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Are we better than strachans side that reached the cl last 16 twice and won 3iar?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Heisenberg, Mar 28, 2011.

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  1. think so yes!
     
    #21 alsybhoy, Mar 28, 2011
  2. In terms of playing attractive football i'd say the current team is easier on the eye but they haven't won the league or played in the CL group stages so it's kinda difficult to make comparisons at this stage.
     
    #22 The Prof, Mar 28, 2011
  3. The current team looks good because the overall standard in the league has dropped. They have a long long way to go before they can claim to be better than a side that won 3IAR and last 16 UCL twice, a purple patch in one season doesnt cut it.
     
    #23 Dempsey, Mar 28, 2011
  4. Some of our players now would make it in Strachans team (Kayal over Gravesen, Broony/Ledley over Jarosik) but Strachans teams alot better even looking on paper there. That mixed with the fact (as already stated) we haven't won anything to really make it a competition :50:
     
    #24 Seán_67, Mar 28, 2011
  5. To make it fair, it would have to be head to head with the team of Strachan's first season. Here's a rough idea of who may have been picked at this time in WGS first season


    The team may have had

    Boruc, Telfer, Balde, McManus, Camara, Nakamura, Petrov, Lennon, McGeady, Maloney, Hartson

    Maybe Keane or Zurawski would have played some games, maybe Pearson others

    Hartson would bully any of our current CB's but Camara would be there for the taking if he was isolated
     
    #25 albashamrock, Mar 28, 2011
  6. My answer is similar to others, not willing to judge the team yet - give them a few more seasons and lets see if they can win us the league or take us to Europe again.
     
    #26 McCabe, Mar 28, 2011
  7. Not yet anyway.
     
    #27 KRS-1888, Mar 28, 2011
  8. wgs team beat the then holders of the cl and man utd and other top teams could anyone seriously see the current side doing the same?
     
    #28 dikthetim, Mar 28, 2011
  9. Not a chance right now.
     
    #29 baroq, Mar 28, 2011
  10. Exactly what other people have been saying. This current team has a lot of potential but that's all it is right now. Ask me when we win the Champions League and my answer might be different.
     
    #30 KEANE07, Mar 28, 2011
  11. The current team looks good because it is good. It's young, dynamic and refreshing to see a Celtic side that has guys like; Emilio, Kayal, Hooper and Ledley.

    The standard of the league has dropped but not by much, in fact there's probably an argument that the loss of television revenue has stopped cheap foreign imports and allowed Scottish talent to shine which can be seen at Hibs, Hamilton, Kilmarnock and a good few others who have all sold players to the Premiership.

    In terms of success it is without question Strachan's side was better but in terms of collective ability my own opinion is this current side is better. Put it this way, Strachan's side wasn't capable of putting on the performance we did in the 3 nil game at Parkhead against the huns.
     
    #31 PaulM1888, Mar 28, 2011
  12. Too early to tell. I * hated the football we played under Strachan. Absolutely woeful stuff at times. He did win trophies however, and ultimately thats what Neil will be judged on. I pray that he is successful in this respect.
     
    #32 10/4 Kemosabe, Mar 28, 2011
  13. No.
     
    #33 Callum McGregor, Mar 28, 2011
    Many good players at the smaller clubs have been sold to service debts and have not been replaced. The TV deal collapse may be more beneficial to Scottish talent now getting a chance but the overall standard of the league has definitely dropped.

    Rangers back in the Strachan era was a much stronger squad and first 11, there is no doubting that either.

    This team looks good but they have yet to prove themselves in my book and definitely nowhere near Strachans team in terms of getting results when the chips are down, e.g. recent league cup final, never mind talking about doing the business season after season.

    I'll compare them when there is actually something to compare.
     
    #34 Dempsey, Mar 28, 2011
  15. there is potential in our team to be much better then strachans side no doubt about this but i think strachans side did better
     
    #35 CelticKurd, Mar 28, 2011
  16. how can we be better?? when we've won nuffin yet or progressed in europe?

    i dont get this poll
     
    #36 lisbonlion11, Mar 28, 2011
  17. Yes. We are, play much better football, and we might not get the results sometimes that strachans side did, although lennon's side that beat rang**s is the best OF performance i've seen since the days of MON. They are very good.
     
    #37 Mr_Hunskelper, Mar 28, 2011
  18. better to watch just now. But that is nothing to judge against a fairly successful 4-year spell. is it really?
     
    #38 SuperNick, Mar 28, 2011
  19. No not 'yet'. Lacking at back and a quality big target man (no disrepect to any of our front two)
     
    #39 fms06, Mar 28, 2011
  20. if wgs had been a former player of ours his team of 3inar would be lauded as one of our greatest ever
     
    #40 dikthetim, Mar 28, 2011
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