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| Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic" | |
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| Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,287,835 Views) | |
| lepetitmerde | 5 Feb 2018, 08:19 AM Post #14681 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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He's right regarding Performances. There has been more dreadful performances than good performances this season and a whole lot of nothingness in between |
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| Franakamura | 5 Feb 2018, 08:51 AM Post #14682 |
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First-team captain
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Far too much sense in there
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| van Doesburg | 5 Feb 2018, 09:15 AM Post #14683 |
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First-team starter
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Edit to add: Worry that the scuddings in Europe have also had an effect on confidence/performance.
Edited by van Doesburg, 5 Feb 2018, 09:18 AM.
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| Stephane_Mahe | 5 Feb 2018, 09:28 AM Post #14684 |
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Getting on a bit
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Actually, I think that was the perfect amount of sense. |
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| SaMule | 5 Feb 2018, 09:40 AM Post #14685 |
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NSFW
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That's my thinking too. We all knew that third place in that group was the aim, and we achieved that thanks to one excellent performance in Brussels, but the results in the other games ranged from disappointing to downright embarrassing. We were firmly put in our place, and while there are several million Euros worth of reasons for us being in that place it doesn't make it any easier to take. For players who've just swept all before them domestically to have a goal difference of -16 in those five matches - that's a bitter pill to swallow, and I think it's really knocked them mentally. We have to at least put up a fight against Zenit, even if we don't beat them over both legs. Get back a bit of pride in Europe. Hopefully win the home game, and have Zenit be the first of many visiting teams to start talking again about what an intimidating atmosphere Celtic Park is rather than what a great time they had here. This is where Brendan the great man-manager has to really show his worth. All these injuries aren't helping of course, but the players need a lift somehow, they need to know that actually they can compete with teams that are from richer leagues. |
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| One sharp cookie | 5 Feb 2018, 09:51 AM Post #14686 |
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Getting on a bit
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Some posts have been over the top but any manager, in any job, would like to be able to demonstrate that the longer they spend in a role, the more progress they make. Right now we look a poorer team than we did in September 2016, when Rodgers was barely in the door. He could argue, with justification, that he’s a victim of his own success having set the bar so high so early. A not dissimilar thing happened to MON, whose Celtic team played some of its best football in his first few months at the club. Injuries to flair players have been a huge factor in our insipid performances recently, but Rodgers should be more concerned about the way he’s struggled to manage the form of players like Dembele and Sinclair. He may be starting to see echoes of some of the stuff that happened when he was at Liverpool, when the form of key players like Sterling and Sturridge started to cause him problems after an incredible season the year before. Being manager of Celtic is one of the most difficult jobs in football in that it’s one of the few jobs where you can win the league and still be considered a disappointment (as Deila discovered). Rodgers will set his goals much higher than merely being the best in Scotland and he’ll be frustrated right now that we’re not playing the football he’d like. I’m banking on the return of Roberts to give us a lift and help out some of our other attacking players who seem to be struggling with confidence right now.
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| allthewine | 5 Feb 2018, 09:58 AM Post #14687 |
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Club Captain
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We will be fine. Rodgers, like any coach has made errors but people should cut him some slack. We are 8 points clear and on course for at least another double. We have suffered with injuries and players not playing as well as last season. Despite, Sinclair being off form he has still bagged 17 goals and has 15 assists. Moussa is on 9 goals. Let's get him firing and he can hit at least 20-25 before the season is out. |
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| tinytim81 | 5 Feb 2018, 10:03 AM Post #14688 |
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I cant tell whose trolling anymore
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| One sharp cookie | 5 Feb 2018, 10:03 AM Post #14689 |
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Getting on a bit
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People are cutting him slack - and rightly so after what he’s achieved. The criticism he’s had in recent days is nothing compared with what some previous Celtic managers would have received for some recent performances. |
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| tinytim81 | 5 Feb 2018, 10:08 AM Post #14690 |
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Rodgers has been in charge for nearly two seasons now. He's broken every domestic record there is, won every single domestic trophy he's competed for and only lost two games. Two games. How much more consistent do you think this can get exactly? |
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| One sharp cookie | 5 Feb 2018, 10:13 AM Post #14691 |
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Getting on a bit
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There’s a difference between consistency in performances and consistency in results. I remember a period during Strachan’s time when the phrase “good result, shame about the performance” could have been designed for his team. But even leaving performances aside, in the past few months we’ve had a thrashing at Tynecastle, a defeat at Kilmarnock, a goalless draw at home to the poorest team I’ve seen come out of Ibrox, and conceded an average of three goals per game in Europe. Is it a disaster? Of course not. But there’s a direction of travel that folk would like to see reversed. |
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| k3vkr | 5 Feb 2018, 10:29 AM Post #14692 |
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The weather is fine in Majorca
