Youth/Development Team Thread

Think he got a bad injury and played away at Villa recently but fuckall apart from that either..

Good big player..

 

BRENDAN RODGERS looks set to give Celtic Academy kids their chance against Partick Thistle tonight.

Rodgers is desperate to beat Alan Archibald’s Jags to stretch Celts’ unbeaten domestic run to 21 games.

But the Hoops manager is set to take a risk by handing debuts to teenage starlets.

SunSport understands 18-year-old Calvin Miller is one of those he wants to see in first-team action.

The Scotland Under-19 cap has emerged as an attacker but Rodgers is believed to see potential in him as a left-back.

Miller trained with the first team yesterday with boss Rodgers also considering giving other youngsters a chance.

He said: “I’ll look at some young players.

“Coming here, my vision was based on three fundamental principles.

“One, to win as many titles as we possibly can.

“Two, to win by playing an attacking, aggressive brand of football.

“Three, to have young players from the Academy in here.

“We’ve had some players in, but it would be nice to look at one or two others and see how they cope with the pressure.

“That’s always been my way. I look for the now, but I look to the future as well, so there may be an opportunity for one or two of the younger boys on Tuesday.

“This is what building a club is about, creating the hope for youth players.

“If they don’t think they can play, why should you have an academy?

“That’s how I’ve always worked, putting the young players in.

“But they have to be ready, not totally ready, of course, and show the ingredients that they can come in and play in the first team. That’s very important to a big club.”

Celts had to break down a defensive Dundee side on Saturday to win 2-1.

But Rodgers has no problem with opposition teams setting up to stop his team from playing.

He added: “No, it’s brilliant. Every boss, every coach has a different way.

“If that’s the philosophy of the opponent then you have to find a way to break that down and I enjoy that challenge. I enjoy that strategic look at the game. How can we play against that?

“That’s why it’s so important my team plays out of different systems because eventually, when we get in the flow of our game, it forces teams back and we create chances and score goals.

 

i think Ralston and Ajer qill start tonight

 

Good if Miller can cover on LB but ideally would be developed in a position he could make his own.

 

St Johnstone away for the Bhoys tonight 6PM kick off.


Dunfermline next week to end the year.

 

Doohan; Ralston, Ajer, Kerr, McIlduff; Hill, McManus; Johnston, Donnelly, Hendry; Aitchison

Subs: McAdams, Crossan, Wardrop, Archibald, Duffy.

 

No Miller, on the bench tonight maybe?


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Disappointed Ajer and Aitchison are playing for the development team.

 

Should be just Miller playing tonight then ):

 

aye same with McCart who might play for the first team tonight.

 

Think McCart got injured a few weeks back and has been out since.

 

haven't seen anything had a look just now and nothing about him.

 

JACK Aitchison returns to lead the Celtic Development Squad’s attack in tonight’s league clash away to St Johnstone in one of three changes to the team that defeated Inverness Caley Thistle 1-0 last week.

The striker replaces Calvin Miller in the starting XI, with Anthony Ralston and Josh Kerr also coming into Tommy McIntyre’s side for the match at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.

Kick off in Lanarkshire is 6pm as the Bhoys aim to build on the victory in the Highlands and climb the table, having a number of games in hand over their rivals.

 

Times kick off?

 

6

 

the keepers get the warm up underway

 

almost set to go hopefully 3 points for the Bhoys tonight.

 

No streams crow?

 

no not for youth games annoying for me but that's life.