comment by Sjb1888 (U5188)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Dave The Jackal (U7727)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by Sjb1888 (U5188)
posted 13 minutes ago
I actually rate all our central midfielders, even down to guys like Henderson who cant get a sniff of the first team.
Rogic for me is the most talented, but unfortunately he's also the worst athlete and against the top teams you can't always get away with a player like him.
It's probably Brendan's most difficult decisions each week trying to choose the right combination for each match.
I still really rate Armstrong and I expect him to hit top firm again, but for me McGregor has been our most consistent midfielder this season.
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Aye, BR certainly isn't short of options in the middle of the park! Assuming we play 2 genuine wide players, as we do most weeks (from Forrest, Roberts, Sinclair and Hayes), then you're looking at picking 3 from:
Brown
Armstrong
Rogic
McGregor
Ntcham
Kouassi
Bitton
Henderson
Ajer
... with Christie potentially to come back into that mix as well (as I don't see him as a winger).
Tough breaking into that area of the team! ... and some say we should sign McGinn?!
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I think there's a very good chance Armstrong will be sold, we're overloaded in that area and by only signing a year extension it's clear he's not entirely happy with most likely his contract.
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The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
When did Ntcham fall out of favour? I just assumed he was struggling to settle but a few of you seem to just not rate him. Do you think he'll make it?
comment by Magnum (U16400)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Sjb1888 (U5188)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Dave The Jackal (U7727)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by Sjb1888 (U5188)
posted 13 minutes ago
I actually rate all our central midfielders, even down to guys like Henderson who cant get a sniff of the first team.
Rogic for me is the most talented, but unfortunately he's also the worst athlete and against the top teams you can't always get away with a player like him.
It's probably Brendan's most difficult decisions each week trying to choose the right combination for each match.
I still really rate Armstrong and I expect him to hit top firm again, but for me McGregor has been our most consistent midfielder this season.
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Aye, BR certainly isn't short of options in the middle of the park! Assuming we play 2 genuine wide players, as we do most weeks (from Forrest, Roberts, Sinclair and Hayes), then you're looking at picking 3 from:
Brown
Armstrong
Rogic
McGregor
Ntcham
Kouassi
Bitton
Henderson
Ajer
... with Christie potentially to come back into that mix as well (as I don't see him as a winger).
Tough breaking into that area of the team! ... and some say we should sign McGinn?!
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I think there's a very good chance Armstrong will be sold, we're overloaded in that area and by only signing a year extension it's clear he's not entirely happy with most likely his contract.
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The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
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Same things have been said about the first four, give it a season or two and you might signing a different tune.
I feel like Celtic are playing the long game very well, we seem to doing a good job of bringing in guys who might not be quite good enough yet in preparation for our regular starters leaving eventually, it wont work every time, but I see enough in Ntcham, Kouassi, Ajer and Henderson to say that at least 2 out of 4 could become regular starters in the future.
comment by Miller (U9310)
posted 2 minutes ago
When did Ntcham fall out of favour? I just assumed he was struggling to settle but a few of you seem to just not rate him. Do you think he'll make it?
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I rate his potential very highly, he has all the attributes to eventually fill Scott Brown's place if he's patient enough to bide his time and work hard, i'd say he's already technically better than Brown.
I think his descision making is his biggest weakness at the moment, but that's pretty typical of young players, people forget how young he is coz we spent more than £4m on him.
The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
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Depends what you mean by not up to it Magnum. I assume you are maybe talking about in terms of Europe. In scottish league terms they are more than good enough though maybe you wouldn't start with 4 out of those last 5 and be confident of winning a domestic match. They certainly provide cover when we want to change things a little though I do wish we would desist with making 6-7 changes at a time after Europe.
comment by The Lurker (U21637)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
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Depends what you mean by not up to it Magnum. I assume you are maybe talking about in terms of Europe. In scottish league terms they are more than good enough though maybe you wouldn't start with 4 out of those last 5 and be confident of winning a domestic match. They certainly provide cover when we want to change things a little though I do wish we would desist with making 6-7 changes at a time after Europe.
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That's what I mean. We need to measure ourselves against the best as opposed to the simply the best
comment by Magnum (U16400)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by The Lurker (U21637)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
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Depends what you mean by not up to it Magnum. I assume you are maybe talking about in terms of Europe. In scottish league terms they are more than good enough though maybe you wouldn't start with 4 out of those last 5 and be confident of winning a domestic match. They certainly provide cover when we want to change things a little though I do wish we would desist with making 6-7 changes at a time after Europe.
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That's what I mean. We need to measure ourselves against the best as opposed to the simply the best
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Exactly we should always look for Progres
Never surrender
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Never surrender
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Wait that was too close to.........you surely weren't trying to say......
comment by Dave The Jackal (U7727)
posted 52 minutes ago
Ach, surely it's way too early to be writing off Ntcham and Kouassi? Still plenty time for both to improve IMO, especially Ntcham.
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tbh...I wrote off kouassi after one spectacularly bad pass at dens park. Still have nightmares about it.
Look guys the reality is we should just enjoy being in the CL at the moment for I firmly believe that when the champions route is removed and the number of qualifiying clubs is cut from 16 down to 8 the harsh reality is we will struggle to qualify for the group stages. This move to satisfy the so called big nations with additional automatic qualifying clubs sure leaves a sour taste for the vast majority of clubs across Europe. In the near future there is every chance it will be the Europa pre and not post Christmas for us.
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posted on 1/11/17
comment by Sjb1888 (U5188)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Dave The Jackal (U7727)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by Sjb1888 (U5188)
posted 13 minutes ago
I actually rate all our central midfielders, even down to guys like Henderson who cant get a sniff of the first team.
