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Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Keano88, Jul 3, 2019.

Discuss Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. McChiellini..

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    Just cause he's just coming back..

    He was the same early doors for us but I felt he was an excellent outlet who didn't stop running and was fairly consistent after..

    I'm no overly worried that he's taking 2 or 3 game's to get back to where he was..

    Taylor is steady enough and a decent option going forward but can look quite basic and slow getting up and down..
     
  2. McChiellini..

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    Agreed and he'll have plenty of time..

    I'm no writing him off....just feel Boli is comfortably ahead from what we've seen if both in a Celtic jersey already..
     
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  3. Valhalla Thus spoke Batistuta.

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    Boli is better attacking but with the games we’ve got going into the winter break I’d go with Taylor.

    Boli looks so rusty and with Tynecastle then Sheep and the Huns I’d be playing Taylor.
     
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  4. McChiellini..

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    Another thing I don't like is having Frimpong and Taylor at grounds like these..

    Any outball is just a long punt up and gives them an outball and chance at set pieces with both of these playing..

    Taylor I'd give a go at St Mirren away and maybe bring on against the sheep if we're going well next weekend..
     
  5. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Nah * that mate about time we stopped worrying about the size and physicallity/dirtiness of the opposition team.

    We play to our strengths, we win. Regardless of how small our players are.
     
  6. McChiellini..

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    I don't disagree with that at all. Just that 2 midgets at the back does give the opposition/haddies something to target/exploit..

    I've no worries of Tynecastle whatsoever by the way. We'll do a number on them 100% :50:
     
  7. Mr. Slippyfist

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    They play with Hickey at the back, and that wee cjnt is about 4ft 10.
     
  8. McChiellini..

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    Aye and we'll ruin him to be fair :giggle1:
     
  9. CountyDownFaithful

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    Really has to be a bit braver on the ball and try beat his man. He turned back and passed the ball backwards too many times for me today.

    I’ve backed him since day one even through the dodgy spell and I appreciate he’s just returning from injury however taking the safe option all the time isn’t what we need when trying to break teams down.

    Look at Frimpong, for example, driving forward and committing defenders. Need to see more of that from Boli.
     
  10. CountyDownFaithful

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    Also, this chat that Taylor isn’t as attacking as Boli is a bit of a myth IMO.
     
  11. Dublin Celt

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    He appears to need a run of games to be playing at his top. I've every faith he will be back on it over the next couple games

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  12. Dan Breen

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    Not impressed with him yesterday, gave the ball away too many times.
     
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    He wasn't really tested much as we controlled that game. I do remember Forster going mental at him at one point in the game at a mistake he made. He is an excellent attacker but poor defender.
     
  14. Seán Mac D Gold Member Gold Member

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    Got to disagree with a few above, I'd have Taylor as our #1 LB at the moment. He's not exceptional but he does the basics very well and that's what you need a full back to do.

    Boli has a great engine and will likely become a better full back than Taylor over time but he's wasting possession far too often with stray passes and is regularly caught out of position.

    Can't remember who played the through ball but they played Boli in behind the defence, right on the by-line, screaming out to be played across the goal for someone to come finish it and he bizarrely turned back into the man he was already by, onto his weaker foot and ended up losing the ball.
     
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  15. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    Somebody posted this earlier mate, it wasn't him turning back into the man intentionally, it was a * horrific touch
     
  16. Seán Mac D Gold Member Gold Member

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    :99:

    Must have been a rotter. Everyone near me was going aff their heid about it.
     
  17. Dan Breen

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    That ball that went over his head in the first half, was sure he would have got his head to it but seemed to have no spring, then he sold himself and Ajer had to bail him out.
    Right now, I would have Taylor ahead of him.
     
  18. Cringer67

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    I’d start Taylor too against the diets. Had a bit a of mare yesterday imo. Amazing how everthing attacking came from our left last few seasons and we had nothing on the right, now it’s the right side that looks dynamite.
     
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  19. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    Have to remember he's been out for a bit..

    Seems the type who takes a while to get fully firing.
     
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