All Stars / Celtic

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  1. pettyfog

    pettyfog Well-Known Member

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    It has become fashionable for fans to poo-poo the All Star game, and I was away only seeing most of the second half.

    But what I saw was entertaining. Movement of the ball through the midfield was the indicator of the match. MLS were having their way with the rusty Celtic and definitely had the most of possession; showing the difference you see in almost any match of the genre... here, we go for the ball instead of lying back.

    Celtic had several chances but mainly on counters. Celtic had come in saying they were going for the win and it showed but frankly they didnt have a prayer to win, the only way for that to happen was for MLS to lose.

    In the end, it was an exhibition that proved nothing by result. But the level of play was what we were looking for, wasnt it.
     
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    pettyfog, Jul 20, 2007
  2. FFCinPCB

    FFCinPCB New Member

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    Fair analysis, Fog.
     
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    FFCinPCB, Jul 20, 2007
  3. HatterDon

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    the MLS always has two advantages gong in this match:

    1. it's MLS midseason and the European side is in shake-down cruise mode

    2. The tenacity that the MLS side usually shows is very unusual for an all-star game in any sport in any country.

    I was pleased to see the result, but actually wanted it to finish 6 or 7-nil after I read Strachan's comments that the Hoops were hoping to show the crowd [and I guess the TV audience] "what good football looks like." Once a strutting little rooster, always a strutting little rooster.
     
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  4. jmh

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    Re: RE: All Stars / Celtic

    It'd be nice if that weren't true.
     
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    jmh, Jul 20, 2007
  5. pettyfog

    pettyfog Well-Known Member

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    RE: Re: RE: All Stars / Celtic

    Ooops, I forgot. I'm pettyblogger now... that should have been on page 2.
     
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  6. nmancini04

    nmancini04 New Member

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    RE: Re: RE: All Stars / Celtic

    I only watched the first 20 minutes and was quite bored: ugly passing, few chances, not much effort. Ricardo Clark had a couple of nice runs, but that was it. I'm glad to hear the play improved in the 2nd half.
     
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    nmancini04, Jul 20, 2007
  7. WonsanUnited

    WonsanUnited New Member

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    RE: Re: RE: All Stars / Celtic

    Don't forget that Nakamura is in Vietnam playing in the Asian Cup. If he was there, I think Celtic would have scored a goal. He's the main man in the Celtic midfield and he creates the oppurtunities.
     
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  8. pettyfog

    pettyfog Well-Known Member

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    RE: Re: RE: All Stars / Celtic

    So, all the best Celtic werent on the pitch.

    And neither were all the best MLS players.
     
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  9. krhimself

    krhimself New Member

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    RE: Re: RE: All Stars / Celtic

    Pretty dreadful from a Celtic fan's point of view. I actually gathered my nerves to watch all 90 minutes of this match, and at no point did we look like we were going to win. Only Boruc, Naylor, and McDonald looked really active out there, and the rest of the players were basically trying to gather their feet. Jarosik and Hartley were complete wastes of space, though.

    Thank the heavens we didn't drop any points because of this match!
     
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  10. HatterDon

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    RE: Re: RE: All Stars / Celtic

    Now Celtic can go back to the SPL for their 4-match season.
     
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    HatterDon, Jul 20, 2007
  11. sublicon

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    RE: Re: RE: All Stars / Celtic

    There's only Juan Pablo Angel. ;)
     
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    sublicon, Jul 25, 2007
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