Celtic v Qarabag - and vice versa

In situ with 5 other Bhoys in the Brian Boru in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote.

Mon the Hoops

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Bit worried about the start here boys.

Not putting enough pressure on the ball. Van Dijk defended that last through ball well but the guy in midfield had all day to play it. We seem to sometimes find it hard to balance being patient in possession but keeping pressure on them when they have it.

GMS too narrow a couple of times there. No harm putting pressure on inside but he needs to be able to cover wide when it goes there and not just rely on Lustig.

Look very nervy at the back.

We should have had 3 free kicks in about a minute there and got none of them.

Sutton getting a bit annoying now with trying to spin every little incident into a reason as to why Griffiths should have started.

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Good spell here, hopefully we can fashion a chance and take it.

Boyata was all over the shop there.

Izzy is having a fine game.

From the cross?

The pull back that Izzy had to come across and intercept.

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Boyata again there, he’s a bombscare - Teliby Mk II

Good save Gordon. We shouldn’t be that open with players caught upfield.

We look like we can catch them out when we press their defence on the ball.

Referee letting it flow which I think probably suits us more. Armstrong working very hard and doing well.

Smashing save from Gordon, the space between the two centre backs for that was scary, Boyata’s positional sense and reading of danger looks like it’s non-existent.

That was a really really good save on replay. Smashing.

They are definitely nervous when we press them and their two centre backs and keeper have both given it away really badly. And their midfield look good when they have space and not so great when they’re in trouble. Just need to be careful that we don’t get too many ahead of the ball on a press at the same time.

To be fair he had no Lustig on that chance - he was upfield was he not? So he had to cover out wide and try and hold the centre a bit and at least force them to shoot from distance.

Sutty saying we should be looking for more than John Stones for Van Dijk. :clap:

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