Champions League - Last 16

[anon61956325]

@artfoley

youd think after munich that united players would be a bit more cautious before they went into the air

Behave yourself,Arthur.

[Sidney]

@Bandage

One half of the Juventus Stadium pitch has been relaid and is in pristine condition and the other half is a complete mess. It all seems a bit bizarre.

One half in good condition and fit for purpose, the other half a crumbling mess. A bit like that wall in the Heysel Stadium in 1985.

[Horsebox]

@artfoley

youd think after munich that united players would be a bit more cautious before they went into the air

Mother of god!

[croppy_boy]

@ChocolateMice

Go way you dope-It’s not like he merely stuck his foot out, he ran and jumped in the air kung-fu style, by being so reckless and making contact with the player instead of the ball he gave the ref the opportunity to send the player off. That’s what Roy said, and i’d agree with him. You can’t launch yourself kung fu style in the air, hit an opponent and not expect to suffer the consequnces. On another night it could have been yellow and all the talk would have been how lucky he was to stay on the field. But it was red and maybe a little harsh but he has no grounds for redress, it was his own stupidity.

You Sir, are an idiot (who has clearly little idea of what kung fu is).

[massey_ferguson]

Some 18 year old tard rang the police to complain about the red card last night ffs:D

[Bandage]

I would like to see the following Celtic team selected tonight:

Forster,
Matthews, Ambrose, Wilson, Izaguirre,
Wanyama, Ledley,
Forrest, Commons, Samaras,
Hooper.

[Rocko]

@croppy_boy

So rather than make an instinctive reaction to play bring the ball under control in the air immediately in front of you, you should stop and see if another player intends to run into that space from your blind side, as Arbeloa did, first?

It was hardly his blindside. Nani is looking behind him for most of his lunge admittedly but Arbeloa is directly in front of him. Nani could have won the challenge (and creamed Arbeloa) by going for an aggressive header, but opted to look after himself instead. It’s also a bit odd to try and take a ball down there without checking if there’s anyone nearby. I don’t buy the idea that he didn’t realise Arbeloa was attacking the ball too.

[Rocko]

[quote=“Bandage, post: 745111, member: 9”]I would like to see the following Celtic team selected tonight:

Forster,
Matthews, Ambrose, Wilson, Izaguirre,
Wanyama, Ledley,
Forrest, Commons, Samaras,
Hooper.[/quote]
I’d like
[team4231=Forster, Izaguirre, Mulgrew, Wilson, Matthews, Ledley, Wanyama, Samaras, Commons, Forrest, Hooper]Celtic[/team4231]

but think we’ll see:

[team4231=Forster, Izaguirre, Wilson, Ambrose, Matthews, Mulgrew, Wanyama, Samaras, Ledley, Forrest, Hooper]Celtic[/team4231]

[Bandage]

Imagine Juve get awarded a penalty tonight for holding in the box.

If it’s scoreless at half time then I’d bring on Stokes. I’m mindful of him leading the fightback from 3-0 down away to Killie which saved Lennon’s job in October 2011. Similar scenario and standard of opposition tonight.

[Bandage]

Celtic: [FONT=Arial]Forster; Matthews, Wilson, Wanyama, Izaguirre; Samaras, Kayal, Ledley, Mulgrew; Commons, Hooper.[/FONT]

Subs: [FONT=Arial]Zaluska, Ambrose, Miku, Stokes, Lassad, McGeouch, Forrest.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]That’s the way the team was tweeted by the official Celtic twitter account. And still I have yet to predict a Lennon European selection. Very surprised to see Kayal start. I don’t think we’ll be a 4-4-2 in that order either - it could be Mulgrew centre back with Wanyama in midfield. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually a 3-5-2 though.[/FONT][FONT=Arial] [/FONT]

[Rudi]

Why on earth would we actually start Hooper? He has one goal in his last eight games and has been embarrassing in our away CL ties against Benfica and Barcelona and was shocking against Juventus last time around. I fully expect Lennon will start Hooper but portrays him in a very ignorant manner, Stokes is the best player, he is in the better form and he deserves to start.

[Rudi]

Stokes and Forrest on the bench?

Disgraceful.

[Rocko]

[quote=“Bandage, post: 745143, member: 9”]Celtic: [FONT=Arial]Forster; Matthews, Wilson, Wanyama, Izaguirre; Samaras, Kayal, Ledley, Mulgrew; Commons, Hooper.[/FONT]

Subs: [FONT=Arial]Zaluska, Ambrose, Miku, Stokes, Lassad, McGeouch, Forrest.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]That’s the way the team was tweeted by the official Celtic twitter account. And still I have yet to predict a Lennon European selection. Very surprised to see Kayal start. I don’t think we’ll be a 4-4-2 in that order either - it could be Mulgrew centre back with Wanyama in midfield. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually a 3-5-2 though.[/FONT][/quote]
Would be very strange if we lined up like that and not with Wanyama and Mulgrew swapping.

Thought Ambrose would play irrespective of his poor form. Glad he isn’t but I think Forrest is unlucky not to play.

Are we in for a boring evening of ridiculous Hooper criticisms from the bore?

[Bandage]

Yeah, Kayal for Forrest is the only real surprise. Forrest was only returning from long term injury for the home leg and the impact sub role would have been ideal - yet Lennon started him. Tonight, with Forrest having played well since the first game and having built up his sharpness, he’s left on the bench. I don’t agree with the selection.

[Rudi]

[quote=“Rocko, post: 745149, member: 1”]Would be very strange if we lined up like that and not with Wanyama and Mulgrew swapping.

Thought Ambrose would play irrespective of his poor form. Glad he isn’t but I think Forrest is unlucky not to play.

Are we in for a boring evening of ridiculous Hooper criticisms from the bore?[/quote]

They are not ridiculous - they are valid and you know that, you utter cretin.

[Scrunchie]

Best of luck to all ye Celts fans tonight. Gotta believe.

Why I remember last year a similarly clad team were 5-1 down with 8 minutes to play and somehow, against all odds turned that deficit into a 6-5 victory.

The Miracle of Turin…?

[Bandage]

@Scrunchie

The Miracle of Turin…?

I expect the result in Turin to be shrouded in doubt right to the very end.

[Rocko]

[quote=“Bandage, post: 745143, member: 9”]Celtic: [FONT=Arial]Forster; Matthews, Wilson, Wanyama, Izaguirre; Samaras, Kayal, Ledley, Mulgrew; Commons, Hooper.[/FONT]

Subs: [FONT=Arial]Zaluska, Ambrose, Miku, Stokes, Lassad, McGeouch, Forrest.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]That’s the way the team was tweeted by the official Celtic twitter account. And still I have yet to predict a Lennon European selection. Very surprised to see Kayal start. I don’t think we’ll be a 4-4-2 in that order either - it could be Mulgrew centre back with Wanyama in midfield. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually a 3-5-2 though.[/FONT][/quote]
A 3-5-2 seems more likely when you look at the expected back 7 (8 including goalkeeper) but then playing Commons behind Hooper and Samaras would be a little strange. Commons will hardly be great at pressing Pirlo and leaving their trio to Kayal and Ledley would be a big ask. I’d also like to see Sammy deployed in a wider area, at least to start with.

[Rudi]

Juventus have left out a host of their regulars tonight including Chiellini, Marchisio, Lichsteiner, Asamoah and Vucinic. They have a pretty strong squad so I can’t see it being much of a problem.

[Bandage]

Juventus: [FONT=Arial]Buffon, Barzagli, Marrone, Bonucci, Padoin, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Peluso, Matri, Quagliarella.[/FONT]