Rousseau

Need to be wary of the bounce - or lack of it.

10 minutes left - do they just see it out?

4 minutes ago, CammyF said:

This game is in serious doubt due to the rain

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that - the ball barely moves in some spots!

Give it to Aribo and let him play Street football. 

Morelos off, Roofe on - I thought Morelos was much better this half.

These conditions don't look good.

Is Roofe recovered enough? Probably best not to risk him I suppose.

I think a strong target-man that Kent and Hagi can work off might suite this game. Itten can run too, so I think he'd be a good option.

It was a good controlled start from us.

Once we scored, I don't know if we let them have the ball or they came on to us, but we had less of it.

Couple of scary moments, but for the most part ok.

No real chances, but a couple of 'openings' that we didn't make the most of - Morelos passing up a shot from a good move was the best example.

They hit the bar again, but it came off his hand.

Standard Liege go close, hitting the bar from a header.  

Hagi booked. 

He was late, but I'd be annoyed if he didn't go for it. 

A dipping, swerving 30-yard strike from Hagi caused a few expletives from me, there.

Just wide.  

Just now, Rousseau said:

Penalty to Rangers.

 

Handball.  

Tavernier right into the corner. 

'keeper gets his fingers to it, but it's well placed. 

0-1. 

Penalty to Rangers.

Handball.  

I like a CB coming out from the back, but Balogun can't give the ball away like that. 

I think what we need to do, to give ourselves a chance, is start with Barker, then draw lots for the other positions. 

The OP posted the fixtures which shows that we have an easier run, which is certainly true, I'd say. 

I think @Gonzo79's issue with the post is that it implies that we should be picking up more points than them, when recent history shows we tend to slip up and they don't. It's counting our chickens before they've hatched. 

Glass half-full, perhaps, but he's not wrong. 

Liverpool and Manchester United are in talks about a bombshell plot involving Europe's biggest football clubs to join a new FIFA-backed tournament that would reshape the sport's global landscape.

Sky News has learned that financiers are assembling a $6 billion (£4.6 billion) funding package to assist the creation of what could become known as the European Premier League.

More than a dozen teams from England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are in negotiations about becoming founder members of the competition.

As many as five English clubs could sign up to join it, with a provisional start date said to have been discussed as early as 2022.

Sources said that FIFA, football's world governing body, had been involved in developing the new format, which is expected to comprise up to 18 teams, and involve fixtures played during the regular European season.

The top-placed teams in the league would then play in a knockout format to conclude the tournament, with prize money for the winners expected to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds each year.

Continues here:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12109174/european-premier-league-liverpool-and-manchester-united-in-talks-for-fifa-backed-tournament

Standard Liege 0 - 1 Rangers

FGS Morelos

2 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Wow, look at this one. Open play only. Suddenly Celtic’s main creators disappear! This is crazy. Even Barker is well up there. 
 

 

What do you mean "even Barker"? Barkerinho is the star on which our whole team must now be built! ? 

That's incredible, actually. 

2 minutes ago, DMAA said:

I am actually really surprised how much we are dominating this graph. This really shows the luck Celtic have had in terms of points because their key men are below ours on every metric.

Yes, but we have to remember that it's xG and xA, not actual goals and assists. 

Morelos clearly not taking his good chances. 

Hagi and Kent are in a league of their own, regarding Assist and Goals. 

Arfield is a surprise (not really) goal threat. 

Barisic is a key creator. 

Barker is much better than average, but not following through. 

Tavernier is a freak. 

Here's another interesting one:

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

I also recently saw a stat about 'key passes', or something similar: The second highest in the league was 0.42 per 90, but Hagi was on 0.84!!

Here we go, @DMAA:

1 hour ago, DMAA said:

I can see the rationale for dropping Hagi at Celtic park but for most games Morelos is the one who deserves to be dropped for Itten or Roofe, not Hagi. Hagi leads the league in assists, from far less game time than our other creative players. He has proven end product. 

I also recently saw a stat about 'key passes', or something similar: The second highest in the league was on something like  0.42 per 90, but Hagi was on 0.84!!