Chance to go 2 points clear at the top today.
For once it’s our opponents who are sandwiched between two legs of a European tie.
Hatate and Welsh are both available again and Jenz is also ok after limping off last week. Think we’ll see Reo coming back in. Be interesting to see who starts at the back. Welsh had an untimely illness and will probably drop back to cover so think Jenz will start.
Great chance to lay down a marker here and open up a nice gap at the top.
I think Hatate will come back in and I’d also start GG, if he does I fancy him for a hat trick.
Always nice to hit a few goals against these
Unless there’s fitness concerns about Kyogo I wouldn’t start GG, much and all as I think he’s a super player. Fine day, good surface and crisp passing to open up space for Kyogo and Jota. Give GG 20 minutes to grab a goal or two. However I would use GG from the start when the forces of darkness arrive in a few weeks with the 9-1-0 formation they will need to use ( especially if the Sherman Klump tribute act from Colombia is suspended)
Hearts
3 STEWART
5 HARING
10 BOYCE
11 MACKAY-STEVEN
12 ATKINSON
15 ROWLES
16 HALLIDAY
17 FORREST
19 COCHRANE
2 SIBBICK
30 GINNELLY
That’s a weak Hearts team with Gordon and Halkett out and Shankland only on bench.
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This has the nasty feeling currently of absolute domination resulting in a 1-1 draw to a dodgy penalty or a long hoof.
We look solid out at the back though. The new lad looks good.
He’s having a fine game. Could really do with that second goal as you say though.
Games like this put the fear into you.
They do. The bench we have is so strong though. Abada, Giakoumakis, Hatate to come on is really strong.
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Ange seemed a bit irked at the display today. Passing wasn’t fluent at times and Celtic didn’t get Into a great rhythm. As is their right, Hearts set out to disrupt/foul tactically/time waste and generally frustrate but they never threatened to score. We should have scored a second goal well before the one at the death but we still played at a fairly high tempo and it didn’t surprise me that a couple of them threw in the towel before the end and took second yellows. That Cochrane chap was cramping/limping before his foul.
I still think we could/would be hurt by a seasoned CL team they way we leave ourselves open when we commit men forward. Not sure about the McGregor, O’Riley and Turnbull combination for that highest level either. It lacks a bit of pace and power. I reckon we need a specialist #6 type for Europe. A fast, physical animal type that eats the ground, makes loads of tackles and interceptions and distributes the ball safely and sharply.
Celtic were shite. Play like that in Champions League and it’ll be bottom of the table with zero points
Yeah thought the midfield was a bit predictable and one paced today. Hatate made a difference when he came on and got ahead of the ball more. Turnbull did well enough for the first goal but he and O’Riley were sluggish in general.
Not sure Mooy is the answer either. He had a couple or decent tackles today, including for their second red card, but his passing seems slow to me and he doesn’t look to have bundles of energy either.
wasnt impressed today
