Meelan- The Final Word

It's all aboot the fitba, this final word. We huvnae really discussed the fitba, the game, the match but tonight it really hit me how massive a result it was. Due to the "incident" i probably never enjoyed the result last night. Tomorrow, after discussing the game this evening wie fellow Tims i will go into my work tomorrow wie a spring in ma step.

Unlike Gordon, i couldn't give a monkey's regarding the Scottish Resurgence, i'm only bothered aboot oor result and what it does for oor profile. A quick look round the net and you can see what it did for oor profile. Make no mistake the Hoops are the talk of the steamie.

I find hard not to disagree wie Carlos Ancelotti when he says Milan didnae deserve to lose. It was a harsh result on the reigning European Champs in a cagey game, played on a typical autumn night in Glesga on a rain soaked pitch. The pitch had a lot to do wie the mistakes made by both teams as did Celtic's cautious approach, which could also account for the fact the game was quite poor until the last half hour.

"We planned not to lose it in the first half so we planned to win it in the second half,"

Said oor Gordon after the match. On the way to the game, wie nae CD player on the bus, we had to listen to Real Radio and the dross that GS was copying Wallie Smith wie the 5 in the midfield.

While R*ngers look comfortable playing in that sort of formation i don't feel it suits us, i felt that even though as GS said Aiden and Brown were "good team mates" i felt the formation didnae suit and even though they did a lot of guid work defensively going forward they were a non event.

Yes, oor defence looked safer wie the solid bank of five in front, the extra cover producing a performance from Lee Naylor but due to this cautious approach or respectful approach oor chances were few and far between. It also limited Milan to few chances.

But we can work on that. One thing that can't be improved on from last night is the work rate, effort, guts and determination that the players showed. We made oor own luck by getting decent balls into the box from set pieces. We need that at this level and playing an alien formation against the instincts of oor players.

Still Milan can join the long list of scalps and be added to the long list of nights that will be remembered. Tomorrow i will enjoy more than i enjoyed today. So i think i will post the goals just cause times like these must be savoured..i mean watch GS celebration...and you forgive him for playing Jarosik....

Forza