Updated XI
------------------------------------HART
RALSTON------------CCV--------------JULLIEN-----------JURANOVIC
---------------------------------MCGREGOR
---------------HATATE----------------------------MCGREE
āMAEDA-------------------------KYOGO----------------------JOTA
Youāre dropping Rogic?
I presume now that the links with Wolf were fairly concrete as McGree seems like a very similar profile to him but for financial, tactical or Ange preferring McGree we opted for him over Wolf.
Hard to see what future McCarthy has here. Weāve added in three midfielders this window and he was already struggling for game time.
I think so but Rogic is a great option to have. I think certainly in the big games we could do with someone with more energy and dynamism when we are out of possession. Iām hoping for a big second part of the season now as I think a lot of the issues we had early on was a midfield that contained 2 of Bitton/Rogic/Turnbull who donāt really have the legs and in Bitton and Turnbullās case donāt seem able to move the ball on fluidly enough and always want more touches.
Iām very excited and particularly with the likes of Jullien and Giakoumakis and a few others back in the fold.
Hard not to feel sorry for Dudu Dahan in this new setup. Heās not getting a look in.
is there a kink in mcgree that he has moved about so much and not really played that many games anywhere?
Technically speaking Celtic would only be the fourth team that owned him. He made his breakthrough with Adelaide, was signed by Brugges who farmed him out on loan, was bought by Charlotte but the club were biding their time until they joined the MLS so he was loaned out in the meantime. Heās also only just gone 23.
is that not a lot for a 23 year old? he has never had more than 30 games in a season too Has he disciplinary or injury issues?
He has a very unusual profile
Seems to be a real lack of height in that team, Iād have thought at least one of the midfield would need to be useful at defending set pieces.
Dudu Dahans Japanese equivalent meanwhile.
Surely itās better to say fourth club heās been employed by.
Well itās a 26 game league in Australia so thatās going to restrict it.
And joining an expansion franchise in the MLS meant he had to go on loan. Heās currently the joint record appearance holder for Charlotte FC at the age of only 23.
I think it unlikely that all the Japanese players will be as successful, but youād never know.
Iād generally prefer a player like Rogic to start, but what t f do I know š¤·
they split into a playoffs then donāt they? he seems to be a regular at Birmingham this year but itās still an unusual profile for a player
Rogic and Turnbull are big guys but neither are much use defending set plays anyway.
Ralston, CCV and Jullien are very good in the air. McGree could be better in the air than Rogic/Turnbull too.
Maybe so, but Iād expect most SPL sides to be fairly optimistic about being a threat against a side as vertically challenged as that. Be interesting to see if Ange can make it work.
We would have probably have had a similar enough problems under Rodgers.
Can be easily accounted for by bringing in a Bitton/Scales/Giakoumakis for one of the short arses if we were that way worried but I think weād hope to win a gun battle with any side now domestically.
We want more!
We want more!
We want more!
The wee guy looks quality, reminds me so much of Insigne.