Celtic v Rangers 20th Feb

Hey Bring it on!!...........................

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaail Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaail the Celts are here!!............

 

Really pumped for this, as ever. My 18th birthday is 2 days after. Hopefully it'll be one to remember
I would go with the same team as yesterday, with maybe Rogne back for Mulgrew. I don't see any need for any sort of special tactics against this mob, however the 4-5-1 has already worked against them this season so I won't complain if we use it. If we play well, I recon we'll win 2-0. But, as we all know, you never can tell with Old Firm games.

 

Couldn't believe the way we dominated midfield and possession with ten men in the second half a couple of weeks ago at Mordor. It was a brilliant, brave performance, and could've been 3-2 if Sammy hadn't been criminally pulled up for offside. But this will be a tough game, and I hope we can show the same level of determination in the middle. Brown and Kayal will be crucial; we have to put the orcs off their game again. Haven't seen them so dominated, humiliated really, as they were in the 2-2 cup draw. They'll be desperate for it not to occur again, and this is what worries me. We need to stand tough.

 

* i'm a nervous wreck already!

Double edged sword for Lenny, goes 4-4-2 and we get beat or draw people will say we should have played 4-5-1 against them like th last 2 games. And vice versa.

Hopefully he won't need to worry about the critics and we'll win, i'm hoping for goals from us to them the is the tide turning and we're hear to stay until they sort the * awful mess they are in. Only time will tell.

The squad will be twice as confident being at Parkhead but the huns love coming here to get an upset so i'm wary.

First 20 minutes we need to attack and rattle them, same pressing game that they hate.

Come on the bhoys, we need this one.

 

I'm in two minds about the formation, as I'm sure most Celtic supporters are. I'd like to see us go out and attack them from the kick off with a 4-4-2 formation, but then again, you can't argue with the 4-5-1 formation he used in the last two games at Greyskull.

Whatever he does, I have faith in Lenny

 

Celtic v Rangers

Has to be 451 we dominated with this system last 2 games...lets not get carried away...smith is a wily old fox...who has won countless games with 451...lennon showd he is maturing as a mananger by not going for 442 at ibrox in the last game​

 

Old Firm derby referee announced | Football | STV Sport

Ref announced.. Iain Brines

 

So tough to choose the right formation for this game again, the heart says 4-4-2 and pump them, but the head says 4-5-1 to match up, and i think the latter is the more likely of the two.

I think Commons is a key player for us already and will play a big part in this game again, if it's 4-5-1 i won't be surprised to see Commons in behind Hooper again and Mulgrew out wide if Rogne makes it back.

Thing is with Rogne though, do we risk putting him back in for the biggest game of the season? or do we stick with Mulgrew who has settled in to CB for now? hmm...

If we play the way we have been lately we will do well, but as we know anything can happen in these games.

3 points in this game will have a HUGE influence on where the title goes, if we win the Huns will be under mega pressure to win their games in hand, but if the worst happens it could give thema big boost.

Hope the team is right up for this, and don't let them come at us from the first whistle like we have done the past 2 games at the snakepit.

 

Im rocking for this.

 

I've got that feeling already,* * this many OF(spits) isn't good for your health.Gonna be at this one thank *.In Lenny i trust.Personally i think if the dirty vile orange * * win,it will be because of some stupid jammy wee goal,we should dominate this game no bother and see no other reason we will lose.

 

3-2 celtic jellyfish will score for them

 

Don't get why people assume 4-5-1 is us being negative. I'm still not 100% on Stokes in big games, I'd like to see Samaras and Hooper if we go 4-4-2. He might start 4-5-1 with commons in the hole, got plenty of options to change it up if were looking for a goal. As long as our CBs turn up we'll be fine because i can't see them dominating Kayal/Ledley/Brown in there.

 

Any kind of win will do here but i would go with a five man midfield and Sammi up front with the option of sticking Hooper on alongside him depending on how its going as its already been proven that they just cant handle us when we're running the show in the middle of the park! Bring "them" on!

 

any injury/suspension news for both sides?

agreed hammer. she's actually my uncles auntie but.

 

McCulloch is injured for the scum. Think that might be their only casualty. As for us, I don't think there's anyone missing. Hinkel's still out obviously, but he hasn't really played since the summer anyway. Cha is also out, but again, he hasn't played since before the Asian Cup and we're doing fine without him.

Forster misses the replay on the 2nd through suspension. Same with Naismith for them.

 

Well at least it isnt Gollum!

Who is he has he ref'd any of our games before?

 

aye ledley misses the replay too.

 

*, I didn't know that. Looks like Ki or Ljungberg might be starting on the 2nd then, alongside Kayal in central midfield.

 

ian brines is a pish ref, he's improved alot this season though.

these games should be kept specifically for our top refs though, murray and thomson.