Celtic v Qarabag UCL 29/07/15 19:45 KO

A win with no away goals conceded, I'm quite happy with that. Also quite happy that they have to score and we don't. Hopefully they'll * up their defense when they try for a vital goal.

 

Match sharpness was really what was lacking tonight. An extra yard or bit of movement with crisper, better passing and we would have won that quite comfortably in my opinion. The possession stat is misleading. For all they had the ball they done virtually nothing in terms of a goal threat.

My only real concern with next week is how we handle the travelling and fatigue from that. Could do with resting the majority of the team on Saturday.

 

If we score over there I think that'll be enough. Don't see them scoring 3+

 

I didnt see the game. I really believe we are going to qualify, but for the more I now like Ronny he is really stubborn and there is absolutely no reason for Ciftci to keep starting games and it's logical and obvious that Thumb has to start. He is never going to do it the next match the same way as he never changed the team this time year when it was screaming for it.

 

Not sure if this link to the goal has been posted.

http://streamable.com/d76m

Much better than the previous clip.

 

he just killed that ballboy

 

Just back from the game and although I'm not completely happy with the result its a win and a clean sheet but we were very poor offensively, I can't see us being caused much problems over there with van dijk and boyata at the back, they looked pretty solid tonight. Good to see lustig get 90 mins he's looking alot fitter and hopefully we have mulgrew for next week which will give us even more aerial advantage. I'm confident of going through but we need alot more movement and urgency in our attacking play next week because tonight it was non existent, the quarabag defence mid pretty much stopped us playing through the middle on his own and we just weren't getting the ball out wide quick enough until forrest came on, however his end product is terrible. Again Griffith's really needs to start ciftci had a couple of nice touches but his finishing was poor once again

 

Eh?

How did they manage to qualify for the third round?

By scoring 4 at home to Valletta last week?

 

Griffiths was up all night with toothache and had been at the dentist. he said himself he didn't feel 100%...

 

RIP

 

eh?

No they didnt. They drew 0-0 at home and won away leg 1-0

 

Cracking header


RIP that poor ballboy

 

And it was against Rudar. Not Valleta

 

They won 1-0 on aggregate agaisnt Rudar. It was 0-0 in Baku.

 

Exactly I'm reasonably chuffed with that overall. We pretty much ran the show, Boyata is looking better all the time, the team is only gonnae get better too, Commons back, etc, etc.

With the benefit of hindsight I would have started Thumb but Shifty needs the game time, although these are really important games, I think Ronnies balancing starting Shifty with knowing that we can keep going till the end and carry a goal threat from all over the pitch. I would start Thumb next week though tbf, maybe bring Shifty on as sub.
Either way I'm happy with this, win and a clean sheet, we will score over there so they now have to score about 3 or whatever, so yeah. I think some folk are just naturally more pessimistic, lol.:smiley-laughing002:

And git wee Jimmy Shooders tae *, he's had his chance..

 

Yup, on the wrong game!

 

Just in from the game, another slow start in Europe. Too many careless passes when players weren't even under pressure - very frustrating. The second half was much better at times and Boyata was class at tracking back!

I'm hoping we travel over there a day early and take the extra time to settle in.

 

Still... it was three goals before tonight and two after tonight