UCL Last 16: Celtic v Juventus Chat

thats it i cant take any more did you just see neil lennons tweeeeet come on celtic

 

Judging by how many pages this thread has, everybody must be getting very wound up and excited about this match by now.

 

Neil Lennon ‏@OfficialNeil
Players in good fettle ..all looking forward to tomorrow..think i can hear thunder in the distance

 

Just a wee bit excited :icon_mrgreen:

 

Oh yes he can indeed, it's rumbling along nicely right now :icon_mrgreen::icon_mrgreen::icon_mrgreen:

 

As a juve fan I'm more worried about this tie compared to when it was drawn. Chiellini being out has hit us really hard and I know celtic will be targeting our left side because it has been the source of most of the goals we've conceded. Plus with asamoah flying in late having played on Saturday he won't be in good physical condition to provide the cover he usually does for the left CB. Also pirlo, marchisio and Vidal have played a lot of minutes recently and they're not fully fit, I think some risks are being taken on their fitness personally.

If we were hitting top form then I'd be hoping for a win for us tomorrow, but I'd definitely take a draw and that's what I hope it will be. We play Friday and Wednesday next time and chiellini should be back, so for me I see this leg as damage limitation. However the team will go for it if they sense they can win. I think both teams would take a draw but retain the hope of sneaking a win- impossible to call the result with any certainty.

 

You sure you've no just eaten somethin funny? :icon_mrgreen:

 

my stomaches doing cartwheels c,mon the hoops lets hear the thunderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

Fair post, aye.

 

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I know the video, think it was made by a chap who used to post on here. There was another one called Fortress Paradise which appears to have been removed.

Shame, both had some terrific memories on there.

Excellent, thanks

 

C'mon ye Bhoys in Green

 

Juventus are a top, top side - we all know this.

But just think of how many of the European giants have fallen at Celtic Park over the years. Man Utd, Barcelona, Milan and Juventus themselves have all came and left empty handed.

Sure, they have far more quality in their side that we do - but when has that ever stopped Celtic?

It will be narrow, but I genuinely can't see us getting beaten. The players will be fully prepared, fully focused, and fully motivated. Not to mention the crowd inside the ground.

0-0, 1-1 or 1-0 I reckon.

 

Oh, and Samaras returned to training this morning.

 

As always, if we manage to not concede in the first 10/15 minutes I get a growing confidence that we can get a result. Even more so if we were to go 1 up quite quickly. Here's hoping

 

Hoping for a confident performance. Don want us to shy away and crumble. We know and the players know they are capable.
Be happy with 1-0 Celtic. Just want to keep a clean sheet.

Don't even know who I'd be starting with tomorrow but ill give it a try.

forster
Matthews. Wilson. Mulgrew. Izzy
Brown. Wanyama. Ledley
Commons sammy
Hooper​

Obviously if izzy isn't fit move mulgrew to lb and if ambrose is fit enough play him at cb. But again if that isn't feasible then play Matthews at left back, lustig At rb, with mulgrew and Wilson at cb.
Wouldn't mind seeing Forrest get some game time so if sammy isn't ready I'd start with Forrest.

 

My sleep hasn't been right for feckin days. A grown man should not be like this over a game of football!

 

11/4 Celtic, draw no bet - Remarkable price. Lump on it.

Juventus should be SLIGHT favourites in the betting markets, they are seriously under priced at 5/6.