After all the thrills of Wed. night it was back to the defence of our title and I was glad to see that GS had the sense to rest some of the players. Ironically, Naylor wasn't given the opportunity, which highlights just how short of good cover Celtic have for his position, which begs the question "why did Celtic sign Doumbe?"
BORUC….…. 7 Our hero had very little to do and had no chance with the best goal of the game.
WILSON….…. 8 Thought he played very well and if he keeps up this standard then he will be first pick in the position.
CALDWELL…. 7 They say that if you don't notice a defender then he had a good game and this applied to Caldwell to-day. I had forgotten he was playing until he stepped in and broke up a St Mirren attack. Maybe he too is making it difficult for GS not to pick him?
McMANUS……..8 I thought GS's remarks on Frid summed up McManus's performance this season perfectly "Mick didn't know whether to play a Captain's role or a defender's role. I told him just to be a good defender and that would make him a good Captain". That is precisely what McManus has been doing.He strolled through this game.
NAYLOR….….. 6 He was better than he has been but there is something not quite right in his body language. Maybe it is just a loss of confidence.
HARTLEY... … 7 Didn't do much to impress in the first half but when he moved inside he was a different player. He too is showing improved form compared to last year.
SNO.......... ….. 5 Only played for the first 45 mins (it seems he wasn't feeling well) but he failed to make a real impact. His physique is very impressive, he just still has that tendency to be a bit too lackadaisical.
BROWN …….. 9...MOM Considering what Wed night must have taken out of him to-days display was just great. His ability to burst fwd from a standing start and brush aside opponents is top class and it is a long, long time that I have seen a Scottish player with such quick feet. Oh, by the way, he is also a wee bit gallus!!!
RIORDAN…. ……6 May have wanted to see him make more of an impact but overall he showed that there would be no problem in starting with him. He gives a different quality than McGeady insofar as he is much more ready to make a telling pass but does not have Aiden's ability to beat a man.
McDONALD ……6 2 goals in 2 games isn't bad and his goal to-day was a perfect example of how hard he is willing to work for the team. has a little bit of Millar in him re. first touch but is settling in well.
JVOH…. ……….5 His goal was a classic strikers goal and I do wish he would spend more time in the box but overall he did not do anything to make me change my mind that he is just not good enough.
SUBS …………. MAGIC..….. 6 From the first moment he came on he showed an appetite and pace that has been sorely lacking for too long.
DONATI…. …..5 Replaced Sno and showed some nice touches but also his ability to make a simple pass a bad one..
REF ………….7 Didn't notice him..
THE GAME ……7 It was a good workout for Celtic but St Mirren were pretty poor.
COMMENTS ….. 1. Here is our record this year as compared to last year
2007-8 P5 W4 D1 L0 F17 A3 Pts13 GD+10
2006-7 P5 W3 D1 L1 F10 A5 Pts10 GD+5
Progress has been made.
2. The last time we played St Mirren (remember the announcer?) Celtic won 5-1. Only three players played in the 2 games: Boruc, Naylor and JVOH3. I don't think any of the three players brought in staked a claim to being first pick in a bigger match but they will all have benefited from the run out..
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