MATCH REPORT:      CELTIC  2  DUNDEE  1

PRE-MATCH COMMENT: McGeady in from the start and Rab Douglas back at C.P. ................pity about the atrocious weather.

BORUC ….……....3  The "Ho;y Goalie" is in danger of making himself into more of laughing stock rather than one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. His first bloomer was just awful but when he nearly threw the ball into the net with only a few minutes to go I dreaded to think what Keevins would say. Something is wrong in the guys head and I hope he redeems himself soon..

CADDIS...... …….6  Thought he put in a better performance than the average Wilson one and I do like his natural willingness to attack. Deserves a run.

LOOVENS......... 6 Was steady throughout.

McMANUS…. … ..6 Had little to deal with.

NAYLOR...…. ……5  Gets an extra point for his superb pass which allowed McGeady to break away and score but that apart he was his usual hopeless self.

CROSAS......... 5 The conditions didn't suit his game but even allowing for that I was disappointed with his overall passing.

BROWN…..…......7 MOM  Was his usual dynamo for the first 70 mins and scored a very good goal but his tiring coincided with a scrappy last 10 mins by Celtic.

McGEADY.... ……..6 Scores a peach of a goal and had some other good runs but overall still not back to last years form.

NAKA.................5 It wasn't a day for the skills of Naka and was very surprised he was allowed to stay for the full 90 mins.

JVOH.................5  The game will help get him back to full match fitness and it wasn't as though he made many mistakes it was more that he had no real impact.

McDONALD....... 5 Did a lot of good work outside the box but he should have had a couple and made another couple. When he came any way near goal he was never going to pass .....it was his goal or no-one else's! 

SUBS:

ROBSON............4 Proved again that he is just a squad player.

SAMARAS ............... 4 Too cold and wet for Sammi.

REF…………...... () 5  Not impressed.

THE GAME ……5 Difficult to judge because of the atrocious conditions but Celtic were always in control as long as the ball did not go near Artur!

GOALS ………. 1.Can't even begin to describe Dundee's goal.....unbelievable! 

                         2. A very smart piece of inter passing allowed Brown to drive into the penalty box and score after picking up a McDonald miss.

                         3. A brilliant pass by Naylor freed McGeady down the left flank and when he cut inside you knew he was going for goal and a nice little curler it was too.

From the Sydney Times "our strikers

"Celtic's Socceroo Scott McDonald has been rated the 11th-best striker in the world, according to the International Football Federation of History and Statistics. McDonald's 25 goals for Celtic last season pitched him above marquee names such as Fernando Torres, Luca Toni, andMartin Palermo. Still, McDonald can expect no love from strike partnerGeorgios Samaras. The worst-kept secret in Scottish football, The Times reports, is the Celtic pair can't stand each other and refuse to celebrate each other's goals."

                                 

COMMENTS ….. 1.  The 20k+ who turned up deserve a medal and a free Bovril for the rest of the season.

                   2. The Dundee support was big in numbers and loud in voice.