Bumped for the day shift. @Rocko, are you sure Johansen hasn’t travelled? He played for a bit against Leicester. I won’t get to see the game (3pm kick-off) but I’d go with his team:
Gordon;
Janko, Lustig, O’Connell, Tierney;
Roberts, McGregor, Brown, Johansen*, Forrest;
Griffiths.
I’ve decided we must move on without Ambrose.
*Assuming Johansen has travelled.
Not sure who else is a realistic starting option and has travelled. Rogic? Christie? Dembele?
Johansen definitely didn’t make the trip. Rogic most likely to start in that case in your team.
That joker Ambrose playing?
2-0 Astana
Fuck all options in fairness. But it’s not ideal.
Do we think that’s a 3-5-2 or a 4-4-2. I reckon the former based on semi colon placements.
Brendan’s teams are tactically flexible and we went with a back 3 in the second leg against the Imps. Equally Celtic have a habit (covering several recent managerial reigns) of providing UEFA with a dummy formation when sending in the starting team. The pre-match formation graphic would often have a defender in midfield or vice versa and it regularly catches out bluffer commentators.
At least young O’Connell has an experienced international defender alongside him in Ambrose.
Is O’connell the lad from Cork?
Yes, and related to one of Limericks greatest sportsmen.
Tommy Gaynor?
Andy Lee?
Big Sam?
The UEFA team has us a 4-4-2.
I think it’s more likely we’ll go with 3 but we may switch between them.
Italian officials.
Dembele has his prayers said.
The surface looks brutal but maybe it will play better than it looks.
Come on the bhoys.
Looks like a back 4.
Good early tackle from O’Connell. Very clean but leaves his man on the deck.
Looks like a back 4
