The LOTW Diary- Hoops 1 Embra Greens 0
Comfortably Numb
Must admit, that must be the worst game we have had against the Embra greens since Boaby the fat controller Williamson was in charge. No entertainment, lack of quality for the most part and a dearth of chances. But fitbaw is not an entertainment. It’s a sport where spoils are giving for winning and not artistic merit.
No matter what the game lacked it gave us the most comfortable afternoon we have had a against the salt and sauce brigade for years. Maybe if was the street urchins tactics or is the constant selling of players and injuries highlight a lack of depth in reserve. A young side whom despite plaudits- deserved plaudits for style over substance- are the length of the M8 behind us and under Mogga and now Collins they haven’t made a fist of a challenge for 2nd or even third place.
Now, who said ye never win anything wie kids….?
The Beat Goes On
Yesterday saw a strike partnership, which by all arguments pitted together the two players with the worst 1st touches at the fitbaw club. Now while Kenny seems to look anything but a fitbaw player, with his style, which emits the impression a 1 year old wean trying to control a paint brush, 2nd touch a tackle, 1st touch always takes him wide and an uncomfortable body language when the ball is anywhere near- disnae look natural on the ball, it just looks alien to him- the beats while have some of those attributes seems more at ease with it.
The beats looks uncomfortable on the ball, his touches are heavy and sometimes he disnae know what he is doing but the difference is he gets away with it. He seems to have this knack of running into blind alleys and coming oot the other side wie the ball. How many times does he look like he has lost it then is sprinting away from his marker wie the ball? He also has a natural instinct and confidence in himself, which at the moment marks him ahead of Kenny.
Kenny is suffering of the old adage of trying too hard. The beats is just being natural.
Long Load Of Balls
Guy behind me yesterday must have been some player or either that he watches Andy Gray on the final word every Sunday, sky plus it and watches it again. He talked that much shite I had to check the guy sitting next to me jacket to make sure it hadn’t been ruined.
Embra Greens had put five in the midfield. We had two speed merchants upfront against a young defence who were trying to push up. So of course oor centre backs were going to have the opportunity to launch balls into the channels a tactic I expect GS encourage early doors after he realised that oor final ball was going to be missing.
Now most of these balls either where short or too long or didnae find their man but the idea was spot on. Poor performances from oor creative talents lead to this tactic being employed but then for some oor players are not allowed to have an of day.
Pass Marks
The performance only gets pass marks due to the 3 points. If the Embra greens had decided they fancied it they could have took us as only a few players in oor ranks had passable games. While Hartley looks to be an asset he was quiet and his midfield buddy Lenny had a mare.
Aiden, the goal apart, looked rusty, which is understandable as did Mark Wilson. Naka again was the best player on the park but then most of his guid work was done defensively and was nullified for the most part by Hibs tactic of flooding the middle.
Naylor handled the Hibs threat well as did the two centre backs who I don’t think broke sweat the whole game. Up front Miller was forgettable and Beats passable due to his goal.
It was a performance of a team 22 points clear and comfortable with it. Need to step it up over the next few weeks but I think we are capable.
Wilson is the new FFS Telfer
The wag behind me as mentioned earlier gave me the most moronic wagism I heard all day. He was the stereotypical home fan that seems to lurk in the bowls of CP these days. After a another long ball didnae find it’s target he shouted
“Jesus, Telfer that’s shocking, take responsibility and find a pass”
I left this. Just after half time Wilson made a break doon the wing and was un-lucky not to catch the ball before it went oot.
“Unlucky Mark” I shouted
After a few minutes of debating wie his pal the wag came up wie this conclusion….
“Aye, Wilson must have came on at half time”
And Celtic wonder how I want to move seats……
Forza the Hoops who are looking oot their Italian phrase books again….
Must admit, that must be the worst game we have had against the Embra greens since Boaby the fat controller Williamson was in charge. No entertainment, lack of quality for the most part and a dearth of chances. But fitbaw is not an entertainment. It’s a sport where spoils are giving for winning and not artistic merit.
No matter what the game lacked it gave us the most comfortable afternoon we have had a against the salt and sauce brigade for years. Maybe if was the street urchins tactics or is the constant selling of players and injuries highlight a lack of depth in reserve. A young side whom despite plaudits- deserved plaudits for style over substance- are the length of the M8 behind us and under Mogga and now Collins they haven’t made a fist of a challenge for 2nd or even third place.
Now, who said ye never win anything wie kids….?
