A tired Celtic side were allowed to rest with the ball for 45 minutes against a strangely subdued Hibernian. After the officials made it interesting for the neutrals, Hibernian rallied, but Celtic’s bench strength saw them into a consecutive League Cup Final. For unfamiliar terms and measurements, the Glossary is your helpful friend. Passively Aggressive … [continue reading]
League Cup
The Boa Constrictor and the Cobra
Further evidence of the continuing evolution of Celtic into the model Rodger’s envisages was on display at Dens Park as Celtic comfortably progressed to the Betfred Cup semi-finals with a 4-0 victory. Stage one of this evolution was to improve ball retention and possession control. Then, assimilate ideas and execution around an aggressive high press … [continue reading]
Kilmarnocked: 50 not out
A young Celtic side, with the average age of the outfield players of 21.9 years old, began Celtic’s defence of the League Cup in style. In front of the veteran Gordon, the defence averaged 19 years old. Ralston (114 mins in a Celtic first team shirt), Ajer (120 mins) and Miller (63 mins) lined up … [continue reading]
The Start of Something Beautiful?
Both Deila and Rodgers got their Celtic careers underway as winners with League Cup triumphs. CBN takes a comparative look at their respective campaigns. The 2014/15 and 2016/17 campaigns took place wholly in Glasgow for Celtic with 2 games at Paradise and 2 at Hampden. Celts played 3 Premier League teams and 1 lower league … [continue reading]