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Welcome to Celtic Jonjoe Kenny!

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Henrik 07, Feb 1, 2021.

Discuss Welcome to Celtic Jonjoe Kenny! in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. Seán Mac D Gold Member Gold Member

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    Defensively he is. Offensively he ain't.

    Overall he isn't as we attack more than we defend. Which is why playing a diamond and having him and Taylor as full backs doesn't work. Far too narrow.
     
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  2. CountyDownFaithful

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    He’s not eye-catching by any means but it’s nice to have a defensively sound full-back.

    Due to the fact we play against a low block most weeks, we really need our full backs to be attacking-minded and have quality end-product. I’m not sure Kenny ticks those boxes from what I’ve seen so far.

    When you consider Everton want £10m for him, it’s going to be a difficult task to find a well-rounded full-back within our price range. This is why we need to stop shopping in the English market, player prices are massively inflated.
     
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    Some of his passing has been dreadful. Has barely made a cross since that first game. You just canny be that poor playing for Celtic. Really hope we don't waste money on him.
     
  4. McChiellini..

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    This system really doesn't suit our personnel. It's as clear as day..

    We have a left back lacking in pace and ability to go by a man and a right back who isn't much better on the ball...could even be worse with his crossing and passing..

    We have such a lack of pace in our side just now also. Player's getting in each other's way as it's too congested. Getting dragged all over out of possession..

    You can see that team's are working us out in game and it's happened a few time's now where we've been on the back foot massively after promising starts..
     
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    Mental how we all see this, and our dated management can't.

    Cements the contract deal carryon , just walk 4 months ago with head held high and admitting he is not the man, instead I'll ride it out.
     
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  6. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    A step above a right sided Greg Taylor for me. He is a stop gap like I said when he came in.
     
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    He's nowhere near that good. Offers nothing in attack. We need a full-back that can contribute in attack. Given what Ralston did against Livingston he's a better option for the rest of the season.
     
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    3rd choice Everton RB.

    3rd choice!

    Last month our 3rd choice RB was Anthony Ralston for * sake - he is now backup for us.

    You get what you deserve. A youth player that is too old to play for the youth team and gets called 3rd choice RB - the * even is that.
     
  10. James Gold Member Gold Member

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    As average as average can be not one stand out attribute
     
  11. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Aye. Said before, but he's just sort of there.

    We should be looking for far better. Frimpong is miles ahead of him, from what I've seen.
     
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    10 million, eh?
     
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    Better than frimpong by a distance ! With better player sor players who tried would be a good player !!
     
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    I might be a dinosaur, but I've always wanted my defenders to defend.

    If we had the right system with natural wide attacking players he would be an excellent player.

    He is not suited in a ponderous diamond formation which we have.
     
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    He was * tonight, sane as the rest if the team.

    He's not looked anything special to me since he arrived and is akready looking completely different to when he first arrived (sane as everyone Lennin has poisoned, just look how * Laxalt is now)

    And what should we be playing if not the dimond just now then?

    4231 hasn't worked, we don't have the players for that now. 352 *, the 460 that lennon has tried to use a few tones never worked (nae surprise there) no wide players so 433 probably will be * thsts ki d of how our 4231 was anyway it played like a 433 often enough.
     
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    * if I know what we should play, I'm just a daft builder.

    What i do know is the diamond needs fast attacking mobile full backs......we dont have them.
     
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    Fair, but I'd say that qualifies you about as well as lennon.

    The other thing it needs is for players to go forward, but that was coached out our game ages ago
     
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  19. Garrymac1888 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Your second paragraph is spot on, and therein lies the root of our problems.

    Kenny is the least of our problems by the proverbial mile.
     
  20. Gabriel Beidh an lá linn Gold Member

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    I disagree.

    Frimpong was fine going forward and was not encouraged not to do so. I don't think we coach anything in our out of our players we leave them as we find them.

    This means we need to play a system that suits our players strengths or pick players best suited to the system we play. We do neither