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Dedryk Boyata; in Belgium squad for WC. no longer a provo.
Topic Started: 15 May 2015, 04:15 PM (461,627 Views)
Kingslim
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Mackin
10 Mar 2017, 12:37 PM
Kingslim
10 Mar 2017, 12:31 PM
Big Ded to head in the winner opener :rocker:
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10 Mar 2017, 12:21 PM
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10 Mar 2017, 11:56 AM
SaMule
10 Mar 2017, 11:50 AM
Boyata's been our best centre half since the winter break. The idea that Brendan Rodgers will drop him because of how he played under a different manager 12 months ago is ridiculous even by KDS standards.

You are right in what you say, but I would point to his temperament, how many big games has he played in, he had a nightmare against them last year. Yes he apparently he was injured, so he probably shouldn't have been put in that position.
I don't remember anyone having a particularly good game against them last year, but it was obvious by that point that Deila & Collins were well on the way to losing the dressing room, if they hadn't done so already. The level of confidence in the whole squad going into that game was a fraction of what it is going into this one, and Boyata was just one of many who didn't play well that day.

He's worked hard to get into the team ahead of three centre halves that most of us have no problems with, he's won the confidence of a manager whose credentials dwarf those of his predecessor, and he's playing in a team that's totally confident in its own ability.

He might not have a huge amount of "big game" experience, but nor did most of our players before they established themselves in our first team. Everyone has to start somewhere. Boyata's more than earned the right to start at the weekend.

It's worth remembering as well that this is a big game in name and noise only - the gulf in quality between the two teams means it can hardly be compared to a CL game for example. He'll be coming up against Kenny Miller and Billy McKay ffs, not Ronaldo & Bale.
I concur that the occasion is big in atmosphere and the quality of the opposition are not great, although I do rate miller in terms of effort and application, he will try to test boyatas mettle by getting " stuck into him" early on. I expect them to be very physical but I don't think they have the players to do this. I expect a win with at least one sending off.
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Any chance of a poll to see who we think is best is between him Erik & Jozo? Don't think I've ever saw such a wide range of opinions. Would be interesting to see the outcome.
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Haitch
10 Mar 2017, 02:23 PM
Any chance of a poll to see who we think is best is between him Erik & Jozo? Don't think I've ever saw such a wide range of opinions. Would be interesting to see the outcome.
For me Jozo is our best Centre half :thumbsup:
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Big test for the big man today. Not as much in terms of the opposition, but the atmosphere and pressure. Hopefully he'll sail through it.
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I'm saying a Boyata goal is on the cards today. Towering header right on HT.
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Martinez there today
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He was a lot better than Sviatchenko today and improved on his cup performance against Sevco last season.
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OzzyBhoy
12 Mar 2017, 03:52 PM
He was a lot better than Sviatchenko today and improved on his cup performance against Sevco last season.
Agreed.

Need to see it back but I thought he was at fault for Waghorn's sitter in the first half. Much better than Sviatchenko though.
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12 Mar 2017, 04:22 PM
OzzyBhoy
12 Mar 2017, 03:52 PM
He was a lot better than Sviatchenko today and improved on his cup performance against Sevco last season.
Agreed.

Need to see it back but I thought he was at fault for Waghorn's sitter in the first half. Much better than Sviatchenko though.
He was at fault for the Waghorn chance, but the initial mistake was Erik's.
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12 Mar 2017, 04:26 PM
Still shampooe. False dawn and earned undeserved praise for a few goals.
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We were at our most solid with Jozo and Erik, tbh. Don't know why. Boyata has been decent, but he is still kind of ponderous on the ball. I think Jozo is our most reliable CB.
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12 Mar 2017, 04:31 PM
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12 Mar 2017, 04:26 PM
Still shampooe. False dawn and earned undeserved praise for a few goals.
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Hard gig this, what's he got to do? we suffered from finishing the game with only 2 proper midfielders and even one of them isn't a tackler. Why we had 4 forwards on the park is beyond me, we should have closed the game out playing on the break with a sitting midfielder sitting in front of Boyata and Sviatchenko. Strange substitution today, why not throw Kouassi on?
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I thought he was okay today apart from the early mistake the let Waghorn in.
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I thought Waghorn was offside for that chance but would need to see it again
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LoveCeltic
12 Mar 2017, 04:26 PM
Still shampooe. False dawn and earned undeserved praise for a few goals.
Brendan Rodgers is on a shoogly peg too
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Kingslim
12 Mar 2017, 04:43 PM
I thought Waghorn was offside for that chance but would need to see it again
He was being played on by Lustig.
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Boyata and Tierney were by far the two best defenders for us today. Erik was scary and Lustig takes the tempo out of the game.
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