Tough game in store in Perth tomorrow. Celtic owe them a beating after their win at Celtic Park back in August. Joe Ledley is still injured - not sure if Adam Matthews will be available.
I’d like to see Wanyama shifted back into midfield with Wilson at centre back and Mulgrew at left back. Stokes to come back into the side as well.
Brown and Ki to drop to the bench. If Matthews is fit then he can come in for Cha.
I’d certainly go with those changes but I think Lennon will persist with Wanyama at centre back. Stokes for Ki might be the only change, unless Matthews is fit.
CELTIC
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[font=HelveticaNeue][gk]Forster[/gk] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][rb]Cha[/rb] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][lcb]Wanyama[/lcb] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][rcb]Majstorovic[/rcb] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][lb]Mulgrew[/lb] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][rw]Forrest[/rw] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][rcm]Brown[/rcm] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][lcm]Kayal[/lcm] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][lw]Ki[/lw] [/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][lst]Samaras[/lst][/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue][rst]Hooper[/rst][/font]
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Stokes on the bench yeah? I can’t understand that to be honest. We’ve moved Samaras and Ki and dropped Stokes to make room for Brown from what I can see.
Stokes is injured. Makes more sense so.
Could it be something more like?
[soccer]
[gk]Forster[/gk]
[rb]Cha[/rb]
[lcb]Wanyama[/lcb]
[rcb]Majstorovic[/rcb]
[lb]Mulgrew[/lb]
[rw]Forrest[/rw]
[rcm]Brown[/rcm]
[cdm]Kayal[/cdm]
[lam]Ki[/lam]
[lw]Samaras[/lw]
[st]Hooper[/st]
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[font=HelveticaNeue]Subs: Zaluska, K Wilson, Rogne, F Twardzik, Blackman, Bangura & McGeouch.[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue]Do you know what type of injury Stokes picked up, Rocko?[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue]It could definitely be a fluid 4-3-3 type formation with Samaras drifting left. [/font]
I know Ki played wider on Thursday but if we do go 4-4-2 even for a spell I’d much prefer Brown to be wider than Ki.
Didn’t know anything about Stokes until Hamilton tweeted it a few minutes ago.
It’s actually the same starting side as Thursday night. Shit pitch to deal with today too as well as fatigue or whatever. I’m expecting a very hard game.
Stokes has just tweeted: “[font=HelveticaNeue]Good luck to the bhoys 2 day, hopefully I’ll b fit for nxt weekend!”[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue]So doesn’t seem like a serious injury.[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue]St Johnstone:[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue]Enckelman, Mackay, Maybury, Anderson, McCracken, Millar, Davidson, Craig, Robertson, Moon, Haber[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue]Bandage will put them in their positions soon. They’re missing Sandaza and Sheridan from the forward line which is no harm because they’ve caused us problems with crosses in other games (Craig delivers a decent ball) and Jody Morris is injured too. Should be much too good for what they’re left with.[/font]
That’s a 4-4-2 in the order they’re lined out, Rocko.
Any stream links yet?
http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/23102/1/st.-johnstone-vsceltic-live-stream-online.html
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/98641/1/watch-st-johnstone-vs-celtic.html
Celtic TV confirming McCourt has been injured the last couple of weeks also.
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[font=HelveticaNeue]St Johnstone:[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue]Enckelman, Mackay, Maybury, Anderson, McCracken, Millar, Davidson, Craig, Robertson, Moon, Haber[/font]
[font=HelveticaNeue]Bandage will put them in their positions soon.[/font][/quote]
Alan Maybury is hardly playing as a centre half, is he?
This is how we’ve started anyway.
Not sure we’ve played a single pass yet. Surface looks bumpy but we need to at least try and get it down.
Not a bad effort from Hooper there.
[font=HelveticaNeue]Good effort from Samaras. Long ball is paying dividends so far but it’s ugly to look at.[/font]