[Official TC Thread] UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round 1st Leg - Celtic v Rosenborg, 26/7/17, 7:45pm.

Too many big players were woeful. Tierney, Brown, Rogic, Lustig all off the pace. Brown looked slow, Lustic even slower and Tierney looked knackered. You can forgive Rogic being poor as he's playing in the wrong position.

Terrible performance, lucky not to be a goal down too.

If they score first over there we're in deep *. However, if we get he first it means they have to score 2 and despite all our flaws, they look toothless.

We must go all out for that away goal.

I knew people were vastly underestimating this mob, saying it should be killed off in the first leg, when European teams come to Celtic Park, and park the bus, we really struggle to break them down.

Still, LG will be back for the return leg, we can't play any worse, that's the positive, so we'll be better, I hope to see wave of attacks, with them being at home, they'll need to attack, which gives us the space we need.

We will still qualify I think, but, I've lost my confidence and I'm dreading the match. Going out, seems unthinkable.

 

I think some did underestimate them, but it's clear that we have a better team.

 

Would have liked to have got a goal from last night, but all things considered, we had no strikers and this is only a 3rd real competitive game whereas Rosenborg are what? 17 or so games into their season which can make a big difference.

Dissapointing night, but put Rosenborg on par as to where we are in the season and I believe we would have won last night.

Does leave me a little nervous about the away game, but so a long as we score out there I think we are ok.

 

as long as we score first we will be fine, this mob are no better than Aberdeen IMO

 

Nothing changes in that the board seem to wait to see if we qualify for tbe group stages before laying out gor the quality of player we need to get us to the group stages

 

they dont even do that anymore last year they had 1 week after we got past Hapoel, knew it was £30m coming in and they signed Gamboa!

 

We've certainly put more pressure on ourselves. They weren't a bad team playing away from home so we have to assume they might have a better game with a home advantage. Hopefully not or we have blown it.

 

Way i always look at it if you cant beat these teams over 180 minutes you dont deserve to be in the competition regardless of wether they are 20 games into their season or not!

 

All European comps, just hope we are in the 33% who do, not beyond us.

 

We really need a third striker,that's all I really have to say this morning.

 

I think McGregor would have been a better option than Ntcham last night, while easy to say in hindsight, games like last night against a packed defence play to his strengths of being able to take the ball in tight spaces and working an opening. I really thought he would've been brought on in the 2nd half.

 

Mentioned this elsewhere. He was too busy trying to put the guy into the stand that he made a mess of it. Guy got a lucky break I suppose but that was probably the worst way to defend in that situation.

 

I read that in a Forrest Gump voice "and that's all I have to say about that"

 

Kinda the point of qualifiers...you need to win the tie over two legs to go through?

 

I still think we can do it too but with possibly another makeshift defence I think we may need 2 and if Griff is back don't see any reason why we cant.

 

After having slept on it last night and calmed down a bit a 0-0 is not the worst scoreline at all. We were really lethargic and slow in all areas, a flat performance but Rosenborg must be given credit. They knew we had no striker so sat really deep letting all the play be in front of them. Leigh being available would have given them something to think about. He makes good runs and links up well with Sinclair. You could see he was a bit lost with no vocal point. We are unbeaten since Barca in November- I am confident we can go there and win. 3-1 I would say.

 

I disagree, I think Aberdeen are a far better team.

 

i agree

 

That's just pish...

They were a much better side, compact, organised and fit..

 

I've seen a few people complaining about Ntcham but i thought he was fine. Moved the ball around quickly and accurately with some nice wee flicks too. Did more than Armstrong.