 kyogo leaving, jota returning
held on to him longer than i thought we would after ange departure ...but this is where the story could be
'After netting 20 and 34 respectively in all competitions in his first two seasons under Postecoglou, the scoring rate has dropped in the past two seasons to 19 goals in 2023-24 and 12 goals in 32 games this term.'
he had a different ask under ange and diff supply line with o'reilly, mooy, rogic
maeda and kuhn have taken on more goal scoring duties this season
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'Regular left winger Daizen Maeda is often utilised through the middle at international level with Japan and the expected return of Portuguese winger Jota may mean Maeda moves into that central role. However, his work in the channels – taking on full-backs and turning defences with his pace while hassling them when out of possession – is so invaluable to the way Celtic play that deploying Maeda centrally may be solving one problem by creating another. Johnny Kenny has been brought into the first-team fold after a prolific goalscoring spell on loan at Shamrock Rovers but is still to prove himself at the top level. With a domestic Treble to play for and a first appearance in the Champions League knockout stages since 2013 still to come this season, Celtic will surely look to beef up their attacking options this January window.'
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the odds are stacked against the replacement |
Why, without McGinn AV have been pretty average although to be fair we're way off our game. We're through and no pressure, Valle for Taylor and stick extra midfielder in Bernardo or McCowan for suspended Maeda and see how we go. |
look at how many teams are on 12/13 pts
its very difficult to see a win or draw at villa park |
2 goalies on the bench!
--------------Schmeichel
Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor
------Engels, McGregor, Hatate
---------Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda
Substitutes:
----------Sinisalo, Bain
Ralston, Nawrocki, Scales, Murray, Valle
-----Yang, Bernardo, McCowan, Palma
-----------------Idah
out:
forrest [injured], johnny kenny [?]
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alternative: mccowan ahead of hatate |
'...but we know better'
we do! lol |
Kasper's deal has been renewed until 2026 great news for the hoops 👍👌 |
Most think tonights match will be an easy win but we know better. I think it will be edge of your seat stuff as usual. Celtic 2 Young Boys 1. |
aston villa lost and drop to 9th [13pts, gd +5]
a psg/man city draw would also be good news
a celtic win tomorrow would put them a point behind villa on 12
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YB results
0-3 loss aston villa
5-0 loss barca
0-1 loss inter
2-1 loss shaktar
1-6 loss atalanta
5-1 loss stuttgart |
'Those finishing between ninth and 16th will be seeded and face a team placed 17th to 24th, with the advantage of playing the second leg at home'
big motivation to finish 16th or above |
YB played 6, lost 6, scored 3, conceded 22 [bottom of the table]
celtic need a BIG win on wed, 4-0, 5-0 territory, to head up the table in pts and gdiff - for that they need to play their 'A' game. its all very tight mid-table and celtic also have to think of the scot team euro coefficient. 1-0 would be humiliating!
other results that would help celtic
if monaco bt aston villa
if psg-man city draw [psg 25th, man city a place below celtic]
if the above panned out, celtic could afford to go to villa and battle out a commendable draw. it's hard to see a celtic win. celtic couldn't beat a depleted zagreb |
wrtmf Get a grip they won the match hands down and yes they had many chances (4 in the 1st half alone) to bury the game but were unlucky that's just the way it is with football it is the way the ball falls at the end of the game. |
chance after chance after chance
so much wayward passing and poor shooting |
starting 11 v Killie/scotcup- Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor, McGregor, Engels, Hatate, Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda
alternatives after the 3-3 dundee draw: maybe only scales for trusty and mccowan for hatate
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1840 - edit
the story of recent games:
-'Celtic didn't take their chances. They got their first goal but they probably had about four or five opportunities that they didn't take and that gave Kilmarnock that confidence'
-'Celtic have had unbelievable chances to put this game to bed and they haven't done it' |
Rennes are very interested in Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi and discussions have been ongoing for some time between the parties over the 29-year-old Japan international. (Ouest-France)
Reported interest from Rennes in Kyogo Furuhashi opens up the intriguing possibility of a player-plus-cash deal involving Jota, with the former Celtic winger out of favour with the French club. (Daily Record) |
Atlanta have "cooled their interest" in Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi and are instead targeting ex-Hoops forward Odsonne Edouard of Crystal Palace or Emmanuel Latte Lath of Middlesbrough. (Tom Bogert on X)
Celtic winger Luis Palma will join La Liga side Rayo Vallecano on loan, with negotiations in the final stage and an agreement already reached for the 24-year-old to fly to Madrid this week to complete the move. (Estadio Deportivo) |
Kyogo to leave? lack of goal celebrations today
to come in?
Tierney
Mathias Kvistgaarden
Sondre Orjasaeter |
front lines
engels - mcgregor - hatate
yang - idah - furuhashi
bench - bernardo, mccowan, kenny [back from shamrock], cummings [celtic b]
rossco playing 5 across the middle |
celtic travel to rossco without kuhn, maeda, forrest, palma
[+ away to dundee tues]
kuhn and maeda - about 30 goals between them
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what shape?
K. Schmeichel
Álex Valle /Taylor
Trusty /L. Scales
C. Carter-Vickers
A. Johnston
R. Hatate /McCowan
McGregor
Paulo Bernardo
Yang Hyun-Jun
K. Furuhashi /Idah
A. Engels
odin holm to make the bench? one last chance to resurrect celtic chapter? |
the pendulum is always swinging |
an unusual first 11 today...
K. Schmeichel
Álex Valle
L. Scales
C. Carter-Vickers (c)
A. Johnston
R. Hatate
Paulo Bernardo
A. Engels
Yang Hyun-Jun
K. Furuhashi
N. Kühn
...still quite close to the strongest side
the bench:
sinisalo
ralston-trusty-taylor
mcgregor-mccowan
palma-idah-maeda |
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