Well, my plan to watch my first game since a troubled childhood sober, lasted right up until the game started. We started quite brightly, well compared to our recent form anyway, then kind of fizzled out to let Milan take control. As far as I see it, Lenny picking players to hold the line rather than attack theirs, has been our major issue, closely followed by a defence that has a glaring weakness in it, Duffy. I will get back to him later. At half time, I know every Celtic fan alive was begging Lennon to change it, after the game and during it, he was being given credit for that, which I found hard to stomach, he shouldn't have had to change it because he should have realised that what he was doing was fucking us up, but, he stubbornly kept it going. So, him taking so long to see fucking sense is no reason to celebrate or give him plaudits. I can only hope he sees he made a cunt of it and stops.
As soon as we brought on players that can get at teams we immediately looked better, not great, lets not get carried away, but much better, compared to the shit we have had to endure. Broony cannot start most games if we want to give this 10 a real go, it pains me to say that, but he was nowhere last night. I thought Diego showed more fight and determination in the first half than the rest of them put together, which was a real worry, he continued to be excellent until being taken off and I am happy we got the lad. Bg Ajer was excellent , showing how to come out of the defence with the bald pass well. If he was trying to get a move to Milan he done himself proud and the price went up for us. Frimpong was good at getting by plays but needs to practice his final ball as all his good work is undone by passing thats piss poor.
When Rogic came on, he I hope, showed all the who wanted him to leave that they were talking shite. He was brilliant and can create things out of fuck all. He needs to play on Sunday. I know he has fitness issues, but rotating him with Turnbull needs to be done. Ntcham played better, but again this was against a benchmark of utter pish, so again, lets not get carried away. Ajeti and Griff were poor and posed little to no threatened we need Eddy back asap tolled with either of them backing him up.
Defensively for all the goals we were abysmal, Duffy was again piss poor, he is slow, fails to read and follow the players he's supposed to mark and cannot come out of defence with the ball without me reaching for the valium. His passing is also poor and elects to pass it back or sideways, when he does attempts forward pass more often than not it goes to them and caused us a few hairy moments. For me, he needs dropped and Julien back in with Ajer in a 4. I don't give a single fuck what we are paying him, whatever it is, it is too much for what he brings. I said yesterday I am just happy we didn't buy him, because unless he improves vastly, for me he is a threat to our season as he will cause problems with his lack of speed etc.
I was a lot happier with the second half showing, but again, it wasn't top notch but it was better and something to build on, if Lenny stops fucking us up by playing holding rather than offensive midfielders. Christie, Turnbull, Rogic, Calmac, Soro Ntcham need to be the main group who play in midfield, and who gets the jersey is dependent upon turning it on. Even if they play well, bringing on another good player at 60 minutes gives us more energy to keep the tempo up throughout.
I am now not as worried about Sunday and indeed the rest of the games coming up,I don't think we will qualify from this group unless the second half performance goes up several notches, but at least now Lenny has to see what every cunt and their aunty have for weeks. It was painful losing the third, but thats what happens when you have a CB who isn't up to it. And Duffy so far, just insn't. I hope he improves as he seems a good lad, but my sons are good lads and they know they would get chased down London Rd if they put in a performance like that, so, he needs dropped until he comes good for the sake of our season. Barkas I find too slow in reacting to releasing the ball and Iam still not convinced he is a shot stopper. Unlike the midfield we don't have a supply of genuine quality cover, so I hope he improves Bain is back in and its £5m down the fucking toilet.
Back to the drink. I had decided to watch it without one, 35 minutes in I was on my third double gin. Ended up having four so thats practically teetotal. The main thing I am feeling is that we can see the corner, we haven't turned it yet, you can't lose three goals like that and be anywhere near it. Sort the defence, play offensive midfield players who can find a pass and pose a goal threat needs to be the way. Soro for me has to replace Brown as the holding player, he is technically better than Brown and can make pass forward. Turnbull too needs introduced as he showed he has what it takes when he got more than six minutes. I am happier we have now seen we can get better if Lenny stops fucking about. Onward to the Dons and hopefully skelp they fuckers purple. HH