Danger in Dingwall
‘Be careful what you wish for’ is often said in regards to football, well this weekend affords the opportunity for the old saying to come true again.
Brendan’s team formation has truly came under the microscope since the team stopped firing on all cylinders and suffered a humiliating defeat.
Well, that formation is going out the window today up in Dingwall, something different must emerge as we cannot fall back on the usual.
Can’t play a style geared towards wing players if you don’t have them fit and available.
The situation is incredible, 4 wingers unavailable at the same time, I cannot recall such a thing. Ross County must be rubbing their hands with glee, but for Celtic change also brings opportunity.
There’s 3 options,
Yang and a youngster wide and try to play 4-3-3 as normal as possible.
Kyogo on the left with Adam upfront.
Switch to 4-5-1 with 4 central midfielders plus Yang or just a plain old 4-4-2 with 4 central midfielders across the park.
Option 1, a kid gets his dream chance and so does Yang, again.
Option 2 offers the opportunity (at last) of getting a partnership between Adam and Kyogo.
Option 3, if a forced tactical switch results in a good team performance, Brendan gets a free lesson.
Change also brings the chance of not adapting sufficiently, I recall an earlier game when several new faces were brought into the starting lineup and the result was disappointing.
It was already going to be a tough game in the freezing cold, only two days rest and recovery after the Tangerines, and it would be easy to say the footballing God’s haven’t been kind through our numerous injuries,,we will soon find out.
There’s a (good) chance events like this kickstart some player acquisitions, given the gulf in class from Maeda to Palma, Kuhn to Yang, another wide man was always on the agenda, and now the sales and loans have genuinely started there’s funds and room available. One for each flank would be nice if not sensible.
So while there’s definitely danger in Dingwall, Celtic are fortunate these particular 3 points aren’t absolutely critical as others shot themselves in the foot. I’d love nothing better than come tonight, posters are demanding we stick to that style, the formation which brought about a positive change of play.
Up The Hoops!
By Mahe
Ah FFS!
Poor penalty to concede.
Ball way over everyone, never a pen.
But VAR?
C’Mon Kaspar!
1-1
1:1
How was that not offside?!?!
Bloody ridiculous with 82% possession.
Ross Co pen has been their only shot on target 🤔
Idah like a carthorse there.
Hatate’s was more of a penalty 🤬
Need to cut out the sloppy play now as they will drop even further back. Although, they will look more likely to score.
BAD
question …. Just a general one as, as usual, I wont see the game until later, but your post got me thinking … (oh, shit, MiT thinking is never a good thing, I can hear you saying…)
is 91% possession necessarily a good thing? …
of course, if the other team doesn’t g have the ball, it is hard for them to score, so in that sense it is obviously good …
but does such a high number of possession mean pointless passing?
Does it mean Not making higher risk passes, which have higher reward?
Or does it mean players are passing up shooting chnces to make safer passes?
unless a team converts possession to goals, does it increase the pressure the players feel as time goes on without reward (goal)?
Im sure someone has analyzed and determined the ‘optimum amount of possession’ a team should have ina game… if I find something I will post it
Will Yang ever score a goal?
Tempos been upped
How in the 4-3-3 is Bernardo not on that park?
Johnny Kenny on for Idah
If ever there was a time for a new King Kenny…
Ralston a 90th min sub and scores winner in 97th, you heard it here 1st
Kenny should score 🙈
MIKE IN TORONTO
I don’t know what the answer is, but it will vary according to how teams are set up. For example, some Italian and Spanish teams have often been set up as fast counterattacking teams, particularly when they play away. They don’t mind how much possession the other team has, and sometimes even encourage it.
Mourinho in Italy and Spain always said he was more afraid of losing a goal when his own team had the ball.
What frustrates me is the number of games we play pretty patterns for the first 20-25 minutes with not one attempt at goal, leaving the opposition keeper completely idle.
Kenny just missed an absolute sitter.
That ballboy at the corner, has he ever got off his arse!
BVB had over 70 percent last night v Leverkusen and lost 3-2. Not always about possession stats. This keeper has kept score down so not as if we havent worked him.
Yesssssssssssssss !
Kyogo goal again
Kyogooooooo !
Kyogoaaaal
Yesss
love the wee man.
Yesssss
Powerful Celtic.
Kyogo!!!
Now finish it, Celtic!
Kyogo again.
Thought keeper saved that.
Second subdued celebration from Kyogo. Must be for the off 🫣
Great cross from Engels,lovely header from Kyogo.
Hopefully that’s the last we hear of him leaving.
MIKEINTORONTO
“of course, if the other team doesn’t g have the ball, it is hard for them to score, so in that sense it is obviously good …”
Harrumph. Ask Bruges about that one.
Now we’re back Infront, expect full stoppage time to be played
BC,
He must be for the off?!
Bluegrass Celt
January 11, 2025 2:11 pm
Second subdued celebration from Kyogo. Must be for the off 🫣
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Why would Celtic make such a suicidal move? Where would we be today without him?
Going home with our tails between our legs, that’s where.
HH
Iniquitous IV😊
It was a wee speculative joke. Only mentioned it because of his demeanor when he scored both goals
That’s a pen !
Must be a penalty
More of a penalty than their’s
GORDON64
Has to be.
Clear pen!!!!
Why can’t Yang ever position himself to bury these? Looks as if he will never score.
Feckin about at the back could cost us here.
Another stonewall pen denied as Yang splattered.
McFud says no so there.
McFadden saying Yang had taken the shot. Garbage. He got nailed instead.
Just give us a pen, it was tucking blatant!
Aitken not willing to take a decision pro Celtic.