Erik Sviatchenko

Knew he didn't have the minerals as soon as i watched him dance at Tynecastle..

 

Maybe he just wants to concentrate on here at the moment without any distractions. I'm sure the Chelsea boys post some pretty mental * with the lifestyle they'll have down there.

 

My point is he won't be back.. it's obvious.

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Did he do that? I thought he just unfollowed them?

 

Erik Sviatchenko believes that Celtic have sufficient reason to be “quietly confident” ahead of their trip to Ibrox on Sunday afternoon.

The Hoops defender, currently on loan at former club FC Midtjylland until the end of the season, has followed all the build-up to the game against Rangers from Denmark and he expects that Celtic will be happy to do their talking on the pitch.

There has been much said this week about the gap that exists between the teams and the possibility of Rangers putting pressure on Celtic with a positive result this weekend. However, the 26-year-old has maintained that having held the upper-hand in the fixture for so long that Celtic are right to approach the game with every belief in their own ability to get the win they want.

“I have followed a lot of the build-up this week but I think it is only natural that Rangers would talk up their chances,” said the defender. “If you are speaking to the media then it is difficult to say anything other than the fact you believe in yourself and that you will win the game. It is all about trying to give yourself that marginal edge ahead of the game.

“But Celtic know what they are capable of and what they can do. They have been on top of this fixture for a long time and I think there will be a quiet confidence about them ahead of the trip across the city.

“Their results have been fantastic domestically since Brendan Rodgers came into the club. They will approach this game with the same preparation as always and I think that they will come out of it on top.”

And for all that Sviatchenko is far removed from the build-up and hype of this weekend’s game, he has ensured that he is still in touch with all that is going on at Celtic.

“I still have my Celtic TV log-in,” he smiled. “I watch all the games and I would guess that I will be the first person to settle done on the sofa on Sunday to watch the game. I keep up with everything at Celtic. I have a lot of feeling for the club and a lot of friends who are there. I am always supporting them and wanting to celebrate in the success of the club.

“I don’t think that will ever change.”

Meanwhile, Sviatchenko has cited Hoops skipper Scott Brown as the catalyst for Celtic at Ibrox.

one of the things that I miss is the feeling of running out of the huddle at the start of a huge game like Sunday’s after listening to one of Scott’s team talks.

“He is not aggressive in the huddle but he is determined and he gets to the point. When he has finished with what he has got to say you have that extra 5% as you hear the roar from your own support. It is a great feeling.

“He is one of the few players who has that special button. He can be silly and playing around one minute and then he hits the button and he is in full-on game mode. He can carry people where he wants them to go and that is a special kind of leadership.

“It is a funny word to use to describe someone at this stage of his career, but for me, he is always developing. To be able to play at Celtic and at that level for ten years tells you that you need always to be striving for improvement and I think you can see that in him. He is capable of providing that little bit of inspiration that gives you a little extra bit in your legs.”







Erik Sviatchenko would love to return to Celtic this summer to fight for his place - but has acknowledged that it will be Brendan Rodgers who makes the call on whether or not he has a future in Glasgow.

The Celtic manager called to check in on the player last month following his January exit from the club and while ideally Sviatchenko would like to return to the Celtic dressing room for the start of a new season, he has admitted that what comes next in his career is out of his hands.

“The transition has been easy because I lived here for ten years before so it has all gone very smoothly,” he said. “I also have played since the first minute I arrived at the club. In the last month I have played five games and have also trained very well. I am close to reaching the percentages that I would like to be at but in the next few weeks I will hopefully catch up to that level.

“It is lovely for my family to be near my son and for him to see his grandparents a little more regularly just now. It is nice for everyone.

“It is difficult to give a verdict on what will happen in the summer. Much of that is because it is not down to me. I will always be positive and give my best and right now it would be amazing to be part of a Midtjylland side who went on to win the title. That would be amazing.

“I want to focus my energy on that and then in the summer I will speak to Brendan Rodgers and see what his thoughts are. Ultimately it is his decision. I am at an age now where I need to play football. I don’t want to be in and out.

“I think I need to play now to keep developing and improving. I am positive but I am also realistic and I know that it comes down to what the manager thinks and he is very honest. I spoke to him last month. Brendan called me to see if we had settled in here and I thought that was a very nice gesture. He was pleased that I was in the team and playing games and we will see what happens now over the next four months.”

 

Huffy *. Seriously unimpressive attitude.

 

Bring him home.

 

Thought he would have done well here.


Then it all went to pot for him.

 

Bumping his gums about two Celtic strikers fighting after a 1-0 win, saying they were fighting because it should of been three and about how he cant understand why he was dropped, after playing 40+ games in a season where we won it all.

 

He says exactly why he thinks he was dropped. Dont twist it into something its not.

 

Did not twist anything

"Surprised", "Cant understand", hardly twisting. I paraphrased an article I had read early. He's a *.

 

If I was dropped for relatively very few mistakes while Lustig, Jozo and Boyata get a free pass to * up beyond reason while receiving pats on the back, I would be much more upset than this.

People really look for reasons to hate him. Him and Gamboa are there to prove that sometimes Rodgers ostracize players for reasons that are not playing bad football.

 

Says he knew Brendan didnt think he was good enough and he was dropped for his mistake at ibrox.
Also says were in the top 10 clubs in the world.
If people could look at it objectively the comments are fair

 

The fat slow dwarf is gone..

A very bitter fat slow dwarf as well..

Really and truly this thread should be thrown somewhere else..

 

I must be missing something, always seemed a decent player when here and after reading that interview he sounds like he's a fan of the team and respects Brendan so why he's getting grief I do not know.

 

He has gave some right proper sulky * interviews over the last few months mate

 

Built like a brick shithouse and just as mobile.

 

Don't understand how anyone can read that and think he is bitter. He said we were a top ten club in the world.