Dylan McGeouch

You are without doubt the most negative person I have come across on this forum.

And that's saying something.

You carry on getting tore into Celtic players, performances and the colour of their * pubes...

The rest of us will be over here -------> supporting the team.

 

Fact is we've got a promising youngster on our hands. He held his own against Real Madrid and has showed glimpses of real quality. No point in having a go at someone for being positive about our own players, especially our young ones. If he doesn't turn out great then what difference does it make if you didn't rate him all along, not as if people are saying hes the next Larsson and heaping pressure on him, we're all entitled to our opinions but Im always for positivity, for it's a grand old to team to see.

 

Some fans do my * in.

Anyone with half a brain cell could see that he was great against Madrid. He ripped a couple of their players apart 2 or 3 times and was the best Celtic player on the pitch at the age of 19.

How anyone can still be pessimistic about him just baffles me.

 

So i dont support the team now because i dont rate certain players as highly as you ???

Your telling me 1 of our young players who cant get a start for our 1st team totally ran rings round Real Madrid and was head and shoulders above any other player on the park. Do i need to even tell you who was playing that day to make your statement sound even more ridiculous?? Iv asked you to tell me 5 bits in that video that back up how great he played in that game and you cant even do that. You resort to talking about me "AGAIN" when you cant back up your statements but the thread isnt about me.

 

The bhoy is going to be different class

 

im glad to see his is back and doing ok, that was a scary injury, this bhoy will be a huge star one day

 

Video.

15s - intercepts a pass, skips by the Madrid player like he isn't there, finds a striker.

22s - intercepts a pass on his own 18 yard line then follows it out and makes another tackle to put it out for a throw in.

30s - receives a pass from the defence inside his own half, lays it off to the RB, immediately moves into sapce to receive the return, lays it off to a midfielder thus getting us up the park.

42s - receives a pass in the RB slot, carries it forward, leaves a Madrid player on his *, turns another Madrid player and lays it off, moves into space to recieve the return further up the park, skips by another two Madrid players and lays it off to a striker.

1.05m - intercepts a pass, skips by a Madrid player gets put on his *, gets straight back up and immediately moves into space to receive the pass.

1.12m - receives a pass, turns a Madrid player and lays it off.

1.35m - receives a pass, turns a Madrid player to create some space, waits and then slips a ball into the channel for the striker which he latches onto.

1.55m Wicked corner whipped in that the Madrid goalie or defence couldn't deal with and almost results in a goal.

2.10m - chopped down as he was galloping forward into space that really shouldn't have been there.

All the rest of the video he was picking up the ball, laying it off and moving immediately into space to receive the pass, sometimes he got it sometimes he didn't but he was always there.

His ability to find space against even a team like Madrid was amazing.

But yeah you know best, he was only average at best...

 

This discussion started after a few were saying he would have made a difference against Benfica. Personally i dont think he would have and questioned why people thought he was so good to which sean said he was brilliant against Madrid , ran rings round them and was head and shoulders above anything else on the park. This is simply not true. He has scored a great solo goal but outwith that he has shown very little any time he has got a chance in the 1st team including today again. Your right it means nothing but its just a discussion we are having. I hope im wrong but im struggling to see why there is so much hype amongst our fans at the minute for a player who has shown so little and if we are at full strength i reckon he would struggle to get into our squad necer mind our first 11.

 

He isn't a right winger or a RB but if wee Jimmy Forrest doesn't get the finger out he will be taking his place before long.

 

So this was his great performance?? Head and shoulders above anything else on the park ?? Running rings around the Madrid team all game?? :smiley-laughing002::smiley-laughing002::smiley-laughing002::smiley-laughing002:

 

We're done now kid.

 

That's the thing with young players the jury's out until you throw them in on the big occasions and see what they can do. I would base my argument on what he has done when given an opportunity, he scored a great solo goal against standard opposition and coped I would say very well for a player of his age against Real Madrid and for me was our best player. This was against top quality opposition. We created nothing of note against Benfica, very good opposition, so he couldn't have made our attack worse and with Forrest's direct style being ineffective I think Dylan's technique and skill could have made a positive difference. Again it's all up for debate but on what I have seen so far, which is not a lot I think there would be grounds to say he could have made a difference against Benfica, he certainly couldnt have made us less of an attacking threat.

 

I agree he certainly couldnt have made us less of an attacking threat against Benfica. As iv said before he scored a great solo goal but for me has shown very little since then. I remember him starting a game last season and has had a few substitute appearances also but has shown nothing. I totally disagree that he played very well against Madrid, he was average at best and didnt make a telling contribution in the whole match i.e he didnt make a telling pass or a telling run. The game was also a friendly but if you watch the highlights of that game you wont see him once. Lets hope im wrong but i just dont see what the fuss is about him at the minute but only time will tell. In the meantime we can all just speculate and discuss it

 

Just what i expected from you as im sure even you have realised how absurd your statements have been about his performance in that game. Lastly im no kid !

 

Yeah he done nothing against Madrid, a Madrid team who were sticking 5 by all of their pre season opponents...including Milan.

So a young kid who is making one of his first starts for the first team against a team of players who are light years ahead of us not only shows maturity, skill, tenacity and hard work... is our most potent threat and constantly is back defending, winning balls, and then is instrumental in getting us up the park to launch attacks... never played brilliantly.

I despair, I really do.

 

You're ignorance is astounding

 

Why??

 

Players ultimately are judged on goals, assists, clean sheets etc. Against Real Madrid he neither scored or made an assist. However against top quality opposition he looked very comfortable in possession, he found a pass more often than not and was able once or twice to beat a man, while providing very useful cover for Matthews, correct? While none of these in your eyes may be a 'telling' contribution, he looked the only player in Celtics team that evening who looked comfortable on the ball and for someone do young to look as if they belong at that level shows me that he is a good talent. Young McGregor came on that game and never touched the ball so for Dylan to actually look comfortable at the same age, against the worlds best shows me he's a bit better than average and able to currently contribute to our team.

 

Apparently because he never whipped 8 balls in for 2 goals, scored a hat trick and smoked a cuban on the 56th minute 5-0 up against the second best team on the planet he never played well.

Utter * bullshit.

Madrid were rolling over everybody in pre season, the fact we came away with a 2-0 loss and Dylan being instrumental in breaking up their attacks and moving us up the park means * all to some people.

Incredible.

 

Read Sean Daleers' post about McGeouch involvement again.

How you can possibly not be impressed by that performance against one of the best teams in the world? The boy is 19 ffs and he put in a MOTM performance against Real Madrid.

* me.