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Consistency only counts in the mini league of the last 3 games mate |
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| Quiet Assasin | 5 Feb 2018, 10:51 AM Post #14693 |
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..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed
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I don't think it's ungrateful or spoiled to point out that the 'direction of travel', to coin a phrase used above is slightly disappointing. Rodgers is a man who has meticulous plans and targets, and he has stated some of them publicly. Recently, he said that he had a target of a double digit lead in the league by Christmas, which we haven't managed to achieve. Another goal was Europe after Christmas, which we did achieve but in a relatively underwhelming manner. From a supporters' point of view, you can't expect the same level as we achieved domestically last season as it was a one off in almost every measurable way, but I don't think many expected to see a team bereft of ideas against the likes of Ross County or Kilmarnock. The performances and results that we have had show that the Treble is certainly not the foregone conclusion some think it is. In terms of Europe, I think this has been the biggest disappointment. Last season we got to the CL Group for the first time in a number of years. We acquitted ourselves well in most games and actually looked comfortable holding possession and playing football against good teams, and were pretty unfortunate not to go through to the next stage of the EL. The hope would have been that the 'get to Europe after Christmas' goal would have been met by building on this, not having any more absolute hidings (never mind three) and qualify in a 'strong' third. Going forward, last season most people would have said a few rounds in Europa League would have been an achievable goal, and I'm sure Rodgers himself thought so. We're at the stage now where most people expect we'll be easily dispatched by Zenit, which will leave us probably in a position of being unseeded in at least one round of CL qualifiers next season given the changes there. We're currently sitting on a record of 1 win in 12 tournament-proper European games, with multiple record defeats in among that, over the two seasons. We probably haven't done enough to significantly alter this, from the boardroom, to the dugout, to the pitch. Is it the end of the world? No. Is it a bit of a dampener considering where we were last season and the start of this one? Yes. Edited by Quiet Assasin, 5 Feb 2018, 10:59 AM.
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| macca89 | 5 Feb 2018, 10:59 AM Post #14694 |
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HWG10IAR
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Injuries are ruining us this season. 2 injuries in 25 minutes humped his ability to make changes to a system not working. Our back 3 after 25 was a left back, a midfielder and a guy that was signed 3 days prior. Sinclair was most effective when he had KT overlapping and providing him with other options and we definitely missed that. In a game where we were struggling, we only had one sub to make an effective change. When chasing a goal he made the only logical sub in bringing on the striker. But if we had had the option of others it could have helped our chances. Even McGregor. He gets pelters on here (and I agree he shouldn't be a starter) but he's always been handy to bring on when you need goals. Gordon, Lustig, Boyata, Rogic, Armstrong, Roberts and Griffiths were all integral to our invincible season. We beefed up our backline with an experienced CB and we can't even get him playing either. Arguably that's 8 players that would have played on Saturday that couldn't. I've never known us to have an injury crisis of this magnitude in all my years watching Celtic. Although I agree he probably shouldn't have changed the lineup from the team that pumped Hearts. Even still, me along with a lot of others were probably chugging themselves when they seen the lineup before the game. |
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| Hail!Hail! | 5 Feb 2018, 01:45 PM Post #14695 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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My biggest worry is that we kept last years squad together, added to it (albeit in a typical underwhelming Celtic fashion) and yet are much poorer this year in terms of performance levels in matches. |
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| Fly Pelican | 5 Feb 2018, 02:30 PM Post #14696 |
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The nascent 45
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Unless you were in the car park when we swooped for Gary Holt and Justin Whittle you can stfu Edited by Fly Pelican, 5 Feb 2018, 02:30 PM.
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| One sharp cookie | 5 Feb 2018, 02:43 PM Post #14697 |
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Getting on a bit
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I think some of the European stuff has really knocked us back a step. There was a feeling after the progress last year and then that brilliant 5-0 performance against Astana that we were developing into a decent side at that level. Then that second leg in Astana happened where we looked like conceding every time they came forward and it was back to square one again. Yes we got through comfortably enough in the end but I suspect Rodgers was shocked at how vulnerable we still looked. Then came the 5-0 defeat at home to PSG and it was obvious we were cannon fodder to those teams. I reckon some of those European defeats have dampened things a bit and led, in part, to the underwhelming form we’ve been showing for months now. Edited by One sharp cookie, 5 Feb 2018, 02:44 PM.
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| Flawless | 5 Feb 2018, 02:50 PM Post #14698 |
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Fatboab shirt designer
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It's not just the injuries but who they've been too that have absolutely killed us. The style of football is suffering also. I don't think the treble is the forgone conclusion everyone else does either. We need to up our game a good bit . |
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| stevie21 | 5 Feb 2018, 02:55 PM Post #14699 |
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Poster of the Tuesday afternoon!
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Didn't see the original post, so thanks for quoting it or I'd have missed it
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| Bob Loblaw | 5 Feb 2018, 02:59 PM Post #14700 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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People think it’s a forgone conclusion? I’d be surprised if we do it. Double and Europe after Christmas is still an excellent season though. |
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Edit to add: Worry that the scuddings in Europe have also had an effect on confidence/performance.



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