I'm sooo soooo sorry!Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
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I'm sooo soooo sorry!Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Back on the bench for the trip to Motherwell today. Bit of a surprise, that. They're 1-0 down at half-time so he could well get the second half yet.
Edit - and on at halftime alright
Edit edit - and scores within five minutes. His first from open play for them
Might need a third edit there Pineappler.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Not going to lie - took me a while to spot what you were talking about!
Winner, winner…
Can feel the Weldoninhio fume from here
Nice finish from him for the second goal!
Best 2 goals of his career imho. Not by themselves (good goals but nothing extraordinary) but in overall context - of both the game and how he needs to make an impact quickly. Just brilliant. Exactly what his Celtic career needs. Instant respect rather than scepticism.
fair question to ask: would Oh have had the same impact?Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Poor lad must be seriously conflicted this afternoon after that!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Fair play to Idah - granted Motherwell are League 2 standard, but given the circumstances - on at half time, Celtic behind in the game, looking like falling further behind in the title race, supporters far from convinced with him as a signing, a serious high pressure situation - scoring both the equaliser and injury time winner is a significant accomplishment.
Not sure what it says about the current state of Celtic that Norwich's third pick centre forward is rescuing them against Motherwell, but for Idah himself it's a big step forward.
I only watched the last 10 minutes as I slept in a bit this morning but he played very well it has to be said. The winning goal was a fine finish given the narrative around him alright.
They broke before the third goal and he did really well to retain the ball with some close passing then instead of a head down run towards the goal, he carried the ball to the corner flag and killed 20-30 seconds before winning a throw. Fans seemed to really respond to that too.
Being very harsh but I'd have liked to have seen him attack the 6 yard box when Maeda drilled in a low cross on around 65/70 mins. For some (e.g., Ferguson maybe?) that's instinct but it's also improvable with good coaching. This guy could thrive with a specialist striker coach.
Worth commenting on the athleticism of his leap for the header too, not just the header itself.
Yeah agree him not getting on the Maeda cross should probably be considered a miss even though it wasn't an actual shot.
Absolutely delighted for him to get the injury time winner though to completely shift the narrative around him.
Say what you want around the standard in Scotland but you can't deny the pressure he's under playing as the 9 at Celtic. I just want to see him starting week in week out now and hit the 10 goal mark for the season.
Yep - bit like Kelleher playing the odd Cup game for Liverpool that they're not really that worried about. It's still pressure; just a different kind of pressureQuote:
Originally Posted by yurt
Uniquely badly timed comparison. Guess you’re not watching then.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Well ok - not an ideal day for it. But I remember the same point being made about Kelleher last year, that he wasn't playing any pressure games. I didn't agree with that, and the same holds for Idah playing SPL.
To be fair the fact that Kelleher would have started this game even if Alisson had been fit kind of tells its own story, well and all as he did today.Quote:
Originally Posted by third policeman
Was in bed with the mother of all hangovers, so didn't see the game. 2 decent goals, but one swallow (game) doesn't make a summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
What about the other two, and the assist, he's gotten in the five games he's played for Celtic?Quote:
Originally Posted by weldoninhio
Surely everyone can agree that this is just the start his Celtic career needed? In fact with the current sense of crisis at Celtic it's even better. There was a real risk that more and more dropped points and no goals for Idah would have him judged in the same light as Duffy. Now he's suddenly a stand-out performer contributing vital goals at vital times.
I'm trying to think how many actual winners Oh has scored. I remember a home game last season when it was 1-1 and he scored on about 81 or 82 minutes. Not sure I can think of others. Edit: 83rd minute winner against St Mirren this season, and early opener against Hibs followed by a fourth just before Christmas. Both at home. 2 late goals in an easy home win v Aberdeen.
Home game against Dundee on Wednesday with Rangers playing on Kilmarnock's plastic pitch. Another chance for Idah to make a mark.
2 penalties, in a game where, other than when he was taking the peno's, you wouldn't have known he was on the pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
That's my mistake, I forgot penalties don't count.
Ah in fairness, it's perfectly possible to say a player can take a good penalty and also say they had little contribution to the game from play.
They do count, however, on the off chance you don't get one, it's better to have 11 players contributing, rather than 10 plus Idah.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
I liked his first goal the other night ~ Good Big-Man Stuff ~ Use it Big-Man.
that's just not true. watched that game and some of his positioning and off the ball runs were very good and his work rate excellent. made a chance for himself at one stage by chasing down a defender out wide and nicking the ball off him.Quote:
Originally Posted by weldoninhio
Contributing by assists and winning goals in games that arent penalties ya mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by weldoninhio
What assists and winning goals that weren't penalties did he contribute against Hibs, the specific game that me and Tets are arguing over??Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Apologies if I took your comment in one post instead of going back to other pages to read your usual drivel to get further contextQuote:
Originally Posted by weldoninhio
I'm not arguing about any game, I'm arguing above his performances as a whole on loan - 4 goals and an assist in five games.Quote:
Originally Posted by weldoninhio
only one goal out of the five, and not even the opener. Absolutely meaningless contribution again.
Might as well retireQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Good ~ Big Man, goal.
it was more than that, a glancing header while facing away from goal. He has eyes in the back of his head.Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
Subbed off after 60 mins he was so ineffectiveQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
we all want the lad to succeed but feels like another 2 steps forward one back situation today with the pen miss and the loss.
To be fair to him, outside of the missed peno, he played OK. Looked dangerous until Celtic went down to 10 men and they were very poor. He had one sublime touch to take the ball down from a Joe Hart kick out.
Two steps forward and one step back is still a positive in fairness.
Had a goal ruled out for offside I think - though he's always been weak beating the offside trap.
Think it should be noted they were down to ten men inside 15 minutes!Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand