Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2024/25

DavidLyons_ · 18-08-2020 06:45PM

Team for this evening,

Barkas, Elhamed, Bitton, Jullien, Taylor, Brown, McGregor; Forrest, Christie, Elyounoussi, Edouard

Subs: Bain, Ajeti, Klimala, Rogic, Ntcham, Frimpong, Ajer

What??? No Bolingoli????

Strong starting eleven and bench. No problems with Bitton being in instead of Ajer.

paulie21 · 18-08-2020 06:48PM

Is it been shown anywhere?

DavidLyons_ · 18-08-2020 06:56PM

paulie21 wrote: »

Is it been shown anywhere?

Premier Sports 1.

RoryMac · 18-08-2020 07:37PM

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

Team for this evening,

Barkas, Elhamed, Bitton, Jullien, Taylor, Brown, McGregor; Forrest, Christie, Elyounoussi, Edouard

Subs: Bain, Ajeti, Klimala, Rogic, Ntcham, Frimpong, Ajer

What??? No Bolingoli????

Strong starting eleven and bench. No problems with Bitton being in instead of Ajer.

Not sure why we've changed the back 4 for a game like this, I think Bitton and Elhamed are solid enough but in a pressure game with a new keeper behind them I'd prefer a settled back 4.

Shouldn't be an issue against these though

DavidLyons_ · 18-08-2020 07:51PM

Yeees. Moi!!!

DavidLyons_ · 18-08-2020 07:52PM

RoryMac wrote: »

Not sure why we've changed the back 4 for a game like this, I think Bitton and Elhamed are solid enough but in a pressure game with a new keeper behind them I'd prefer a settled back 4.

Shouldn't be an issue against these though

True. But two very solid replacements. Frimpong is a little unlucky but Ajer needed a boot up the hole.

DavidLyons_ · 18-08-2020 08:03PM

2!!! Eddy.

Inevitable he was going to score. Already missed a couple of good chances. No way was he going to keep on missing them.

RoryMac · 18-08-2020 08:05PM

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

True. But two very solid replacements. Frimpong is a little unlucky but Ajer needed a boot up the hole.

Well doesn't look like it'll be an issue tonight!

Yeah Frimpong unlucky but I think Elhamed has been unfortunate not to play more games, he was excellent at the start of last year before he got injured

DavidLyons_ · 18-08-2020 08:19PM

3!! Comfortably through now and a good run out before the return to league action this weekend.

Hopefully Lenny makes some early substitutions and we don’t pick up any injuries.

DavidLyons_ · 18-08-2020 09:16PM

What a goal by Eddy. Good to see Ajeti and Klimala getting a chance now.

RoryMac · 18-08-2020 09:20PM

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

What a goal by Eddy. Good to see Ajeti and Klimala getting a chance now.

It was a great goal, watching live I thought he had got lucky with a poor touch but the replay showed a great bit of skill to beat the defender and create space for the finish

caddy16 · 18-08-2020 10:30PM

Lucky to have 2 excellent right backs, need more competition now in the other defensive positions.

RoryMac · 19-08-2020 12:04AM

caddy16 wrote: »

Lucky to have 2 excellent right backs, need more competition now in the other defensive positions.

I'm surprised Elhamed hasn't been tried out at right side of a back 3, he seems more suited to that than an attacking full back and think that's where he played with his old team.

Need a LB & central defender in although Bitton isn't bad cover to have

US2 · 19-08-2020 01:49PM

Duffy and his agent were at the match last night. Looks imminent now. Great signing, in my opinion one of the most solid defenders in the PL over the last few years.

caddy16 · 19-08-2020 03:45PM

Looks like Rogic is on the way out. Super player but injuries & international duty over the last couple of years have curtailed his influence.

Possibly Turnbull brought in now?

DavidLyons_ · 19-08-2020 05:10PM

caddy16 wrote: »

Looks like Rogic is on the way out. Super player but injuries & international duty over the last couple of years have curtailed his influence.

