Scottish Cup: Celtic v Aberdeen (Saturday 8th February, 12:45)

Huge game. I don't expect Stokes to be dropped but I'd like to see us go with something like this:

Forster
Fisher Ambrose Virgil Izaguirre
Brown Johansen
Forrest Commons Mulgrew
Griffiths​

Załuska
O'Connell
Matthews
Biton
Boerrigter
Pukki
Baldé

 

I don't think Griffiths will start. We're winning games and Lenny is pretty cautious. This being a knock out game I can see a more familiar starting 11 with Johanssen.

 

I expect Stokes to be dropped, without doubt. Whether that means Pukki comes back in, or the riskier option of Griffiths, will depend much on how this week goes in training I suspect.

But after the weekend, i'd be surprised to see him (Stokes) start.

Again, there were plenty positives yesterday in terms of drisp passing, getting to the byline, pressing opponents, good organisation defensively.....but that cutting edge was missing massively.

The way Aberdeen will be feeling at the moment, another performance like yesterday in terms of profligacy, and we will be struggling this coming Saturday.

 

stokes should be released

 

Hahaha, released. Hope yer tin hat is on even in jest!!!

 

Massive game, they're the best of the rest in Scotland and allround vile *, get them beat Celtic.

Forster

Fisher Ambrose Van Dijk Izaguirre

Brown Mulgrew Johansen

Forrest Commons

Balde​

 

Forster
Fisher--Ambrose--Van Dijk--Izzaguirre
Brown--Johanssen--Mulgrew
Commons
Pukki--Griffiths​

 

Forster
Fisher Efe VVD Izzy

Brown Johansen

Forrest Commons Mulgrew

Griffiths

 

Need a performance from Forrest. Felt he was hardly in the game yesterday before being taken off. More of the same from Johansen as well.

Forster

Fisher Ambrose VVD Izzy

Brown Mulgrew

Forrest Commons Johansen

Stokes


I said yesterday Stokes should be dropped, and probably will be for Griffiths, but I think if there's ever a game where he can show his worth to us and prove himself it could well be this one. Has a decent return against Aberdeen as well. I certainly still don't trust Pukki or Balde enough to start ahead of him and Griffiths could be a good impact sub to bring on later in the game against tired legs of the Aberdeen defence. Easy pickings.

 

MASSIVE game

 

4-0 stroll in the park.

 

Tightest game of the season

 

i really hope mathews is available on sat,young darnell is doing well and only young but ive noticed more and more mistakes in his game only young and you will get that,but sat is a massive game and i would prefer mathews

 

On tv???

 

Simply cannot loose this game.

 

Sky Sports 2

 

I want them *.....put back in their place.

 

Massive, massive game. Hope there's a decent crowd out. Can just imagine the chants from both sides.

 

Yup. Absolutely huge game. Slipping up just isn't an option. Hope Lennon drills this into every single one of them.

Get the job done, Celtic.

 

* hammer them, and rub it in their faces for having so many * in the crowd.

I can see Griffiths celebrating infront of the dons fans.