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| Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic" | |
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| Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,287,837 Views) | |
| behan | 4 Feb 2018, 01:52 PM Post #14641 |
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past his best.
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Last year, even if things weren’t going well I always felt comfortable that Rodgers would change it up, either with subs or tactically, and it would win us the game. Just not as sure about that at the minute. |
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| Luca | 4 Feb 2018, 01:52 PM Post #14642 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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We've been so pedestrian all season. I'm not sure what BR's hoping to achieve with this new style. It's more akin to an Italian team, happy to get a goal lead and then just see the game out. There's very little happening other than passing across the defensive line, into the holding midfielders and then rinse and repeat. Where's the cavalier, swashbuckling football that BR is renowned for? |
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| modest mouse | 4 Feb 2018, 01:57 PM Post #14643 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Surely that's why they do a proper warm up before the game. And it was hardly sub-zero yesterday. No idea what his supposed lack of movement was about - maybe he was moving around and just couldn't find space? Killie were pretty deep at times yesterday - but worrying about it being cold shouldn't be an issue. Edited by modest mouse, 4 Feb 2018, 02:00 PM.
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| Ste | 4 Feb 2018, 02:03 PM Post #14644 |
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The Eagle Has Landed
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I'm not saying they were chances - I'm saying that with a bit more quality they could have been as space had been created. I'm not blaming an injury list on todays result either. I'm just saying that injuries to our two most creative players has had a big impact on our football this season. I criticised his substitutions yesterday and have done many times before and I doubt it'll be the last. |
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| Ben Kenobi | 4 Feb 2018, 02:03 PM Post #14645 |
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Auld Hermit
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Lost the dressing room
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| san meegs | 4 Feb 2018, 02:07 PM Post #14646 |
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It’s been there this season. Astana, Aberdeen away, Huns away, Anderlecht away, Motherwell at CP, Aberdeen at home, Hearts at home and that’s just off the top of my head. We’ve played well in a lot of games. I think the end result of last season of having three trophies and the undefeated domestic run clouded many people’s assessment of a lot of what went before it. There was plenty of times last season when the football we played was just functional and getting the job done. Yes, I would agree that it has perhaps been a bit more pedestrian this season but we still play a lot of good stuff. |
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| Ste | 4 Feb 2018, 02:12 PM Post #14647 |
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The Eagle Has Landed
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Not sure where he was suppose to move to? He couldn't have dropped deep because the sections of the pitch you'd want your striker to drop into was overcrowded - even with our own players. Dembele tried to stay as central as possible in the hope that we got some joy out wide or someone was able to play him in through the middle. Strikers all over Britain having performances like that every week and the reason is mostly poor service. |
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| Milton | 4 Feb 2018, 02:19 PM Post #14648 |
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Considering retirement
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Our goal difference is the worst it has been at this stage since the Tony Mowbray season. In only 2 of those seasons have we scored fewer goals - the hun liquidation year and Deila's first. Our points total is down there with some of the worst of them. People bend over backwards to defend Brendan on here at times. For the massive budgetary advantage he has over previous managers and the money he is being paid, we haven't been close to good enough this season. I think you're right about last season clouding people's judgement, but it's not in the way you're suggesting. |
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| san meegs | 4 Feb 2018, 02:31 PM Post #14649 |
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I'm not bending over backwards to defend him. He's got his flaws and we've had some poor results this season, particularly in Europe, but it's all relative. The goal difference is still by far and away the best in the league to such an extent it's worth an extra point on the other teams. I don't understand how an eight point gap, a trophy in the bag and Europe after Christmas results in us being not close to good enough? As I mentioned above, we've played well in a lot of games and when the team clicks, as it did only 4 nights ago, we're a good watch. There's plenty to be improved upon but I'm not looking buying into the not good enough stuff. He's achieved everything asked of him till this point. |
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| mytsharp | 4 Feb 2018, 03:23 PM Post #14650 |
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Are we in crisis yet?
