Scott Brown

......yes CLASS is the word

 

32 and coming into his peak.

Guys a freak of nature.

 

Typically solid again today. The bhoy has grown to become a man! Legendary status surely awaits.

 

He's awesome

 

Said on the match thread... Guy was superb today. If he plays the same next week and keeps the head he will destroy the scum single handed.

 

He loves playing against them * and strolls it every game, wi a few wee wind ups along the way.

 

SCOTT Brown says the toughest part of playing football over the festive period is not being able to spend more time with his kids on Christmas Day.

With the Hoops in action against Dundee on Boxing Day, the players and management team will have some time at home with their nearest and dearest on the 25th, but they will have to leave the festivities early to train in the evening at Celtic Park. However, the 32-year-old insists it’s a necessary sacrifice to do a job he loves.

“Everyone loves Christmas and New Year as a time to go out and enjoy themselves but for us it’s getting harder and harder as we have so many games to focus on,” the captain told the Celtic View. "We have nine in December and we always have to make sure we are on it. You are in training and everything is to 100 per cent, the way the gaffer wants it.

“On Christmas Day, you get family coming down, you get the Christmas tunes on and have dinner then you chill and look forward to your desert afterwards – but I won’t be getting that this year! It’s hardest leaving the kids more than anything as on Christmas Day as they are so excited and are bouncing off the roof.

“You know how much energy I have so you can imagine how much energy they have on Christmas Day! They will be playing with toys and opening things up and I’ll be going from that and jumping into the car to drive to training, before going up to Dundee for the game.

“It’s hard to leave them on Christmas Day but you have to do it. It’s my job and it’s something I enjoy and something I’m lucky to do. And I do it for my family which is the main thing.”

 

Poty for me. Could count on one hand the amount of poor games he’s had under Brendan.

Thought he was absolutely excellent again today, my motm.

 

So many interceptions, one of which led to the 2nd goal.

Imperious \o/

 

He's so good that it almost becomes pointless coming in here..

Standard..

Won every battle. Cheeky skills second half as well..

 

And you'd still have fingers spare.

 

THERE is more chance of Coca Cola releasing their secret recipe than of any Celtic player revealing what Scott Brown says to his men in the huddle.

But you don’t need to be in that inner circle to guess with some accuracy what comes out of the captain’s mouth in particular when it comes to addressing the troops minutes before they face Rangers, as he will do this afternoon

Whenever a television camera can find a gap in the huddle to Brown’s face, it’s obvious that every one standing there with arms wrapped around one another are being reminded of their respective jobs, what the game means and what their leader expects of them.

This, of course, is done before every game; however, when it comes to this fixture, which remains THE game to play in, the huddle stays together just that bit longer, Brown becomes more animated and his words take on a new meaning.

And whatever is said, at least since Brendan Rodgers has been in town, it’s worked and then some.

“Scott’s always good, he’s always got a good thing to say, whatever game it is,” explained Craig Gordon. “He’s always there to make sure everybody’s ready to go, even at that last moment before kick-off. He can be quite animated, especially in these games against Rangers.

“Some of his performances in these matches have been outstanding. When he gets it right, he can absolutely run games. If he’s in the mood, and you see your captain like that, then it certainly is something that can inspire the rest of the boys.

“Scott can take a bit longer with his talk, depending on what he has to say. But it’s always good, making sure that everyone’s absolutely ready to go.

“I’m not going to tell you exactly what he says but it’s not the same all the time. It’s something that he feels passionate about and he delivers it passionately. It gets everybody going and ready for the game.”

It would be quite wrong to suggest Brown’s speech is about going at the other lot all hammer and tongs.

Celtic’s players don’t need to be pumped up as over 50,000 roar their heads off ahead of a fixture which still means the world at the time. Rather, Brown chooses some words of calm, a reminder that there is little point flying into unwinnable tackles for no reason.

And these days, regarding the captain, it’s a case of do what I say and also what I do.

“Scott has a controlled aggression,” said Gordon who quite fittingly will play his 67th game of 2017 this afternoon.

“Very, very rarely does he get it wrong. He’s strong in the tackle, but he doesn’t go over the top. He’s just a good leader on the pitch and that brings everybody with him, not only on the pitch but also all around the training ground, in the huddle...everything.

“If you’re ever looking towards anybody at the club then he’s the go-to guy for anything you want. When we’re on the pitch, when we need it, he’s the guy who will step up.

“I think his performances for the past few years have been outstanding. In these games he has been excellent and to play the amount of games he’s had in his thirties is exceptional.

“I don’t how many he has this year, it won’t be far behind me, and this will be my 67th game of the calendar year which is crazy. He won’t be far behind. To play that amount of football, and in the role he plays as well, it’s a testament to how fit he is and how he’s got himself back into great shape to be able to cope with all that.”

 

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