dublinblue12
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Disappointing result but on the plus side at least there's something to moan about again
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Fantastic game of football really pleased with celtic tonight you have also got to give city credit for coming back 3 times and finishing the stronger team.The game was played in a great spirit safe journey home to the city fans who also played there part in a fantastic occasion good luck for the rest of the season although I don't think you will need it
Great post fella.
Sunny Coast Blue
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Pellers is back
Sunny Coast Blue
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With him and Ilky combined it was like having YoYo back.On the highlights show tonight - ITV - Dhino was shown to be always out of position and diving in - missing the tackle - leaving plenty of space behind.
ianw16
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disagree there. although our defending was a lot poorer than it has been in recent weeks, celtic are no mugs and have some very good players. at home they are very very strong and with a packed parkhead behind them it always makes for an intimidating atmosphere. yes we should have been looking to get a win, but a draw is far from the end of the world
Mate, it's a piece of grass. End of story. That is the attitude that the All Blacks take into games. No excuse for conceding 3 to a championship level team.
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Very competitive game. Celtic didn't give us a second on the ball, which is why everything was so disjointed early on, but as the game wore on it was clear City looked like the only team to win it...and we should have done with Gundogan's open shot from the edge of the box.
The statistics say City should have won...possession, shots, etc...but games aren't played on paper. City play three very difficult games on the run in the CL now, with the last game at home against Celtic, it may be a very exciting night when they come to town.
Not sure why Pep didn't play a full strength team (Sagna and Stones, with Kolarov at LB), but it cost us. Surprised Sane didn't come on, rather than pushing Silva out left (Stones/Clichy, Fernando/Gundogan, Sane/Nolito). For me, Gundogan either doesn't have pace, isn't fit, or just ran out of gas early. He also could (should?) have had two goals. Maybe fatigue was a factor, although keeper was lucky to get anything on the deflection.
Considering that was supposed to be the easiest (Pot 4) away game of the group stages, it doesn't bode well for grabbing too many points away, especially considering how well BMG played against Barca. Still need at least two wins to go through, and one of those might have to be the last home game against Celtic. Here's hoping we don't have to rely on that!!!
The statistics say City should have won...possession, shots, etc...but games aren't played on paper. City play three very difficult games on the run in the CL now, with the last game at home against Celtic, it may be a very exciting night when they come to town.
Not sure why Pep didn't play a full strength team (Sagna and Stones, with Kolarov at LB), but it cost us. Surprised Sane didn't come on, rather than pushing Silva out left (Stones/Clichy, Fernando/Gundogan, Sane/Nolito). For me, Gundogan either doesn't have pace, isn't fit, or just ran out of gas early. He also could (should?) have had two goals. Maybe fatigue was a factor, although keeper was lucky to get anything on the deflection.
Considering that was supposed to be the easiest (Pot 4) away game of the group stages, it doesn't bode well for grabbing too many points away, especially considering how well BMG played against Barca. Still need at least two wins to go through, and one of those might have to be the last home game against Celtic. Here's hoping we don't have to rely on that!!!
WesthoughtonJohn
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Just got back.sergio hardly touch the ball.
missing KDB already.
Decent trip - even with the ball ache ticketing.
Said at the game - if that's the way we're going to play minus KDB we'd better keep him fit when he comes back.
Surprised at Stones being on the bench - wonder if there's an underlying issue preventing 3 games in a week.
Credit to Celtic they gave us a go - but in all honesty our defending was pants for the first 50 minutes.
Credit to both sets of supporters too - cracking atmosphere with no visible signs of trouble. Need to look at the safety of the away section though - in particular the toilets where a young kid was nearly crushed.
Final point - what was with the over policing. Saw some City fans walking down, then suddenly surrounded by police and mounted police. Then outside after felt like we each had a personal officer!
WesthoughtonJohn
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Twas a decent game - but City let us down defensively.Fantastic game of football really pleased with celtic tonight you have also got to give city credit for coming back 3 times and finishing the stronger team.The game was played in a great spirit safe journey home to the city fans who also played there part in a fantastic occasion good luck for the rest of the season although I don't think you will need it
Not only was the game played in a great spirit - enjoyed the atmosphere too.
First trip to Parkhead - really enjoyed it (apart from the drive back)
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Just got back.
Decent trip - even with the ball ache ticketing.
Said at the game - if that's the way we're going to play minus KDB we'd better keep him fit when he comes back.
Surprised at Stones being on the bench - wonder if there's an underlying issue preventing 3 games in a week.
Credit to Celtic they gave us a go - but in all honesty our defending was pants for the first 50 minutes.
Credit to both sets of supporters too - cracking atmosphere with no visible signs of trouble. Need to look at the safety of the away section though - in particular the toilets where a young kid was nearly crushed.
Final point - what was with the over policing. Saw some City fans walking down, then suddenly surrounded by police and mounted police. Then outside after felt like we each had a personal officer!
Over zealous policing by Police Scotland.a common occurence up here
WesthoughtonJohn
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Aye I think I've seen that on forums from various Scottish clubs.Over zealous policing by Police Scotland.a common occurence up here
It's a shame - from what I've seen on my travels the less you see of the police the less agro you actually get.
Germans are great with the Policing - visible without being OTT.
PSG last season was good too - they smiled and allowed pics, took laid back approach and everyone enjoyed themselves
WesthoughtonJohn
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Right to be proud, knew tonight wouldn't be easy and so it proved.Proud of Celtic tonight.
Took the lead 3 times as massive under dogs. No other team has even put 2 past city this season and i cant see any team putting 3 past them for a while. No idea if it was offside for first goal but we were screaming for one or two against city that were ignored.
Also, i thought city, particularly in the first half were putting in harsh tackles that deserved a few cards.
Anyway, its not easy to come to celtic park and i wish City all the best against Spurs & im quite confident they will go on and win the league.
We didn't defend well enough and you took the chances, 1 with an element of good fortune.
Great atmosphere which I enjoyed.
Good luck with the rest of your season - apart from the one game of course
WesthoughtonJohn
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Dhinos worst game of the season. But everyone is allowed an off night, and he wasn't alone in being poor.On the highlights show tonight - ITV - Dhino was shown to be always out of position and diving in - missing the tackle - leaving plenty of space behind.
eyalluvitt
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Kun Aerlingus ,Gun Dog , Koller F off and Juliet Bravo ( De plane boss ) were poor tonight but Pep must live on Fantasy island to think they would roll over like Bournmouth against the oranjenglish if we played half our B team .
citymad
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Not sure why everyone is critical. Thought it was a fair result although we looked like the team who was going to go and win it. It was a cup final for them and they played to their maximum making it very hard for us. At least we didn't lose.
Not sure why everyone is critical. Thought it was a fair result although we looked like the team who was going to go and win it. It was a cup final for them and they played to their maximum making it very hard for us. At least we didn't lose.
We miss KDB already, & They are lucky honestly, one offside goal, one own goal, one kolarov miss, poor kolarov & gundogan last night, i wonder pep did that to keep stones fresh for spurs macth, but it cost us 2 pts. It will be worth if we win against spurs. Let's see on Sunday.
andyhinch
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They can be such a friendly bunch when they try ;-)Over zealous policing by Police Scotland.a common occurence up here
Kun Aerlingus ,Gun Dog , Koller F off and Juliet Bravo ( De plane boss ) were poor tonight but Pep must live on Fantasy island to think they would roll over like Bournmouth against the oranjenglish if we played half our B team .
Finish your homework and get to bed, can't have you late for school in the morning.
Newman Noggs
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Anyone know what date the Bayern away game is ? Need to book my flights.