Pre-Season Friendlies

A horrific injury just now for Wilfred Bouma of Aston Villa in their Intertoto Cup match against Odense.

Don’t look if you’re squeamish about these things:

Celtic will continue their pre-season ritual of getting pumped all around Europe tonight against Porto.

It’s available to watch free online here at 9pm.

http://www.rojadirecta.com/

Games available here usually too:

http://www.justin.tv/mwb67

It looks like Celtic are experimenting with a European away formation with McGeady in a central role.

Team:

Holy Goalie;
Hinkel; Caldwell; McManus; Wilson;
Brown; Hartley; Donati; Robson;
McGeady;
Samaras.

Maybe Brown might play advanced with McGeady on the wing either.

Watching game here on a very clear stream:

http://www.justin.tv/mediatugatv

Holy Goalie with one of his trademark starjump 1-on-1 saves. Shite attempt at a tackle by McManus in that led to it. Brown’s got the advanced role, with McGeady on the left.

Typical Celtic away performance so far. Ball retention’s been pretty rubbish. Letting them come at us. Donati’s given the ball away 4 times carelessly in his own half - looks disinterested. We’ve just had a few long range shots. Main positive is Samaras - winning headers, neat chested lay-offs to McGeady and looks good. McManus inches wide with a header as I type. 42 minutes gone.

Not very inspiring stuff from the Hoops.

Donati is a passenger,fookin pish.

Porto better fucking win now, not a good night on the gambling front for me so far. :frowning:

I broke a golden rule of football there.

Backed Porto at half time at 10/11 to win.

Holy Goalie to the rescue again.

Great save from Boruc again,

Big improvement from Donati in the second half.

Great tackle by him there - never a freekick.

I’m a bit concerned by Wilson. If Naylor leaves then we need a left back. Wilson will do as cover for both flanks but that’s about it.

Hesselink, McDonald and Caddis for Samaras, McGeady and Robson.

whose on the bench?

The 3 bhoys came on and now Bobo’s on for Donati, with Caldwell pushing into midfield. I think that’s all the fit outfield players we have left now.

Midfield is now:
Caddis; Hartley; Caldwell; Brown.

Scary enough looking!

How much do you have on Porto lads?

A token 30.

If anything they’ve gone out of it and Celtic are having more play without threatening much.

Lovely goal. Great ball in from Hartley. Caldwell looks surprisingly competent in midfield.

Goooooooooaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllll Celtic.

Superb passing move. Ended with Hartley playing a lovely dinked cross for Big Jan to nod in.