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SL Cup QF Wed 26 Oct Hibs v Celtic 7.15pm KO

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Lion1961, Oct 23, 2011.

Discuss SL Cup QF Wed 26 Oct Hibs v Celtic 7.15pm KO in the Celtic Chat area at TalkCeltic.net.

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  1. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Few facts still remain - we're * at the back, we can score plenty of goals if we get service going forward and we have plenty of heart for the fight.

    I would say, despite looking so shaky at the back we are actually not that far off getting a team that can put in the run of a dozen wins we need. There was a period in the first half we played some really nice football yet for the entire 90 minutes the long ball over the top killed us time and again.
     
    PaulM1888, Oct 26, 2011
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  2. Jeannie Gold Member Gold Member

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    So what the * just happened there :56:All I could see was impending disaster:56: Seriously though that was more like the Celtic we know and love :50: And as for James Forrest I take my hat of to you lad you're going to be better than McGeady because at least you have an end product :50:
     
    Jeannie, Oct 26, 2011
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  3. Heisenberg

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    Really shouldn't be playing semi-finals for the league cup at hampden - play them at Easter Road, Pittodrie, or even rudby park
     
    Heisenberg, Oct 26, 2011
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    2PM I think. :50:
     
    boabybhoy1888, Oct 26, 2011
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    [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xClnz2gk5Hg[/YOUTUBE]

    Not the best quality but there will be better vids later
     
    albashamrock, Oct 26, 2011
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    We should've scored TWICE from a corner. Stokes had a clear chance but it hit off his shoulder instead of his head.
     
    Smileyy, Oct 26, 2011
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    *-eh, man! That was nice to see. Nevin can eat a *. Now all I need is them to go under on friday and I'll be a happy man!
     
    khunter1981, Oct 26, 2011
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    Rogne fully deserves to start ahead of Maj from now on.
     
    Slaw, Oct 26, 2011
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    Hoopy the huddlehound deserves to start ahead of Maj...
     
    khunter1981, Oct 26, 2011
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    Great to see Hooper scoring with a clinical finish after a great first touch to kill the ball and control it, hopefully this will give him confidence that he has been sadly lacking this season.
    Overall a very impressive 2nd half I just hope we can kick on from here, starting this weekend.
     
    smiddybar, Oct 26, 2011
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    Great second half from Celtic today. Hopefully that really gives the team the lift they need. The first half was pretty much as it has been recently. Dodgy at the back, creating and missing chances up front. But the second half that was a different story. We tore them apart. Forrest rightly will get loads of praise for his all round game not just his 2 superbly taken goals. Crucial I think as well that both Stokes and Hooper scored. Hopefully that sets them both off now on good scoring runs. I was impressed again with Adam Matthews. Unlike our other defenders he has been playing very consistently and was good again today I thought.
     
    eire4, Oct 26, 2011
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  12. Ruxin

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    Great 2nd half. Also a really good team effort tonight. However again for me Stokes and Forrest were the stand outs.
     
    Ruxin, Oct 26, 2011
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    Was happy with that in the end. Thought we were really poor first half, we didn't play as a team for whatever reason which is really baffling because we certainly played as one in the second half.

    Losing goals from corners is not on although it was still kind of a lucky goal for Hibs as it could have went anywhere when the lad hit it across.

    Our poor defending tonight was more of a team thing rather than the individuals in defence, we were getting caught on the counter way too easily and chasing the game way too early and if Griffiths had scored that clear chance then it would have been a lot more difficult to comeback from two down. We leave ourselves way too exposed at times.

    Moving Ledley in the middle with Kayal seemed to help us in the second half although I thought Kayal was poor throughout the game. Ki was also poor tonight although he's always a threat as shown by him swinging that corner in for Stokes header, but he wasn't good enough tonight.

    I also thought Stokes and Hooper were poor. Stokes did eventually get his goal after some poor finishing from him in the first half and it was also a nice assist for Forrest's second goal. Hooper just seemed to be anonymous rather than poor, although like Stokes, he eventually got his goal with some good movement and breaking the offside trap from Hibs.

    Glad to be in the semis.
     
    Moros, Oct 26, 2011
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  14. Leone Naka Fan

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    Well, good to see our corners become more dangerous. Forrest again brilliant, I just saw the goals. If we win some silverware this season, he gets the main credit from me.
     
    Leone Naka Fan, Oct 26, 2011
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    First half *.................

    Second half brilliant...............

    Still struggling to defend the ball over the top???

    What the * are they doing in training ????

    Defensive scouts need to be made redundant, because the defenders there recomending and were signing are scandalous.

    Happy were through but yet again we need to buck up our ideas at the back, sick of saying it, giving teams a goal of a start is * bugging me, ffs we gave killie 3 goals of start.


    Anyway chuffed with the second half, well done forrest, right wing is were the we man should be every game * that behind the strikers role lenny he,s more dangerous on the wing.
     
    Dirk_Diggler, Oct 26, 2011
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    thought big rodney played well tonight, hoping to see him and mulgrew at centre back at the weekend :50:
     
    Mince.Charming, Oct 26, 2011
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  17. doctor venglos

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    A game of two halves. We were very poor in the first and rather lucky
    to be only 1-0 down. But we bulldozed them in the second half with Forrest, Matthews and Stokes on fire. Great morale boosting result, hope we can keep this up. Even if we don't win the league I would be happy enough with two Cup wins and if we can qualify from our Europa Group.
     
    doctor venglos, Oct 26, 2011
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    Forrest's goals were stunners. Quality finish for the second.
     
    McStay, Oct 26, 2011
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  19. Seosamh Máirtín

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    Just can't get enough, just can't get enough! Buzzing after that. :icon_mrgreen:
     
    Seosamh Máirtín, Oct 26, 2011
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  20. celticbhoy123

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    If ever there was a game to show where we are lacking quality.....

    Get the defence sorted in January Celtic If you want to win this league!
     
    celticbhoy123, Oct 26, 2011
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