Neil Lennon

When we equalised last night the formation should have been changed instantly and if it went to extra time then so be it. Totally left ourselves open to the sucker punch, unbelievably naive.

 

The game was 2-2. We needed another goal and we're at home. Why change to a more defensive formation when we could have had them on the ropes. If we had done that and invited pressure back onto ourselves and conceded he would have been criticised for that as well. It's easy to be wise after the event. Nothing wrong with going for the jugular at a time when we should have been on top.

 

It’s a recurring theme when we come up against a half decent side (nothing more or less than that). We * up against the like of Ajax and AC Milan in Lennys last season here. We done it against Cluj and Copenhagen this time too. We really seem to struggle unless we are playing against a really good team or a pish team. Teams that are able to set their stall out and defend cause us big issues.

I’d say Rennes was an exception to that but they didn’t even take the game at Celtic Park seriously.

 

Because if you concede again you’ve got less than 10 to score 2. Take it to extra time, and you’ve got 30 mins and if you concede again then hopefully it’s early and you’ve got just under half an hour to get 2. I’m not saying we shouldn’t be trying to score in the last ten, just that we should have taken a more cautious approach.

 

Fair enough. It's all about opinions but I just think when we try to be cautious and defend we're more likely to concede not less likely. I prefer us to stay on the front foot especially when we need a goal to go through. It's an impossible job - whatever he did, if it works he's a genius and if it doesn't he's clueless.

 

Teams that can get stuck in about us cause us no ends of problems .

 

Biggest crime was playing ajer and Jozo and leaving bitton on the bench.

 

You are at your most vulnerable when you’ve scored in football. I don’t have the stats handy but a very high % of goals conceded come very soon after scoring. The fact we went gung ho after getting the equaliser was ridiculous, because even aside from the equaliser we hadn’t had control of the game at all in the second half.

Suicidal stuff, reminded me of watching us under Deila.

 

Lazio: Forster. They dominated the game

Rennes: they sucked.

Cluj: we won 1 game out of 4 against them

 

Forrest, Brown, Forster, mcgregor, ajer, etc have a * of a lot of European games with Celtic, that's nearly half the team, probably one or two more as well. Surely they could of seen that game out using their years worth of European experience and at least translated that to those who don't

 

Clutching.

 

How do you know that's because teams go gung ho after scoring. Maybe it's because after scoring they naturally drop back a bit and allow themselves to be pressurised. Maybe if teams continue to attack they wouldn't lose goals.

 

It was the easiest stance in the world and lazy too by the way to be anti-Lennon form the off. As early as his first game at Tynecastle the jungle drums were rumbling in some quarters. Then it was 'HE better not blow this title' , and now we have 'HE better not blow the 9' and if we do it then you know what comes next. No other REALISTIC candidiate came close with knowing what was required and the Club. I've yet to hear one name that i think could have done a better job....please kindly shove the Rafa,etc talk up your holes!!

By the by there was no guarantee, far from it, that we'd be sitting in such a decent position under that rat *. There were alarming signs that his wee experiment was starting to creak at the seams!!!

Having said that he does need to learn. Cluj, last night and the orcs twice were games where in the majority we were schooled and well beaten. These are teams we should really be beating. I would maybe cut some slack with Cluj as i now happen to think they're a prety decent side and i underestimated them.

You meet 'the i told you so' brigade everywhere in all walks. Here is no different. If they keep up the mantra they'll eventually get it right but they're not there yet!!! Thank * and hopefully it'll be a good while yet!!

 

What worries me, is players like Ajer who were constantly improving under Rodgers are regressing this season

 

Any other examples?

 

What has lenny done to the * at E-Tim’s * me they love to put the boot into him!

 

Apart from the first season and Ryan Christie last season I don’t remember any players improving and Christie has been well better under lenny tbh.

 

Almost all of our players improved under Rodgers.

Almost all have continued to play well under Lennon too and some even improved further.

Ajer blowing hot and cold and isn’t down to any manager, I don’t think. I’d put it down to him being 21 and still learning the position.

 

That's a good shout actually. I'm guilty of forgetting how young he still is and he's deffo still learning.