Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15 Mod Warning post #6011

Dempsey · 19-10-2013 01:05PM

What a run and finish by Forrest!

Lennonist · 19-10-2013 04:10PM

Commons is a doubt for Ajax. Hard to know how he'll line up on Tuesday, we just don't have an obvious front man for that level, he'll probably have to stick Samaras up front again.

Dempsey · 19-10-2013 04:12PM

Yea, I'd go either Samaras or Balde up top with Pukki in the hole. Pukki's link up play is quite good.

A Dub in Glasgo · 20-10-2013 12:22PM

Nice goal from Forrest

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2m6smsh&s=5#.UmPKbFOkEdU

bobmalooka · 20-10-2013 02:43PM

Did yd see the Derry peles goal for Barnsley yesterday, makes you wonder what he could have been if someone had the balls to build a team around him

A Dub in Glasgo · 20-10-2013 02:48PM

I put a video of it in the 'Best Goals' thread, might as well put it here as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anpRVdblfvo

Dempsey · 20-10-2013 02:50PM

bobmalooka wrote: »

Did yd see the Derry peles goal for Barnsley yesterday, makes you wonder what he could have been if someone had the balls to build a team around him

He's not consistently good enough to build a team around, certainly nowhere near good enough for champions league football

Dempsey · 21-10-2013 03:24PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24614436

Celtic have confirmed that playmaker Kris Commons will miss the Champions League visit by Ajax with a hamstring injury picked up on Saturday.

Mikael Lustig faces a late fitness test after missing the draw at Hibernian with a hip injury, but fellow full-back Emilio Izaguirre returns from illness.

Midfielder Joe Ledley might not be fit enough to play the full 90 minutes in place of suspended captain Scott Brown.

Derk Boerrigter, Adam Matthews and Steve Moyoukolo remain out.

Alot of headaches for Lennon for the Ajax game. Boerrigter cant get off the physio table without injuring himself

eire4 · 21-10-2013 04:46PM

Dempsey wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24614436

Alot of headaches for Lennon for the Ajax game. Boerrigter cant get off the physio table without injuring himself

Sadly so far that seems to be the case. Looks like we might have found Maloney's replacement:eek:
Pity really because just like Maloney he looks like a good player.

ColeTrain · 21-10-2013 05:03PM

Commons is out. Big loss

PauloMN · 21-10-2013 05:31PM

Fcuks sake. No Commons, no Brown, possibly no Lustig? 3 of our best players out is not what we need when we are trying to get our first points in the group.

Would have liked to have seen Boerrigter feature against his old club also.

Need Forrest to be at his best tomorrow.

keeponhurling · 22-10-2013 01:23PM

Things aren't going Celtic's way at the moment, and Brown in particular is a huge loss, but on the bright side we're at home Ajax are really not all that great.

It's a winnable game. In fact if we want to progress further, we must win.

Dempsey · 22-10-2013 01:36PM

The u19's are winning 2-0, hopefully its a good omen!

EDIT

Celtic u19's beat Ajax u19's 4-1.

Certainly highlights that Celtic should be doing more to integrate youth players into the first team imo

eire4 · 22-10-2013 03:51PM

Dempsey wrote: »

The u19's are winning 2-0, hopefully its a good omen!

EDIT

Celtic u19's beat Ajax u19's 4-1.

Certainly highlights that Celtic should be doing more to integrate youth players into the first team imo

Lets hope the first team can pull a rabbit out of the hat and follow suit.

Dempsey · 22-10-2013 05:37PM

Celtic team: Forster, Lustig, Ambrose, Van Dijk, Izaguirre, Forrest, Kayal, Mulgrew, Samaras, Stokes, Pukki.

Celtic subs: Zaluska, Ledley, Biton, Balde, Rogic, Atajic, Fisher.

Ajax lineup v #Celtic - Cillessen; Van Rhijn, Veltman, Denswil, Blind; De Jong, Poulsen, Serero; Andersen, Sigthórsson, Fischer.

RoryMac · 22-10-2013 05:41PM

Dempsey wrote: »

Celtic team: Forster, Lustig, Ambrose, Van Dijk, Izaguirre, Forrest, Kayal, Mulgrew, Samaras, Stokes, Pukki.

Celtic subs: Zaluska, Ledley, Biton, Balde, Rogic, Atajic, Fisher.

Ajax lineup v #Celtic - Cillessen; Van Rhijn, Veltman, Denswil, Blind; De Jong, Poulsen, Serero; Andersen, Sigthórsson, Fischer.

We're going to need a solid game from Kayal & Mulgrew to have a chance tonight, fairly attacking lineup for the players available to us.

Good to see Lustig starting, would've been tough without him.

Dempsey · 22-10-2013 05:53PM

Pukki & Stokes need to be ruthless in front of goal tonight & Kayal must keep his discipline in midfield, no early or silly bookings. I'm confident of the other players turning in a solid performance.

buckfasterer · 22-10-2013 08:39PM

Scott Brown who? Kayal is the man!!

Dempsey · 22-10-2013 08:49PM

A performance from him that would remind you of what he was like before breaking his ankle.

Ledley was off the pace of the game imo, in hindsight Kayal should have stayed on.

