Hope remains that Carter-Vickers will sign up for the long haul at Celtic. But we have been here before with Forster, Roberts and even Guidetti. “Never fall in love with a loan signing”. It’s on the wall above the laptop. The Fridge On transfer window day in the Summer, a fridge of a man, Carter-Vickers … [continue reading]
Starfelt
Defending the Left
You might have hoped for a political polemic in these troubling times. However, it is the left side of Celtic’s defence that exercises me today. Scottish football tends to be more direct that most. Outside the top two, sides average 76 long balls per 90 minutes. Celtic average 42. How to beat Celtic? On limited … [continue reading]
Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Welsh – The Verdict
A tale of three centre backs. Celtic’s second most expensive Summer import was Carl Starfelt at a reported £4.5m from Rubin Kazan. After Furuhashi, this was a big investment by Postecoglou. Many studied the data, including me, and thought, “he’s not an aerially dominant behemoth like Jullien”, but looks a good fit for what we … [continue reading]
Starfelt Must Avoid The Duffy Trap
The signing of Duffy will become a case study for years to come on how not to assess, sign and then deploy a player with out reference to the structures and systems he will interact with. Starfelt’s Start Swedish centre back was flung on against Heat of Midlothian, made an error leading to a goal … [continue reading]
Starfelt’s Start
Early term centre back issues for Celtic are as regular as the seasons themselves, but nothing has prepared us for the current plight. Forced to play an 18-year-old and 21-year-old in Champions League qualification eclipses even the Hendry-Simunovic axis as a head-behind-hands moment for Celtic fans. Into that context was thrown Carl Starfelt, 26, a … [continue reading]