Possibly Turnbull brought in now?

Away to Qatar for £4m apparently.

Great player for us over the years, derby game goals, cup final winners and some overall unbelievable contributions. Seems to have been playing part-time recently though and is not an integral part of the team. Would wish him all the very best.

David Turnbull would be an excellent signing. Given the difficulty in scouting players in the current environment, he’s proven quality in the league and one that we’ve looked at before. His injury problems seem to be behind him also.

Hopefully Ntcham is now staying. Classy player I’d hate to lose.

eire4 · 19-08-2020 06:22PM

Will be gutted to see Rogic leave. On his day the best attacking midfielder in the league and an absolute joy to watch. Gave us so many great memories and goals and of course most of all that invincible treble winning goal. I would guess his departure is a combination of his injury issues and how the virus has hit the finances.

eire4 · 19-08-2020 06:24PM

Good to see Jullien put in a big performance last night. Great attitude from the player in reaction to his poor performance last time out, just what you want to see. As easy a win as you can get these days pretty much but nice to see us rattle the net and create plenty of chances against a team sitting in.

A Dub in Glasgo · 19-08-2020 06:30PM

Rogic on his day was one of the best and scored some stunning goals and some really important stunning goals!

Favourite memory for me was watching the Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen a few years ago in the Dubliner pub in Salou and the place went ballistic when he scored in added time to win the treble... beautiful

https://twitter.com/aboutceltic/status/1296086484538331137

rockatansky · 22-08-2020 06:22PM

United doing well to keep the pressure on and frustrate us. Probably not going to keep it up in the 2nd half, think we'll get a goal or two.

rockatansky · 22-08-2020 07:12PM

Ajeti makes is 1-0

henke · 22-08-2020 07:12PM

Ajeti gets off the mark. Scrappy enough but they all count and crucial they hold on for the points here.

RoryMac · 22-08-2020 07:25PM

Poor performance but Ajeti saves the day.

A Dub in Glasgo · 22-08-2020 07:28PM

Although we won, that was quite poor. I thought Lennon made an ar*e of that selection, we seem laboured every time Ntcham and Brown play and Lennon takes off Ntcham when he was the better player. We should have started with two strikers

RoryMac · 22-08-2020 07:39PM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Although we won, that was quite poor. I thought Lennon made an ar*e of that selection, we seem laboured every time Ntcham and Brown play and Lennon takes off Ntcham when he was the better player. We should have started with two strikers

Yeah Ntcham and Brown shouldn't be in the same side, they're too similar in how they play. Tough decision for Lennon to make there

Was disappointed with Elyounoussi again, didn't add anything to the team.

Starlord_01 · 24-08-2020 03:20PM

Duffy deal looks close.

TheCitizen · 24-08-2020 03:22PM

DavidLyons_ · 24-08-2020 03:56PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Jaysus, that's desperate stuff from Rod.

Would love Duffy at Celtic. He's exactly what we need. A no-nonsense defender that'll run through walls for the team. Would be a big threat from set-pieces too.

Throw into the bargain the fact that it would annoy the hell out of the EPL fanboys amongst the Ireland support. Some of them seem disappointed that a player such as Duffy would choose winning trophies, European competition and the chance to write his name into the history books of the club he supported as a child over a relegation battle in England.

TheCitizen · 24-08-2020 04:05PM

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

Jaysus, that's desperate stuff from Rod.

Would love Duffy at Celtic. He's exactly what we need. A no-nonsense defender that'll run through walls for the team. Would be a big threat from set-pieces too.

Throw into the bargain the fact that it would annoy the hell out of the EPL fanboys amongst the Ireland support. Some of them seem disappointed that a player such as Duffy would choose winning trophies, European competition and the chance to write his name into the history books of the club he supported as a child over a relegation battle in England.

It’s a bit of fun. I think it’s happening

Starlord_01 · 25-08-2020 09:02AM

Hopefully get the deal done for Turnbull this time. Tidy footballer and only 21 aswell.

Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2024/25

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