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Dedryk Boyata; in Belgium squad for WC. no longer a provo.
Topic Started: 15 May 2015, 04:15 PM (461,590 Views)
weebaldy
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Luigi
28 Sep 2017, 11:39 AM
weebaldy
28 Sep 2017, 11:35 AM
He put me in mind of big Virgil last night :thumbsup:
You've just lost all that good feeling that was going towards you :nono:
Ooops - back in my box :o
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His contract is up end of next season

Need him on a new deal pronto
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tonyjaa-csc
28 Sep 2017, 04:05 PM
His contract is up end of next season

Need him on a new deal pronto
Totally. Should be next in line for a new deal. I'd imagine he'll be on good money already though given he came from city.
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I really believe he'll soon be at the point where he gets a thread with his name spelled correctly.
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28 Sep 2017, 11:35 AM
He put me in mind of big Virgil last night :thumbsup:
Van Dijk never played as well as that for us in Europe.
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Numerous times I found myself saying 'effing outstanding Boyata' at the telly last night :lol: :worthy:
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Only 2 of the players who appeared in Brussels were signings made by BR, the rest he inherited from Ronny. Boyata is the epitome of how the coaching, tactical and professional approach has changed at the club. Look at his performance on Wednesday and tell me that ANY of us saw him as capable of that 2 years ago?

Unreal.
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29 Sep 2017, 12:56 AM
Only 2 of the players who appeared in Brussels were signings made by BR, the rest he inherited from Ronny. Boyata is the epitome of how the coaching, tactical and professional approach has changed at the club. Look at his performance on Wednesday and tell me that ANY of us saw him as capable of that 2 years ago?

Unreal.
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weebaldy
28 Sep 2017, 04:05 PM
Luigi
28 Sep 2017, 11:39 AM
weebaldy
28 Sep 2017, 11:35 AM
He put me in mind of big Virgil last night :thumbsup:
You've just lost all that good feeling that was going towards you :nono:
Ooops - back in my box :o
:lol: :thumbsup:
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Lack of concentration was the problem,that's how many fans missed his obvious qualities.
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Ended up next to relatives + pals of Boyata and Dembele at the game on Wednesday night.

Turned to my pal, in my half drunken state, around 60 minutes and let him know how fecking brilliant I thought Boyata was (this was before I realised who was beside me as we moved to our proper position at HT). The young lassie beside me just burst out laughing, smiled and explained she was Boyata's sister. Me and my pal ended up on her snapchat (and Dembele's brothers :lol: ) bouncing about to this is the day that we won away. They were all absolutely loving it :clap:

The big man was an absolute rock. Incredible transformation in a player. Compliments Simunovic very well which is a huge positive also.
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nowonder
29 Sep 2017, 04:22 AM
Lack of concentration was the problem,that's how many fans missed his obvious qualities.
The reason they missed his 'obvious' qualities are they just no nothing about football. It was blatantly obvious Boyata had all the attributes to be a quality Centre Back, he made mistakes, probably more down to lack of confidence.

As this entire Celtic team proves, give Brendan a player with the talent but lacking the confidence and belief and he will turn them round and better them.

There has been countless very good footballers lost to the game through bad management.

If Boyata can stay fit and healthy he will be a first pick in our team for a long time. And Brendan is right, he is by far the best Centre Back at the Club.

Ps An I also believe Kolo Toure has played a massive part in bringing him on.
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29 Sep 2017, 12:56 AM
Only 2 of the players who appeared in Brussels were signings made by BR, the rest he inherited from Ronny. Boyata is the epitome of how the coaching, tactical and professional approach has changed at the club. Look at his performance on Wednesday and tell me that ANY of us saw him as capable of that 2 years ago?

Unreal.
When he joined he had made just 30 appearances in about 6 years. He was very highly rated at the start of his career but for some reason he didn’t seem to kick on.

When he joined it wasn’t a great surprise that he was a bit of a liability, but what Brendan has done with him is remarkable and probably the most surprising development of any of our current players.
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29 Sep 2017, 07:59 AM
nowonder
29 Sep 2017, 04:22 AM
Lack of concentration was the problem,that's how many fans missed his obvious qualities.
The reason they missed his 'obvious' qualities are they just no nothing about football. It was blatantly obvious Boyata had all the attributes to be a quality Centre Back, he made mistakes, probably more down to lack of confidence.

As this entire Celtic team proves, give Brendan a player with the talent but lacking the confidence and belief and he will turn them round and better them.

There has been countless very good footballers lost to the game through bad management.

