MATCH REPORT: CELTIC 3 ABERDEEN 0

PRE_MATCH COMMENT

What a long, long wait to see the Bhoys run out in the Hoops at Celtic Park again. The only confusion before the game was the appearance then disappearance of Boruc?

BROWN ….…….5 I don’t think he had one save to make but he did not command his area and we need Artur back on Wednesday

CALDWELL …. 6 Made one or two great passes down the wing but he also had one or two classic Caldwell moments.

KENNEDY….. .. 7 Was the steadier of the two center backs and showed again how comfortable he is on the ball. Will be disappointed if he loses his place to either Caldwell or Pressley.

McMANUS……. 6 Another sound match but he did not win as many balls in the air as he should have.

NAYLOR….….. 7 His rehabilitation is almost complete. Right from the start you could sense that this was more like the old Naylor and had a couple of great crossfield passes. He was up against Jamie Smith who is always a difficult winger to play against.

DONATI….……. 5 It wasn’t that he didn’t put a lot of effort into the game, it was just that I expect more in the way of skill. Will not keep Hartley out with this type of performance. Was rightly booked for a bad foul.

JAROSIK…. ….. 6 In the first 15 mins he put in more hard tackles than I’ve seen him do in all his time at Celtic. He also showed a lot of awareness in winning the header that led to the first goal. Nearly scored the goal of the season with a rasping, dipping shot from 30 yds, which just clipped the bar.

BROWN …….. 8 For the first 15 mins I was wanting to see more from him and then he moved up a gear. Had one great bursting run down the wing, leaving the Aberdeen defenders in his wake which had the supporters on their feet applauding and then set up Naylor for his first ever Celtic goal but Naylor highlighted why he is still on nil by blasting the ball wide.

McGEADY…. ….8 MOM The young guy is coming good. Another scintillating performance capped of with a 25 yd shot into the bottom right hand corner.

JVOH …………..6 Looked so much sharper than of late and took his goal very well. The longer the game went on the more he slipped out of it.

McDONALD ……6 Scored his customary goal but I’m sure he’ll feel a bit disappointed with his use of the ball.

SUBS ………….
1. KILLEN ……….. 4 Replaced JVOH and showed once again that he just does not have it.
2. MAGIC ……….. 4 Never really got the opportunity to shine
3. SNO …………….. 4.

REF McCurry)…………. 5 Amazingly had not booked one Celtic player 5 mins into the game and showed how infuriating a ref he can be. Should have booked Jarosik and Caldwell.

THE GAME ……8 It was a good display by Celtic with fast, interchanging passing and a barrow load of opportunities.

GOALS ………. 1st The corner that resulted in the goal was the result of a great move from defence to attack with every pass a gem.
2nd A typical McGeady run, cutting inside before releasing a great left foot shot.






COMMENTS ….. 1 Play like this against Shaktar and Celtic stand a very good chance of a victory.
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