This Is The One
There was a moment on Saturday when I was transported back to the 80’s. It was the moment that Naka was on the receiving end of a fore armed smash from a giant inversenkie defender. It reminded me of the days the wrestling was on “World Of Sport” presided over by the mustachio’s Dickie Davis. It looked like; the evil giant haystacks in his quest to take on big daddy had once again foiled Kendo Nagasaki.
But I must apologise to any inversenkie fans that read this blog; I wonder if any other fans read this blog or sometimes wonder if anyone read this blog!!! Anyway, I compared them to Bolton last week and I admit I did them an injustice. They played nice stuff on Saturday and even though they are a massive team like to play the ball on the deck and with a bit of pace thrown in.
3-0 was a bit harsh on a team that gives us a hard time every time we play them but overall they weren’t worth a point or a victory. If they continue to play like that a top 6 finish and hell, even a top 3 finish could be their reward:-)
Unfortunately Saturday wasn’t aboot Inversenkie they were overshadowed by a big event this week. Oor minds were all on something else. Aye, that’s right the Ashes start on Wednesday. Get in there, Mon Freddie and the lads lets retain that stupid wee urn and teach the Aussie’s another lesson.
I’m a confused one eh? Celtic fan supporting England in the Ashes, some of oor away support will be choking on their cornflakes, lunch, dinner or Buckfast reading that. Don't even go their with that statement to the Scottish meeja they would be more confused than they already are. Find it easier to support Engurland at cricket, as their meeja are not as jingoistic and full of themselves. Oh and also the England team have an awe of gallus-ness aboot them.
If Freddie Flintoff played fitbaw he would be a Tim. He has a gallus-ness and flair to his game, which would have been honed on the Barrowfield training pitches. I would expect he would be an old skool winger and him and Aiden would be on the wing trying to out do each other with tricks, flicks and taking the pesh oot of opponents.
Wit a midfield that would be be. Flintoff, McGeady, Pietersen and Naka. It would be so gallus that if you looked up gallus in the dictionary if would have those 4 names beside it. Unsure how Naka and Aiden would be faced with Shane Warne though?
Talking aboot gallus-ness we are probably going to see the closet thing the engurland fitbaw team have to a Flintoff tomorrow night. Shrek Rooney has unlucky for us found form. His performance on Saturday at the blades of Sheffield was frightening and puts into perspective the stage of development that oor young bhoys the same age are at.
Couple with that are Giggs, Scholes, Ronaldo and Saha. Add to that a £30 million centre back, dodgy centre back and a slightly puzzling £18 million pound midfielder. It all adds up to a big ask. It also shows the difference between the have and the have not at Europe's top table.
The big leagues have a monopoly over Europe’s top competition. Only one winner has come out of the so called 2nd tier of Europe and event hen the Hoops are not even close to that 2nd tier as Benfica proved at the estadio de luz. Even though tomorrow night is probably the biggest game ever in oor CL history it won’t register the same amount of interest in Europe as the mass hysteria it has created here.
Big team v wee team. They don’t take into account the fact that we have the 2nd biggest support in Britain behind Man Utd and in truth this is the meeting of the two biggest teams in Britain in Europe’s premier competition.
THIS is the most important game in oor CL history. It’s bigger than Barca, Ac Milan and Munich. A win will take us through to the knockoot stages a defeat will probably pap us oot of Europe all together. It’s a game when really the gulf of money and riches should come oot on top but then again have these fitbaw experts ever been to CP on a euro night?
So how are we looking? Not so guid even in beating Inversenkie to complete the clean sweep we still have flaws in system, tactics and game plan. Still don’t move the ball around quick enough at times and we don’t like fast teams playing through the middle, which is basically the whole of Europe and some of the SPL.
Oor game plan is based on percentages. Not the Egil Olsen percentage hoofs the ball forward game but the proven facts that 30% of all goals scored come from cross balls. Also add to that 40% of goals come from set pieces then the proof in the pudding of having players who can swing in a decent ball is there for all to see.
GS has us playing a passing game with the emphasis on width and getting balls into the box. Problem we have is the delivery of the final ball is so hit and miss we don’t create as many chances as we should from the % of possession we enjoy in ALL games.
We also don’t create enough chances as we are so slow in the build up and teams know the game plan is to get the ball to the wide men to whip in balls. We need more variation in the game, more pace and not to give the ball away cheaply if we are to get anything from Man Utd. Then add to that we need to get them on a bad night.
Its a night when oor creative players need to be at their gallus best- something that has been missing for weeks- we need to up the tempo- cause Man Utd will come at us like Tasmanian devils- and get in their faces. WE have a part to play as well. And that’s one thing I’m sure off we as a support will turn up.
In European terms tomorrow night is a David and goliath clash, men against Bhoys. Just the way we like it.
