Scott Brown

Maybe the competition in midfield is giving him a boot up the * he needs. When he firfst came I thought he could have been a great player, had a few cracking games. But he has went to * na maybe, jsut maybe Lennon can provide him with the motivation needed to be a better player, not to mention that there are 4 very good CM in the team.
Now I have criticiesed Brown often so far this season but if he actually gets his finger out he might become useful

 

The apparent thing here is guys like me, who simply don't rate him, will come out and admit when he has a good game like last night, it's not a witch hunt as people seem to think.

Unfortunately performances like last nights from Brown have been far too scarce.

It looks like he may be able to carve out a role in Lennys side as a defensive spoiler, but that's not what we were promised when this guy arrived.

 

What does Brown really offer to Celtic in a game of any consistant good value, yes he was better than he normally is, lets take the second half against Ultrecht it looked to me they were content to keep the score at 2-0, and take their chances at home, Celtic looked like there was no great urgency, desire, or initiative, to add to the 2 goals, except possibly from young Forrest.
My point is what does Brown do during a second half like that, I would suggest virtually fuckall.
Lennon will rue the day he made the imposter a captain and as I see it be obliged to put his name down first on the team sheet!

 

i agree mate if we play a midfield 3 like last night i just cant see how lenny can fit him in before ledley,juarez and kayal.it will be shocking if 1 of these 3 are left out for him

 

One thing that Broony has never been and should never have been used as was the anchor/continuity player or a playmaker who dictates the shape, rhythm etc. Unfortunately he has often been played liked that but hat was never his game. His game was as an off-the-leash box to box player who has an anchor/continutiy/sitter/playmaker behind him. He is far better when he has somone else doing the anchor role behind him. Kayal really looks like that sort of player. Now people are going on about Juarez a lot and he is exciting but I am not convinced a 2 man CM with just one guy and Juatez would work or at least that formation would seriously clip his wings. I have never seen a CM who is in attack so much as Juarez and there is no question that would be a problem for the other CM (bearing in mind we also play with wingers). I really like the 4-5-1 turning into a 4-3-3 formation we are using but I think we are only playing it because hooper is out. I expect some sort of return to 2 strikers then.

 

I have refused to jump on the "Samaras is *" bandwagon. When it comes to Broon though that is a different story, he really * me off. He played well last night but he'll need to do that for the next ten games at least to convince me that he deserves a place in the Celtic team.

 

I see no problem because one of the four will probably alway be unavailable in about half of the games across a season. Different games different combos. Ledley looks classy but he is not very strong defensively IMO. Juarez game seems to involve him being AWOL in attack a lot. So, I would feel in especially tough games Ledley and Juarez making up two thirds of the CM may not be a great idea. Certainly they could never be a CM pair in a 4-4-2. There is just not enough defensive aspects. I suspect when Hooper returns we will revert to a 4-4-2 with 2 strikers. One of the 4 would have to play wide if that happens and even then that only accommodates 3 of them. I do not want to have a MF made of four CMs. That would involve no real width.

 

Brown really did well, bursting out from the defensive block, attacking the players with the ball. Gave them no thinking time, coupled with the forwards' pressure, he killed Utrecht's creativity and movement.

 

Anyone else think Kayal is bringing out the best in Brown ?

The last two games Brown has been very impressive, playing with controlled aggression, closing down players, and harrying opposing forwards.
Much more like his Hib's days, when he was the best midfielder in the country.

Brown + Kayal seem to go together like Fish and Chips.

 

Felt sorry for both Brown & Samaras, IMO both have been unfairly treated by certain so called fans.

Brown was at his best for Hibs when Thompson was beside him, he hasn't had a similar partner since he came to Celtic, hopefully Kayal seems to fit that bill, & as such could bring out the best in Brown.

I think that Brown has also carried the weight of the teams performances too much, with the squad we now seem to have, maybe some of that weight has been lifted & is allowing Scott to concentrate more on his football.

So far, he has yet to totally show his full potential, but I hope that with Lenny's shrewd transfer business this summer, this season may yet be Brown's best in the Hoops.

 

Who was that wee baldy guy in Brown's shirt today? He looked a decent player

 

i dont get why folk say this, if they werent fans they wouldnt care enough to criticize

btw, im not one of the folk who hae been critisizing, it was just an observation

 

He has improved dramatically I must admit, Ledley will have a tough time getting in that midfield now, especially since Lennon seems to be impressed with Brown even in the games when he's hopeless

 

Would like to see Brown get forward more

 

Im usually a big critic of Brown but he's playing like he has to keep his place. Keep it up Broony

 

I think it could be instructions from Lennon to sit back and let kayal go forward as it's clear to see kayal passing and vision is way better than browns

 

thought he was very good today. he seems to thrive when the players around him are playing better. maybe now that the attention isnt on him/half on him with mcgeady, he feels like there is less pressure on him to perform and thats allowing him to play like we all know he can.

 

I have gave him the title of an imposter, and with all due respect I hope he can play well Thursday against a tough team Ultrecht because I expect them to be up for this game.
With a few other good Celtic candidates in the St Mirren game, I give Scott Brown MOTM, his work rate and heads up performance was first class!
Credit where its due!