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| Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic" | |
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| Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,288,244 Views) | |
| Govan Super Casino | 20 Sep 2016, 04:12 PM Post #6701 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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2 points we shouldn't have dropped. I'm loving this season so far, the improvement in such a short space of time is outstanding but no one's exempt from criticism. His tactics against Barca were awful and domestically our MF offers little to no cover to our defence. Valid criticisms and ones that need adressed badly. |
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| Kingslim | 20 Sep 2016, 04:21 PM Post #6702 |
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69 and counting
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it's not necessarily about our defending. We tend to overcommit bodies forward and leave ourselves exposed at the back when we need to find the balance of being able to close a game down and see it out. We are blessed with good wide players and should be using them to full effect particularly in the latter stages of games we are winning. Edited by Kingslim, 20 Sep 2016, 04:21 PM.
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| Jack Thaler | 20 Sep 2016, 04:26 PM Post #6703 |
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It's the quality of the midfield. Sharper, smarter, quicker midfielders would spot danger, and close down space. The guys we have at present can't do that. No 'toughening up' will change that. |
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| CaltonBhoy1967 | 20 Sep 2016, 04:27 PM Post #6704 |
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Billy McNeill - "Mr Celtic"
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Top notch keepers are few and far between and yet they are invaluable and should have money spent on getting a good one if necessary which in our sceanrio is the case now. I think we will still go with the defensive midfielder being the top priority - They may try and unearth another Forster or similar scenario for the keeper whereby a club has good keepers and is prepared to let a good young one go at a decent but not ridiculous price - Hopefully Rodgers or his contacts can come into play there ands if the selling club fires in future selling "add ons" then PL has to go with the flow on it. Look at what Forster cost and the return we got in the points he saved us let alone the dosh he brought in by defying the likes of Barca and that is before you sell him for megabucks by our standards. |
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| Mubo Loravcik | 20 Sep 2016, 04:49 PM Post #6705 |
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Correct. |
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| Flawless | 20 Sep 2016, 04:54 PM Post #6706 |
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Has to be relative considering conditions, situations and improvement in the side in such a short time. |
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| allthewine | 20 Sep 2016, 04:57 PM Post #6707 |
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I agree
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| BRFA | 20 Sep 2016, 05:01 PM Post #6708 |
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First team training
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John Kennedy |
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| Cumbernauldbhoy | 20 Sep 2016, 05:03 PM Post #6709 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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We've also thumped every team that's came to Celtic Park in a competitive game this season apart from Astana, think every other one has been a win by at least 3 goals? |
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| ghirl86 | 20 Sep 2016, 05:24 PM Post #6710 |
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Brendan Rodgers, make us dream - Celtic FC.
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It is obvious that defence is an issue, but I am not expecting major improvement until at least January. Midfield is giving the defence no protection, heaping extra pressure on them. If we do improve in the interim then great, but I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a while longer. |
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| Kingslim | 20 Sep 2016, 06:02 PM Post #6711 |
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69 and counting
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We only have two central midfielders with three attacking midfielders. It's not simply about the midfield. It's the shape of the team in general and the fact we continue to try and force the game at times when we are already in control. Brown has been playing well so adding one more quality player isn't going to address the situation. The management have identified the issues, let's hope they can address it, in the coming weeks. |
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| CELTBHOY1988 | 20 Sep 2016, 07:31 PM Post #6712 |
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Getting on a bit
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Bit too late to play him at centre half.
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| kevybhoy73 | 20 Sep 2016, 08:30 PM Post #6713 |
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Club Captain
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We could turn him into a defensive midfielder though! |
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| Govan Super Casino | 20 Sep 2016, 08:34 PM Post #6714 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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They do need to toughen up, the defence need to follow Toure's lead, he hates conceding goals and I've seen him celebrate stopping chances. We need to be mean at the back and in CM, the manager needs to drill that into them. |
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| Novelty_Bauble | 20 Sep 2016, 08:51 PM Post #6715 |
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Considering retirement
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Rodgers had the worst goals against ratio of any Liverpool manager since the war. He also had the best goals for ratio. I'm sure our defending will improve but I don't expect us to set any clean sheet records while he is here. |
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| padrepio | 20 Sep 2016, 09:33 PM Post #6716 |
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Getting on a bit
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am hoping that Rodgers looks to improve us continuously during his time here and also he is given the funds to do so. Don`t want to see the team plateau and for the board to say "right we are good enough to win everything domestically"...hopefully this is something that was discussed in detail before Rodgers took the job and one of his main objectives is getting the team to keep getting better as time goes by..if he achieves this then we will be streets ahead of everyone in Scotland...although we have started really well there are obvious imrovements needed within the team for us to be able to put up some sort of solid show in Europe..i would imagine our existing squad would be more than good enough domestically but would like to think that both Rodgers and the board would not be satisfied with this |
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| Jack Thaler | 20 Sep 2016, 09:46 PM Post #6717 |
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I don't hold out much hope of his being able to drill defensive awareness into Bitton and McGregor. |
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| Jack Thaler | 20 Sep 2016, 09:51 PM Post #6718 |
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Of course bringing in a better quality midfielder would address the situation. MON brought in Lennon after we lost 5-1 at Ibrox. It never happened again. |
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| mick82 | 20 Sep 2016, 09:55 PM Post #6719 |
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Especially as there is a transfer window now |
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| Jack Thaler | 20 Sep 2016, 10:08 PM Post #6720 |
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Exactly. BR's had one transfer window to shape his team. Strachan had 3 before facing CL football, Lennon 5. Well ahead of schedule. |
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