[Matchday] FC Kobenhavn v Celtic, Europa League, Thu 20th Feb, KO 17:55. BT Sport 3.

I think that element of it needs to be added into the rule. The ball was not travelling in a direction that was dangerous to Celtic. If the ball was about to land at the feet of a Copenhagen attacker I can understand it. The rule needs tweaked.

 

I would tend to agree with what you say there. We were clearly the better team in the first half and really could have put the tie to bed by half but you have to give their keeper credit he made 3 excellent saves in the first half followed up with another 2 excellent saves in the second. For me he was easily their man of the match as but for him we would have won the game on the night. Instead his performance and their teams second half when they were better then us got them a draw. Disappointing as getting the away win was there but an away score draw leaves us in a good place heading into the return next week at Celtic Park so not too disappointed overall.
Will be anxious to hear the news on Scott Brown's injury and its extent.

 

If it was a deliberate handball then it should be a yellow card ,if it wasn't deliberate hand ball it ain't a penalty.


Also why did yer man who booted brown in the head not see yellow? VAR must of missed that dangerous challenge

 

It doesn’t need to be deliberate.

Going by the new rules, if the ball hits your hand when it’s in an unnatural position, which makes your frame bigger, its an automatic penalty or free kick.

 

Didn't know that ,even with the bonkers new rule don't think christies arm is an unnatural position

 

For me that isn't a penalty. The booking is quite simply ridiculous and now he's out for an important match.

I'll keep saying it VAR will cheat its way through decisions for the big clubs. If that was Copenhagen against Man U or Seville or likes it ain't getting given, 100% guarantee on that. We will be similar. It'll also be used as and when they need it to benefit a big team in these competitions, I know it's the ladies footy but that Scotland match in the last tournie was just a carve up.

 

It's not. Hes flung himself in the air to header it and his arms are naturally out to help balance himself in the air for landing. You dont jump up like a pencil or you'll fall on your *

I'd give it if the ball was going towards the other team for a goalscoring opportunity otherwise load if * imo.

 

Wait...what? Lennon isn't a new and young manager, he's been in management for ten years now. He shouldn't be learning how to keep a 1-0 lead or turn it in to a greater lead.

Simply put, he got it wrong at half time. It happens. It's annoying. But it happens.


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Don’t really understand that logic mate. It’s as though there’s some shame in learning after a certain point in your career? If he’s got it wrong and not took a lesson from it then what’s the point?

Also I think this is only his second knockout round of European football and the first time against opposition near our level so it’s clearly a gap in his managerial experience..

 

Yeah, all players use their arms to jump, he didn't keep his arm up high, it lowered as he lowered. Players don't have hands by their sides when jumping. VAR just still leans towards interpretation and refs don't seem to know what unnatural is. You use your arms in all forms of leg movement, your arms when playing football will be in all sorts of positions

 

Guess it goes to show how we have progressed as a team that most fans are disappointed that we did not win a knock out stage European away game.
What * me off was the way we folded in the second half, its fine having silky players like Forrest Christie Ely etc but there comes a time that we need to dig in, scrap it out, Brown of old would have dragged us up. He just needed some help, bit like Huns games. And Bitton is never going to do that.

 

We had a 1-1 at cluj am not taking anything for granted


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Yes but now we have CJ and the wall

 

Yeh that is a good point


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Whilst I still think we were a better team than Cluj I've got be honest and say their results have impressed me more and more this season. I definitely underestimated them, more than once actually. I fancied us in CL quailifer. Then when we drew them in the Europa I thought they would be the also-rans in the group. They drew 1-1 with Sevilla at home and probably will go out now but I would no way right them off yet

Would say they're a superior team to the Danes mate.

Ps- Sevilla probably now take them for 5 now I've typed this!!

 

Just back from the game. Some craic. Copenhagen fans were decent, made a lot of noise and joined in the party with us.

Unlucky not to have been a few goals up at half time. Strange game in the second half especially. We should see them off no bother in the return leg.

 

i think the reason most of us are feeling dodgy , is that ..... was it just a case of momentum swings.... or do we wilt when an above average team gets in our * and doesnt give us time?

 

Any video of the Forster penalty save around? The BT highlights on Youtube annoyingly overlay a reccommended video in the exact wrong time and place to see it.

 

The rule is if you’re making yourself bigger and it hits your arm. Arm was up and away from him, so by the rules it’s a handball