I wrote extensively on Liam Scales in the Celtic Way last week. They have an incredible offer of only £1 a month for six months. The other writers are really strong, so I recommend it. It is always a challenge to come up with a compelling view that might tell a story that accurately reflects … [continue reading]
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Scales, Welsh, CCV and Aerial Dominance
14We debated on the most recent Huddle Breakdown (please subscribe) regarding centre-backs and aerial duels and how helpful or not the available data is. This was prompted by the performances of Liam Scales and Stephen Welsh in the Scottish Cup match versus Livingston. The opponents, as is typical in Scotland, had the proverbial “big lad” … [continue reading]
Confident Welsh Asserts His Claim
With the arrival of Moritz Jenz, the future of Stephen Welsh may have seemed a little uncertain. Rumours of reasonable money bids from European sides also added to the uncertainty. An injury to Carl Starfelt and a solid preseason run next to Cameron Carter-Vickers has seen the young Scot take a starting position in the … [continue reading]
Fridge Shaped Hole
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]
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]
The Welsh / Bitton Partnership
As highlighted yesterday and evidenced in preseason, defensive options are limited for Celtic ahead of tonight’s Champions League qualifier against Danes FC Midtjylland. The continuing absence of Jullien is a huge blow and his partnership with the soon to be transferred Ajer was the bedrock of the highly successful 19/20 season. Without endlessly debating the … [continue reading]
Stephen Welsh
Stephen Welsh signed a contract extension this week to 2025 with Celtic. Does this make sense from a football perspective? This was discussed on The Huddle Breakdown podcast. Please subscribe and share. Firstly, before considering performance, let me say the contract makes absolutely no sense in the context of Celtic having no permanent manager currently. … [continue reading]
Dubai Silver Lining?
The Dubai trip was a disastrous piece of corporate decision making by Celtic and this is discussed in depth on the latest Huddle Breakdown. Looking for silver linings is almost laughable yet as a result of the isolations, we can enjoy seeing how some of the youngsters handle the first team. Against Hibernian in the … [continue reading]