10 Jan 2016 14:08:59
Celtix XI v Stranraer: Bailly; Lustig, Ambrose, Simunovic, Tierney; Commons, Bitton, Johansen, McGregor, Cole, Griffiths.
Subs: Fasan, Blackett, Mackay-Steven, Rogic, Allan, O'Connell, Forrest.
10 Jan 2016 14:25:23
that looks like a 4-4-2 to me?
Either that or he is going to try LG on the left of the three which means Ciftci is even further out the picture.
10 Jan 2016 14:32:09
It should be a 4-3-1-2 for me as Commons isn't fast or tricky enough for the wing.
---------------Bailly-------------
-Lustig---Ambrose---Simunovic---Tierney---
-------Johansen--Bitton--McGregor----
--------------Commons---------------
----------Cole------Griffiths-------
Few points I'm not happy about, first of all I'm sickened by the constant inclusion of Johansen every week, McGregor has been poor recently also so I would have liked to have seen Allan and Rogic starting in their positions for this game instead who are both on the bench. I also would have liked to have seen Nesbitt on the bench as this should have been the perfect opportunity to get him some game time off the bench. I'm also all for playing youth like Tierney, however, imo Ronny is over using the bhoy and is going to burn him out. He doesn't have the physical upper body to be playing every week yet as he is still developing which is why Izzy should be getting used more regularly. He should be easing Tierney in more slowly instead he chucked him right into the deep end which is not good management.
Anyway, hopefully a convincing victory with a good performance on top of it. There's no excuses I've seen the pitch and it is in great condition.
10 Jan 2016 14:38:40
I'm intrested to see how griffiths and Cole play together.
10 Jan 2016 14:44:18
Arguably it's the strongest team available even allowing for some poor form lately from a few of them - it shows an expected, attacking intent with sufficient strength on the bench to either emphasise or consolidate a result.
10 Jan 2016 15:31:48
Am I right in saying that Blackett (on bench) is a youth player and not that diddy from Man U?
10 Jan 2016 16:08:55
Strong team even with the few changes, would have liked to have seen Allan and GMS get a start but there was always going to be someone disappointed.
No Tompo, it's that diddyy from Man Utd lol.
10 Jan 2016 20:16:14
Geez man I thought we got short of him! He was dire for Man U when he played no idea how management came to the decision he was the next Denyar and guessing that's us stuck with him the whole season now!? Agree BBJ Allen and GMS are the 2 players you would expect to be first on the teamship for this game to build confidence and see if they can step up.