Jozo Simunovic

Aye he distributes the ball into the Midfield very well, best thing about him.

 

I thought he looked a bit dodgy tbh, poor in the air, got caught with people running in behind or off him a few times, didnt look too quick. Technically quite good on the ball with good confidence in his passing, used to blooter it at players about 90mph which was a good sign that he knew he could pass a ball although I mind it catching out quite a few of our players like Commons who couldnt control passing at that speed. He controlled the ball on the chest too out of the air a few times in his limited appearances which is good to see too as a lot of defenders just aimlessly head it into midfield.

Was early days though, he'd just moved abroad the first time and we dont have anyone from his type of area to help him settle.

 

As was the problem with the majority of our defenders last season, none of them were willing to go through the attacker to win the ball, continually trying to run with the man............I accept now that was down to Deila and his instructions.

Hopefully guys like Boyata and Simunovic will start blootering it to * when needs be *see Tierney for examples of how a defender should defend!*

 

I liked what I saw of him. I think he'll come good

 

If we go for 3 at the back in some games then it could be those 2 plus Jozo.

Rodgers was talking up Simunovic recently. I'd be hoping that Toure will help him develop and eventually we will see Jozo and Erik as the centre backs.

 

That last bit is on point. Tierney's decision making of going through the man, passing or clearing is great, especially for someone so young.

If the rest of the defence had the same decision making attributes as Tierney, we'd have a great back line. Unfortunately, we don't.

 

Agreed.

I'd rather we went with a 433, provided we sign a proper left winger. In saying that, I think Rodgers will mix it up. I'm sure we'll see 433, 352, 451, 442 etc at some point.

 

BR on Jozo Simunovic: "Still a little bit of time away.

 

Hate when managers say this...
Is it 'Days? Weeks? Months? Years? Decades? Centuries? Millennia?
It's the not knowing....
Stop posting stupid images in Celtic Chat.

 

should be a few weeks

 

THIS NEEDS SAID

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...but I am a Buddhist


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Stop posting stupid images in Celtic Chat.

 

22 today

 

Fs Gaffa.

 

Happy birthday Jozo!

 

Jozo a target for Torino.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ic-defender-targets-comeback-knee-injury.html


Celtic defender Jozo Simunovic has emerged as a shock target for Italian club Torino.
The Serie A club are bracing themselves for a £20m offer from league rivals Napoli for Serbian central defender Nikola Maksimovic if Kalidou Koulibaly's protracted move to Chelsea finally goes through.
And despite undergoing knee surgery after falling injured in January target long-term target Simunovic is the man the Italians want as a replacement.

Signed from Dinamo Zagreb for £3million last summer the 22-year-old has played just 17 first team games for the Scottish champions and returned to training last week, but has yet to play for Brendan Rodgers.
While his maiden campaign in the SPL was blighted by injury, Simunovic impressed at the heart of defence and revealed he plans to be back at some point in August, having played for a month-and-half with a bone fracture in his leg.

 

Something makes me think we'll never see much of him. Hopefully he can kick his injury problems and prove me wrong though.

 

What's his injury anyway? Can't even remember seeing him play now.