Match Thread: Celtic vs Man Utd 05/11/2008 (Pre/During/After Match Discussion)

eirebhoy

Celtic with the same team that played on Sunday. Naka on the bench, McGeady injured.

ROCKMAN

Bench

KUSCZCAK , PARK , EVRA , ANDERSON ,EVANS , ROONEY , BERBS

Mutv predicting a 4-3-3 formation

Frankie Lee

Cillian Sheridan for Ireland surely, we don't have many strikers playing football at Champions League Level.

I can see this ending in a draw with that united team, but I have United to win in my accumalator.

eirebhoy

EVERY single time I watch a match on RTE they have problems putting graphics on the screen.

Smegball

Not sure what to think tbh, we might me a bit light in midfield unless Giggs delivers a performance which is nowhere near guaranteed!
Im gona go with with a 1-1 draw here, hopefully Tevez can produce.

Im_No_Superman

Wow Ronnie Whelan speaking some sense! :eek: Is there a full moon tonight!

Hell of a bench tonight for United.

jaykay74

Why did RTE spend 5 min on Berba, hes not even in the 1st 11. :rolleyes:

Mitch Connor

Will be interesting to see how we actually line up, Tevez up on his own seems an odd one. I wounder if we could see Giggs on the left, Nani on the right with Tevez supporting Ronaldo.

Im_No_Superman

Tauren wrote: »

Will be interesting to see how we actually line up, Tevez up on his own seems an odd one. I wounder if we could see Giggs on the left, Nani on the right with Tevez supporting Ronaldo.

Cant see Giggs on the wing, doesnt really have the legs for it anymore. Id say he will play more centrally off Tevez with Ronnie and Nani out wide.

eirebhoy

Robson is a cert for a booking at least. Brown's a combative player but he can hold back. Robson can't.

Mr.Nice Guy

Love RTE's coverage.

Bill: "Delap for Ireland?"

Eamon: "Yes. Why not? Bring him on for the last twenty minutes. I think he'd frighten the life out of the Italians. Bombs away!"

My sentiments exactly.

Back on topic, gutted Berba isn't playing. Hopefully he'll feature as I need the points.

I fancy 2-1 to United.

Aquos76

The celtic fans sing that far better than the scousers

ROCKMAN

Are the utd shirts a bit of mind games or have Utd got to wear them .

Mitch Connor

the blue jersey is a tribute to the 68 win (a season late....) and is the official away jersey for United in europe this year.

ITT-Pat

why did the celtic player(think it was no. 8) hit the deck as Ronaldo was taking that free?

ROCKMAN

Tauren wrote: »

the blue jersey is a tribute to the 68 win (a season late....) and is the official away jersey for United in europe this year.

But I taught that the away shirt was only used if there was a clash of colours, So wearing the blue when there was no clash was maybe a little bit of mind games by Fergie

ROCKMAN

Fks
1-0

but great finish

Mitch Connor

Stunning finish. Hopefully this kick starts United. Should be a good game.

mike65

Mike

Aquos76

First blood to Celtic so, Nice finish too.

Mr.Nice Guy

ROCKMAN wrote: »

But I taught that the away shirt was only used if there was a clash of colours, So wearing the blue when there was no clash was maybe a little bit of mind games by Fergie

Celtic played in yellow at Old Trafford. I think the shorts are viewed as clashing. Seems silly to me.

Chong

So much for dicking about with the team

PHB

OhNoYouDidn't banned for 2 weeks. Back to football.

Fantastic finish.

Mitch Connor

Jeez.... this is thetype of game we could really have done with Hargreaves, useless sicknote.

Chong

mike65 wrote: »

Mike

Damn you Mike!

ITT-Pat

ROCKMAN wrote: »

But I taught that the away shirt was only used if there was a clash of colours, So wearing the blue when there was no clash was maybe a little bit of mind games by Fergie

wouldnt say its mind games at all. its the CL away jersey they'll only have 7 opportunities at maximum to wear it

Chong

Bill wrote: »

Damn you Mike!

Tonight is the night Carlito needs to prove himself.

AAAAAAAH RIO

Mitch Connor

half chance for Rio, just didn't get it down to a strikable level.

Mitch Connor

Need Nani and Ronnie to stay out wide for a while, try and stretch the midfield. Both of them coming infield is making it to congested and easy to defend.

