The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Angelo]

Hammer the hammer. You have to be getting all three points. A draw is only pussy-footing about your intention to win the League. Get the three points, put the pressure on Gerrard. He was in a similar position last year and waned to the pressure.

I want a win but I'd take a draw now if offered.

I still think we can get them back if we draw, I think it's over if we lose.

[thebar]

Hammer the hammer. You have to be getting all three points. A draw is only pussy-footing about your intention to win the League. Get the three points, put the pressure on Gerrard. He was in a similar position last year and waned to the pressure.

I want a win but I'd take a draw now if offered.

I still think we can get them back if we draw, I think it's over if we lose.

Draw is as good as defeat does nothing to to bring the gap down and put a little pressure on...anything less than a win and its over for Celtic.

[Angelo]

Hammer the hammer. You have to be getting all three points. A draw is only pussy-footing about your intention to win the League. Get the three points, put the pressure on Gerrard. He was in a similar position last year and waned to the pressure.

I want a win but I'd take a draw now if offered.

I still think we can get them back if we draw, I think it's over if we lose.

Draw is as good as defeat does nothing to to bring the gap down and put a little pressure on...anything less than a win and its over for Celtic.

Draw is not as good as a defeat. A draw puts us 19 points behind a minimum of 10 points behind even if we win all our games in hand. We need to win but it's curtains if we draw.

Turning a 7 point gap around can happen quite quickly, we have chased that kind of gap down before. After we lost at CP last year we went 1 point behind with Rangers having a game in hand, a 4 point gap if Rangers win their game in hand. If we draw on Saturday, it's a 7 point gap if Celtic win their games in hand.

Celtic have the advantage of the league now being the their sole focus. Sevco have the Europa League to deal with it too. You'd fancy that they will beat Antwerp so Celtic should catch up on those games by the end of February. One thing this Rangers team have not done well under Gerrard is handle pressure. They shat it last season when the going got tough, they shat it in St Mirren in the League Cup when the pressure mounted.

We need to get a run of wins going, I think we still have a chance with a draw Saturday as they are brittle, they just haven't been pressured yet. If we get a draw and win all our games after until we meet them again, I think they'd start to wobble.

[Main Street]

It's a team that looks to be on the way to being settled, confident  and capable of beating Rangers, the only negative is a fear that this game is a few games too soon.
I'd say win this game and considering Rangers have 2 tough away games, Celtic's  title challenge could be resurrected.  A draw would only prolong the agony.

[general_lee]

The season hinges on a win. Psychologically as well as putting points on the table. A draw would prolong the inevitable and a defeat would spell disaster.

[illdecide]

Getting nervous now for tomorrow, don't think i can cope if we lose with Slippy G smiling afterwards giving his interview. NL has a few big calls tomorrow...If Jullien doesn't make it will he play Bitton or Duffy. Laxalt or Taylor and he's made is clear he's playing Barkas in goals...

I suppose/expect the team to be...

Barkas
Frimpong
Bitton/Jullien
Ajer
Laxalt
Soro
McGregor
Christie
Turnbull
Griffiths
Edouard

Bench is strong TBH but just hope we're not chasing it depending on 3-4 from the bench trying to get us out of a hole...

[uimhr ocht]

Hopeful or fearful heart ruling the head i dont know at the minute but were due a big performance against sevco,lenny surely has learnt from past mistakes tactically,team selection tactics,formation lenny has to get alot right tomorrow.

[balladmaker]

Will be interesting to see if NL goes with Soro or Brown.  Also whether he keeps his winning middle diamond formation in place, or change to something more traditional.  If he forsakes the current formation for something more defensive, it would say a lot about how NL fears Sevco over trusting his team to deliver.  Win is the only result that will do Celtic tomorrow and could change the course of the season in their favour.

[Orior]

Lennon's pre-match team talk for Saturday:

"Right lads, don't annoy Rangers. Just play it tight at the back, 11 behind the ball, give them no space and boot the ball up the field to give us a break when you can.

Then when we're 3-nil down, let's show them what we're about and what we could do"

[JimStynes]

No matter what team starts the main thing they need to do is some old school 'getting stuck in' type football. Rangers have bullied Celtic the last 2 years, especially in midfield. They need to really pressure rangers and up the tempo of the game. It's been far too easy for rangers lately. I don't even know if I'll watch it. TV remote is close to going through the screen most games.

[bennydorano]

Expect a lot of blood & thunder 2moro, both teams wound up to the hilt. Could be a few reds.

[Tony Baloney]

Expect a lot of blood & thunder 2moro, both teams wound up to the hilt. Could be a few reds.

Confirmed Rangers fan Bobby Madden is the ref so I can imagine who'll be getting the reds.

[Angelo]

If Edouard is at it Celtic will win. He is head and shoulders the star talent in the league and has purged der hun plenty of times before.

He missed out on the loss earlier in the season.

I'm feeling quietly confident about tomorrow.

[MoChara]

If twitter is to be believed this is team leaked

Barkas

Frimpong
Duffy
Ajer
Taylor

Christie
Brown
Soro
McGregor
Turnbull

Edouard
This is what it's all been about, the supposed leaks just to get the edge ahead of this game, put out this pish before the big Old Firm game Gerard will set up for the easy win and then bam actually put on the team that's been winning for weeks

[general_lee]

Just hope the team don't f**k about whoever plays. Whatever XI take to the field as long as they are set up to go at the c***ts right from the off and leave nothing out there. Would bite your hand off for a 1' goal and 90+8 mins of scrappy, hanging on for dear life torture right now