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| Dedryk Boyata; in Belgium squad for WC. no longer a provo. | |
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| Topic Started: 15 May 2015, 04:15 PM (461,620 Views) | |
| Jack Thaler | 21 Mar 2017, 02:44 PM Post #2561 |
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Flying North
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He was fine on Sunday. Won nearly everything in the air. |
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| remy mcswain | 21 Mar 2017, 03:02 PM Post #2562 |
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Big in Canada
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Breenged in at the goal though. Should learn from that. Dive in, you need to get something. |
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| Jack Thaler | 21 Mar 2017, 03:17 PM Post #2563 |
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Flying North
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No doubt about that- said it earlier in the thread |
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| MON's Left Eyebrow | 22 Mar 2017, 02:54 AM Post #2564 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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Away you go. He's cropping up on the most improved player thread and has been ever present for us over the past 3 months. Belgium aren't exactly swimming in CB options and he's probably conceded the least amount of goals of any of their options. Besides, it's a good chance to see if he can mirror his play at a higher level as many on here have been crying out for. |
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| Joe the Baker | 22 Mar 2017, 09:50 AM Post #2565 |
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It feels like yesterday... I wish it was tomorrow.
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Correct, he's strong, fast, good in the air, a goal threat at set pieces, fairly comfortable with the ball at his feet. If we were linked with him in the next transfer window we would be creaming ourselves. Be very interesting to see if he gets much game time with Belgium. |
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| murphio | 22 Mar 2017, 10:12 AM Post #2566 |
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Could start a row in an empty room
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I just can't warm to the guy. I know it's probably irrational but I don't see the player others do at this point. It's true there has been a remarkable improvement and his glaring, ridiculous errors seem to have been cut out for the most part. But I still think Erik and Simunovic is our best partnership and if we were/are to sell any of the three I hope it's Boyata. |
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| stevie21 | 22 Mar 2017, 10:36 AM Post #2567 |
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Poster of the Tuesday afternoon!
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I'd be curious to know what instructions he's under from Rodgers. I do still feel that he has the same blunders in him but he's masking them somehow for now so if push comes to shove I'd replace him as well. In an ideal world I think that Erik would be backup too just given his lack of pace and not being brilliant in the air but he's more than good enough domestically and might be too good to be warming our bench. |
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| chopper_18 | 22 Mar 2017, 10:38 AM Post #2568 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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A mistake at the weekend, but it can be forgiven with his recent form. Think we need to stop thinking of Ronny Deila's Boyata, and give him his due, he has looked very comfortable most games and deserved 1st pick at the moment. |
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| riddlehouse | 22 Mar 2017, 10:55 AM Post #2569 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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His performances against Huns prove he's not more than good enough domestically. He's been found out it seems. |
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| riddlehouse | 22 Mar 2017, 11:01 AM Post #2570 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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His performances against Huns prove he's not more than good enough domestically. He's been found out it seems. |
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| Haitch | 22 Mar 2017, 11:19 AM Post #2571 |
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Considering retirement
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He's played against the huns 5 times, had 3 very good games and 2 poor ones. Even at Ibrox when he had a stinker in the first half he may have saved a goal in the second with his sliding challenge on Forrester. He wasn't the only one to have a poor game against them a couple of weeks ago. Dembele, Sinclair, Tierney? Have they all been "found out" to? Erik has proven himself and I believe will come good again. |
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| Dempele | 22 Mar 2017, 11:44 AM Post #2572 |
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First-team captain
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I think Erik struggles against big physical strikers, and particularly those who are strong in the air. That's a problem if your playing in Scotland. |
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| riddlehouse | 22 Mar 2017, 12:45 PM Post #2573 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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I mean more in terms of his ability to deal with pressure. Seemed really nervy in the last two meetings with them. In a way that the others didn't. I want Celtic to be ruthless. We've become too used to giving players chances because they're okay; I want quality in so that we can give this Champions League thing a real feckin go. If how do you get to the last 16 or last 8 of the Champions League is the question, Erik isn't the answer. |
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| LoveCeltic | 22 Mar 2017, 12:51 PM Post #2574 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Vermaelen, Lombaerts, Lukaku, Denayer all fit. Hardly a "lack of options". Fair play to him making it into the squad with those options available but it is a surprise. |
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| Bobby Peru | 22 Mar 2017, 12:52 PM Post #2575 |
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The Maestro
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I don't see how it's a surprise. He was in the Belgium squad last season and he has improved. |
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| PaulieWalnuts67 | 22 Mar 2017, 12:53 PM Post #2576 |
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Getting on a bit
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Boyata isn't even close to being the biggest surprise in that squad with Ciaman included
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| Haitch | 22 Mar 2017, 12:59 PM Post #2577 |
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Considering retirement
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I'm with you on wanting to give the Champions League a proper go! I think Erik has proved he has the ability to deal with pressure, he's simply off form. If anything I would say it's Boyata who hasn't. I wouldn't trust Boyata to do what Erik did in Isreal for example. If we want to get as far in the Champions League that you've noted then we need quality all over the park, perhaps Dembele Sinclair and Brown are the only 3 players who needn't worry. I would be more content going into a CL game with Erik playing than Boyata, which is only my opinion of course. |
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| Jim Shortz | 22 Mar 2017, 06:27 PM Post #2578 |
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First-team starter
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That's the thing, he's made two bad errors in a row where one led to a goal, and the other would've been a goal had it fell to Miller, and that's exactly the type of player he was under Deila (add in his recent own goal and bad positioning against St Mirren). In the semi final he'll do something similar. The defense looked most secure this season under Erik & Jozo who'd built up a good partnership in CL games and a cup final/semi final, and thus should be first choice. Boyata is still the same player from last season, and will cost us in big games. |
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| Jessica Fletcher | 23 Mar 2017, 10:34 PM Post #2579 |
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Aarrgh
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What the hell kind of scotchery is this?
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| LambertandButler | 25 Mar 2017, 12:59 PM Post #2580 |
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The Greek Finance Minister
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If a defender makes a mistake that allows the other team to score, they've not played well in that game. |
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