Older readers will remember that line from the late John Fairgrieve , a writer with the Sunday Mail who had an unhidden soft spot for Hearts. When they lost a game, he used the above as a headline to indicate how he perhaps felt a little miffed when he wrote the story.<\/p>\n
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I know how he feels.<\/p>\n
There are, according to supporters on various forums, and on other social media outlets , a number of good things to take from last nights 2-2 draw with Fenerbahce.<\/p>\n
I.however , am struggling to see them.<\/p>\n
Maybe I’m just a little ratty.<\/p>\n
The eldest went back to chester yesterday, and we had to help him move. The younger kids were in the car, so it was “Are we there yet ? Are we nearly there yet ? ” all the way along the A51.<\/p>\n
Still, one of them asked his mum to stop so I could have a fag, and I was quiet for the rest of the trip.<\/p>\n
Apart from a brief spell in the first half, which granted led to a couple of goals for the hoops, it was bloody awful.<\/p>\n
Celtic were nervous, they were unable to keep possession, making too many what tennis players call unforced errors, and quite frankly were lucky to hold on for the point.<\/p>\n
The organisation and work evident against Qarabag a couple of months ago has gone, replaced by a frantic “I’ll get it ” by whoever seems to be anywhere near the ball.<\/p>\n
Except when it’s Efe Ambrose, and there’s a striker behind him. By the way, while Ambrose should have done better, where was the shout of “man on ” ?<\/p>\n
While there were flashes of good play, not enough of the team were doing it for long enough periods.<\/p>\n
Celtic won’t get out of this group on the evidence of the first two games. We have failed to beat a couple of ordinary teams, and it’s entirely our own fault.<\/p>\n
Craig Gordon looks like a keeper who is terrified of the ball going anywhere near his defenders. The defenders look terrified of the ball going anywhere near the defenders. The midfield run about a bit, win the ball and then give it to the opposition. The wingers can’t find anyone to aim the ball at, and anyway they can’t hit the target if needed, whilst the forward does his liberal best to find a balance between omnipresence and perpetual motion.<\/p>\n
Ronny deila seemed to think it was working last night, and left it too late for Stuart Armstrong and Tom Rogic to make an impact. this despite Kris Commons doing breathing exercises for most of the first half, and Stefan Johansen behaving like a collie dug chasing a bin bag on a beach.<\/p>\n
In the press, there sems to be an acceptance from the Celtic management, the players and even a few of the support.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Fuck that.<\/p>\n
It was an all round disaster.<\/p>\n
If we play the same players in the same system in the next game, we will get the same result.<\/p>\n
Change it . Before it’s too late.<\/p>\n
Instead of molding the players to suit a system, mold the system to suit the players we have.<\/p>\n
If nothing else, it will surprise molde, who , despite optimistic predictions that two wins will see us top the group, are still the only team to have won a game thus far.<\/p>\n
Two wins for them will see them qualify. And trust me, they will go for it against us.<\/p>\n
I’m off to find a bus to throw myself under.<\/p>\n
It won’t be the Deila bus.<\/p>\n
That tipped over on the carriageway somewhere round about the beginning of last month.<\/p>\n
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