Champions League Celtic v Brugge Wednesday November 26th kick off 8PM TNT sports 3

Apparently 10 points should see ye have a 90% chance of going through to play offs, they had a wee bit of chat about it at start of match the night.

Still in our own hands and sitting not too bad at all atm.

 

We looked a yard off it especially midfield, Rodgers really needs to rotate more because Engels was treading water from the start.

We were slow, passive and so * negative with the passing. A frustrating watch cause we know we can do far better. Was impressed with their shape and press especially to nullify our midfield. Thankfully they were fairly poor in the final 3rd, another lesson.

 

They played what looked like 3 big lads I. Their midfield 3 and our players struggled to match them physically … knew Engels would be * as their manager is the one who brought him up through their youth so probs knew his weaknesses


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As a supporter will take the point and move on. Hope Rodgers does look at this, the Hearts and Kilmarnock games and make some adjustments/points from them as we've not been great.

 

Think it comes down to the Young Boys game,hopefully pick something up In Zagreb or Villa but that's the make or break game for me

 

I'm actually relieved we got the point at the end, because it looked like we were going to get nowt and be 2-0 down. Brugge turned out to be a very good outfit, but we knew that by their six points collected, now seven and by how they dismantled Villa.

Personally I thought Brendan selected the wrong team, because Engels has been way off it, and we know Taylor's limitations in Europe. I would have started Bernado, Valle and Idah.

But it is what it is.

We almost snatched it at the end, as the substitutions did the trick, but yes, wrong team selection.

 

£590,000...let's hope for a blue tart loss tomorrow

 

Not so long ago after 3 or 4 games we would maybe have 3 points so all this considered we have done well this year and team is doing better in big games.

 

Very hard to pick out whose goal was better tonight. Maedas screamer, or CCV’s calm composed finish

 

Need to win next match because lose and we are on brink of being out of the play off spots with 2 to go.

 

I think a draw was a fair result in the end. People are downplaying the role Brugge played in that, they were very good tonight.
But Celtic were off the pace too, just taking that little bit longer to play the ball, those through balls just not making it to their intended target, and little thing just not clicking.

I think people are being harsh singling out players saying they should be sold and not good enough.
Yes, a lot of players (probably most) didn’t play well today, but it’s literally the same 11 players that played so well and beat Leipzig off the park a few weeks ago.

I really think the international break had a big impact on the performance today, we were in great form before that, then we’ve looked a bit leggy in the games since.
I * hate international breaks, always disrupts our rhythm!

Anyway, we’re still in a great position and should still qualify from here. A bit more pressure on the next 2 games but I believe we can do it!
Mon Celtic!

 

Just finished watching the game as it was too late last night/this morning..

Probably deserved result, woeful first half and slightly better second half and finished the stronger. Decent point.

On the crowd which I'd very seldom be critical of I thought we're very impatient and edgy and on players back all night.. came across that way on the tv anyway

Engels needs dropped and Valle looked good too when he came on

 

As a fanbase we’re ridiculously impatient and critical of our players. No wonder they feel under pressure. The weight of expectation is huge, and there are people who expected to turn up last night and see us waltz past Brugge. It was always going to be a tricky game.

They get on the players backs the second things aren’t going to plan and it definitely has an adverse effect. Long gone are the days when the support would try to encourage the team when they went a goal or two down.

Engels looks totally out of confidence at the moment, but instead of backing him and driving him on it’s endless moans, groans and “You’re * Engels!”. It’s pathetic.

 

See on the fanbase thing I remember years ago when the Holy Goalie dropped a clanger the whole place rallied around and cheered for Artur to show the suppport for him and in return he clapped back to show gis appreciation to the crowd. Should have done something similar for CCV last night. Anyway up the Valle.

 

We were unable to put Club Brugge under sustained pressure after the equalizer.

 

Played poorly and thought we were fortunate to take a point in all honesty. I know we scored the OG but it was on the cards. You run it back from that point and chances are we concede some other way.

Not sure what to attribute the performance to but we'll need to be more together than that if we want to avoid leaving qualification up to the eleventh hour.

 

Shows how * brilliant we've been this season. People went into the champions league expecting to beat a team that villa couldn't even beat. We done what they couldn't. A team many fear at the end. A draw is a decent enough result. To come back from an own goal and get a point aswel. Epic. Many teams collapse from that. That's brilliant team growth.

 

The crowd were shocking last night. We were struggling to keep possession and it was so obvious we needed a spell with the ball, then you have dafties booing when a player passed it back. Happened when we took a short corner first half and it actually happened a few seconds before Maeda scored as well. Folk are clueless at times.