[Matchday] Celtic v Partick Thistle, League Cup, Quarter Final, Wed 25th Sep :KO 19:45(Good luck with streams)

Lennon played fringe/youth players in the league cup game v Morton at home in his first spell and it went * up.

I can't see him rejigging the whole team but I would go with:

Bain
Bauer Ajer Julien Taylor
Broony Ntcham
Elyounouissi Rogic Hayes
Bayo​

 

IMO he needs to use the squad in this one. Give some players a chance to show what they can do and let the over worked players have a rest.

 

Would opt against the cup keeper rotation. Still best to give FF minutes at this point.

Forster
Bauer
Hamed
Jullien
Taylor
Ntcham
McGregor
Rogic
Shved
Elyonoussi
Griff/Bayo

Really want to see Shved if hes fit and Id love to see Ajer at DM if it means Cal can get a rest.

 

Forster
Frimpong, O'Connor, Julien, Boli
Ntcham, Conell
Elyounoussi, Rogic, Hayes
Griffiths

Subs
Gordon
Ajer
Elhamed
Brown
Forrest
Christie
Eddy

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Only real issue with this side is the wings and no natural leader to be captain guess FF could take the band bench is solid though.

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I'd make Hayes capt of that team n let him lead by example.

 

I was thinking the same him Leigh or Fraser. Only choose Fraser as I always catch glimpses of his voice in games. I do believe a captain should be heard.

 

I'd keep Brown in the team for now, as he is one of those who has two weeks off coming up during the International break, and he had a break in the recent one there.

Hayes is a wee work horse though and has to be said he has done very well as an impact sub recently. A game against the likes of Thistle is one where he should fit in nicely, as you know he will give 110% regardless of the opposition.

 

Bauer and Jullien are injured mate and Taylor is cuptied

 

Need to play some fringe players for this.

 

8 v 11 then. I still fancy us.

 

Still remember that game, battered them that night with over 20 shots and they scored with their 1 chance, we have a big squad that has to be used. I’d rather we concentrated on the league and europe this season anyway.

 

Horrendous game. I got pished and picked up the European tickets instead of the Morton ones (before they activated your season ticket) so had to queue up for basically the whole first half for a reprint.

There was a guy a few rows behind me that was shouting at Dougie Imrie every 30 seconds going "Dougie....Dougie....ya wee poisonous dwarf"

 

Yeah Broonys on bench in my team. Feel it's a good time to see if any of the players in my starting 11 can replace the leadership to the team we greatly miss when he's not in it. Maybe Julien or O'Connor could prove that type if player.

Currently our natural leaders and captain material are Broony Ajer and CalMac to a lesser extent.

 

https://www.snsgroup.co.uk/24-09-19-celtic-training

 

Gordon

Frimpong Elhamed Ajer Boli

Brown Ntcham

Elyounoussi Rogic Hayes

Bayo

 

NEIL LENNON admits he will ring the changes tomorrow night against Partick Thistle.

Celtic take on the Jags at Parkhead in the quarter-finals of the Betfred Cup.

And Lennon will use the opportunity to give some of his fringe players a run out.

The Hoops boss said: “There’s a temptation and in some areas a necessity as well. It’s fair to say there will be some changes.

Craig will play. He hasn’t done a lot wrong but it’s important he gets games and it’s important that we keep him motivated.

“If anything were to happen to Fraser and Craig is under-cooked then that would be remiss of me. Not only does he need to play, he deserves to play.”

Lennon will still be without Leigh Griffiths because of a thigh injury, while there was mixed news after defenders Moritz Bauer and Christopher Jullien limped off injured at the weekend.

He said: “Moritz (Bauer) twisted his ankle so he’ll be a doubt.

“Christopher Jullien is fine, but obviously we have to take a steer on games coming up as well, for the likes of (James) Forrest, (Scott) Brown, (Callum) McGregor, (Ryan) Christie, (Boli) Bolingoli, they have all been playing a lot of football.

“We would like to play them in every game but it’s not realistic, and there are players champing at the bit to play as well, so we need to try and find the right balance.”

 

Put out the strongest team possible...
I don't want us to be complacent, nor do i want an upset/shock result.!!

C'mon the hoops, 5, 6 or 7 will do.

 

I’d rather have the likes of Christie on the bench incase we need him. I want to win this competition big time.