Against what will likely be a deep lying and defensive opponent tonight, Celtic players must seek out and exploit the limited space on offer. No Celtic player excels at this quite like Callum McGregor. AEK Athens won their first Superleague for 24 years by scoring 50 goals in 30 matches and conceding a remarkable 12. … [continue reading]
McGregor
The Engine Room
The Engine Room is subsidiary to a review of season 16/17, and is the fifth chapter. Here I will consider the central midfield. This includes three distinct roles: Defensive or holding central midfielder – Bitton or Brown, and possibly Kouassi Box to box central midfielder – Armstrong or McGregor Classic Number 10 – Rogic … [continue reading]
Water Carrying For Galacticos
The Spice Boy Younger readers will know Steve McManaman as a an analyst on BT Sports football programmes. Those of us of the Fantasy Football generation will remember McManaman as an assist machine for Liverpool – a key member of the “Spice Boys” as Liverpool transformed from serial winners to glamorous bridesmaids through the 1990’s. … [continue reading]