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| Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic" | |
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| Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,288,231 Views) | |
| Muzz | 29 Sep 2016, 01:57 PM Post #6941 |
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BRFA
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| wigwam | 29 Sep 2016, 01:58 PM Post #6942 |
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Older than dirt
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The voice that says 'Brendan Rodgers' ![]()
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| fatboab | 29 Sep 2016, 02:37 PM Post #6943 |
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Just before the Dawn
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that man knows his stuff.
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| fatboab | 29 Sep 2016, 02:41 PM Post #6944 |
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Just before the Dawn
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I think the substitutions highlight our overall weakness in the midfield area. This time next season, I'd expect the likes of Bitton to be coming off the bench to shore up the side rather than having to put on a striker to try and make them more defensive. |
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| Smiley | 29 Sep 2016, 02:48 PM Post #6945 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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| Mackin | 29 Sep 2016, 02:58 PM Post #6946 |
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The Ginty McGinty genius
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Agree completely. Its going over old ground, but the lack of a central midfielder was the only black mark on the last transfer window. |
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| Tim Waits | 29 Sep 2016, 03:00 PM Post #6947 |
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Small-Minded Bien-Pensant
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He gets it. This is what we wanted to see. One other impressive thing - he recognized that his guy, DeVries, wasn't going to cut it and got Gordon back in goals. Another manager might have stuck doggedly with his man, "chest strain" notwithstanding. |
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| kellybhoy | 29 Sep 2016, 05:20 PM Post #6948 |
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Play me or trade me
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Don't know how to embed, but this is funny, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8XuSEfrXnc |
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| greenjedi | 29 Sep 2016, 05:21 PM Post #6949 |
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Jedi Master
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Bertie Auld is gonna get you! Edited by greenjedi, 29 Sep 2016, 05:22 PM.
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| The Plainsman | 29 Sep 2016, 05:25 PM Post #6950 |
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"Listen to Tony..."
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I did wonder at the time if the main reason for the introduction of Griffiths was not so much to score more goals but to provide a beleaguered defence and midfield an 'out' if they had to clear the ball, rather than just punting it upfield for City to regain possession. |
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| greenjedi | 29 Sep 2016, 05:37 PM Post #6951 |
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Jedi Master
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I think it was to give their defence and midfield something to worry about and stop them moving forward at will |
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| Gunner | 29 Sep 2016, 05:52 PM Post #6952 |
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I'll play anywhere, as long as I get a game!
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For me the reason to keep dembele on was that dembele was brilliant when back defending. Knowing we might concede free kicks in dodgy areas or corners, the big man was battering the heedies away. Meant griff would be our man up top as the out ball. |
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| ian1888 | 29 Sep 2016, 06:06 PM Post #6953 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37512115 spot on boss |
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| HenryClarson | 29 Sep 2016, 06:39 PM Post #6954 |
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Bolstering the duty of good faith
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I agree. Last night was a success but it could just as easily have gone awry. If the first goal had been chalked off - and it usually would have been - we might not have got a foothold in the game, might have been a goal down after ten minutes and then been picked off on the counter at regular intervals as we tried to salvage something. It went well for us and we earned a good point but it really is about small margins and the percentages aren't in our favour over a run of games. By the same token, if Dembélé had scored the penalty against Barca, we'd have been level after a quarter of the match, just as we were last night, and who's to say that we might not have found the confidence to tough it out afterwards? So it looks to me as if we're either going to get a good result by getting away with a brave but almost naive, cavalier approach or get totally schooled by teams who can clinically exploit our weaknesses. Sometimes it will be glorious, more often it will probably misfire but I'm happy to take the risk because I think we either take the whole package as it is or we don't. We've tried a few other packages lately and the current one is by far the most enjoyable. Edited by HenryClarson, 29 Sep 2016, 06:41 PM.
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| MONSTER | 29 Sep 2016, 07:19 PM Post #6955 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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| Ned Rise | 29 Sep 2016, 09:10 PM Post #6956 |
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These boots were made for hunbustin'
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An outstanding manager whose players are going through brick walls for him, who know their jobs and who are revitalised after a couple of years of stagnation. To face Man City, one of the richest clubs going, with some of the best talent available to them, managed by a guy with the pedigree of Pep Guardiola, and get them out there playing to win from the word go, playing without fear, is an amazing achievement. To do so after the result in Barcelona only a matter of weeks ago is nothing short of incredible. It's only a draw, but given those circumstances it ranks up there as one of the best performances in Europe by Celtic in the modern era. We showed we have bottle and no little skill. We cut through them and had an end product. The first one was offside, but Erik's header was going in anyway. And as for the second, the move started with a kick-out from Gordon that was brought under control expertly by Dembele. We knocked it about until feeding it into Rogic, who was away after a nutmeg. Never mind it being an OG. If you put a dangerous ball into the box, these things can happen, and that was a dangerous ball after a lungbursting run, to complete a move that cut through them like a hot knife through butter. The third was was outstanding technique. Celtic fully deserved the draw, playing high pressing, skillful, fast, attacking football and we should fear no one at home. The team is superfit. The manager doesn't bang on about it. He's come in and got on with it and they're able to press and press and press, to the point where Man City booted the ball out for throw ins at least a dozen times, and their goalie was skating on thin ice with his passing. To hear Steve McManaman talking about how English managers would be looking and learning from Celtic is something that I haven't heard about the team for a long time. And just as sweet was hearing the BT guy saying 'Man City kept pegging you back' at the end of the game. We had them on the ropes a few times, for long periods, and although we were hanging on at the end, we got there through heart and resilience. Man City had to show a different aspect to their character, but Celtic had to show courage too. To lose the lead three times and never at any minute let the heads drop is testament to the belief that's been installed - in fact we were going straight up the park again and trying to get the lead back. How this team will look with the midfielder that Brendan wants is going to be interesting. It's still going to be a tough ask in the next four games and we might still end up with only one point, but who knows where we go after the belief this gives us. Would love to see the manager really getting backed for that midfielder he wants and the goalkeeper too (however I thought the midfield were outstanding tonight and Gordon made some fantastic saves - not least an instinctive stop in the dying seconds). The great thing is that there's more to come. We have a fantastic blend of quality and experience, complemented by some of the best young talent in the country. We're in a good place under a good manager but, especially if we're still in Europe, we've got to trust the manager and get him what he says he needs to take us onto another level again. Edited by Ned Rise, 29 Sep 2016, 09:12 PM.
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| spartacusthethird | 29 Sep 2016, 09:20 PM Post #6957 |
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Dance as if no-ones watching, sing as if no-ones listening and live every day as if it was your last
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| Jinkys 7 | 29 Sep 2016, 09:25 PM Post #6958 |
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The Guy.
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Incredible manager who like he says "wants to create rather than wait". He's also one of us.
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| Big_dave_greenock_1888 | 29 Sep 2016, 09:27 PM Post #6959 |
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Celtic To The Core
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It's been 24 hours since I last said it so just wanted to say it again.... I love the man |
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| CaltonBhoy1967 | 29 Sep 2016, 09:31 PM Post #6960 |
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Billy McNeill - "Mr Celtic"
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Good summation NR. Desmond was sitting beside PL last night - Hopefully PL was "telt" to continue to back Rodgers with what he asks for. |
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