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Moussa Dembele
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Really bad again today. Couldnt even use his strength and looked like he didnt want the ball at times.
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Half the time he doesn't even attempt to get a ball he's just backing in and losing out. Can't honestly say I've seen him outmuscle many the last few months.

With Griffiths out he's gonna get a run so he really need to hit form.
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His value must be falling faster than the FTSE 100.
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The way we are playing now i dont blame him if he is struggling to find incentive to lift his game - standing about for 10min while our back four play tippy tappy football at the back.

Must be a right scunner making a run only to see that fake forward then sideways/backwards pass we make all the time.
Edited by titch, 10 Feb 2018, 08:05 PM.
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10 Feb 2018, 08:05 PM
The way we are playing now i dont blame him if he is struggling to find incentive to lift his game - standing about for 10min while our back four play tippy tappy football at the back.

Must be a right scunner making a run only to see that fake forward then sideways/backwards pass we make all the time.
Has he been making runs though? He's much more static than he was last year. Much happier to just stand up against the centre half and try battle for a header.

He needs to move people around and when he does that it'll open space for Sinclair etc to run into.
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Best thing about him at the moment is the way the announcers says his name
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Not feckin interested and it looks like a real lack of professionalism. Any clubs looking on won’t be impressed. He better have a great feckin agent cos at this rate he will see out his 5 years at us.
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When are the people who watched the game coming on to talk about it?

Dembele had a very solid game today. I have no idea what people are watching.
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10 Feb 2018, 08:21 PM
When are the people who watched the game coming on to talk about it?

Dembele had a very solid game today. I have no idea what people are watching.
Solid??

He has been poor all season and at times has looked as if he can't be bothered, Eduoard for me has more about him at the moment, fast, always on the move, looking to get involved and he appears to have the same physical attributes as Dembele and moves around more. Their first touches at times are the same...pretty poor.

Today the best thing that Dembele done was in the 2nd minute after that it was all a bit meh!

I get that you like him but let's not make excuses about how he has been this season based on how his teamates behind him have played!
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Hellas67
10 Feb 2018, 08:32 PM
Ste
10 Feb 2018, 08:21 PM
When are the people who watched the game coming on to talk about it?

Dembele had a very solid game today. I have no idea what people are watching.
Solid??

He has been poor all season and at times has looked as if he can't be bothered, Eduoard for me has more about him at the moment, fast, always on the move, looking to get involved and he appears to have the same physical attributes as Dembele and moves around more. Their first touches at times are the same...pretty poor.

Today the best thing that Dembele done was in the 2nd minute after that it was all a bit meh!

I get that you like him but let's not make excuses about how he has been this season based on how his teamates behind him have played!
Sorry - fail to see what he done wrong today.

He contributed to a goal, nearly got himself on the scoresheet and constantly harassed and pressed the Thistle back line which nearly got him a boot in the puss. His touch and hold up play in to feet in the second half was very good and he even got himself into his own half to receive passes at times when we were going backwards - something people wanted him to do last week.

People think he's had a shampooe game because the ball gets lumped towards him and he doesnt win it in the air or bring it down as if that's his game. Go watch all his goals for Celtic. He's not a "big man" striker. He was also fouled more often than not when the ball came in at height but the ref let it go.

I guarantee if he got himself on the scoresheet the thread would read considerably different. People put far too much importance on goals over how the rest of the team play. The issues in this Celtic team are further back than Dembele yet he is the only one who is constantly singled out.
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Ste
10 Feb 2018, 08:39 PM
Hellas67
10 Feb 2018, 08:32 PM
Ste
10 Feb 2018, 08:21 PM
When are the people who watched the game coming on to talk about it?

Dembele had a very solid game today. I have no idea what people are watching.
Solid??

He has been poor all season and at times has looked as if he can't be bothered, Eduoard for me has more about him at the moment, fast, always on the move, looking to get involved and he appears to have the same physical attributes as Dembele and moves around more. Their first touches at times are the same...pretty poor.

Today the best thing that Dembele done was in the 2nd minute after that it was all a bit meh!

I get that you like him but let's not make excuses about how he has been this season based on how his teamates behind him have played!
Sorry - fail to see what he done wrong today.

