League Cup Celtic V The Orange fruit Sunday December 15th kick off 3:30PM premier sports

Hatate also gives us game winning class too.. like at Aberdeen..

 

Not a chance in * Hatate doesn't play this game .

 

Not for me. If his passes was loose the other night, come this game that means he'll be on absolute fire. He's hot n cold and that's just him. Nobody will win us that game like him if he comes on hot.

 

I think Schmeichel is cup tied

 

A first half similar to last night for them. Execpt they're half burst and NOT playing a team of arrogant, over paid shitebags, who's form is inconsistent.

They try and match us, it won't last long. But they will as they'll build on the momentum they have, and their fans expect it as they're back and the peepul!!!!!

We play our game. We win.

 

The Orange Fruit

 

Can’t wait!

 

For quite a while I've thought that they would do much better against us with a low block, fast counter style. They use this in Europe to good effect and they seem to create chances when their opposition plays a high line. They struggle most playing against low block defences that they need to unlock.

The problem they have is that they want to be seen to go toe to toe against celtic. Which always suits celtic fine because it allows maeda and kuhn to go one on one against their full backs.

That Igamane guy seems to be doing very well so I expect a 4-2-3-1 with him up front. Packing the midfield and turning it into a scrap is their best hope. I do worry a bit that engels and hatate havent looked up for a battle of late.

 

I'm not worried about them, I'm worried about us. We haven't really clicked back into gear since the last international break, mainly as Hatate and Engels have been pretty poor, along with some LB issues.

If all our players show up we win comfortably, it's as simple as that (barring blatant cheating from the ref/var at least), but as we have a few that aren't on top of their game of late it could be a bit of a slog. I'm still confident we will win, just not quite as confident as I'd have been a month ago.

 

They’ll approach it same as they did last night I think, not drawing it into a battle in midfield, more trying to bypass it and exploit a high line. Souttar being out is a big thing for them though. Actually rate Balogun higher than him but he takes a lot of passing responsibility on to set the tempo for them.

 

Everybody keeps saying if we turn up we will win, it's a bad day if a Celtic team can't turn up for a Cup Final against the Huns.These are games you live to play in, if you are a true Celtic man, would love to have seen the Celtic daft McCowan in this game.

As I see it, our form has dipped since the Leipzig and Aberdeen game, and they seem to have come on to a better game, or so it seems.

I like to play guys who are in form, ahead of a showdown like this, and Kyogo and Hatate are both off the boil, so I would play Engels and Idah from the start, and keep the other two as subs, in case it goes to extra time.

I might also be tempted to play Scales, because he always plays brilliantly against them.

 

Is it only on premiere?

 

Absolute madness to not play Kyogo at his favourite ground against his favourite opponent . He scored a worldie with 10 mins on the pitch 5 days ago ffs....

 

I've had a strong feeling for 3-0 as well and heard that prediction from a few folk....

 

If they attack us we will cut through them like a hot knife through butter . A low block is the only way to play us at Hampden. Leave any space for us in behind or have your midfielders too advanced we will destroy you with pace on that big pitch. The size of the pitch is our biggest advantage imo. It gives Maeda so much space to exploit as we saw in the semi, similarly Kuhn , and Kyogo running in behind . They will go with a fairly low block and try and make it scrappy with fouls.

 

Don't understand the criticism of Kyogo. He has worked his * off in the last few games and looks to be full of confidence again. His goal last week was exceptional. Idah just doesn't offer the problems to a defence that Kyogo does. Hatate is an enigma at times in midfield but has the ability to completely change a match. Bernardo and Cal Max will start alongside him. Trusty will start in defence withCCV and the rest of the team picks itself. Valle might have been a choice at LB but has looked off the last game or two.

They will press us early and look to catch us cold, which a lot of teams try and do. If we can work through the lines and push them up the park they will sit off us and allow us to dominate. If that happens we will win.

 

I think they'll try close us down all over the park.

We'll either find it difficult to deal with, which we have in small parts of other games.

Or we'll pass it through their pressing, which could be suicidal for them.

I'm hoping we turn up. If we do, no matter how well they play, they lose.