The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Main Street]

Can anyone actually put their finger on why Celtic are so bad in Europe and why the constantly year on year get beat by smaller clubs with smaller budgets. We can blame players or managers or both but it's happening with even good managers in charge...The great BR couldn't halt it and neither can Ange the saviour so what's the problem/issue?

Celtic in Europe need to sit back, soak up pressure and hit teams on the counter like what Rangers do in Europe and also what teams do to Celtic in the SPL every week. Who can forget Celtic under Rodgers going toe to toe against Barcelona and PSG and getting absolutely destroyed.

I can...I was in Paris the night we got thumped 7-1. Wasn't pleasant.
The last time Celtic won a knock out game post Christmas was v Barcelona in 2004. That's 18 years of pure failure under 9 different managers...(O'Neill, Strachan, Mobray, Lennon, Deila, Rodgers, Lennon, Kennedy & Ange)

It's not 18 years, you are forgetting Strachan twice into the knockout stage and Neil's  jubilee 2012
The dramatic slump has happened since 2013 albeit with a few good games.

[Nanderson]

Can anyone actually put their finger on why Celtic are so bad in Europe and why the constantly year on year get beat by smaller clubs with smaller budgets. We can blame players or managers or both but it's happening with even good managers in charge...The great BR couldn't halt it and neither can Ange the saviour so what's the problem/issue?

Celtic in Europe need to sit back, soak up pressure and hit teams on the counter like what Rangers do in Europe and also what teams do to Celtic in the SPL every week. Who can forget Celtic under Rodgers going toe to toe against Barcelona and PSG and getting absolutely destroyed.

I can...I was in Paris the night we got thumped 7-1. Wasn't pleasant.
The last time Celtic won a knock out game post Christmas was v Barcelona in 2004. That's 18 years of pure failure under 9 different managers...(O'Neill, Strachan, Mobray, Lennon, Deila, Rodgers, Lennon, Kennedy & Ange)

It's not 18 years, you are forgetting Strachan twice into the knockout stage and Neil's  jubilee 2012
The dramatic slump has happened since 2013 albeit with a few good games.

they haven't won any knockout games since 2004

[Main Street]

Can anyone actually put their finger on why Celtic are so bad in Europe and why the constantly year on year get beat by smaller clubs with smaller budgets. We can blame players or managers or both but it's happening with even good managers in charge...The great BR couldn't halt it and neither can Ange the saviour so what's the problem/issue?

Celtic in Europe need to sit back, soak up pressure and hit teams on the counter like what Rangers do in Europe and also what teams do to Celtic in the SPL every week. Who can forget Celtic under Rodgers going toe to toe against Barcelona and PSG and getting absolutely destroyed.

I can...I was in Paris the night we got thumped 7-1. Wasn't pleasant.
The last time Celtic won a knock out game post Christmas was v Barcelona in 2004. That's 18 years of pure failure under 9 different managers...(O'Neill, Strachan, Mobray, Lennon, Deila, Rodgers, Lennon, Kennedy & Ange)

It's not 18 years, you are forgetting Strachan twice into the knockout stage and Neil's  jubilee 2012
The dramatic slump has happened since 2013 albeit with a few good games.

they haven't won any knockout games since 2004

You are some drip, Celtic got to the knockout stages, that was a rip roaring success for a SPL team and once  took Milan to ET.

[bennydorano]

Not unsurprising (0-0), we've been riding our luck since after the Rangers game, we've been pretty pish lately.

[Targetman]

Agree, not surprised at all, that bit of zip in our play seems to have gone completely

[Main Street]

And then Rangers let a 2 goal lead slip, the SPL ain't no stroll in the park, other clubs do their upmost to upset the big 2.

[tyroneStatto]

Checked the Rangers score earlier and they were winning 2-0 so nice surprise to find out later they drew 2-2. Means the Hibs result isn't too bad afterall.

[toby47]

Checked the Rangers score earlier and they were winning 2-0 so nice surprise to find out later they drew 2-2. Means the Hibs result isn't too bad afterall.

Yeah makes it alright. Although if Celtic had won today and Rangers let a 2-0 lead slip i think mentally that could be Rangers gone.

Neither team firing at all recently. Celtic having no Thursday night games could be the difference.

[illdecide]

the biggest worry for me was Ange coming on saying the played great and just couldn't get the goal which is not like him based on his previous interviews. So far he normally calls a spade a spade. Celtic have seemed flat for a while and def got away with one on Sunday with them breeds dropping pts too. Big GG could have made a difference yesterday if he wasn't ill, maybe Kyogo and Turnbull will help when fit as Hatate, O'Reilly and Rogic def have went of the boil. Maybe a week or two on the bench might help when Turnbull is fit although it could take him 3-4 games to get up to speed.
A few biggies coming up, Livingston and Sevco to come both away too

[lenny]

Checked the Rangers score earlier and they were winning 2-0 so nice surprise to find out later they drew 2-2. Means the Hibs result isn't too bad afterall.

Yeah makes it alright. Although if Celtic had won today and Rangers let a 2-0 lead slip i think mentally that could be Rangers gone.

Neither team firing at all recently. Celtic having no Thursday night games could be the difference.

That could be a big difference. Ange has hardly had a full week to work on things since the season started. Getting a full week of coaching and preparing for the weekend game should help in the run in.

[Targetman]

Its all about getting the 3 points at this stage and thats what we did tonight, on to Livingston next and this is one where we've struggled with a lot recently, need to play Giakoumakis if he's fit as a targetman will be required, won't suit Maeida or even Jota for that matter

[bennydorano]

Whats the story with Kyogo, is he near back? Very powder puff looking at times up front, Maeda doesn't fill me with confidence. Going to be a very sketchy run in, but Rangers are nervy too.

[Targetman]

A dominant performance today against our bogey team, Ange made a few changes and all benefited the team, got a rub of the green where the corner was given and scored a goal from it but its great to listen to the current buns accusing the officials of biased towards Celtic, 8 to go!!

[Main Street]

Eight to go? with more than a game on Apri 3rd,
Probably Kyogu will not be ready to start that game. There's an intl break, Japan play on March 24th and 29th

[From the Bunker]

The city of Dundee hosting the Old firm clubs today and tomorrow in the cup. I find it mad that their Stadiums are so close. About a 100 yards apart and on the same street in fact! You'd often wonder why clubs like this in a small city don't pool their resources and have one proper decent club? I suppose tradition and politics would not be surmountable.