Champions League Celtic v Kairat Almaty Wednesday August 20th kick off 8PM TNT Sports 1

Next week

Maeda Shin Nygren

Yang Maeda Nygren

A diamond maybe and play Maeda and Yamada?

Can't believe it's come to this.

 

Whit about their two shots that whizzed just past the post ?
Whit about the lob over Schemeichel that nearly crept in ?
What about Trusty nearly scoring an own goal ?

 

I've supported Celtic for 60 years and I’ve never felt more detached from the club than I do right now. Their transfer policy, their hoarding of cash, their invisible uncommunicative, CEO, their acceptance and support of the worst excesses of the GB, I could go on. The board are breaking the bond between the club and the supporters and once that trust is gone, it's very hard to repair. A shameful state of affairs and even if we somehow manage to squeak past in the second leg, it won't undo any of what I feel. Shameful.

 

But ... what about forrests that came off the post and maeda near the end . By the post... the lob.. that's on their players to put it in the goal .. the same as our players . We are still in this tie as I said first.10 mins they were a danger.to us after.that they didn't do * all. I just hope the real celtic turn up next game

 

Totally agree m8 I ask for shots every game not walking it into the net

 

We are a joke mate. The board have made sure of that.

 

Teams get a big coefficient bonus if they qualify for the CL groups.

 

Football has a really strange way of working at times btw

Never qualified for the Champions League four seasons in a row was an ominous enough stat before the game, then when you consider in Brendan's third season with us last time, we went out to AEK Athens in the Champions League qualifiers, AEK Athens wearing this against us at Celtic Park, basically a carbon copy of what Kairat wore

 

Teirney doesn't help he cant play 90 mins when we are so short of players for the all positions for substitutes. Means we are 1 sub used every game.

 

By the way, I despise that hun * Rory Hamilton on our games..

 

So after calming down a bit - yep it's *. But being the optimistic * I am, they're is a few things which may give comfort.

That team we played, yes they are good at home, they are not technically a good team, but carry a threat as any team does. They played not to lose tonight, not to win. We played arguably our worst in years in Europe, that team personally was a cup final for them as they have never been here or far before in the playoffs. They sat deep, parked the bus and defended with there lives.

They will naturally at home come out more which we can exploit space.
Personally I wasn't worried when they went on the attack tbh, they don't look good.. More like a team grinding out results.

There player off to Chelsea next year is out, hoping there GK is out as well as the backup is a 21year old who looked nervous.

We don't have the players right now for 433.
Go 4231 and play narrow with 3 attacking midfielders and a double pivot Maeda up top. Get KT to sit in a back 3 and let Ralston get forward.
For me that give you balance and will be more than enough to get you through. On paper it's our strongest 11 as well with what we have.

Team for me is
Ralston CCV Trusty KT
Engels Mcgreggor
Nygren McCowan Hattate
Maeda

 

I just wondered if I went into theatre and say I can only do 3 quarters of the operation and you will have to bring in someone after an hour but don't worry you will still get full pay. It's a * joke a guy his age cant do 90 mins . And I know he has been without games for about a year but no * excuse at his age I was working and partying and doing 12 hours in theatre in one go

 

Listening to Rodgers post match it feels like he is resigned to his fate and ours. I don't think any fan would blame him if he walked after Tuesdays match

 

Just realised that Gromyko was on 3 yellows prior to this match.

How was he allowed to play?

 

If true m8 it means they played a player that was suspended ( if.it was European tie cards) so ties is awarded to us first game 3 0

 

Or am I grasping at straws

 

Thought that myself, very despondent tone, wasn't feeling confident in progressing immediately after the final whistle and then even less so after his interview

 

Says two yellows here

 

2 cards i think..

 

Then again SofaScore says this so * knows!