Hearts vs Celtic, Wed 8th February, KO 7:45pm

Forster
Matthews Rogne Mulgrew ledley
Forrest Brown Wanyama Commons/Sammy
Stokes Hooper

Wanyama needs to improve big time for this over his recent performances, was thinking brown and ledley might be a better option instead tbh.

 

I'd still give Wanyama a good half an hour in there though. See what he can do. Might be better to bring him on though if we're a good bit ahead.

 

Forster

Matthews Rogne K.Wilson Muldini

Brown Wanyama Ledley Samaras

Stokes Hooper

2-0 to the bhoys. Hooper & Stokes goals

 

Id start him because hes still arguably been our best player this season, i just have my doubts because hes looked very slow and sluggish lately and at tynecastle you have be very alert and sharp as we wont get alot of time on the ball.
For the record i think hes missing kayal just like ledley did last season when kayal got injured.

 

I like it

 

Would play a similar team to what played today, it will be a physical test against Hearts much like today so we'd be wise to be prepared for that and play our most physical players.

Play with the same attitude as we did today and we should be fine.

 

He wasn't used to the conditions today, but that's no excuse for a couple of the other games though. If he's starting, he'll have to be at his best. We can't afford a slip, especially at Tynecastle.

 

Going to be a hard game but going to say 2-0 Celtic Hooper & Stokes

 

2-0 or 2-1 for me. Hooper and Forrest.

 

2-0 hooper & commons on target

 

Forster

Matthews Rogne Wilson Mulgrew

Forrest Brown Wanyama Ledley

Stokes Hooper

We need to dominate the midfield and stop the supply of long balls/be first to headed clearances by our defenders - it's the key to winning at Tynecastle where the pitch is tiny. Brown and Wanyama are battlers (the latter good at just keeping us in possession), Ledley gives us a balance and Forrest an all out attacking threat (but quick enough to track Templeton back). Wouldn't go with Izaguirre to start with - he's not fully fit and the pitch is too small for him to be fully effective and with a tight game anticipated it could take a free kick to win it so Mulgrew on there. Stokes and Hooper bringing Sammy on for one of them if it's not working.

 

Same team for me

 

No Ki on the bench and you bring Juarez in instead? Bit mystifying that one.

 

Ki's injured.

 

Ohh my apologies then i didn't know he was injured, do you know what kind of injury? Long term or just a minor knock?

 

Dead leg mate

 

forster
matthews rogne wanyama mulgrew
forrest brown ledley samaras
hooper stokes



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Not sure about Rogne against them...

 

Cheers.

 

any idea on how quickly he will be able to recover?