Zaluksa 7 – Did what he had to do more or less how he should have, looks nervous though coming for crosses but a run of games should see him gain that confidence.
Matthews 7 – Very impressed with the young welshman who continues to improve as he gets used to his new surroundings, linked up well with Forrest and never wasted a pass, moved to left back in the second half and continued to impress.
Majstorovic 7 – As comfortable a night as he’s had in a long time, looks so comfortable whilst next to Charlie Mulgrew, can feel happy about his performance for once.
Mulgrew 7 – Played in his best position in the heart of defence and played very well, unlucky with one free kick which he curled superbly round the wall only to find the on form Udinese Keeper beat it away.
Ledley 6 – Only lasted 45 minutes but looked very very comfortable at left back as he bombed forward to support Ki who had taken up the left side of midfield. Hopefully not too injured as we’ll need him on Sunday
Wilson 6 – replaced Ledley and slotted in at right back, few lovely passes but slow in getting back nearly cost us on the break a few times
Kayal 8 – Born to captain Celtic. Never stopped running all night and harrassed at every opportunity, harsh booking but it looks like our bhoy is back to his brilliant best
Ki 8 – Exquisite, the only word to describe our Korean superstar. His range of passing is something else, how long will we keep Ki if he’s performing so well in Europe?
Forrest 7 – Continues to develope into a fine player despite being sick a few times on the pitch. Ran very comfortably with the ball and swung a few nice crosses into the box. More of the same in the future from our youngster
Wanyama 7 – Very impressed. Combatted well next to Kayal and never wasted a pass, carried the ball from the defence very well and very rarely got behind the play. Very intellegent football player
Hooper 8 – Fantastic work rate and determined nature about Hooper last night. Won the penalty with a terrific turn and was unlucky not to find the net with a shot in the first half.
Bangura 7 – Showed real potential in a Celtic Jersey on his first start, over-eagerness let him down early on as he pounced on goal but all he needs is one to fall for him and he’ll never look back.
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Bit lax on the Chico Mulgrew he was MOTM in my eyes. Plus Kayal and Ki faded badly in the 2nd half.
lads we were playing against a team that dropped 8 first team players,,only way we could score was from the penalty spot,,, we are just not good enough and we know it,,,lenny must go, he got everything wrong again
Yes we have regressed badly. 2004 was the peak and we have been slipping and sliding since.
This is where we are and where we will be for the foreseeable.
We’ve had a shaky start but need to ride it out.
I am interested to hear what he got wrong. What was it then?
sorry. It’s you’re wrong day. Handonovic was class. We could have had three goals. And players missed there share of ooportunities. It was not a bad night for Lennon. The team was tight, up to the effort, and took their chances, and missed. But a few that were on target were well saved.
I dont buy into this ‘aww they rested such and such’ They’re sitting top of Serie A because they have a fantastic squad, not just a starting 11. Man Utd played a supposed ‘second’ team against us and drew 1-1 and everyone was the same then they made 8 changes and got beat on the saturday!
As for Lennon? In hindsight bringing Samaras on might’ve been an error but if it had went to plan we’d have won 1-0 with Samaras running the clock down
“Got everything wrong”? I think that’s very harsh. he has realised (albeit later than we’d prefer) that our CBs need a new Lenny to protect them. Big Voctor looks like just the very man.
Really like the look of Bangura – he’ll be a player and moany-faced Stokesie will need to fight to get his place back.
Totally agree with LOTW – Charlie was magnificent.
All in all – a better performance than I’d feared given recent outings. Let’s hope we get more of the same against the evil from the east!
Aye, experienced coaches don’t make errors that’s why they never get the sack.
this was a team of boys we were playing,,,lets be honest, i want the good old days back, but lenny will never bring them, watch this space,,
It was our recognised 1st team as well the Random Number Generator selected luckily.
We had 6 players under 23 and 3 of those have made less than 6 starts for us.
Do you here us bleating about being understrength or bemoaning it?
Thought Lennon got the balance of the team spot on. Kayal’s tackling was a bit rash. No complaints with the card. Compared to last season I think he’s been pretty erratic so far, but I’m sure he’ll improve.
Agree on Bangura. He’s a bit overanxious to get a goal, you can see the excitement every time he gets the ball in a half decent position. He had a couple of nice turns and touches. Wanyama had an excellent game. That looks to be his best position, so far.
I thought Lennon had used a random number generator to pick his team and formation. I have no real complaints about the result or tactics.
Celtic really need a CLASS striker desperately.There were oppportunities ! Celtic players lack composure in front of goal.Why not move in right on goal and then shoot rather than from further out.You could see the Udinese goal coming.And Samaras STILL gets a game.Mr Lennon -are you insane ? The Board have settled for 2nd place and mediocrity.Udinese could easily have been beaten-that’s why chances are SO IMPORTANT.Bangura with a one on one can’t control the ball.Samaras cross-field pass with a clear run into Udinese pen area.He is a living definition of ineffectuality-an utter embarassment! Desmond and Lawwell doing what Rangers could only have DREAMED about.Sad.
The strikers we have are the best we will get in the pond we fish in. That means we get strikers with limitations that are sometimes painful to watch. We need to hope Bangura is a rough diamond.
I thought Hooper was Brilliant the other night? And whatever happened to giving players time? Bangura was the star man in Sweden, now hes not even first choice, thats a big culture shock for someone who looks like a worldbeater when hes confident. It’ll come for him and it’ll come for Celtic!
Very impressed with Victor Wanyama and Charlie Mulgrew (again) although it would be unfair to single out just one player for high praise because Celtic played as a very solid team unit, I admit that I was feeling a bit pessimistic pre-match but by 7:55pm I was a lot more upbeat (plus mildly disappointed that we didn’t secure the victory) and positive for the upcoming games x x
A quality CB and an experienced striker have been needed for 18 months. We needed someone to come in and make an immediate impact in both of those positions but still Lennon is left tinkering with what he has. Fair enough Bangura may or may not come good but we needed someone straight away. Shelling out on the guy from Portugal would have been the better if more expensive option. The Polish keeper should have been signed and a CB. Same old, same old.
The puddles we now step in mean that tinkering and hopefulness go hand in hand. The trick is keeping it to a min.
We would have got a permit for both Bang Bang and Baba though I do feel that Baba would have been a better fit to what we need.
He is a direct replacement for Sammy. Maybe Sammy not leaving meant this work permit excuse was all a sham.