He contributed to a goal, nearly got himself on the scoresheet and constantly harassed and pressed the Thistle back line which nearly got him a boot in the puss. His touch and hold up play in to feet in the second half was very good and he even got himself into his own half to receive passes at times when we were going backwards - something people wanted him to do last week.

People think he's had a shampooe game because the ball gets lumped towards him and he doesnt win it in the air or bring it down as if that's his game. Go watch all his goals for Celtic. He's not a "big man" striker. He was also fouled more often than not when the ball came in at height but the ref let it go.

I guarantee if he got himself on the scoresheet the thread would read considerably different. People put far too much importance on goals over how the rest of the team play. The issues in this Celtic team are further back than Dembele yet he is the only one who is constantly singled out.
I agree. he was one of the better players today. did really well with the control and shot that led to the first goal.
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Ste
10 Feb 2018, 08:39 PM
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10 Feb 2018, 08:32 PM
Ste
10 Feb 2018, 08:21 PM
When are the people who watched the game coming on to talk about it?

Dembele had a very solid game today. I have no idea what people are watching.
Solid??

He has been poor all season and at times has looked as if he can't be bothered, Eduoard for me has more about him at the moment, fast, always on the move, looking to get involved and he appears to have the same physical attributes as Dembele and moves around more. Their first touches at times are the same...pretty poor.

Today the best thing that Dembele done was in the 2nd minute after that it was all a bit meh!

I get that you like him but let's not make excuses about how he has been this season based on how his teamates behind him have played!
Sorry - fail to see what he done wrong today.

He contributed to a goal, nearly got himself on the scoresheet and constantly harassed and pressed the Thistle back line which nearly got him a boot in the puss. His touch and hold up play in to feet in the second half was very good and he even got himself into his own half to receive passes at times when we were going backwards - something people wanted him to do last week.

People think he's had a shampooe game because the ball gets lumped towards him and he doesnt win it in the air or bring it down as if that's his game. Go watch all his goals for Celtic. He's not a "big man" striker. He was also fouled more often than not when the ball came in at height but the ref let it go.

I guarantee if he got himself on the scoresheet the thread would read considerably different. People put far too much importance on goals over how the rest of the team play. The issues in this Celtic team are further back than Dembele yet he is the only one who is constantly singled out.
A striker being judged on goals? Imagine that.
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10 Feb 2018, 08:08 PM
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10 Feb 2018, 08:05 PM
The way we are playing now i dont blame him if he is struggling to find incentive to lift his game - standing about for 10min while our back four play tippy tappy football at the back.

Must be a right scunner making a run only to see that fake forward then sideways/backwards pass we make all the time.
Has he been making runs though? He's much more static than he was last year. Much happier to just stand up against the centre half and try battle for a header.

He needs to move people around and when he does that it'll open space for Sinclair etc to run into.
I dont know to be honest - the cameras were to busy focusing on our crab football at the back
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10 Feb 2018, 08:39 PM
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Sorry - fail to see what he done wrong today.

He contributed to a goal, nearly got himself on the scoresheet and constantly harassed and pressed the Thistle back line which nearly got him a boot in the puss. His touch and hold up play in to feet in the second half was very good and he even got himself into his own half to receive passes at times when we were going backwards - something people wanted him to do last week.

People think he's had a shampooe game because the ball gets lumped towards him and he doesnt win it in the air or bring it down as if that's his game. Go watch all his goals for Celtic. He's not a "big man" striker. He was also fouled more often than not when the ball came in at height but the ref let it go.

I guarantee if he got himself on the scoresheet the thread would read considerably different. People put far too much importance on goals over how the rest of the team play. The issues in this Celtic team are further back than Dembele yet he is the only one who is constantly singled out.
A striker being judged on goals? Imagine that.
It's a very simplistic way of looking at it.

Would you rather a striker that scored 40 goals and we won 20 games or a striker that scored 0 goals and we won 30 games?

If the striker is contributing to the overall play of the team and making the right decisions AND helping others to score then it doesn't really matter. Modern football has taken the pressure off strikers in a front 3 to score goals and spread it amongst the front 3 more.
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10 Feb 2018, 08:16 PM
Not feckin interested and it looks like a real lack of professionalism. Any clubs looking on won’t be impressed. He better have a great feckin agent cos at this rate he will see out his 5 years at us.
Completely disagree with this.

Moussa, is a great professional. He worked hard today. Chasing lost causes and trying to make things happen.

