side on Wednesday but I believe next week will be a different game as they need to chase the game and we should be able to counter attack with pace.
I wasn't impressed with their defence and if we're as clinical with our finishing we should be fine.
21 Aug 2026 14:53:51
Tbh to lose a tie with a 3 goal lead would be shambolic. Saying that I pray we don’t. Hail hail.
21 Aug 2026 16:47:24
I'm hoping that the team put up a defensive performance like we did against Atalanta.
Trusty and Scales were fantastic that night and I honestly think Trusty is at his best when our backs are against the wall.
Maybe we will see us switching to a back 3/ 5 with CCV, Trusty and Scales all playing.
Have Donovan and KT as wingbacks with Calmac, Baur and Nygren with Hogh and Duran up front.
A 2-2 draw will do me.
21 Aug 2026 20:33:01
We cannot have the game as open as the last one was, as they will not have the bad luck in front of goal a second time.
On the other hand I am not convinced that we can sit back and try and control the ball. I don't think we have the players in that can play that way.
We need to be clever and move the ball quickly and try to put the game beyond them eatly on.
A fourth goal ends the tie but an early goal for them brings a lot of pressure on us.
It will be a difficult night but we beed to be strong, be up for it from the first whistle and stop them getting balls to their front two, who can hurt us.
We can hurt them, we have shown that but we need demonstrate a different side of our game, which we will need if we progress.
{Ed007's Note - Being consistently offside isn't bad luck and if you don't think Celtic can sit back and control the ball/game you haven't been paying attention to the "Horseshoe of Death" we've seen the last few seasons.
There can't be anyone out there that seriously thinks Celtic will lose this tie? ?♀️
MON doesn't lose many games by a 4 goal margin...
21 Aug 2026 21:39:20
Never said we were going to lose but we cannot give them any hope.
Right enough the horseshoe of death was our atracking play last season, we bored teams to death. Sude to aude made them dizzy. ?.