The Ronny Deila Thread

Why shouldn't we be worse though mate? Fenerbahce spend an absolute fortune on their team, and Ajax have an outstanding youth system, and are currently sitting top of a far more competitive, and technically better league than ours. Molde I agree to a certain extent, but I think it's also ignorance on a lot of our fans part as well. We simply write some teams off without knowing anything about them. Funnily enough, a lot on here moan about the English media doing that with teams in the Champions League when they face English sides.

I think it has been a bit of everything which has led to a pretty shambolic European campaign so far. Deila has to take some of the blame for the way in which we set up against Molde. I do feel sorry for him in regards to Simunovic though. Replacing Van Dijk was a monumental task anyway, but when his replacement can't get a run of games, it's almost impossible. The players have to also take a share of the blame I feel. Izaguirre should have strung up for his stupidity away in Amsterdam, and likewise Ambrose for Fenerbahce at home. Then we have the second half against Molde. It genuinely looked like the player were trying to get Deila the sack. No heart, no fight, no effort. Just embarrassing.

 

I'm taking those teams as they are mate, Fenerbache are an in fighting, ego driven clueless bunch. They spend a fortune and should be better but they aren't, that's down to their manager and egos in the dressing room.

Ajax are promising, have some very good young players, are very frail at the back. You can tell they have a fragility about them due to inexperience - that'll come in time but they aren't quite a good team yet.

Molde for me are the only one who has approached this group in the correct manner and they have by far the worst team if you look at it, that's what good management can do for you.

It's what we don't have at the moment.

2nd half against Molde, we didn't adapt to not having Commons on the pitch. Players heads went down when we were doing the same things over and over. Sometimes a wee shakeup from the touchline injects some belief into the team. Our manager stood and looked clueless. Then talked about not getting enough crosses in, when we're * at finishing crosses. Beggars belief.

 

Players have to take pride in their own performance. The only player who could come off the park against Molde at home with his head held high was Tierney. Singling out players is probably harsh, however, James Forrest come on at half time, and was an absolute disgrace. He didn't want to be on the park, and not for the first time in his Celtic career.

 

I think Commons can as well, 45 minutes he was our only threat, scored, was a big part in two disallowed goals that would have went in if others stayed onside and was our only threat in general. He came off, Tierney, Bitton and Lustig were the only ones trying to take on a bit of responsibility. Tierney the only one doing it succesfully.

I think there's times you can see players that don't have faith in what they're doing on the pitch, get caught in two minds, do things a bit too slow. I know what you're saying, look at the way Chelsea are playing just now for a prime example, that's not what is happening for me though. It's the way we're set up and what we're set up to do. It's us constantly hitting our head off of a brick wall.

 

Let's not forget that molde are playing * football. If we set up the way they did in this group, then people would be calling for Ronnie's head

 

I haven't watched their games against ajax and ferne but at times against us they were passing us off the park, even at Celtic park.

 

I wouldnt! Primarily because I don't think they are playing *. They've a strategy thats very efficient and effective, and players who can play it really well. They're displaying incredible organisation and composure against teams who should (on.paper) be playing them off the pitch. I think that's * brilliant...

I refuse to accept that it's all about us playing terrible against molde, I think it's mostly down to them playing well. That's why the 'worst' team in the group is currently top of the league, unbeaten, and I think may well stay so for the next 2 games as well

 

If we put 11 men in our own half for well over 3 quarters of the game, at home, people would be livid.

Our * totally collapsed in all these games. You can clearly see the team just don't have the experience for that level of football

 

Molde have 10 point and scored 9 goals in 4 games.

I'll take playing * like that all day.

 

Molde is much better than youd like to think. I Believe they are the best team in Norway atm. Actually better than Rosenborg, even though they have denied offers of theyre players for like 10m. And that is a huge thing in Norway. If a player is sold for like 300 thousand pounds, its a huge thing. Norway has so much talent these days, Rosenborg declined a offer from Brentford of 3.3m. Absolutely insane.

If WE Celtic could get Forren, Linnes, Elyounossi or Kamara for a decent amount of cash, they would all strenghten Our team. Not to mention Selnæs, Jensen or Helland from Rosenborg....

 

How come they were 6th in there league this year if their players are worth £10 mill? Not being sarcastic, I'm generally interested.

 

Absolutely right mate, in my opinion.

 

They had a terrible start to the season and ended up sacking their manager. They've looked much better lately

 

I'd take Forren and Selnæs for sure, possibly Linnnes as well.

 

Here's wishing the same will be said about Celtic and sooner than later.

 

Think that's a load of * tbh mate, they're scoring goals, if we were pumping teams bigger than us 3-1 we'd be ecstatic.

 

Ehhhh no.

 

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Idk if this has been posted, but it's good to see how involved he gets in training

 

Its not the attacking players we have to work on.

Would love to se ethe training for defenders and goalkeeper

 

Ship has sailed for me I'm afraid.
Couldn't give a * how involved he gets in training. He talks a good game, and I do think he has some great ideas. But ultimately , he's too naive and can't back it up.
Don't think he can turn it around.