Team V Celtic

[flash]

Think it might be best if we play a similar formation to them. You always get to play against Celtic so we should play our creative players and try to get at their ropey defence.

Macey

McGinn
Porto
Hanlon
Doig

Gogic
Doyle-Hayes
Newall

Allan

Nisbet
Boyle.

Two or three there that probably could do with being dropped but who for?

[Steve88]

Bring back the 3-5-2. Most versatile formation out there

Enough of this modern football 4-2-3-1 that every manager and their gran wants to be seen playing.

Get the ball, in the net...!!

[Unseen work]

Think we’ll go 343 again as it will exploit the gaps Celtic leave at fullback.

Celtic’s fullbacks come in narrow to try and over load the middle of the park which in turn leaves big gaps which are able to be exploited.

I think we’ll see

……….….……..Macey………..

…….McGinn…Porteous….Hanlon…..

Cadden….Gogic…….Newell……Stevenson……

………Boyle………………Murphy……

…………………Nisbet..………..

I think that will give us a solid base and be able to match them in midfield with the defensive players available and the front 3 have the quality to trouble them.

Gives all of them some protection and works to their strengths.

[Brightside]

352

Macey
McGinn Porto. Hanlon
Cadden JDH gogic Newell Doig
Boyle. Niz.

[Pretty Boy]

I'm not really sure we're we go tbh.

Celtic at home is normally a game I'd fancy us to take something but the style they play with the high energy press and sweeping attacks is something we really toiled with against Dundee Utd and I fear for us a bit. I expect Celtic to be a more polished version of that, albeit they have their off days.

Our best hope may be to flood the midfield and go with 5 in there.

Macey

McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon

Cadden
Doyle-Hayes
Newell
Gogic
Doig

Boyle
Nisbet

Nisbet needs somewhere up there with him and whilst I'm not a huge fan of Boyle through the middle he's a potential outball and there defence is there to be got at.

[Jones28]

Macey
McGinn Wood Porteous Hanlon Doig
Gogic Newall
Allan
Boyle Nisbet

5-3-2, Gogic sitting and Newall in a box-to-box role, Allan in behind with Nisbet and Boyle up front.

[Perfect Hatrick]

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I'm not really sure we're we go tbh.

Celtic at home is normally a game I'd fancy us to take something but the style they play with the high energy press and sweeping attacks is something we really toiled with against Dundee Utd and I fear for us a bit. I expect Celtic to be a more polished version of that, albeit they have their off days.

Our best hope may be to flood the midfield and go with 5 in there.

Macey

McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon

Cadden
Doyle-Hayes
Newell
Gogic
Doig

Boyle
Nisbet

Nisbet needs somewhere up there with him and whilst I'm not a huge fan of Boyle through the middle he's a potential outball and there defence is there to be got at.

I started typing out a team and then felt the same. I’ve no idea what we should play tbh.

I’d be inclined to have Murphy in there somewhere but I’m not sure where. If he inclined to have Newell out the team but I’m not sure who for.

Your team is probably as good as any though and I’d probably go with that.

[Tyler Durden]

I'd go with

Macey

McGinn
Porto
Hanlon

Cadden
Gogic
Newell
Murphy
Doig

Nisbet
Boyle

[flash]

You can tell we are struggling by the amazing variety of teams and formations.

[Diclonius]

Why's Mixu not giving Steve Pinau a game?

[Jones28]

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Why's Mixu not giving Steve Pinau a game?

Sodje's keeping him on the bench.

[B.H.F.C]

I’m another who has no idea how we should go about it just because we don’t really have any obvious options.

Cadden should be dropped, he’s not giving us anything. I think I’d probably have Gogic in the middle of the park as well just to freshen it up a bit as much as anything. Doig back in for Stevenson.

Always had a pretty consistent lineup under Ross, can see changes becoming more common just in the hope that we land on something that might work.

[jeffers]

Macey
McGinn Porteous Hanlon Stevenson
Boyle Gogic Allan JDH Murphy
Nisbet

[GreenCastle]

Celtic have been all out attack this season - if we have the same central midfield as Saturday we will get destroyed.

We have limited options.

Gullan will be dropped.
Porto will be back in.

Probably see Murphy start too.

Expect JR will go 4-5-1 / 4-3-3

Macey
McGinn
Porto
Hanlon
Doig
Boyle
Gogic
JDH
Newell ( I would play SA)
Murphy
Nisbet

Can’t see us getting anything from this game - more damage limitation sadly which is just where we are with resources and lack of the recruitment we needed.

