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Moussa Dembele
Topic Started: 28 Jun 2016, 11:59 AM (860,607 Views)
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nakasboots
25 Nov 2016, 09:53 PM
I thought he played pretty well against Barca but Pique bossed him but seriously, there's no shame in that.

My only negative would be this.
In the Nou Camp we were 1-0 down and he failed to bury his penalty and again the other night with only a goal in it, he failed to put away a chance that perhaps could have gained us points.
He's fantastic and he's young and I'm quite sure he'll grow and learn from these kind of games but had he been more composed on just two occasions, the results and his place in Celtics history could have been oh so different. :thumbsup:
Bless :lol:
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25 Nov 2016, 09:53 PM
I thought he played pretty well against Barca but Pique bossed him but seriously, there's no shame in that.

My only negative would be this.
In the Nou Camp we were 1-0 down and he failed to bury his penalty and again the other night with only a goal in it, he failed to put away a chance that perhaps could have gained us points.
He's fantastic and he's young and I'm quite sure he'll grow and learn from these kind of games but had he been more composed on just two occasions, the results and his place in Celtics history could have been oh so different. :thumbsup:
So, is he a waste or not?
Can't decide from that summary.
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Need a big game from Mousa on Sunday.
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i love moussa
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26 Nov 2016, 01:45 PM
Need a big game from Mousa on Sunday.
Hat trick hopefully. :)
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26 Nov 2016, 03:41 AM
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25 Nov 2016, 09:53 PM
I thought he played pretty well against Barca but Pique bossed him but seriously, there's no shame in that.

My only negative would be this.
In the Nou Camp we were 1-0 down and he failed to bury his penalty and again the other night with only a goal in it, he failed to put away a chance that perhaps could have gained us points.
He's fantastic and he's young and I'm quite sure he'll grow and learn from these kind of games but had he been more composed on just two occasions, the results and his place in Celtics history could have been oh so different. :thumbsup:
So, is he a waste or not?
Can't decide from that summary.
Is he a waste?
What can't you tell from the summary?

I'm not sure how you deduce I'm supposing he's a waste. :lol:

He's a fantastic talent, and with more experience he'll grow into a helluva player.

I'm not sure that pointing out the fact that his failure to score when it was most critical, and as close to gilt edged as you'll get, is anything other than stating the obvious.

Kolo was roundly slated for gifting those goals after some excellent performances, Moussa has escaped similar for his failures but I can understand that, as he's very inexperienced.
As I said, he'll grow into some player but I'm sure I'm not the only one wishing he'd held his nerve at those two crucial moments. :thumbsup:
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He will score 2 tomorrow
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nakasboots
26 Nov 2016, 08:09 PM
Chako
26 Nov 2016, 03:41 AM
nakasboots
25 Nov 2016, 09:53 PM
I thought he played pretty well against Barca but Pique bossed him but seriously, there's no shame in that.

My only negative would be this.
In the Nou Camp we were 1-0 down and he failed to bury his penalty and again the other night with only a goal in it, he failed to put away a chance that perhaps could have gained us points.
He's fantastic and he's young and I'm quite sure he'll grow and learn from these kind of games but had he been more composed on just two occasions, the results and his place in Celtics history could have been oh so different. :thumbsup:
So, is he a waste or not?
Can't decide from that summary.
Is he a waste?
What can't you tell from the summary?

I'm not sure how you deduce I'm supposing he's a waste. :lol:

He's a fantastic talent, and with more experience he'll grow into a helluva player.

I'm not sure that pointing out the fact that his failure to score when it was most critical, and as close to gilt edged as you'll get, is anything other than stating the obvious.

Kolo was roundly slated for gifting those goals after some excellent performances, Moussa has escaped similar for his failures but I can understand that, as he's very inexperienced.
As I said, he'll grow into some player but I'm sure I'm not the only one wishing he'd held his nerve at those two crucial moments. :thumbsup:
The penalty in the Nou Camp would have made no difference, we'd have been humped anyway.

Besides you can't on the one hand highlight his penalty miss in that game, then overlook the composure he showed from the spot in Germany.

