Inverness CT vs Celtic, 09/02/2013, 12pm

Has NL made any indication that he intends to play Rogic in the first team right away?

 

Get Stokes starting.

 

Stokes is getting right into it and scoring goals since he came back from his injury. Yes please.

 

A lot will disagree but this would be my team.

:Forster:

:Matthews::Mulgrew::Wilson::Gershon:
:Forrest::Ledley::Wanyama::Commons:
:Miku::Stokes:

i know the SPL is our bread and butter but i'd rest a few for tuesday especially broony , have Rogic on the bench. Very strong team anyway.

 

Inverness have been on a poor run the past 3-4 games. But it'll still be a tight affair.

 

I would take that.

Obviously, you want to win every game as a Celtic supporter, but some games take priority over others.

 

Absolutely no chance we should risk any key players or positions we are thin on for a game in a league we have aleady won. Let's be honest this game is meaningless. Give fringe players a chance. Zaluska, fraser, rogne, gerchon, chambers, mcgeouch, kayal, twardzik, lassad, watt, stokes.

 

Forster
Matthews Wilson Rogne Gershon
Kayal Rogic Ledley
Lassad Stokes Watt

 

I am not against fielding what is effectively a reserve XI to ensure no first team players are injured ahead of the Juve match but history shows that Lennon will probably pick a strong starting XI.

 

This. Confidence players (players who thrive off confidence e.g. Forster and Hooper) will start. I posted a team a few pages ago but that was what I want to see. This is more likely:

Forster
Lustig Wilson Mulgrew Matthews
Commons Kayal Ledley Lassad
Hooper Stokes​

I think that will be the team.

 

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/celtic/highland-downpour-could-ko-celtic-tie-115163n.20156919

Just watch if you're travelling up. Hopefully they'll tell us a good bit before ko. Doubt it'll get called off but just keep N eye on any updates

 

I think Miku might get a game, the * no been seen in months and might be tested incase Samaras isnt available for Juve.

 

Good shout. He'd be a good for hold up play if Samaras is out. Good at slowing the game up and bringing others into play.

 

What would a reserve or second string XI look like, just out of interest? In no particular order, a few names: Zaluska, Rogne, Chalmers, Gershon, Rogic (these two aren't really reserve or second string but they've not made it to the starting XI yet either), maybe Miku and Lassad up front...

 

Zaluska
Lustig Rogne Fraser Chalmers
Forrest Kayal McGeouch Paddy
Miku Lassad

Not really fair to call that a reserve XI though considering that Lustig, Rogne, Forrest, Kayal, Miku and Lassad are all established first team players, they're just not guarenteed starters.

 

Nor is it a bad looking team either, tbh.

 

miku was immense against barca, fantastic defensive forward work

i suspect lennon might play him in behind hooper on tuesday

 

I think we should rest key players for this match. so my line up would be

-------------Forster
Matthews Ronge Fraser Gershon
Mcgeouch Kayal Twardzik Forrest
-----------Miku Watt

Still strong enough to win by a few goals.

 

I'd play a 'B' side of:

Forster

Lustig, Rogne, Wilson, Gershon

McGeouch, Kayal, Twardzik, McCourt

Stokes, Miku
​

 

Its a hard one to predict and Im unsure what team Lenny may put out but considering some factors : players minds elsewhere, maybe some key players rested, Inverness been playing well, A draw would be a good result.