FORZA CELTIC
But I must apologise to any inversenkie fans that read this blog; I wonder if any other fans read this blog or sometimes wonder if anyone read this blog!!! Anyway, I compared them to Bolton last week and I admit I did them an injustice. They played nice stuff on Saturday and even though they are a massive team like to play the ball on the deck and with a bit of pace thrown in.
3-0 was a bit harsh on a team that gives us a hard time every time we play them but overall they weren’t worth a point or a victory. If they continue to play like that a top 6 finish and hell, even a top 3 finish could be their reward:-)
Unfortunately Saturday wasn’t aboot Inversenkie they were overshadowed by a big event this week. Oor minds were all on something else. Aye, that’s right the Ashes start on Wednesday. Get in there, Mon Freddie and the lads lets retain that stupid wee urn and teach the Aussie’s another lesson.
I’m a confused one eh? Celtic fan supporting England in the Ashes, some of oor away support will be choking on their cornflakes, lunch, dinner or Buckfast reading that. Don't even go their with that statement to the Scottish meeja they would be more confused than they already are. Find it easier to support Engurland at cricket, as their meeja are not as jingoistic and full of themselves. Oh and also the England team have an awe of gallus-ness aboot them.
If Freddie Flintoff played fitbaw he would be a Tim. He has a gallus-ness and flair to his game, which would have been honed on the Barrowfield training pitches. I would expect he would be an old skool winger and him and Aiden would be on the wing trying to out do each other with tricks, flicks and taking the pesh oot of opponents.
Wit a midfield that would be be. Flintoff, McGeady, Pietersen and Naka. It would be so gallus that if you looked up gallus in the dictionary if would have those 4 names beside it. Unsure how Naka and Aiden would be faced with Shane Warne though?
Talking aboot gallus-ness we are probably going to see the closet thing the engurland fitbaw team have to a Flintoff tomorrow night. Shrek Rooney has unlucky for us found form. His performance on Saturday at the blades of Sheffield was frightening and puts into perspective the stage of development that oor young bhoys the same age are at.
Couple with that are Giggs, Scholes, Ronaldo and Saha. Add to that a £30 million centre back, dodgy centre back and a slightly puzzling £18 million pound midfielder. It all adds up to a big ask. It also shows the difference between the have and the have not at Europe's top table.
The big leagues have a monopoly over Europe’s top competition. Only one winner has come out of the so called 2nd tier of Europe and event hen the Hoops are not even close to that 2nd tier as Benfica proved at the estadio de luz. Even though tomorrow night is probably the biggest game ever in oor CL history it won’t register the same amount of interest in Europe as the mass hysteria it has created here.
Big team v wee team. They don’t take into account the fact that we have the 2nd biggest support in Britain behind Man Utd and in truth this is the meeting of the two biggest teams in Britain in Europe’s premier competition.
THIS is the most important game in oor CL history. It’s bigger than Barca, Ac Milan and Munich. A win will take us through to the knockoot stages a defeat will probably pap us oot of Europe all together. It’s a game when really the gulf of money and riches should come oot on top but then again have these fitbaw experts ever been to CP on a euro night?
So how are we looking? Not so guid even in beating Inversenkie to complete the clean sweep we still have flaws in system, tactics and game plan. Still don’t move the ball around quick enough at times and we don’t like fast teams playing through the middle, which is basically the whole of Europe and some of the SPL.
Oor game plan is based on percentages. Not the Egil Olsen percentage hoofs the ball forward game but the proven facts that 30% of all goals scored come from cross balls. Also add to that 40% of goals come from set pieces then the proof in the pudding of having players who can swing in a decent ball is there for all to see.
GS has us playing a passing game with the emphasis on width and getting balls into the box. Problem we have is the delivery of the final ball is so hit and miss we don’t create as many chances as we should from the % of possession we enjoy in ALL games.
We also don’t create enough chances as we are so slow in the build up and teams know the game plan is to get the ball to the wide men to whip in balls. We need more variation in the game, more pace and not to give the ball away cheaply if we are to get anything from Man Utd. Then add to that we need to get them on a bad night.
Its a night when oor creative players need to be at their gallus best- something that has been missing for weeks- we need to up the tempo- cause Man Utd will come at us like Tasmanian devils- and get in their faces. WE have a part to play as well. And that’s one thing I’m sure off we as a support will turn up.
In European terms tomorrow night is a David and goliath clash, men against Bhoys. Just the way we like it.
FORZA CELTIC
posted by Keving at Monday, November 20, 2006
3 Comments:
It`s a big night for us, keeping in mind that few would expect Celtic to go on to win the cup. We are like the high jumper, we know that our CL journey will almosr certainly end in failure but wouldn`t it be great if we did well tonight!
Easier said than done but not impossible!
Forza Celtic!!!
I was right, it was great to get that result.
We didn`t deserve to win but `You don`t always get what you deserve.` -Football Proverb.
and the ball is round!
Forza Celtic!
I`ll give it today and then from tomorrow I`ll start to worry about the next game on Sunday. Meantime it`s smiley time!
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