{"id":17506,"date":"2022-02-21T08:11:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T08:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17506"},"modified":"2022-02-21T08:11:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T08:11:17","slug":"celtic-diary-monday-february-21-dont-stop-yesterdays-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=17506","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Monday February 21: Don’t Stop-Yesterday’s Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"

As expected, Celtic duly disposed of Dundee yesterday, and “rangers ” dropped points for the fourth successive time away from home at Dundee United.<\/p>\n

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As expected because earlier in the day, Scottish football’s wise old sage Hugh Keevins had written that it was :<\/p>\n

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Time to remember that Rangers are the reigning champions of the Premiership, and will return to the top of the table, for however long, after they have beaten Dundee United at Tannadice this afternoon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bookmakers around the country had waited for this moment, which allowed them to set the odds for the match, comfortable in the knowledge that whatever else happened, Keevins , who once claimed Artur Jorge had signed a contract to be Celtic manager and that John Spencer was a better bet than the unknown Lubomir Moravcik , would get it wrong again.<\/p>\n

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That left Celtic with a chance to go three points and a significant goal count ahead at the top of the table.<\/p>\n

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Georgios Giakoumakis showed why he was the top goalscorer in the Netherlands with three well taken goals, which secured the points after Dundee did what Bodo Glimt did and scored with what limited opportunities they had.<\/p>\n

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The scoreline suggested a close game, but in fact it wasn’t, and when Joe Hart remembers that a goalkeeper is supposed to organise his defence at set pieces, then surely that little glitch will be sorted.<\/p>\n

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A keeper , with his arms extended, should be able to outjump any forward and make at the very least contact with the ball.<\/p>\n

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Hart simply stands back and lets everyone else get dirty.\u00a0 Time for him to get his finger out and put a bit more effort in.<\/p>\n

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Referees made the headlines again yesterday, with one or two strange decisons. It may be down to the current media narrative in favour of VAR technology, it may be down to overwhelming analysis and pressure, or it may be that they are just inept, as this missed penalty offence from the Celtic game shows…<\/p>\n

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Not been a major outcry for VAR over this for some reason.<\/p>\n

Weird. pic.twitter.com\/0pIdSovRR7<\/a><\/p>\n

— Tim Trivia (@TriviaTim) February 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n