Adam Matthews

sometimes playing that formation leaves us exposed at the back,and it would be good to play him at right midfield it gives us flexibility in diff formations

 

What was him & Ledleys celebration about.

 

MOTM for me on Saturday. Closely followed by Brown. If we do play a 4-4-2 then Lustig at RB with Matthews at RM would be superb. Plenty of cover provided, plenty of pace, and he has a good final ball. What more can you ask for.

 

Excellent point.

For me - Lustig is number 1 RB currently.

I definitely think that - especially on the right side of midfield - we have lacked width there this season and it would be a great idea to give Matthews a bash as RM.

 

7 league assists this year hope hes back fit soon

 

He's a cracking player.

 

Wee mans class really come into his own with the 3-5-2 formation as his attacking pace,delivery are quality and I think there may be a cheeky couple of bids in January for him as his form won't have gone unnoticed,he won't leave though!

 

I think he is a great wee player & will only get better.

It would be toss up between him & Lustig at right back though

If we play the 3-5-2 we can play both, but then were does Mulgrew play

FFS mind boggling, it must be very hard for Lennon to pick between all these players

 

I like mulgrew in a back 3 especially in the spl as we're too new and naive too try this formation in the champs league but also accommodating Forrest in the 3-5-2 is another headache for Lennon possibly

Forster

Ambrose Wilson Mulgrew

Matthews Izzy

Wanyama

Brown. Ledley


Leaves 3 people for one spot in my opinion
Sammy/commons/Forrest

Hooper

Dilemma!

 

And thats you dropping Kayal and Lustig imo two of our best players who id want playing in the big games.

If only we could play 15 aside :icon_mrgreen:

Forster
Lustig Ambrose Wilson Mulgrew
Matthews Kayal Wanyama Ledley Izaguirre
Forrest Brown Commons Samaras
Hooper
​

 

Your right lustig has really made rb his own but much better in a back four than the back three,also kayals a tough one got all the attributes and has started to come back into a game recently but Ledleys that but more settled and doesn't get caught out of position like kayal are mr consistent!

 

Loved Adam ever since the Derby game in December 011, he was fantastic that night, really came into his own and matured. A brilliant performance from a then teenager in the biggest and most crucial game of the season, and by far the most intimidating and loud atmosphere he would have ever encountered.

We've signed or brought through many youngsters with great potential in the past, but so many never had the stomach or the fight for the "Old Firm" culture. Lennon has succeeded by bringing in youths not just with ability, but also with clear desire and hunger to achieve and this is imo the key to our current success.

Matthews embodies that spirit more than anyone in our current squad, he's came from nowhere and arrived with little fanfare as a potential star of the future, and has emerged as a key player and one of the elite band of humans who can proudly say they have marked Messi out of a game and rendered him virtually useless.

He also seems to have his feet firmly on the ground and I can't see him leaving anytime soon. I suspect and hope he will be a Celtic regular for years to come.

 

Excellent post. Posts like this are one of the reasons I love TC.

 

I know there is a thread on him somewhere already, just can't be arsed scrawling through pages to look for it. If a mod finds it, can you merge them or something?

Anyway, it's his 21st birthday today. Happy birthday, Adam

 

he reminds me of jackie mcnamara can play rb lb prob anywhere if asked , i think hed do well at right mid , i think lustig coming in has made him up his game aswell , hope it happens with izzy

 

Boy is a cracker. Great engine, good pace and isn't frightened to go forward. A bit more work on his crossing and he will never be out the team.

Guy I worked with told me he was a bumper and we wouldn't be able to keep him. He's right on the first point, hope he's wrong on the second.

 

Matthews is still so young, hes only going to get better.

I never panic when hes playing in defence, always gets the tackle in and hes improved so much going forward without losing the ball.

 

I remember the days, back in Strachan's last season, when we were playing the likes of Paul Hartley and Joel Doumbe at right back.

Yet another example of how far we've come in the last few years