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[ned]

Celtic would want to avoid the Kazaks and Azer-bhoys!

Beaten both before.

[Targetman]

Good professional job done tonight with Griffiths introduction vital, should have scored another 2 or 3,we should be capable of beating any of the teams that we can draw, qualifying for the group stages again has to be achieved!

[thebar]

Good professional job done tonight with Griffiths introduction vital, should have scored another 2 or 3,we should be capable of beating any of the teams that we can draw, qualifying for the group stages again has to be achieved!

x2 well said sir

[ONeill]

That's a great win. Fearon was wrong.

[Over the Bar]

Celtic would want to avoid the Kazaks and Azer-bhoys!

Beaten both before.

I mean due to the distance of the away leg!

[Main Street]

When is the draw for next round & who are potential opponents?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_UEFA_Champions_League_qualifying_phase_and_play-off_round#Play-off_round


Seeded teams

    Greece Olympiacos CC: 55.380
    Denmark Copenhagen CC: 37.800
    Scotland Celtic CC: 27.775
    Cyprus APOEL CC: 26.210
    Slovenia Maribor CC: 21.125

   

Unseeded teams

    Kazakhstan Astana CC: 18.425
    Azerbaijan Qarabağ CC: 18.050
    Croatia Rijeka CC: 16.675
    Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva CC: 10.875
    Czech Republic Slavia Prague CC: 8.135

Seeded teams
Greece Olympiacos CC: 64.850
Scotland Celtic CC: 42.785

[T Fearon]

Sadly this is the same pattern as last year.Scraping through against inferior sides with much inferior resources, when we should be building momentum during what should be a routine qualifying process,and arrive  in the Group Stages with confidence and ready to be ultra competitive in all six games,and challenge for at least the runner up spot.

[Milltown Row2]

Sadly this is the same pattern as last year.Scraping through against inferior sides with much inferior resources, when we should be building momentum during what should be a routine qualifying process,and arrive  in the Group Stages with confidence and ready to be ultra competitive in all six games,and challenge for at least the runner up spot.

Team is mid way through its season! Celtics season hasn't even started.... so as a manager you have to manage not just for (Tony) qualifying for an unwinnable competition but also the domestic season... players need to have holidays too Tony, you'd much prefer to give them no time off so they can hammer the 'little' teams (Rosenberg have decent euro form) and when the big games matter have a dip in form because they are shattered?

[Hectic]

Yeah when you are not facing teams of a half decent standard in a competitive environment it is tough to hit the ground running. Celtic were the team over two legs that looked rusty despite dominating both home and away legs.

[BennyHarp]

Sadly this is the same pattern as last year.Scraping through against inferior sides with much inferior resources, when we should be building momentum during what should be a routine qualifying process,and arrive  in the Group Stages with confidence and ready to be ultra competitive in all six games,and challenge for at least the runner up spot.

Team is mid way through its season! Celtics season hasn't even started.... so as a manager you have to manage not just for (Tony) qualifying for an unwinnable competition but also the domestic season... players need to have holidays too Tony, you'd much prefer to give them no time off so they can hammer the 'little' teams (Rosenberg have decent euro form) and when the big games matter have a dip in form because they are shattered?

Exactly. These rounds aren't about building momentum they are about getting through. A 7-0 on aggregate v Rosenberg would have zero impact on how Celtic perform in the group stages. Maybe they should have patched up Dembele to get the strongest team on the pitch last night? Or was it wiser to manage the squad with a long season ahead. As far as I can see, a tricky tie at a tricky time of year has been overcome - job done!

[LurganHoop]

Celtic would want to avoid the Kazaks and Azer-bhoys!

Beaten both before.

I mean due to the distance of the away leg!

I have actually always felt that those games are made out to be worse than what they are. Teh opposition obviously have the same travel for the second leg and that suits us given that towards the final stages their body clock will think it's after midnight. Key is keeping things right in the first leg. W rare so far ahead domestically that even if we were to drop points in a game following the away leg it's never going to matter at the end of the season

[themac_23]

Great to get through, few stray passes and heavy touches just not at full match sharpness yet but again, we were able to get through against a team who are top of their league half way through their season. Sinclair was class for me last night, a lot of his touches etc weren't coming off but the tracking, tackling and harassing even in the final stages resulted in a good few turn overs, thats what you need in players when things arent going great for them dig in and put in the hard yards. Delighted with the result

[ned]

Great to get through, few stray passes and heavy touches just not at full match sharpness yet but again, we were able to get through against a team who are top of their league half way through their season. Sinclair was class for me last night, a lot of his touches etc weren't coming off but the tracking, tackling and harassing even in the final stages resulted in a good few turn overs, thats what you need in players when things arent going great for them dig in and put in the hard yards. Delighted with the result

Agree on Sinclair. He made the goal, brilliant turn near halfway with back to goals and run towards their box.
Rosenborg were ultra cautious bar 15 minutes at start of second half. Great result bearing in mind we were without a recognised striker for 3/4 of the tie and had to play a midfielder and a 19 year old in central defence for most of it.

[tonto1888]

Sadly this is the same pattern as last year.Scraping through against inferior sides with much inferior resources, when we should be building momentum during what should be a routine qualifying process,and arrive  in the Group Stages with confidence and ready to be ultra competitive in all six games,and challenge for at least the runner up spot.

Getting an away win against a team half way through the season is a good win. Challenging for the runners spot is probably a bit much given we will be a pit four side and up against teams with much superior resources

[Main Street]

 
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