[GreenCastle]

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Why's Mixu not giving Steve Pinau a game?

Same reason Drey Wright isn’t playing.

[lord bunberry]

Is Magennis definitely out for this game?

[flash]

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Is Magennis definitely out for this game?

Until the next international break according to JR.

[J-C]

Macey

McGinn
Porteous
Hanlon

Cadden
Gogic
Newell
Doig

Boyle
Nisbet
Murphy

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Macey
McGinn Porto. Hanlon
Cadden JDH gogic Newell Doig
Boyle. Niz.

I'll go for the same line up that started at Ibrox which was that but with Allan instead of Gogic.

[number9dream]

Crying out for Doidge against Celtic's short-arsed centre-halves...
They tend to come flying out of the traps, so it may be a case of hanging in for the first half hour and trying to nick something on the break. Concede early and it could be a long old night.
Definitely need more energy in the middle of the park but I just don't know where that's going to come from.
Let's hope Boyle can conjure up some magic since they will either have Juranovic playing on his weaker side or Montgomery at left-back.

[Lago]

Honestly I don't think it will make any difference what team we put out or what formation we use, the outcome is going to be the same.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Can't see anything other than a pumping if the last couple of games are anything to go on.

[flash]

Just a gentle reminder that my thread title is "Team V Celtic" not post your tiresome negative takes here please.
Plenty of opportunity for that elsewhere.

[Coco Bryce]

5-3-2 should soften the blow.

Seriously though. We are probably expecting a humping.

We just want the team to show a bit fighting spirit and effort!

[Ronniekirk]

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5-3-2 should soften the blow.

Seriously though. We are probably expecting a humping.

We just want the team to show a bit fighting spirit and effort!

We wanted them to do that v the sheep



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[Key West]

Macey
McGinn Porteous Hanlon Doig
Gogic
Boyle Doyle-Hayes Allan Murphy
Nisbet

[MWHIBBIES]

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5-3-2 should soften the blow.

Seriously though. We are probably expecting a humping.

We just want the team to show a bit fighting spirit and effort!

Why don't you show some fighting spirit? Celtic haven't won at easter road in the league since 2014. Van Dijk scored for them that day ffs. Lennon beat a much better Celtic team in the middle of an awful run a few years ago. We are not getting a humping.

[Smartie]

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Macey
McGinn Porto. Hanlon
Cadden JDH gogic Newell Doig
Boyle. Niz.

That’s my team.

And for the weekend - Niz can bolt, he’ll have had his “shop window” performance. Murphy dropping off, Boyle on the last man.

Maybe Allan in for Gogic, but playing deeper than he has done lately, trying to pick out Cadden, Doig, Murphy and Boyle from a bit deeper?

[MWHIBBIES]

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That’s my team.

And for the weekend - Niz can bolt, he’ll have had his “shop window” performance. Murphy dropping off, Boyle on the last man.

Maybe Allan in for Gogic, but playing deeper than he has done lately, trying to pick out Cadden, Doig, Murphy and Boyle from a bit deeper?

No wonder players leave if fans actually believe utter pish like this.

Do you actually think scouts only watch big games? There is a little more than that goes into signing a player or not. Its not the Hibs.net ''good game against us once'' strategy that landed us crackers like Danny Swanson and Rowan Vine. The idea that players only try in front of cameras is baseless crap.

I hope Nisbet has a brilliant game and finds his form again. Some of the things said about him have been pathetic.

[Smartie]

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No wonder players leave if fans actually believe utter pish like this.

Do you actually think scouts only watch big games? There is a little more than that goes into signing a player or not. Its not the Hibs.net ''good game against us once'' strategy that landed us crackers like Danny Swanson and Rowan Vine. The idea that players only try in front of cameras is baseless crap.

I hope Nisbet has a brilliant game and finds his form again. Some of the things said about him have been pathetic.

Nisbet will leave if he gets an offer to go anywhere on better money. He couldn't give a monkeys what I or any other Hibs fan thinks.

Do you not think we've had players in the past who happen to perform better in some games than others, for various reasons?

I also hope Nisbet has a brilliant game and finds some sort of form again and I expect he'll be more interested than normal in turning up on Wednesday. I won't exactly be holding my breath that it kickstarts a run of form though, hence the reason I'd have him out the team sharpish - because currently he's operating at Rowan "one good game against us" Vine level and we can't carry that right now.