Jazzy

jaysus utd are all over them. matter of time before a goal.
my guess is ronaldo will get one, just to rub it in the face of the celtic supporters booing him

Mitch Connor

Jazzy wrote: »

jaysus utd are all over them. matter of time before a goal.
my guess is ronaldo will get one, just to rub it in the face of the celtic supporters booing him

Loads of possesion, but the only real chance has been from a corner - playing too centrally to do anything imo. Ronnie and Nani coming infield too early and too often. Tevez doesn't work as the target man either, comes too deep too often for it. Needs a partner to play off and link to.

PHB

Giggs is ****e. Rooney or Berbatov is needed.

Mitch Connor

PHB wrote: »

Giggs is ****e. Rooney or Berbatov is needed.

he had been doing well recently.

Some nice touches from Ronaldo so far.

Jazzy

tend to agree there. tevez is too small for the roll hes playing quite frankly. seen him pushed off and not able to reach 3/4 times now.
its actually amazing how much better ronaldo is compared to anyone in a celtic jersey. i actually really hope he scores a screamer just to prove a point to parkhead

Headshot

PHB wrote: »

Giggs is ****e. Rooney or Berbatov is needed.

giggs isnt good enough the first team anymore

good sub thats all

PHB

He's been doing ok in central midfield. And earlier on he was doing ok in the wing. Up front, he's yet to put in a good performance in my memory.

Mitch Connor

Jazzy wrote: »

tend to agree there. tevez is too small for the roll hes playing quite frankly. seen him pushed off and not able to reach 3/4 times now.
its actually amazing how much better ronaldo is compared to anyone in a celtic jersey. i actually really hope he scores a screamer just to prove a point to parkhead

my biggest gripe with the target man game is that Berbatov is the only one of the 3 senior established forwards big enough to play the role, but he isn't a player you'd lump it to either - United don't have the players for a classic target man game, and the midfield generally isn't good enough attacking headers (apart from Ronaldo) to make use of the crosses from wide...

Mitch Connor

PHB wrote: »

He's been doing ok in central midfield. And earlier on he was doing ok in the wing. Up front, he's yet to put in a good performance in my memory.

Put fletch wide, giggs in the centre, ronnie up top.

Headshot

Tauren wrote: »

my biggest gripe with the target man game is that Berbatov is the only one of the 3 senior established forwards big enough to play the role, but he isn't a player you'd lump it to either - United don't have the players for a classic target man game, and the midfield generally isn't good enough attacking headers (apart from Ronaldo) to make use of the crosses from wide...

i would love to see manucho play that role

but where is he

Mitch Connor

For all the possesion, United have done nothing in the first half. So boring and devoid of real ideas when they get to the final third. The onger the game goes, the worse it will get to cause Celtic will simply get more dug in.

Very disappointing 45 minutes.

Giggs doing crap up front, Ronnie and Nani coming inside too often too soon, but if Ronnie doesn't come in Tevez is left isolated cause Giggs is so crap..

Would love to see Berbatov come on for Giggs to provide a focal point at half time, but we all know fergie, it will be close to 70mins before he changes anything.

Very disappointing, and a good show of why United struggle in these types of games.

Getting more annoyed by the minute.

PHB

Manucho has a cruciate injury if i'm not mistaken. December is his expected date I thought.

Anderson for Fletcher. Rooney for Giggs.

eirebhoy

Jazzy wrote: »

its actually amazing how much better ronaldo is compared to anyone in a celtic jersey. i actually really hope he scores a screamer just to prove a point to parkhead

What point does he have to prove?

Cracking finish from McDonald. Boruc still to touch the ball with his hands? More than happy so far. Maloney holding possession well.

Mitch Connor

PHB wrote: »

Manucho has a cruciate injury if i'm not mistaken. December is his expected date I thought.

Anderson for Fletcher. Rooney for Giggs.

When did that happen? Saw him play (kinda unimpressively) against City reserves last week.

Headshot

PHB wrote: »

Manucho has a cruciate injury if i'm not mistaken. December is his expected date I thought.

i taught he was back no?

Mitch Connor

Berbatov on - hopefully for Giggs. please, please, please!

Headshot

Tauren wrote: »

Berbatov on - hopefully for Giggs. please, please, please!

nani

ROCKMAN

BERBS on , NANI off

Aquos76

Nani off Berbatov on for the second half

Mitch Connor

Wrong choice imo - should have been giggs off and Nani moved to the right.

raven136

if it wasnt for rotation united wouldnt be playing so bad:D

cedltic to score again and win 2 zip