Celtic v HJK Helsinki - Wed, 1 Aug K/O 19.45 - Live on Premier Sports.

Not looking to the second half to be honest, as this team are obviously going to be fitter than us. Although a couple of early goals would help as our team could grow with confidence. We are alot better than this team, just need to create a few more chances.

The challange on Brown was a blatant penalty for me.

The home kit looks cracking!! We should scrap the black socks.

 

We're by far the better team, just need Hooper to wake up and we'll win by a good few goals.

Sammy and Izzy looking lively, Commons has been * he's playing like he did vs Sion not how he did vs Milan!
Hope he picks it up this half

CMON YOU BHOYS!

 

We haven't really played too badly, we've been dominant in terms of possession, but every time we've lost possession it's been so cheap, and we're not pressurising the ball enough when they've got it. Need to play higher up, and we definitely need Wanyama in midfield.

 

* *

 

No worries,Lennon will give one of his inspirational half time team talks,change things about a wee bit and we'll score a few.KTF

 

Did I say ad go fir 3-0 tonight?..what I meant to say was 4-0

Time for another shot of JD

 

I don't know why we played our warmup games with Wanyama in midfield, looking great, close on our best player, and then when the big match comes about - he gets shifted out of position into defence, and Brown gets trundled in.

Hope to * Lenny can see it, and changes it at HT...

 

spot on

 

Well that's a half to forget. Started off decent with good passing but the last 20 mins of the half was pure dire.

Hopefully Lennon will give the players a kick up the backside and pull it round.

Should have had a penalty as well for the push on Forrest.

 

wish they had got them back of their holidays early

 

lets not sugar coat this apart from a semi decent 1st 15m we were 2nd best for the rest of the half and probably are lucky not to be a goal or 2 down

brown is pish his technical ability, passing and intelligence isnt up to the job get him off, got to get him off if we are going to get a result tonight

rogne into centre half alongside mulgrew and wanyama into midfield

we are getting asolutley overrun and embarrased in the midfield by a finnish team ffs

 

Wanyama, Mulgrew and Brown look fine to me. As does Samaras. He looks way off the pace compared to everyone else.

 

Ledley has been Pish,get Kayal on!

 

A dont see how its *? because weve no scored 10 goals ffs we had the ball for 20 full minutes without them touching it. Aye should have scored but * happens. Were far from * ffs.

 

Why are the hoops broken?

 

A.) Helsinki look sharpish and dangerous enough on the counter. They're playing good balls into space.

B.) Wanyama is playing well as always, but a little bit concerned about him edging too far up the park at times.

If Murphy's law kicks in and A and B strike at the same time, we may need something special from Forster.

James Forrest's header should've def been a penalty.

 

Why move our best midfielder back to defense to accommodate a headless chicken in the midfield

 

wanyama worries me at the back. very stong and calm but sometimes his positioning is wrong and i worry about him giving away a penalty

 

Boydy and Tigger on premier sports quality............

Both talking in terms of we when discussing Celtic

Legends............

 

I was thinking that. It has really disrupted our flow, and we clearly play best with Vic at DM.