Not sure where this not interested chat started but it is utter nonsense.
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Ste
10 Feb 2018, 08:39 PM
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10 Feb 2018, 08:32 PM
Ste
10 Feb 2018, 08:21 PM
When are the people who watched the game coming on to talk about it?

Dembele had a very solid game today. I have no idea what people are watching.
Solid??

He has been poor all season and at times has looked as if he can't be bothered, Eduoard for me has more about him at the moment, fast, always on the move, looking to get involved and he appears to have the same physical attributes as Dembele and moves around more. Their first touches at times are the same...pretty poor.

Today the best thing that Dembele done was in the 2nd minute after that it was all a bit meh!

I get that you like him but let's not make excuses about how he has been this season based on how his teamates behind him have played!
Sorry - fail to see what he done wrong today.

He contributed to a goal, nearly got himself on the scoresheet and constantly harassed and pressed the Thistle back line which nearly got him a boot in the puss. His touch and hold up play in to feet in the second half was very good and he even got himself into his own half to receive passes at times when we were going backwards - something people wanted him to do last week.

People think he's had a shampooe game because the ball gets lumped towards him and he doesnt win it in the air or bring it down as if that's his game. Go watch all his goals for Celtic. He's not a "big man" striker. He was also fouled more often than not when the ball came in at height but the ref let it go.

I guarantee if he got himself on the scoresheet the thread would read considerably different. People put far too much importance on goals over how the rest of the team play. The issues in this Celtic team are further back than Dembele yet he is the only one who is constantly singled out.
Nah mate he was pish as he has been for a wee while!
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10 Feb 2018, 08:49 PM
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10 Feb 2018, 08:16 PM
Not feckin interested and it looks like a real lack of professionalism. Any clubs looking on won’t be impressed. He better have a great feckin agent cos at this rate he will see out his 5 years at us.
Completely disagree with this.

Moussa, is a great professional. He worked hard today. Chasing lost causes and trying to make things happen.

Not sure where this not interested chat started but it is utter nonsense.
I wonder how people will react when the stats are posted up that he runs more than LG does in a game. :o
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Sorry - fail to see what he done wrong today. <br /><br />He contributed to a goal, nearly got himself on the scoresheet and constantly harassed and pressed the Thistle back line which nearly got him a boot in the puss. His touch and hold up play in to feet in the second half was very good and he even got himself into his own half to receive passes at times when we were going backwards - something people wanted him to do last week.<br /><br />People think he's had a shampooe game because the ball gets lumped towards him and he doesnt win it in the air or bring it down as if that's his game. Go watch all his goals for Celtic. He's not a "big man" striker. He was also fouled more often than not when the ball came in at height but the ref let it go. <br /><br />I guarantee if he got himself on the scoresheet the thread would read considerably different. People put far too much importance on goals over how the rest of the team play. The issues in this Celtic team are further back than Dembele yet he is the only one who is constantly singled out.
Nah mate he was pish as he has been for a wee while!
You've convinced me. :thumbsup:
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10 Feb 2018, 08:50 PM
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Not feckin interested and it looks like a real lack of professionalism. Any clubs looking on won’t be impressed. He better have a great feckin agent cos at this rate he will see out his 5 years at us.
Completely disagree with this.

Moussa, is a great professional. He worked hard today. Chasing lost causes and trying to make things happen.

Not sure where this not interested chat started but it is utter nonsense.
I wonder how people will react when the stats are posted up that he runs more than LG does in a game. :o
You'll probably have to go and get and extra supply of hand cream and hankies for that!
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A striker being judged on goals? Imagine that.
It's a very simplistic way of looking at it.

Would you rather a striker that scored 40 goals and we won 20 games or a striker that scored 0 goals and we won 30 games?

If the striker is contributing to the overall play of the team and making the right decisions AND helping others to score then it doesn't really matter. Modern football has taken the pressure off strikers in a front 3 to score goals and spread it amongst the front 3 more.
The later obviously. Funny you mention the word simplistic as that’s exactly what that scenario is. There’s 10 other players who’d have a say in us winning games for starters.

Has Dembele been making the right decisions and helping others score often this season? I don’t think he has. I thought he had a decent game today but he's still some way off his best form and has struggled to find it all this season with a few notable exceptions (Pittodrie) for example.
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