If Boyata can stay fit and healthy he will be a first pick in our team for a long time. And Brendan is right, he is by far the best Centre Back at the Club.

Ps An I also believe Kolo Toure has played a massive part in bringing him on.
The stories of him training by himself late at night are terrific. I'm sure Kolo, Brendan and the rest of the coaching staff have helped him no end, but it's his own excellent attitude that's got him where he is now.
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arklys
28 Sep 2017, 10:54 PM
I really believe he'll soon be at the point where he gets a thread with his name spelled correctly.
:thumbsup: Well spotted.
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29 Sep 2017, 08:34 AM
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29 Sep 2017, 07:59 AM
nowonder
29 Sep 2017, 04:22 AM
Lack of concentration was the problem,that's how many fans missed his obvious qualities.
The reason they missed his 'obvious' qualities are they just no nothing about football. It was blatantly obvious Boyata had all the attributes to be a quality Centre Back, he made mistakes, probably more down to lack of confidence.

As this entire Celtic team proves, give Brendan a player with the talent but lacking the confidence and belief and he will turn them round and better them.

There has been countless very good footballers lost to the game through bad management.

If Boyata can stay fit and healthy he will be a first pick in our team for a long time. And Brendan is right, he is by far the best Centre Back at the Club.

Ps An I also believe Kolo Toure has played a massive part in bringing him on.
The stories of him training by himself late at night are terrific. I'm sure Kolo, Brendan and the rest of the coaching staff have helped him no end, but it's his own excellent attitude that's got him where he is now.
Between this season and last season heso made 25 appearances, 16 clean sheets and 10 goals conceded.
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SaMule
29 Sep 2017, 08:34 AM
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29 Sep 2017, 07:59 AM
nowonder
29 Sep 2017, 04:22 AM
Lack of concentration was the problem,that's how many fans missed his obvious qualities.
The reason they missed his 'obvious' qualities are they just no nothing about football. It was blatantly obvious Boyata had all the attributes to be a quality Centre Back, he made mistakes, probably more down to lack of confidence.

As this entire Celtic team proves, give Brendan a player with the talent but lacking the confidence and belief and he will turn them round and better them.

There has been countless very good footballers lost to the game through bad management.

If Boyata can stay fit and healthy he will be a first pick in our team for a long time. And Brendan is right, he is by far the best Centre Back at the Club.

Ps An I also believe Kolo Toure has played a massive part in bringing him on.
The stories of him training by himself late at night are terrific. I'm sure Kolo, Brendan and the rest of the coaching staff have helped him no end, but it's his own excellent attitude that's got him where he is now.
It's a combination of all the above factors but undoubtedly Boyata's attitude and application has been crucial in getting to where he is at just now.

I think he will kick on to yet another level now - Hopefully with Celtic. :pray:
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29 Sep 2017, 07:59 AM
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29 Sep 2017, 04:22 AM
Lack of concentration was the problem,that's how many fans missed his obvious qualities.
The reason they missed his 'obvious' qualities are they just no nothing about football. It was blatantly obvious Boyata had all the attributes to be a quality Centre Back, he made mistakes, probably more down to lack of confidence.

As this entire Celtic team proves, give Brendan a player with the talent but lacking the confidence and belief and he will turn them round and better them.

There has been countless very good footballers lost to the game through bad management.

If Boyata can stay fit and healthy he will be a first pick in our team for a long time. And Brendan is right, he is by far the best Centre Back at the Club.

Ps An I also believe Kolo Toure has played a massive part in bringing him on.
He had all the physical attributes.

What he didnt show was any sort of footballing ability. The majority of fans dont 'know nothing about football'. We watch players and comment on what we see. In Boyata's case, it was a big lump of a lad who couldnt control or pass a ball. Defensively he wasnt too bad, but hardly anything to get excited about. It was similar to having Balde at the back where teams would just let him have the ball and mark everyone else as they knew he couldnt hurt them.

Unfortunately for us fans, we have to make a judgement on whether or not his displays were due to a lack of confidence, or a lack of ability (or both). None of his displays at man city had shown him to have much ability, so the majority of us made the reasonable assumption that he just wasnt very good. Perhaps you had a better insight into both his ability and confidence levels and thats why it was blatantly obvious to you that he was a great player, there certainly were no signs of that on the pitch.

As for your comments about good players being lost to the game, whilst i agree to an extent, it is up to the individual to turn it around, not any coaching staff. If you get rejection at one club, move on and work harder at your next.

The credit for his turnaround should go to the lad himself, he obviously has a great attitude.


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