The Beat Goes On
Yesterday saw a strike partnership, which by all arguments pitted together the two players with the worst 1st touches at the fitbaw club. Now while Kenny seems to look anything but a fitbaw player, with his style, which emits the impression a 1 year old wean trying to control a paint brush, 2nd touch a tackle, 1st touch always takes him wide and an uncomfortable body language when the ball is anywhere near- disnae look natural on the ball, it just looks alien to him- the beats while have some of those attributes seems more at ease with it.
The beats looks uncomfortable on the ball, his touches are heavy and sometimes he disnae know what he is doing but the difference is he gets away with it. He seems to have this knack of running into blind alleys and coming oot the other side wie the ball. How many times does he look like he has lost it then is sprinting away from his marker wie the ball? He also has a natural instinct and confidence in himself, which at the moment marks him ahead of Kenny.
Kenny is suffering of the old adage of trying too hard. The beats is just being natural.
Long Load Of Balls
Guy behind me yesterday must have been some player or either that he watches Andy Gray on the final word every Sunday, sky plus it and watches it again. He talked that much shite I had to check the guy sitting next to me jacket to make sure it hadn’t been ruined.
Embra Greens had put five in the midfield. We had two speed merchants upfront against a young defence who were trying to push up. So of course oor centre backs were going to have the opportunity to launch balls into the channels a tactic I expect GS encourage early doors after he realised that oor final ball was going to be missing.
Now most of these balls either where short or too long or didnae find their man but the idea was spot on. Poor performances from oor creative talents lead to this tactic being employed but then for some oor players are not allowed to have an of day.
Pass Marks
The performance only gets pass marks due to the 3 points. If the Embra greens had decided they fancied it they could have took us as only a few players in oor ranks had passable games. While Hartley looks to be an asset he was quiet and his midfield buddy Lenny had a mare.
Aiden, the goal apart, looked rusty, which is understandable as did Mark Wilson. Naka again was the best player on the park but then most of his guid work was done defensively and was nullified for the most part by Hibs tactic of flooding the middle.
Naylor handled the Hibs threat well as did the two centre backs who I don’t think broke sweat the whole game. Up front Miller was forgettable and Beats passable due to his goal.
It was a performance of a team 22 points clear and comfortable with it. Need to step it up over the next few weeks but I think we are capable.
Wilson is the new FFS Telfer
The wag behind me as mentioned earlier gave me the most moronic wagism I heard all day. He was the stereotypical home fan that seems to lurk in the bowls of CP these days. After a another long ball didnae find it’s target he shouted
“Jesus, Telfer that’s shocking, take responsibility and find a pass”
I left this. Just after half time Wilson made a break doon the wing and was un-lucky not to catch the ball before it went oot.
“Unlucky Mark” I shouted
After a few minutes of debating wie his pal the wag came up wie this conclusion….
“Aye, Wilson must have came on at half time”
And Celtic wonder how I want to move seats……
Forza the Hoops who are looking oot their Italian phrase books again….
posted by Keving at Sunday, February 11, 2007
8 Comments:
This game had more atmosphere than the last few. The usual empty seats were full. I didn`t notice if many people left before the end. I have to agree with your opinion of Beattie and Miller. How come Beattie can run with the ball without actually kicking it, it seemed to be bouncing off all other parts of the body.
What has to happen for me to come on? That was Evander Sno! Lennon is well short of his previous standard, he can`t win tackles, his short passes are getting shorter and he`s targeted by the opposition as a weak link.
Hey, I was happy with the win, a stay in the middle striker would have helped the players on the wings and how often did Beattie have to slow down while we struggled to get people in the box.
Another daft booking, if the refs can`t get our players for fouls they get them another way!
Oh aye, wrestling is allowed when the opposition tackle although the ref wasn`t as irritating as Brines and Richmond. They are on a different level of hopelessness.
:-)
My mate brought his 6 year old to the game. He was quiet enough and laughed when I asked him with 5 minutes to go, `do you feel the tension, Sean?` He`s got a lot to learn! :-)
Sno went to warm up and i thought to myself is Lenny for the hook..it was just after he had placed another short pass to a Hibee player and lay on his arse and didnae attempt to get up....
But then i came to ma senses and knew GS wouldn't take him of at 1-0.
Funny muted extra year and he gives a performance of an old warhoose dead on his feet.
Yes, there was a bit of atmosphere but the early leavers were still there.....