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Lot of first half v St Mirren level performances this season |
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| Hairytoes | 4 Feb 2018, 03:30 PM Post #14651 |
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First-team captain
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Team seems to go into it's shell, quite often from starting well - I thought we started well yesterday. We've had our break, we've got the players he wanted, it seems he's got everything he's asked for - by his own words. just have to see where that takes us, as he's the best we've had in a while & the best we're going to have for a while. We'll get back on track soon enough. |
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| Gonga | 4 Feb 2018, 03:30 PM Post #14652 |
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Older than dirt
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In hindsight my efforts to support our previously doomed caretaker coach were always going to be fruitless.
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| Tubbytubthumper | 4 Feb 2018, 05:07 PM Post #14653 |
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Club Captain
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Started well with no cutting edge and no end product. We need to get better at flying out the traps - getting an early lead or putting teams on the back foot before they are settled into the game. I remember under Tommy Burns we used to always start so brightly. obviously Tommy Burns didn't have the same success or pedigree that Brendan has but this slow plodding football is not doing him or us any favours. I don't know if it is a lack of belief, a lack of motivation or a lack of application, but it has spread through the team. I don't think Brendan has "lost the dressing room" but I can see why people are saying that. We have been similar to Chelsea under Conte this season where we are almost thinking the game is won with us turning up. I do agree I want to see 2 up front and a change to the way our wingers are deployed in games like yesterday. The middle of the pitch is completely congested so why are our wingers continually cutting inside into the congested area. swap them around and ask them to hit the byline and get some crosses in. We were so predictable and one paced yesterday we could have still been playing an we wouldn't have scored. I get the pitch is a mitigating factor - as is the injuries (both to players out already and also the two CB's yesterday) but the guys on the pitch could have been redeployed to ask more questions. Big failure of Brendan and the coaching staff that we continued to do the same things and funnily enough got the same results throughout the game. |
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| james95 | 4 Feb 2018, 06:15 PM Post #14654 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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When we don’t have our creative players available we need to be more aggressive. In the main, we haven’t been. |
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| lesdon67 | 4 Feb 2018, 06:22 PM Post #14655 |
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Considering retirement
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Watched and recorded the game yesterday, watched it again earlier today. Even that cretin Craigan commented that one way to get through that Killie defence was to start hitting long diagonals and test them that way. It doesn't seem to be in Brendan's way of doing things though and that's a wee bit worrying for me. Someone posted earlier that he's not changing things on the field like he did last season and that's even more worrying. |
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| suzieghirl10 | 4 Feb 2018, 06:23 PM Post #14656 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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We have wingers who don't hit the by line. Surely that's the coaching? If not they should be told they need to hit it and be more aggressive. |
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| Willie Wonka | 4 Feb 2018, 06:30 PM Post #14657 |
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Slavery fled, oh glorious dead
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It’s broadfoot and Greer at the back, a combined age of around 70 which is around the same time in minutes it takes them to turn. They barely broke sweat yesterday, it’s up to Rodgers to find the way of getting the play up and around them, passing back the way or trying to get through the already congested midfield won’t work all the time. How he does that is up to him, he gets paid plenty to figure it out. No one expected the same as last season but anyone who thinks a delia points total is good enough with what we are shelling out is at it. |
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| Tim Waits | 4 Feb 2018, 06:38 PM Post #14658 |
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Small-Minded Bien-Pensant
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2 domestic defeats. Top of the league by a few points, in the Scottish Cup, already won the League Cup but something is really really wrong ... DEAR GOD THERE IT IS - the "Delia Points Total" At it. Fantastic. |
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| evan15 | 4 Feb 2018, 06:40 PM Post #14659 |
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Occasional Substitute
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I feel a real reluctance from Rodgers to change things up. It's so clearly obvious when our style isn't working and it seems we've no plan B. |
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| lesdon67 | 4 Feb 2018, 06:46 PM Post #14660 |
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Considering retirement
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As I said in my earlier post, that's the worrying thing for me. Then again, BR's probably got a lot more patience ( and football nous) than me.
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