The Shamrock
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Looks like it's going to be another season of ups and downs and which Celtic team will turn up. Don't think I can watch all that again without taking blood pressure medication. HH
Slow passing , negative passing, tonight was an absolute abomination from Celtic , there are no excuses that can be put forward to absolve this team . Disgraceful doesn't cover it . We got what we deserved , not the "point " that we gained but the two that we lost . Brendan said after the shit results we had last year that he was going to drill into the players that those kind of performances were not acceptable.....well ? Did he forget ? Tonights performance was worse than anything I witnessed last season.?Dreadful first half. No penetration, too many backward passes, players looking like they can't be bothered. If it's the playing system hard lines because we might be stuck with it for the second half now that Ntcham has spat the dummy out of the pram.
What was his first half display all about? Absolutely disgraceful. Every pass, misplaced. And a petulant attitude which defies belief. We made only a couple of chances. Gordon has been the busier keeper. The manager has some hard thinking, and hard talking, to do at the break; fortunately I think this is where Brendan really earns his coin.
But this slow build up system ... when are we going to learn? I know what it's designed to do, but actually it does the opposite thing. It doesn't draw opponents out - they are too savvy for that, even here in Scotland. What it does do is it gives the opposition all the time in the world to organise their defence. it's shockingly counter-productive.
Our defence has an easy night, sitting back and taking it easy, we needed them to push up and play passes in behind St. Mirren’s first defensive line, rather than balls into Rogic and McGregor’s feet with thier backs to the opposition. The centre backs didn’t take enough risks to help create something, and Ntcham being sent off only made things worse.
The players, the manager and the board should all be having a word with themselves and each other because they're all to blame for that performance. HHHas the manager blamed the board yet?
You're correct about there being very little movement off the ball to find space. HHDo the player get a bonus if the complete 5 yard pass sideways?
The defence have no midfield to pass to so side back side back.
No proper movement in offence. Always pass to static man. Touch slow it down then back to defence.
Do they really think St Mirren are gonna come out of they keep passing sideways.
Our players appear to man mark when we got the ball.
But then look for space when they get the ball.
Very seldom any kind of direct dangerous crosses.
Lots of head down charge no looking drilled crosses.
But if thats pre planned where is the bloke trying to get onto the pre planned drill.
Look to me like they want St mirren to be the red sea and just part at the command of Moses.
Except Moses wasn't actually playing.
Dire performance going forward.
Im pretty sure Huns direct garbage would have won that game by a couple goals even with 10. This system way play is high risk defending at times but always low risk attacking and pass rather than shoot lads. I like the 3 yard pass sideways best. Bonus for all 3 yard side passes. Extra bonus is you stay in your own half while doing 3 yard sideways passes.
I know it was with 10 men. But the efficiency of our passes is woeful and the guy we have who ever consistently shoots is dangerous from every freeckick and can pass the ball from corners is hardly ever first choice.
Easy to moan after the fact. But that was gash.
Agreed, right from the off, when the guy barreled into KT and got booked, they showed they meant businessWe were shit, blame the ref and paper over the cracks. 65% possession? 2 shots on target. Mince