21 Aug 2016 19:48:18
My head and my heart are both telling me Celtic should be more than good enough to see the job through in Israel on Tuesday and that a 3 goal cushion is adequate. But I've still got a squeaky bum.

1.) 21 Aug 2016
21 Aug 2016 21:26:17
JFP1888: my thoughts are that they will have to come and attack us to get the goals required thus allowing us plenty space. we will not only score, we will win the away tie 3-1 (8-3) .
HH.

2.) 21 Aug 2016
21 Aug 2016 21:47:44
this team are better than malmo

we are better now than when we played malmo

this team are not finished

celtic have a horrible away record in europe

we need to put everything in to this match to come through

the intensity needs to be there
the cool heads need to be screwed on

they have a mountain to climb but we need to make sure we don't give them any encouragement

Celtic will be mentally scared after Malmo and Maribor and so mental preparation will be pivotal

its not over …to think it is would be plain silly

we don't merit respect away from home and so they will come on to us …. can we counter effectively …

i hate Celtic playing a containing game not because it isn't what we should otherwise do, but because I don't think we are very good at it

we need to be honest

red imps away was mortifying
astana scoreline away totally flattered us
we sneaked past astana at home

we will need to bring our A game to get over the line but a 2 goal start (some say 3 but I say 2) isn't too shabby

as i sit here today i think we will lose, and I'm going for 3-1 (with CFC going through)

3.) 21 Aug 2016
21 Aug 2016 23:15:28
We have learnt we have grown we are still growing they will come at us and we will repulse them. 1 3 celtic to win Hail hail.

4.) 21 Aug 2016
21 Aug 2016 23:24:52
I don't think we will win the game but we won't lose it by 3 goals and we have the ability to score a couple over there. I think it will be a 2-2 draw.

5.) 21 Aug 2016
21 Aug 2016 23:27:19
My god man settle down.

6.) 21 Aug 2016
21 Aug 2016 23:45:14
I M O I think it is crazy to say we will be mentally scared by Malmo and Maribor, if for no other reason that we have changed our manager .
Whilst previewing any away game a negative poster will find many reason why we will lose .
I will be surprised if we lose the tie on tuesday and amazed if we go into great danger of losing qualification.

7.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 07:07:09
Based on what old bhoy? The red imps away game or the Astana away game? Where is your rationale. I have my own

So long as we go through though eh?

By implication you're saying I'm negative. Why don't I you stop the jousting and post based on some kind of logic

We had a new manger when strachan replaced oneill and when Lennon replaced strachan and when delia replaced Lennon and I can't recall anything other than away day blues

In the past 15 years we have been totally mince away on Europe.

8.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 07:23:07
The team has to be set up properly, it has to be focussed, theirs is a tight little ground and with 14000 of their fanatical fans making it a hostile atmosphere for any visiting team, they will throw evefything and the kitchen sink from the start, I think the only way to do it is to retain possesion, don't sit back, too much, that eould be suicide, when Celtic have the ball, they will not only have to prove they are better players but can work just as hard and be just as determined as the Israelis.

9.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 09:30:18
I think it's natural to be worried. Even now our defence is shambolic at times and it needs sorting.

I think we will score over there, but I also think we will have to because the defence is still prone to schoolboy errors.

4 goals lost in two games and if you don't worry about that you are in denial.

Defence needs sorted fast.

10.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 11:49:40
id have to agree with some of the above posters, it is probably likely that we will concede, but i'm going for a score draw, hapoel will come at us, and with sinclair, griff, forest. our pace is going to cause them problems on the break.
for me a back 4 of lustig toure erik tierney should tighten things up a bit, o'connell has done a great job but i would go for erik in this instance.