Shadow2
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On Friday following the defeat to Valencia I made a few points about how something's got to give at Celtic if we have any ambition of improving on the European stage......
''The bottom line is BR's favoured tactics of playing out from the back will not work in Europe with this group of players so we either need to ditch it or sign players who are capable of pulling it off.''
''Something's got to give here, either the tactics on the pitch have to change or the tactics in the boardroom have to because right now it doesn't matter who plays whether it's Gordon or Bain, Boyata, Simunovic, or Ajer, Toljan or Lustig, KT or Izzy, Brown or McGregor we always end up with the same outcome whenever teams press us.''
Now today Brendan has hinted that some of the current squad have reached their level and that level falls short of what's required to make inroads in Europe, he alludes to the fact that if we want to make progress on the European front then it will require investing in a better standard of player and that means a change in the club's transfer policy. And there's the rub, since Brendan doesn't look like budging on his philosophy of how we should play and Lawell and the board look in NO way interested in changing their approach when it comes to player recruitment have we finally reached an impasse between manager and board that can't be overcome?
Just before anyone comments I would ask that this doesn't become yet another 'we can't compete financially' or 'the board are more interested in the balance sheet' debate as we all have different views on that which have been discussed at length already. What I'm really asking here is what do you think is the driving factor behind our shortcomings in Europe? Is it Brendan's refusal to change his tactics on the pitch that are the root of our problems when it comes to competing in Europe or is it the board's transfer policy that makes it impossible for BR and the bhoys to compete? Also is there a way round this problem that both parties can agree on or have we reached an impasse where one or the other has to give ground and change their approach.
HH bhoys and ghirls.
''The bottom line is BR's favoured tactics of playing out from the back will not work in Europe with this group of players so we either need to ditch it or sign players who are capable of pulling it off.''
''Something's got to give here, either the tactics on the pitch have to change or the tactics in the boardroom have to because right now it doesn't matter who plays whether it's Gordon or Bain, Boyata, Simunovic, or Ajer, Toljan or Lustig, KT or Izzy, Brown or McGregor we always end up with the same outcome whenever teams press us.''
Now today Brendan has hinted that some of the current squad have reached their level and that level falls short of what's required to make inroads in Europe, he alludes to the fact that if we want to make progress on the European front then it will require investing in a better standard of player and that means a change in the club's transfer policy. And there's the rub, since Brendan doesn't look like budging on his philosophy of how we should play and Lawell and the board look in NO way interested in changing their approach when it comes to player recruitment have we finally reached an impasse between manager and board that can't be overcome?
Just before anyone comments I would ask that this doesn't become yet another 'we can't compete financially' or 'the board are more interested in the balance sheet' debate as we all have different views on that which have been discussed at length already. What I'm really asking here is what do you think is the driving factor behind our shortcomings in Europe? Is it Brendan's refusal to change his tactics on the pitch that are the root of our problems when it comes to competing in Europe or is it the board's transfer policy that makes it impossible for BR and the bhoys to compete? Also is there a way round this problem that both parties can agree on or have we reached an impasse where one or the other has to give ground and change their approach.
HH bhoys and ghirls.
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