SPFL Celtic v Livingston Saturday August 23rd kick off 3PM Celtic TV

Hopefully 90 minutes of sack the board chants again

 

After a grueling 0-0 at home, I honestly think these lot are the absolute worst team to face.

They'll camp their box the exact same way Kairat did but even more so.

Sinisalo
Ralston Pusey Trusty Scales
McGregor
McCowan Engels
Yang Yamada Forrest

Depressing lineup but we need to rest players for the trip over there.

I think we'll win, but it'll be a slog.

 

Play the first 11 (whatever the * that is)

 

Maeda Yamada Yang

Engels Bernardo
Mcgregor

Scales Trusty Murray Ralston

Kasper

Maybe the token RB loan we get from England will play

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A good home game to bed in our new signings

Oh wait..

 

If they sit back and are well organised, we’ll struggle to score again.

Wouldn’t trust our front 3 against anyone in the league.

 

This is all set up to be a really tough game now. Johnston out now for sure as well doesn't help.

 

Schmeichel

Ralston
Simpson-Pusey
Trusty/CCV
Inamura

McGregor
Engels
McCowan

Forrest
Yang
Shin

 

Think we'll need a change of shape for Kazakhstan, so maybe trial it here..

Schmeichel
Simpson-Pusey CCV Trusty
Forrest Engels McGregor KT
Nygren McCowan
Shin
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With Hatate and Maeda back in on Tuesday

 

Needs to forget last night and move on now. Nothing's been lost yet.

Going to be a pretty toxic atmosphere for this one too. The fans will be on the board's back and the players will feel that. Especially if we're struggling after 15-20 minutes again.

But important to remember we're in a good league position too. 100% record after a couple of games with a tough trip to Pittodrie ticked off. 4 points clear of the huns with a chance to make it 7.

Livingston at home isn't the game it once was and poses so much difficulty in trying to break down the most anti-football side I've ever seen in my life. They've changed their game a touch this season but they'll revert to type at Celtic Park - nothing surer.

A few goals and all for the frontmen would be the perfect scenario. Don't think we'll be resting players either tbh, but maybe scope to bring a couple off if things are going well. Two goals would be enough to start feeling comfortable because Livingston aren't scoring twice.

3-0 Celtic. * knows who'll score them.

 

Should've postponed the *

 

Need to change that team up. If McCowan doesn't start we riot

 

It's astonishing we didn't cancel this game, astonishing.
We e moaned for years about not having the free time to prepare for UCL, then we choose to play instead.
Absolute joke.

 

Definitely done this under the assumption that we would've won the first leg comfortably. Probably felt we would've racked up a lead and also likely saw a chance to go 7 points clear with the huns initially postponing the St Mirren game too.

Totally backfired and now we go into a tough game against a stubborn 11-man defence that'll be tiring to break down. All before immediately making a trek half way around the world to Kazakhstan.

And even if we achieve all of that by the way, we have another massive match at Ibrox just days later.

It's a total nightmare situation but it's the bed we're in now. They need to * deal with it and get the job done in all 3 of these matches.

 

Yep, think the club (and myself included to be totally honest) really underestimated Kairat. Strong chance it bites us in the * now.

 

Wondering if the problem is we often overestimate our own quality too tbh

 

Agree. But how could we (club and fans) possibly allow ourselves underestimate them given our qualifier track record?
It's unbelievable.

 

Nygren and McCowan should be our options at RW until we get some actual * wingers in the building.

Schmeichel
Ralston Murray Trusty Tierney
Bernardo
Engels McGregor
McCowan Maeda Yang
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Rest CCV, Hatate and Nygren but don't have the squad depth to be leaving anyone else out.