A War Cry From Lisboa...Well Not Really...
Unsure what I was expecting from today's UEFA press conference. Maybe I was wanting a rallying cry, an Artur type shout from the rooftops but the closest we got was this
"I can say to the players, 'you are (still) top of the league'.
"I would prefer it to be on points but it is on goal difference.
"I can also say 'you beat AC Milan, you are still in the CIS cup, you got chances at the weekend and never took them but you are doing a lot of things well'.
Unsure what things we are doing well, it certainly isn’t defending cross balls, oor defense is not making decisions well, nope we are not creating or keeping the ball like a professional fitba team should and finally we certainly are not adjusting to containing tactics well. Oh, it’s not definitely standing up and being counted well enough all over the park.
Tomorrow night will depend on how oor injuries clear. Tactics will be settled by the players that, worryingly for me, declare themselves fit.
No matter GS musings that it will be up to Mick if he plays or not but I’m sure, I hope, the doctors will make the final decision. But it’s a decision that shouldnae be made. He should be ruled oot even though that weakens an already weak back line a players long term health is paramount.
If he plays and is not 100% fit it’s a disaster waiting to happen. I only hope common sense prevails in this situation. Otherwise, I hope the game is still alive after 10mins and that GS tactics suit the players at his disposal and allow us to flourish by letting the players do what they are good at and not pandering to the normal away European tactics as we feel we should.
Forza
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Hopefully so wrong but a poster on CQN has suggested that the esteemed manager is ready to put Pressley in defence in Lisbon.
After what Blanco did to Elvis for Chicago Fire, with his 35 year old's pace, playing Elvis with no match practice would be like starting the game with 10 men over in Lisbon tonight.
How did TFOD play then? Watched the highlights on the late ITV CL show and no matter what Celtic fans say about the Beast Hutton, he gets forward and he put in more decent crosses last night than all of our full backs have done all season.
Look Baldymeister, it`s okay thinking such things but if you must mention them please keep it nice`n derogatory. :-)
Come on the Bhoys tonight! Listening to the radio is murder at the best of times but the commentator will mention the horrible lot as much as the Celts tonight.
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