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Marvin Compper; So good that he exists on an etheric plane far beyond that of Scottish football
Topic Started: 19 Dec 2017, 10:30 AM (136,717 Views)
OverAndOver
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glad to have him here

however guess he will be no where near match fit and he can't play against zenit

so hopefully another cb on the way that is match fit and can play in the next round of the europa.
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OverAndOver
19 Dec 2017, 08:39 PM
glad to have him here

however guess he will be no where near match fit and he can't play against zenit

so hopefully another cb on the way that is match fit and can play in the next round of the europa.

The reports suggest he's cup tied for Zenit. Is this the case? I'd assume so with his last club playing in Europe.
Edited by junglejim67, 19 Dec 2017, 08:42 PM.
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Great signing and well done to the board and coaching staff for getting the deal done quickly.

Glad to see an experienced player with some pedigree coming. We need more leaders on the park.
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Any talk yet of loaning him out to get him match fit and playing in scotland
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19 Dec 2017, 08:41 PM
OverAndOver
19 Dec 2017, 08:39 PM
glad to have him here

however guess he will be no where near match fit and he can't play against zenit

so hopefully another cb on the way that is match fit and can play in the next round of the europa.

The reports suggest he's cup tied for Zenit. Is this the case? I'd assume so with his last club playing in Europe.
As Leipzig have dropped down from the CL to the Europa he is ineligible. If they had qualified from their group or finished last, we could have registered him.
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johncfc
19 Dec 2017, 08:43 PM
Great signing and well done to the board and coaching staff for getting the deal done quickly.

Glad to see an experienced player with some pedigree coming. We need more leaders on the park.
This.

Hopefully he can have a word with the other defenders when the panic randomly sets in.
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brogan
19 Dec 2017, 08:45 PM
Any talk yet of loaning him out to get him match fit and playing in scotland
Morton said to be keen.
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Celtic would be signing a player of "some pedigree" if they complete a deal for Marvin Compper, according to German football journalist Raphael Honigstein.

Compper has played only twice for RB Leipzig this season, due to the form of the club's younger players.

"Marvin Compper is one of those centre-backs you don't see a lot during the game, he tends to solve problems before they arrive," Honigstein said.

"He's not one for thunderous tackles, but smart positioning."

Compper flew into Scotland on Tuesday ahead of his expected move to Celtic Park, subject to successfully completing a medical.

He was a key figure for Leipzig as they earned promotion to the Bundesliga in 2016, and then qualified for the Champions League in their first season in the top flight.

"Leipzig have had a very strong policy of not signing anyone under 25 but they made a huge exception for him because [Leipzig director of sport] Ralf Rangnick believed his experience was necessary to take them up to the Bundesliga," said Honigstein, who is a regular pundit on Five Live's Euro Leagues Football Show.

"He was brought up on Ralf Rangnick football at Hoffenheim, so very quick transitions, he's used to the players in front of him pressing and quick, vertical football, but also opposition teams sending balls over the top, he's very good at being in the right space and dealing with these situations.

"Dayot Upamecano [Leipzig defender] has been fantastic since coming up, Ralf Rangnick keeps saying he should be in the French national team.

"[Compper] has just lost his position to younger, more agile players. Even the captain [Willi Orban] has found himself on the sidelines because Ibrahima Konate and Upamecano have struck up such a good partnership.

"He's at an age where he doesn't get any benefit from sitting on the bench, so I can understand why he's taking the opportunity to be a starter in a team that's going to win titles."

Celtic have moved swiftly to try to sign Compper - who has a contract at Leipzig until 2019. One season at Fiorentina apart, the defender has spent his entire career in Germany, but Honigstein says a move abroad makes sense at this time in his career.

"I don't think there were other clubs chasing his signature, but Bundesliga clubs are very reluctant to make big moves in the winter, they prefer to move early in March and August for summer signings," he said.

"The number of clubs who want an experienced, ready-made centre-back who doesn't represent a lot of value going forward as an asset is limited.

"But his football education is very much about being very quick, very technical, trying to look out for that forward ball all the time."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42415913
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Sounds perfect.
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He’ll have three weeks of training before we have to play a match when he arrives including a trip to Dubai? He only played for his club three days ago. Why wouldn’t he be match fit?
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19 Dec 2017, 09:08 PM
He’ll have three weeks of training before we have to play a match when he arrives including a trip to Dubai? He only played for his club three days ago. Why wouldn’t he be match fit?
only playedd 108 minutes since may
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All the right things being said by Chris Davis and those Rafa Honigstein comments make this seem like a really smart signing. A very good start to the window if this goes through.
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19 Dec 2017, 09:21 PM
seaneh
19 Dec 2017, 09:08 PM
He’ll have three weeks of training before we have to play a match when he arrives including a trip to Dubai? He only played for his club three days ago. Why wouldn’t he be match fit?
only playedd 108 minutes since may
Well, he’ll have games with us to get match fit. Are people serious about loaning him out??
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Exactly the type of signing we need. Every signing we make cant be signed with a view to punting for a profit down the line. We could do with another couple of 30 somethings that have been there and done it at a high end of the game to help yhe younger players out
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If only we could get a mid 20s powerhouse to partner him, still hoping for Benkovic
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Seems to be a lot of contrary opinions here on this signing but as always time will tell. I hope it works out.
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19 Dec 2017, 09:53 PM
If only we could get a mid 20s powerhouse to partner him, still hoping for Benkovic
is 20, mid 20s?
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19 Dec 2017, 06:02 PM
We getting a Commodores song for him ? :rocker:
Once we sign Tammy Abraham and John McGinn
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Good endorsement of Compper from that German journalist on the BBC.

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