Fuck’s sake. Thompson heads the ball back at Boruc who makes a good save to only concede a corner. Then Riordan fires it in and Stokes is unmarked in the 6 yard box and glances it past Boruc. Shite defending.
Yeah there was another lad there that I think O’Dea reckoned he was marking too. Fucking horrible defending whoever was at fault though. I mean he was 2 yards wrongside of O’Dea.
1-1 at half time. O’Dea poked home a goal there after Samaras had fouled the keeper. Samaras looks a bit headless today. Lots of silly fouls.
The first 20-25 minutes was as good as Celtic have played this season and we could have had a few by then, in my opinion. They started to get to grips with things a little bit after that but the goal was very disappointing to give away. I put the blame on Boruc - we do zonal marking with 3 players lined up along the 6-yard line and anything inside that has to be the keeper’s. They got a boost from it and it became more even despite the fact we’re still having a greater share of the ball and more openings. They’re a threat on the break with Stokes and Riordan and our defence wouldn’t be the most secure unit - that said, young Thompson is doing quite well.
His inconsistency won’t do. He got his brilliant volley on Sunday after missing a raft of much easier chances and, as we’ve often said, it’s games like tonight where that once in every twenty games spectacular strike isn’t forthcoming that you need a striker who’ll bag those scruffy goals in and around the box. Like Sunday, he’s missed another glut of those close range chances and we simply can’t rely on him. The hope is that The Ras is one of those forwards who gets on the end of things in the six yard box and reports and video footage suggests that he is.