[Official TC Thread] Dundee vs Celtic, 30/12/15, 7:45pm, Bt Sport 1

Efe scares me.

 

Gordon

Lustig Efe Siminovic Izzy

Bitton
McGregor Johanson
Rogic

Ciftci Stokes​

I hear Efe may be injured so * knows who will play in defense if this is the case.

Young Tierney needs a break.

There is a case for Scott Allan instead of McGregor.

GMS & Forrest on the bench to provide width if we need it later on. Cole is another option.

Injuries are not an excuse there is no reason why we cant beat Dundee away with the team named above.

 

Nesbitt deserves a shot for me. He's really good and our first team starters are dropping like flies. Hope Ronnie gives him his shot soon.

 

* sake if Efe and Lustig are out we'll be playing Bitton cb Izzy rb probably.

 

If that's what we have to do then we will do it. Bitton looked lost at center back though so I would even look to chucking in a youth player instead. Mind young Fraser did a job in the Europa a few years ago.

Our squad management this season has been pathetic. Henderson was good for 20 starts given the circumstances and Fisher would certainly have been used.

 

What about Janko? How close is he to getting back? Really want him back ASAP.

 

Bitton just wants to go forward all the time so of course cb wont suit but I agree hope a youngster gets a chance. I remember Fraser playing next to Gershon when we had injuries as well and he was excellent, youngsters always put maximum effort in when given their chance.

We have cover for every position but they could not foresee this many injuries and under performers.

 

Pretty sure Kerr is out on loan at East Kilbride, has been since August

 

Probably months, he's been injured for 3 months and was still on crutches at our last home game so you'd imagine that it'll take him 4-6 weeks back training before he's fit so not any time soon.

 

I disagree strongly with the lack of fore sight. With Lustigs injuries over the years we always needed three right backs, with Janko an unknown this should have remained the case. In fact we have been lucky Lustig has kept fit based on previous seasons.

If Henderson who in my opinion was fourth choice in the bank of 2 behind Bitton, Brown, & Mulgrew was leaving the club then what was the plan? Have three players for two positions? Bearing in mind Deila sees Johanson, McGregor, & Armstrong as bank of 3 men. I didnt see the logic in letting Henderson go then and I still dont now.

 

* *. Think it's safe to say we've got a full blown injury crisis. The * is in the irn-bru up at Lennoxtown. Do the players pee in the local farmers land? Are the farmers making voodoo dolls? * is happening?

Deffo think we should be getting Nesbitt in the team, GMS needs to realise he's not doing it. Also thinking we should maybe recall Hendo in January. He's good enough, I reckon.

 

Oh *, our injuries are a joke.

Any chance this will be called off?

 

For our sake I hope so but we still have the players there to see off Dundee. The main thing in this game is to keep it tight and use our superior players to punish them. If he go's with the same system he always does with a heap of players coming in and playing out of position I can us getting beat in this game.

 

There's nae irn-bru up at Lennoxtown.

Only water allowed for our 90 minute athletes!

 

They've worked hard to keep Lustig fit I think and done well, Janko is young and he looked to be doing well but can't expect him to get injured then you also have Efe who can cover Rb.

McGregor has played well in cm and Armstrong is more than capable of playing in their if needed same with Allan I think.

 

Has to play Commons (if fit) or Stokes beside Ciftci. Pointless playing Ciftci up front on his own he's hardly going to run away from the Dundee centre backs unless they play two big fat * wi asthma

 

Mind when Dundee played the sheep at Dens few weeks back and there was torrential rain, most games around Angus were off but it went ahead, they were out wi the brushes right up to kick off.

 

Not wanting to be a complete weather bore , but conditions in Dundee area are no threat to game being called off . The big storm that's due to hit tonight/tomorrow isn't expected to reach as far East as Dundee . Well to any great extent that is .

 

If he plays Ciftci up top on his own again i will despair. The boy hasn't got the first clue of how to be a lone striker.

 

If you watch him he gives you the impression hes playing a 'false 9' rather than a lone striker... Its embarrassing.