BohsCeltic · 22-10-2013 09:16PM

At last we get the ball rolling, Defence has come on heaps.
We lack creativity in midfield though which draws our strikers away from where they should be.
Good win though, I'm still raging about losing the last two games , could have easily been on at least 5 points now

Dempsey · 22-10-2013 09:18PM

Pulled from https://twitter.com/celticfc

Neil Lennon on Forrest penalty: He keeps telling me he's never missed a penalty so with Kris out he kept his cool. (LB)

NL: There was a lot of gamesmanship going with their keeper but it was a big moment and came at a good time. (LB)

NL: We were anxious at times in the first half. But as the second half went on we got better and thoroughly deserved to win the game. (LB)

NL on AC Milan v Barcelona draw: It leaves us in a very good position. We have to get a result in Ajax if we can. (LB)

NL: It'll be difficult but on tonight's evidence not beyond us. It's opened up the group and was a massive win in the context of the group.

NL on Biton sending off: I have no complaints. He was late. I'm not convinced there was contact but he left his leg high. (LB)

NL: We could have seen the game out more comfortably for my liking but it's our 19th game of the season, it was a heroic effort. (LB)

NL: I thought Beram was worth his weight in gold tonight and could have had two goals. He can be very proud of his performance. (LB)

NL: Izaguirre was fantastic, Samaras again and Forrest got better as the game went on. (LB)

NL: We can compete with a lot of clubs at this level.Commons, Brown & Matthews would have played but the players who came in were fantastic.

NL on Lustig: It's the ongoing problem with his hip. We will assess him tomorrow but I imagine he will be a doubt for the weekend. (LB)

NL: We've been in every game and that's no mean feat with the calibre of teams against us. We've given ourselves a great chance now. (LB)

I think Lustig should be rested and Darnell Fisher continue playing domestic games at RB until he's 100%

Lennonist · 23-10-2013 12:23AM

Dempsey wrote: »

Pulled from https://twitter.com/celticfc

I think Lustig should be rested and Darnell Fisher continue playing domestic games at RB until he's 100%

Yes. I think other fringe players in the squad should be used in SPL games, especially prior to CL games.

Pompey Magnus · 23-10-2013 08:13AM

What is the story with Blade that he isn't getting a chance? From what I have seen from Pukki he looks like a similar type of player to Stokes but with less work rate.

Is Blade just not impressing at training, not fully fit or what?

Lennonist · 23-10-2013 08:20AM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

What is the story with Blade that he isn't getting a chance? From what I have seen from Pukki he looks like a similar type of player to Stokes but with less work rate.

Is Blade just not impressing at training, not fully fit or what?

Balde? I think you might be seeing more of him from here on. There's a place up for grabs up front for Celtic right now, no-one has made it their own just yet.

Pompey Magnus · 23-10-2013 08:33AM

Lennonist wrote: »

Balde? I think you might be seeing more of him from here on. There's a place up for grabs up front for Celtic right now, no-one has made it their own just yet.

Balde yeah, stupid autocorrect on phone. I would hope Lennon gives him a game soon, I was amazed he didn't even give him a chance against Morton.

Dempsey · 23-10-2013 01:22PM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

What is the story with Blade that he isn't getting a chance? From what I have seen from Pukki he looks like a similar type of player to Stokes but with less work rate.

Is Blade just not impressing at training, not fully fit or what?

Pukki did a great deal of chasing lost causes last night, his work rate & link up play is quite good.

In the 2nd half last night, was the first time I saw Stokes close down defenders with real conviction for Celtic, usually he just jogs over like he was doing in the first half and against Barcelona & Milan. Stokes work rate when Celtic dont have the ball has generally been very poor for Celtic and one of the reasons he got benched for high profile matches in the past. The times he did close people down quickly in the 2nd half last night he forced mistakes. At the moment, I dont think he has the fitness to do that for 90 minutes but its something he badly needs to work on.

EDIT

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Thought he was fully deserving of the MOTM, looks like another player that will be very hard to hold onto in the future.

Lennonist · 23-10-2013 09:28PM

Did ye see that pen that Real Madrid got tonight against Juve?

Reminded me of the last 16 Parkhead match between Celtic and Juve last season, when there were several similar incidents but no penalty given. Was definitely a penalty btw.

eire4 · 24-10-2013 06:25PM

buckfasterer wrote: »

Scott Brown who? Kayal is the man!!

Man of the match for me. Great to see Kayal back to his best. If he can build on this that would be a massive boost for the team.

Dempsey · 25-10-2013 12:11PM

Manager Neil Lennon admits he is resigned to losing goalkeeper Fraser Forster, predicting that Celtic will not be able to resist a large bid for the Englishman. (Various)

Looks like interest in Forster is mounting, I'd be disappointed if he goes for less than £10m considering his age, potential & current contract length. Replacing him will be traumatic!

Lennonist · 25-10-2013 12:18PM

We should get more than 15 million for Forster. Hodgson giving him a few caps would help, surely he'll get a few starts in freindlies and pre World Cup matches.

We wont be able to replace him, just get someone young and hope they improve at the club like Forster did - he was a bit ropey in his first season here. Alan Pardew - how wrong he was.

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