{"id":9376,"date":"2016-07-14T12:01:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T11:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9376"},"modified":"2016-07-14T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T09:11:21","slug":"should-they-stay-or-should-they-go-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9376","title":{"rendered":"Should They Stay Or Should They Go Now ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Cormaco<\/strong> is hiding behind his sofa, and refuses to come out until there are changes made. Well, at least until Wednesday anyway.. he suggests a few might be better off elsewhere, and a few can stay if they et their act together. No doubt you’ll have other thoughts…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tuesday night was as bad as it gets. Excuses first, it was a terrible pitch, it was hot, it was early season. Right. You can chuck all of those because even if that\u2019s all true the worst we should have come away with is a 0-0. But to lose to\u00a0 a team who were lifting us from the airport in the taxi they drove for work? It\u2019s really bad.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not Artmedia bad in my opinion because the result can be turned around, but frankly I m not too confident \u2013 any talk of 5 or 6 goals is wildly off the mark in my view, this team don\u2019t have that in them against a team who puts up resistance<\/p>\n

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That we had 4 warm up games and still picked this 11 is either Brendan giving one last chance to those on shoogly pegs or the Deluded Bendan account is eerily accurate. For now I\u2019ll opt for the former, though some of his comments were defininetly worrying. I cant remember who its was against but I recall Super Salary saying losing to whatever diddy team 2nd<\/sup> rangers lost to wasn\u2019t embarrassing and thinking \u201c you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about\u201d Well, Brendan said the same last night; lets hope he learns quickly<\/p>\n

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Given he said he watched DVDs of last season and still picked that team I\u2019m going to do him a solid a prepare him a chart he can print our a nd refer to in \u201ctraining\u201d: Its our first team squad, position, should he stay or go and why.<\/p>\n

I know you can\u2019t turn over a full team in one transfer window but I hope a lot of the guys I name today are not playing for Celtic this time next year. That\u2019s a hard thing to write but most of them have had ample opportunity and are either not good enough, not brave enough or a horrible mix of the two.<\/p>\n