The Ref, again what can be said that hasn't already been said...the sending off wasn't a sending of but a yellow card which should have been the players second yellow card as an earlier tackle had went unpunished.
Two wrongs making a right???
I had a look at the match report in the Sunday Herald and `it was a basic goal and drab match` but when your team is going for the league you can look forward to a better day. :-)
Buongiorno!
Era molto interessante a vedere che Il Milan hanno fatto lo stadio piu meglio per i tifosi.
Andiamo a Milano!
I think I`ll need to get back to learning Italian, that was a strain!:-)
I noticed that Hibs played Brown as a deep lying midfielder and he has a good change of pace when coming from deep. However some of his passes to his defenders were slack, he put them on the back foot, and that is where Lennon excels, he is accurate. Watch that he passes to Mick`s left foot and Pressley`s right to ensure that momentum is maintained. I was able to keep tabs on this thanks to a fellow along my row who invariably called out `back to the centre half` every time it happened. :-)
Where is Perrier-Doumbe? Not even on the bench, perhaps he is going to have to play reserve games. It was good to see Wilson again but he was rusty and it was good to see him get a home game, unlike coming into a CL game earlier this season.
Once again we saw that the manager doesn`t necessarily have a strongest defence, midfield or strike force. What is the strongest team? Even on the 20th we won`t know because Hartley and Pressley won`t be involved.
Gravesen has good qualities but it seems that many have chosen to forget them. Remember him taking the pressure off the team in the last minute against Man U?
Jarosik was spared the hardship of playing up front on Saturday but I think that he would have played if Rob Jones had been available to Hibs.
A good win, not to the liking of the press but maybe they were disappointed about how the match went1 :-)
On watching the talked aboot Broon I wondered what he was doing playing that sitting role. As was pointed oot to me he looked like and was as effective as Barry Ferguson in that role. Didn’t suit him at all.
JJPD was nowhere to be seen. Have we been sold a diddy? But knowing GS he might be fired into the sheeps den on Saturday…….
We don’t know oor strongest line up. It’s a horses for courses affair wie everyone getting game time. Now the playing of Hartley and Elvis while adding a known quality leaves us wonder what quality there replacements will bring in the big one.
Tommy G has been played as a second forward in the last two games……strange. His quality is in the midfield not a supporting forward where on Saturday he was that far of the Beats it was embarrassing to watch.
GS a tinkerman? Large squad, suspensions and injuries but no matter who comes in the quality of performance or result disnae change……is that guid or bad?
Good evening Kevin and Ian
Am back on the Broadband after a nightmare here with my provider at home, plus the work IT nazis are still the same
Just been catching up on loads of your blogs that I have missed, the only Celtic site I can access at work is CQN but then its only during certain hours.
Glad to see I 'm still not the only one frustrated with us, really think that we will miss Shaun's directness in Milan and I don't get this rewriting of Shaun and MON's relationship in 03/04.
Apparently MON didn't rate him?? FFS I have been boiling reading some of the nonsense on CQN. 23 appearances when Henrik and I suppose Thommo were all vying for a start plus there was Aiden breaking through that year and he suffered from niggling injuries that season as well. Then he had his injury 04/05 (Black Sunday year) then back when he was fit last season. Not exactly rocket science looking back at his career.
Watched him on Sat, thought he looked quite comfortable, indeed bringing out the save of the match from the Royal's keeper.
Anyway, still to watch the weekend's highlights but from all accounts usual performance of just doing enough without ever looking like hitting top gear. Can we just do it once this season please apart from the Shaun inspired second half at home to Benfica. Maybe even get close to 90 minutes??
Still can't complain too much. Top of the league, Milan next week and seeing the luck of Gord, we'll (hopefully) turn them over too.
The football we're playing may not be what I think is ideal but in the end its results that count and presently WGS is delivering. Fair play to him.
Hail hail to you both
baldy
Hi BM,
fair points about Shaun, when he was on the pitch there was always a chance that he would influence the game. I saw a little of the Reading v AV game before the kick off at Celtic Park. That must have been Shauns first club match for over 2 months, hopefully he will make a mark down there.
Solidity, creativity, skill and pace. The Celtic team is capable of all of that but it`s not sustained. I`m sure GS is aiming for that. :-)
Great points and i fully agree.
When sutty was suspended Shaun played all those games. MON did rate him and as i have said he see's Shaun as a player who can improve his team.
Yes i want to see him do well as it looks guid on us.
So again Guid luck wee man the doomwishers are just annoyed that we have lost a quality player.
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