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Leigh Griffiths

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Vertie Auld, Jan 31, 2014.

Discuss Leigh Griffiths in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

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    I like that tweet aswell. Infact i demand a new thread on "sexy females at the world cup"
     
  4. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    :56:
     
  5. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Not bad Leigh




    Lewis Morgan with the ball in
     
  6. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    LG on pre-season: “It’s good to see the boys back and working hard. Pre-season’s the hardest bit of the season that you need to get under your belt but we’ve started really well.”

    LG on #UCL Qualifying draw: “It’s always difficult wherever you go. The first game’s not going to be easy. It’s a long flight and a tough opponent.”

    LG: “We’ll be well prepared for it. We’ll give ourselves plenty recovery time to get over there and get the job done.”

    LG on @Oedouard22 signing a permanent deal: “You always welcome new additions to the squad. We saw his qualities last season and we’ve signed him on a permanent deal.”

    LG on his teammates playing in the #WorldCup: “They have been playing at a high level for a number of years now and they’re fully deserving of their places in the squad.”

    LG: “Over the campaign, we [Scotland] weren’t good enough. We finished off the campaign really well and will look forward to Euro 202 qualifying.”
     
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    Brilliant Leigh

    Memo to Brendan as I know he reads on here is that’s what Morgan can do in training tell Jack Ross to * off
     
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  8. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Wot? :56:
     
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  10. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Hi Brendan.
     
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    That’s some delivery from Morgan!
     
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    Brendan please direct yourself to the player suggestion thread.

    Ignore Roskopicachu however he likes to ramble.
     
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    Griffiths will still get his 15-20 goals this season even if from the bench along with Dembele' and Edouard , providing they can stay fit for the full season potential of 60+ goals out them alone.. I'm sure in some games we may start both Edouard potentially out wide or 2 through the middle with Dembele' in some SPl games.

    Griffiths has shown he can play slightly wide to Dembele' also when he came on in the the cup last season vs huns set him up. then Edouard done it this season vs them.
     
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    Shame the only time all 3 were on the pitch was the 4-0 defeat to hearts. Would love to see it again.

    He will be working his * off to get in the team now. 2 goals off 100, and there’s a real chance it could be in Europe or against the Huns.
     
  15. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    LEIGH GRIFFITHS is close to agreeing an extension to his deal at Celtic.

    The striker’s current contract doesn’t expire until the summer of 2021, but he is keen to remain at the club for the rest of his career, and looks set to put pen to paper on a deal soon that should earn him a testimonial.

    “We are inching further forward on that,” Griffiths revealed. “It’s getting closer and there’s not far to go. We are about 85 per cent done now. There’s just a couple of tweaks needed and then it will be done.

    “I see my best years at Celtic. I’d like to get to 100 goals. If I don’t get to that mark next season then I may as well quit football.

    “The fact that they are even talking about a new contract gives me joy and delight that I am going to be here for basically the rest of my career. When it does get done and signed I will be delighted.”














    LEIGH GRIFFITHS hasn’t been short of a challenge or two in his time at Celtic, and the striker has met the majority of them head on.

    Whether it was doubts around his ability to cut it at such a big club when he first arrived four years ago, the competition within from those who covet his place in the side or stepping up and scoring at the highest level for club and country, the 27-year-old has stood tall.

    In the past, his application and dedication towards being the best professional he could possibly be has been questioned, but not now. That’s why it was no surprise to hear that the forward has spent his summer holidays getting himself in tip-top shape to face up to perhaps his toughest assignments to date.

    First and foremost, there is the formidable task of simply getting into the team, with Moussa Dembele and Odsonne Edouard – now a permanent, £9million addition to the Celtic squad – to contend with.

    And if he does manage to convince manager Brendan Rodgers that he is the man to spearhead the Celtic attack, he will then have to shoulder the responsibility of getting the goals that lead them to the promised land of the Champions League group stages for the third season in succession.

    Little wonder then, that summer holidays were the farthest thing from his mind once the double treble had been safely bagged midway through May.

    “I didn’t go anywhere this summer,” said Griffiths. “I had a wee tidy up hernia operation a couple of days after Broony’s testimonial. That put me out for a couple of weeks then after that I was back in the gym working on my fitness.

    “The op was my reason for not going away with Scotland to Peru and Mexico but I spoke to Mr McLeish about it and he was fine with it. He wants me fit and ready for September to fire us in the qualifiers.

    “I gave myself plenty of rest time and I spent a lot of time with my kids. I’m a home bird anyway. I like being around my family. It’s difficult enough to take them out of school and away. But I feel I’ve had a decent enough break and I’m ready for the new Season


    Pre-season is important to get your fitness and base, but it is about taking your chance when you get it. Whoever starts the season will have a dip at some stage and when that happens you need to your chance when you can get it.

    “You want competition for places. It isn’t just strikers who have competition, it is everyone. [Odsonne] is a great addition to the squad. We have seen his qualities, especially in the second half of the season.”

    Griffiths is confident that he will be able to hit the ground running after being held back by injury last term, particularly as the medical team have now got to the bottom of his long-standing calf problems.

    “It was to do with my hip muscles blocking my full range of movement,” he said. “As soon as that got released I’ve not felt anything in my calf.

    “I got deep tissue massage and I’ve worked in the gym and done prehab before and again after training. The muscles that weren’t working properly are now and I’ve been injury-free since the second week in March. Hopefully that keeps going. I am fit and ready.”

    A stunning overhead kick goal from training doing the rounds on social media yesterday would attest to that, and Griffiths knows that the full Celtic team will need to be firing on all cylinders for the task that awaits them against Alashkert in early July.

    “We will be prepared to go over there and do the job,” he said. “If we go through that one, then we know that Rosenborg – if they get through – will be tough.


    “It seems like we always get thrown a difficult tie, whether it be the qualifying rounds or the group stage. We are always being prepared and this year is no different.”

    But will they be prepared for the stifling heat of the Armenian summer after coming a cropper in similar conditions in Gibraltar two seasons ago?

    “Broony will need the factor 50 on his head,” Griffiths joked. “But we will just need to adapt to the conditions. It is a two-legged affair so the first-leg is important, but we know that we are coming back to Celtic Park and the crowd behind us always gives us a boost.

    “In Scotland, we aren’t used to the intense heat but it is just about the performance on the night.

    “I know no-one wants remember that night [in Gibraltar] but that was up there – the conditions, the heat, the pitch. Everything went against us.

    “We have been to Kazakhstan, we have been to Israel and it is difficult conditions. But as players we just need to put in performances and get the job done.”

    And on the bright side, at least Griffiths is unlikely to have any Buckfast bottles thrown at him in Armenia, as he had in Belfast last year against Linfield.

    “I was praying we didn’t get them!” laughed Griffiths. “I’m not sure I would have got in and out without a police escort.”
     
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    Brilliant news
     
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    Was never in any doubt.
     
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    Being his age he should be at his pomp. He seems up for it and long may he stay I reckon...
     
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    Great news!

    The lad just has the knack of finding the net, and he loves skelping the huns.
     
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  20. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Good little 6 year deal for him.
     
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