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Let me know what you think below<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/td>\nPosition<\/td>\nKeep them?<\/td>\nWhy \/ Why not?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Craig Gordon<\/td>\nGK<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nhe\u2019s fallible, can be improved upon but he\u2019s passable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Logan Bailly<\/td>\nGK<\/td>\nmaybe<\/td>\nNot really been tested when he\u2019s played although his distribution is scary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Leo Fasan<\/td>\nGK<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nHe\u2019s been here for a right while and is still no.3? Not gonna make it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emilio Izaguirre<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nI like Izzy, but he\u2019s had his time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Efe Ambrose<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nWell, well, well. I\u2019ve not given Efe a position as he can\u2019t play in one. At centre half you think he might do less harm at right back, at right back you think he should play in the centre. The joke has run out of laughs, Efe, get your coat son, you\u2019re never to be seen in a Celtic shirt again unless you\u2019re on your holidays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jozo Simunivic<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nmaybe<\/td>\nI fear we bought \u00a35m crock here. Played very few times between injuries and looked pretty ropey when he did. Will be on good deal so difficult to shift, I would if we could<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dedryck Boyata<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nRivals Efe for frightening Celtic fans more than opposition forwards. To think we used to have big dominating centre halves like Bobo, now have timorous clowns like this guy, terrible passer, terrible defender, terrible signing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlie Mulgrew<\/td>\nall sorts<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nLike Izzy, did a good job and should leave with his head held high, time and injuries have curtailed his \u201cpace\u201d to approx none and he can be a liability because of it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saidy Janko<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nI was pleased to see him last night, thought it was about time he was given a chance. I was wrong. A coward on the ball, unsure of his position when defending. There is usually a good reason clubs like Man United release players (see Boyata & Man City)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mikael Lustig<\/td>\nRB\/ CB<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nAnother who has been a fine servant to Celtic, but is alos very injury prone and diminished because of it. Could possibly plug a hole at centre half but should be phased out and replaced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erik Sviatchenko<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nA defender who defends. Novel stuff at Celtic Park. He\u2019s slow sure and can lunge in, but has the right attitude and tries to keep some kind of defensive shape around him. Possible captain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Darnell Fisher<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nHe seemed to be progressing well, good pace, decent defender, so it was odd he went out on loan last year. Hopefully he gets and takes\u00a0 his chance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A Ralston<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n?<\/td>\nNot seen him play. Listed as a defender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kieran Tierney<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nour stand out youth player of the past few years, tenacious, committed, loves the Hoops and athletic. Possible captain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nir Bitton<\/td>\nDM<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nI wanted Nir to work, cut him a lot of slack but he appears to be playing a different game to everyone else, a game where the objective is to keep the ball from going forward and moving about the pitch as slowly as possible. He hasn\u2019t got any better in his time here, so time to try someone else<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scott Brown<\/td>\nCM<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nSorry Broony but time waits for no man and a snarling aggressive combative midfielder is only of any use of he can actually get to his opponents. Broony cant any more. His passing is also mediocre and he doesn\u2019t score goals from midfield, so he doesn\u2019t really offer anything.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stuart Armstrong<\/td>\nCM<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nCan be infuriating, can disappear from games, but seems to want to be a success at Celtic, which is something in itself at the minute, and has had very impressive games among the anonymous ones. Should play centrally<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kris Commons<\/td>\nAM<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nIn all honesty even in his pomp I want a huge fan, too slow, too keen to shoot when a team mate is better placed but probably still our best player technically. Time must be up now though?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gary Mackay Steven<\/td>\nwinger<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\ndo you remember his debut? He was tearing past people, scoring goals? It was also the last time he played well, the jersey is too big for him, get him away back to Dundee United type team where one good game every 6 weeks is okay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan Christie<\/td>\nCM \/ AM<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nIts too early to judge, wants the ball which again at the minute is a bonus, still young so deserves a chance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Rogic<\/td>\nCM\/ AM<\/td>\nmaybe<\/td>\nHe\u2019s a weird one Rogic. Last night he was spectacularly bad. Other games he can look like a world beater. He\u2019s slow, inconsistent and hides at times, but he does have something. A last chance to show that consistently now or sell him, I m not really bothered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scott Allan<\/td>\nCM \/ AM<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nhe can see a pass. He gives the ball away a lot too and isn\u2019t in great physical condition, but he\u2019s not been given a fair chance yet so until he is I say keep him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stefan Johansen<\/td>\nCM<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nhe wants to go, we are on the same page. One great season a complete non entity last year. If he wasn\u2019t fit then he shouldn\u2019t have made himself available for selection. Nowhere near as good as he thinks he is, like so many of the squad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patrick Roberts<\/td>\nwinger<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nHe\u2019s on loan for another season so of course we will keep him. Despite his horrendous semi final miss he\u2019s shown up well and it was a mystery why he didn\u2019t\u2019 come on last night<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kristof Ajer<\/td>\nDM\/ CB<\/td>\nyes<\/p>\n

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only just arrived so not seen him, seems he is into being thought of for the first team for now<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Callum Mc Gregor<\/td>\nCM<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nGood squad guy, can score a goal and keeps the ball moving. Not really the standard to get where we want to be but not so bad he should be punted either<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James Forrest<\/td>\nwinger<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nWhy did he come on last night? His tracking back was non existent, his chance at Celtic has come and gone, offers nothing positive \u2013 rumoured to have pace, never shows it, cant cross a ball or beat a man. Looks done at 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liam Henderson<\/td>\nCM<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nI like this player, has a bit of character, as he showed when he turned the cup final Hibs way last year. No more loans out please, start integrating him into the first team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J Thomson<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n?<\/td>\nNot seen him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nadir Ciftci<\/td>\nCF<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nJust not good enough. Was okay last night but he\u2019ll never be prolific and I m not really sure what the point of him is- even in his best Dundee United form he didn\u2019t look good enough and the size of the number 7 shirt seems to have killed his confidence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leigh Griffiths<\/td>\nCF<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nI doubt if we would have won the league last year without him. Has clear limitations but he scores goals, simple as. Needs to play centrally, while the idea of him cutting from the right onto his left foot makes sense in reality it doesn\u2019t suit him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moussa Dembele<\/td>\nCF<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nfor a hlf last night he looked good, only just arrived, and should get better over his time with us.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aidan Nesbitt<\/td>\nCF<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nonly seen glimpses, but he seems like he has a chance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J Aitchison<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n?<\/td>\nNot seen him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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So that\u2019s it, only 14 of the squad I d definitely want to keep, and only four of those play in defence. 15 can go tomorrow if we can get some one silly enough to take them, and a few others are heading towards make or break time.<\/p>\n

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So we need a right back, centre back, defensive midfield, centre midfield, winger and striker. Over to you Peter \/ Brendan<\/p>\n

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