As well as scoring a fantastic goal, his 2nd of 2 goals against Guardiola's Man City, which many strikers would not have converted. Certainly not Griffiths :lmao:

And for the last time, there wasn't enough power in Forrest's cross on Wednesday for the chance to be considered a sitter or anything like it.
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26 Nov 2016, 08:38 PM
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26 Nov 2016, 08:09 PM
Chako
26 Nov 2016, 03:41 AM

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Is he a waste?
What can't you tell from the summary?

I'm not sure how you deduce I'm supposing he's a waste. :lol:

He's a fantastic talent, and with more experience he'll grow into a helluva player.

I'm not sure that pointing out the fact that his failure to score when it was most critical, and as close to gilt edged as you'll get, is anything other than stating the obvious.

Kolo was roundly slated for gifting those goals after some excellent performances, Moussa has escaped similar for his failures but I can understand that, as he's very inexperienced.
As I said, he'll grow into some player but I'm sure I'm not the only one wishing he'd held his nerve at those two crucial moments. :thumbsup:
The penalty in the Nou Camp would have made no difference, we'd have been humped anyway.

Besides you can't on the one hand highlight his penalty miss in that game, then overlook the composure he showed from the spot in Germany.

As well as scoring a fantastic goal, his 2nd of 2 goals against Guardiola's Man City, which many strikers would not have converted. Certainly not Griffiths :lmao:

And for the last time, there wasn't enough power in Forrest's cross on Wednesday for the chance to be considered a sitter or anything like it.
I'd agree with this. He probably could have done better but it was a difficult chance as he had to generate his own power in the header. I actually thought he could've taken it on his chest but that would have been difficult to do as well.
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bigkev
26 Nov 2016, 08:17 PM
He will score 2 tomorrow
Funny, I was just gonna post that I fancy the big man for a brace, when I noticed your post :)

Let's hope it's a case of great minds think alike, and not the other version :twitch:

Take him off to a standing ovation, and send on the Griff tae send the sheepshaggers back to their hielan remainland :pray:

#grandstanding
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He's an effin player :worthy:
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26 Nov 2016, 08:38 PM
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26 Nov 2016, 08:09 PM
Chako
26 Nov 2016, 03:41 AM

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Is he a waste?
What can't you tell from the summary?

I'm not sure how you deduce I'm supposing he's a waste. :lol:

He's a fantastic talent, and with more experience he'll grow into a helluva player.

I'm not sure that pointing out the fact that his failure to score when it was most critical, and as close to gilt edged as you'll get, is anything other than stating the obvious.

Kolo was roundly slated for gifting those goals after some excellent performances, Moussa has escaped similar for his failures but I can understand that, as he's very inexperienced.
As I said, he'll grow into some player but I'm sure I'm not the only one wishing he'd held his nerve at those two crucial moments. :thumbsup:
The penalty in the Nou Camp would have made no difference, we'd have been humped anyway.

Besides you can't on the one hand highlight his penalty miss in that game, then overlook the composure he showed from the spot in Germany.

As well as scoring a fantastic goal, his 2nd of 2 goals against Guardiola's Man City, which many strikers would not have converted. Certainly not Griffiths :lmao:

And for the last time, there wasn't enough power in Forrest's cross on Wednesday for the chance to be considered a sitter or anything like it.
When a ball is lacking pace a Larsson/Sutton type would find the power to direct it.
Dembele was caught cold.
As for my 'overlooking', that's not the case, I was pointing out the fact that at 0-1 in BOTH the Barca games, he had two fantastic chances to equalise. Would we have still suffered defeats? Well, we can't say can we?
Your argument is an attempt to somehow have acceptance of our place (losers) but you should know as much as many on here that an equaliser from being a goal down can have a massive impact on a scoreline. As you can claim his missed penalty had no influence on the match in the Nou Camp, I can make an equally valid claim that it would. In addition, had he scored last week, we could and probably would have, gone on to win.