Rogic for me is the most talented, but unfortunately he's also the worst athlete and against the top teams you can't always get away with a player like him.
It's probably Brendan's most difficult decisions each week trying to choose the right combination for each match.
I still really rate Armstrong and I expect him to hit top firm again, but for me McGregor has been our most consistent midfielder this season.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Aye, BR certainly isn't short of options in the middle of the park! Assuming we play 2 genuine wide players, as we do most weeks (from Forrest, Roberts, Sinclair and Hayes), then you're looking at picking 3 from:
Brown
Armstrong
Rogic
McGregor
Ntcham
Kouassi
Bitton
Henderson
Ajer
... with Christie potentially to come back into that mix as well (as I don't see him as a winger).
Tough breaking into that area of the team! ... and some say we should sign McGinn?!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think there's a very good chance Armstrong will be sold, we're overloaded in that area and by only signing a year extension it's clear he's not entirely happy with most likely his contract.
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The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
posted on 1/11/17
When did Ntcham fall out of favour? I just assumed he was struggling to settle but a few of you seem to just not rate him. Do you think he'll make it?
posted on 1/11/17
comment by Magnum (U16400)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Sjb1888 (U5188)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Dave The Jackal (U7727)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by Sjb1888 (U5188)
posted 13 minutes ago
I actually rate all our central midfielders, even down to guys like Henderson who cant get a sniff of the first team.
Rogic for me is the most talented, but unfortunately he's also the worst athlete and against the top teams you can't always get away with a player like him.
It's probably Brendan's most difficult decisions each week trying to choose the right combination for each match.
I still really rate Armstrong and I expect him to hit top firm again, but for me McGregor has been our most consistent midfielder this season.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Aye, BR certainly isn't short of options in the middle of the park! Assuming we play 2 genuine wide players, as we do most weeks (from Forrest, Roberts, Sinclair and Hayes), then you're looking at picking 3 from:
Brown
Armstrong
Rogic
McGregor
Ntcham
Kouassi
Bitton
Henderson
Ajer
... with Christie potentially to come back into that mix as well (as I don't see him as a winger).
Tough breaking into that area of the team! ... and some say we should sign McGinn?!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think there's a very good chance Armstrong will be sold, we're overloaded in that area and by only signing a year extension it's clear he's not entirely happy with most likely his contract.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
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Same things have been said about the first four, give it a season or two and you might signing a different tune.
I feel like Celtic are playing the long game very well, we seem to doing a good job of bringing in guys who might not be quite good enough yet in preparation for our regular starters leaving eventually, it wont work every time, but I see enough in Ntcham, Kouassi, Ajer and Henderson to say that at least 2 out of 4 could become regular starters in the future.
posted on 1/11/17
comment by Miller (U9310)
posted 2 minutes ago
When did Ntcham fall out of favour? I just assumed he was struggling to settle but a few of you seem to just not rate him. Do you think he'll make it?
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I rate his potential very highly, he has all the attributes to eventually fill Scott Brown's place if he's patient enough to bide his time and work hard, i'd say he's already technically better than Brown.
I think his descision making is his biggest weakness at the moment, but that's pretty typical of young players, people forget how young he is coz we spent more than £4m on him.
posted on 1/11/17
The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
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Depends what you mean by not up to it Magnum. I assume you are maybe talking about in terms of Europe. In scottish league terms they are more than good enough though maybe you wouldn't start with 4 out of those last 5 and be confident of winning a domestic match. They certainly provide cover when we want to change things a little though I do wish we would desist with making 6-7 changes at a time after Europe.
posted on 1/11/17
comment by The Lurker (U21637)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
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Depends what you mean by not up to it Magnum. I assume you are maybe talking about in terms of Europe. In scottish league terms they are more than good enough though maybe you wouldn't start with 4 out of those last 5 and be confident of winning a domestic match. They certainly provide cover when we want to change things a little though I do wish we would desist with making 6-7 changes at a time after Europe.
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That's what I mean. We need to measure ourselves against the best as opposed to the simply the best
posted on 1/11/17
comment by Magnum (U16400)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by The Lurker (U21637)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
The first four on that list are good. The rest aren't up to it.
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Depends what you mean by not up to it Magnum. I assume you are maybe talking about in terms of Europe. In scottish league terms they are more than good enough though maybe you wouldn't start with 4 out of those last 5 and be confident of winning a domestic match. They certainly provide cover when we want to change things a little though I do wish we would desist with making 6-7 changes at a time after Europe.
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That's what I mean. We need to measure ourselves against the best as opposed to the simply the best
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Exactly we should always look for Progres
Never surrender
posted on 1/11/17
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posted on 1/11/17
Exactly we should always look for Progres
Never surrender
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Wait that was too close to.........you surely weren't trying to say......
posted on 1/11/17
comment by Dave The Jackal (U7727)
posted 52 minutes ago
Ach, surely it's way too early to be writing off Ntcham and Kouassi? Still plenty time for both to improve IMO, especially Ntcham.
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tbh...I wrote off kouassi after one spectacularly bad pass at dens park. Still have nightmares about it.
posted on 1/11/17
Look guys the reality is we should just enjoy being in the CL at the moment for I firmly believe that when the champions route is removed and the number of qualifiying clubs is cut from 16 down to 8 the harsh reality is we will struggle to qualify for the group stages. This move to satisfy the so called big nations with additional automatic qualifying clubs sure leaves a sour taste for the vast majority of clubs across Europe. In the near future there is every chance it will be the Europa pre and not post Christmas for us.
posted on 2/11/17
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