[Official TC Thread] Celtic vs Lincoln Red Imps 2nd Leg

Pish, there is absolutely no way you could have made the asumption already that Ajer is a better CB than Efe. No chance. If you compared Efe's performance yesterday at CB to that of Ajer, O'Connell and McCart then he was far superior. It's a nonsense to suggest otherwise at this stage especially when CB isn't Ajers natural position.

 

Mate, it's not even nonsense to suggest that I'm a better centre half than Efe at this stage.

 

Did I quote you?

 

Wanyama fair play you have your opinion but if you think Ambrose should be starting ahead of Ajer or even starting another game for Celtic I'm sorry your wrong and that's the end of the matter guy is * * hope he goes off and is a sucsess at where ever he goes but he shouldn't play for us again simple as that, how the * can you defend him yet you slaughter Scott Brown a guy who has done 100000x better things for celtic? Id sooner have Slaw at back than Ambrose.

 

I'd rather have Paul the Tim at the back then Efe

 

Does that matter? Are you unfamiliar with how a forum works? :smiley-laughing002:

 

He should be starting at CB ahead of Ajer, McCart, O'Connell, Kelleher no doubt about it atm. In fact he should be starting ahead of Boyata as well if he was fit.

Erik, Simunovic, Lustig when all fit should be ahead of Ambrose at CB making him fourth choice. Ambrose has been a massive part of a side that's reached the Last 16 of the CL and also is part of the ALL TIME Scottish Clean sheet record defence in the triangle of Forster/Van Dijk/Ambrose. If you watched Efe yesterday you would have seen how good Efe can be when he is on it.

Now currently with both Erik (Hopefully) and Lustig fit he shouldn't be getting a game at CB ahead of them, but if either of those were to get injured then Efe would be next in line for me of the other current options.

 

Good luck getting a somersault then.:icon_mrgreen:

 

Mate are you out of your mind? Have you not been watching the same Efe Ambrose as the rest of us for the past 3 years? Ambrose should never ever ever play for Celtic again, wow he was part of a team that won the league and got clean sheets, he had VVD next to him who pretty much makes two defenders and while he did do okay that's called form and hes not been on it since, he has made mistake after mistake which has cost us time after time, Red imps, Fenerbace, Juventus, Hamilton the list goes on and you think he should start above Ajer an up and coming defender who also played as good if not better as Efe yesterday? Your off it

Ambrose should never play for us again and its as simple as that your just talking * to cause debate. Id get rid of Boyata along with him both of them are * crap.

 

It's my opinion anyway Efe gets too bad a rap on here and by most of the Celtic support. The vast majority of the time Efe is reliable. If it wasn't for his lapse in concentration he would be a great, trustworthy defender to have because he can read the game well, holds his line well when playing opposition attackers offside, clearing headers from danger, passing and bringing the ball out the back he is decent at as well.

As I have said, he has major lapses of concentration at times which has always been his biggest problem. I've already said before that I feel his time is up but If I'd to go with Ajer or Ambrose at CB on Wednesday there's no doubt for me it would be Efe. What Hamilton goal you on about btw?

 

Too bad a rap? He constantly makes stupid mistakes that cost us, * me I wouldn't do half the * he does and I'm *. You give Scott Brown a terror of a time but defend Ambrose * *? I like the guy he seems nice but hes * *.

Do you honestly read half of what you put?

"The vast majority of the time Efe is reliable. If it wasn't for his frequent lapse in concentration he would be a great, trustworthy defender to have because he can read the game well, holds his line well when playing opposition attackers offside"

How the * do you manage to put Ambrose and trustworthy in same sentence? He could defend like Maldini for all I care those constant lack of concentration moments consistently * us up and concede us goals. Defenders are meant to be good at reading the game and hold the line well that's a defenders job, they are also meant to be able to concentrate when required and not make the same mistakes 10X over. Every defender makes a mistake that's football but not every other game? How can you defend him he * up pretty much every game, we only get away with it because we play * teams, as soon as he * up in Europe against better players we concede where lucky we don't play against decent strikers all the time otherwise with Ambrose playing wed concede about 4 a game.

On your basis of Ambrose being reliable that's like saying some one would be a great striker because he makes good runs and reads the game but then misses every shot he has and the team doesn't win because of it but at least he does everything else good.

Ambrose should never play for us again, ever.

 

Look, did you watch yesterdays game? If you did you'd have tbf and say Efe was solid 2nd half for us friendly or not Wolfsburg are a decent opponent who just beat someone 11-1 recently.

From what I saw from Ajer yesterday he was giving away needless possession with wasteful passes, didn't see him win one header in the air, gave away silly mistimed fouls and was playing too much football next to our own penalty box and getting caught out because of it, also still weak physically and still needs to develop.

But you know what? He's a young 18 year old with lot's of potential for MF in the future and was obviously nervous, so leeway must be given.

But if it's a straight choice this Wednesday if Erik is injured to who partners Lustig at CB then it's Efe no question (Who were the partnership the night we beat Karagandy 3-0 keeping a clean sheet together).

 

I fear you are right but I also feel it's a gamble playing Efe in pressure games these days. He is a very good defender when he's not making mistakes and I've said it before I think he feels a pressure with us now due to it happening so frequently which just makes it worse. You only had to hear Chris Sutton saying 'oh no' when he seen Efe was playing because he said there's always an error in him and he was right.

If we're going to gamble maybe we should play Ajer or McCart or play a 3 5 2 with Lustig, Erik and KT at the back? Imps will be parking the bus anyway so the more midfielders we have the better.

 

We need all the creative players we have in the starting 11 there gonna park the bus and the likes of Bitton won't be able to get through it
McGregor, Armstrong, Roberts, Christie should be in the team

 

How many times does efe need to probe that he is a liability?
He does not have the concentration, awareness, ball control or common sense to play for us.

If given the choice of playong even efe or mccart I will chose the youngster every time. No joke.

I would rather see an 18 year old make a mistake that costs us, learns from it. Than play efe again knowing the mistake is in him and he will not learn.

In the short time ajer has been here, and what we have seen from his last year at start, he has shown a lot more than efe has in 3 years.

Efe has constantly shown to be a liability at every corner. Ajer has at least shown to be more savvy and deserving of a chance.

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Mate I'm sorry but there's just so much nonsense in what you have posted. Ajer wasn't great at all yesterday and is not a natural CB.

 

Irony.