If he was a more experienced player we would be less sympathetic, and your willingness to bring Griffiths into the argument leads me to wonder just how you would have reacted had he missed those opportunities?
Still, we know that answer but this is about Moussa needing to take his single chances in the very biggest of games.
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26 Nov 2016, 10:11 PM
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26 Nov 2016, 08:38 PM
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26 Nov 2016, 08:09 PM

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The penalty in the Nou Camp would have made no difference, we'd have been humped anyway.

Besides you can't on the one hand highlight his penalty miss in that game, then overlook the composure he showed from the spot in Germany.

As well as scoring a fantastic goal, his 2nd of 2 goals against Guardiola's Man City, which many strikers would not have converted. Certainly not Griffiths :lmao:

And for the last time, there wasn't enough power in Forrest's cross on Wednesday for the chance to be considered a sitter or anything like it.
When a ball is lacking pace a Larsson/Sutton type would find the power to direct it.
Dembele was caught cold.
As for my 'overlooking', that's not the case, I was pointing out the fact that at 0-1 in BOTH the Barca games, he had two fantastic chances to equalise. Would we have still suffered defeats? Well, we can't say can we?
Your argument is an attempt to somehow have acceptance of our place (losers) but you should know as much as many on here that an equaliser from being a goal down can have a massive impact on a scoreline. As you can claim his missed penalty had no influence on the match in the Nou Camp, I can make an equally valid claim that it would. In addition, had he scored last week, we could and probably would have, gone on to win.

If he was a more experienced player we would be less sympathetic, and your willingness to bring Griffiths into the argument leads me to wonder just how you would have reacted had he missed those opportunities?
Still, we know that answer but this is about Moussa needing to take his single chances in the very biggest of games.
No this is about questioning why out of all our players you are emphasising Dembele's flaws, when he's been our most important player in the group and has scored 3 goals.

Without Moussa's fantastic contribution, we wouldn't even be in a position to debate positive hypotheticals in what is a group of death.

You are being nit-picky for the sake of it and yes I think the fact he has performed in the Champions League to a standard Griffiths couldn't; whilst simultaneously becoming our main man; is a motivating factor behind your critique.
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26 Nov 2016, 08:38 PM

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When a ball is lacking pace a Larsson/Sutton type would find the power to direct it.
Dembele was caught cold.
As for my 'overlooking', that's not the case, I was pointing out the fact that at 0-1 in BOTH the Barca games, he had two fantastic chances to equalise. Would we have still suffered defeats? Well, we can't say can we?
Your argument is an attempt to somehow have acceptance of our place (losers) but you should know as much as many on here that an equaliser from being a goal down can have a massive impact on a scoreline. As you can claim his missed penalty had no influence on the match in the Nou Camp, I can make an equally valid claim that it would. In addition, had he scored last week, we could and probably would have, gone on to win.

If he was a more experienced player we would be less sympathetic, and your willingness to bring Griffiths into the argument leads me to wonder just how you would have reacted had he missed those opportunities?
Still, we know that answer but this is about Moussa needing to take his single chances in the very biggest of games.
No this is about questioning why out of all our players you are emphasising Dembele's flaws, when he's been our most important player in the group and has scored 3 goals.

Without Moussa's fantastic contribution, we wouldn't even be in a position to debate positive hypotheticals in what is a group of death.

You are being nit-picky for the sake of it and yes I think the fact he has performed in the Champions League to a standard Griffiths couldn't; whilst simultaneously becoming our main man; is a motivating factor behind your critique.
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Big Moussa is going to smash them today. At least two goals
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Some folk on here just love a moan, doesn't matter how good a player/manager is, they'll always try and find something to whinge about.

Don't think the big fella had a great game today but still tucked his penalty away beautifully.
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27 Nov 2016, 06:07 PM
Some folk on here just love a moan, doesn't matter how good a player/manager is, they'll always try and find something to whinge about.

Don't think the big fella had a great game today but still tucked his penalty away beautifully.
Aye, not at his usual standard lately, hopefully that goal gets him back on track.
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Excellent performance, the number of times he got us up the park either holding the ball up or forcing Aberdeen's defenders to put the ball out of play, deserved his goal too and still working hard in the last mins.
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Just because he's not scoring from open play at least doesn't mean he's not playing well. Much more to playing that role than goals
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