Celtic In Europe - The New Century
Under MON Celtic climbed to the very top of European football. We had such a wonderful team with such amazing strength throughout the team which got us to within a whisker of bringing European trophies back to Paradise.
We had a powerful backline with guys like Mjalby who would put the fear of death into any opponent who would dare challenge. We had emerging players such as John Kennedy who looked like he had the potential to be Billy McNeill's successor.
In the middle of the park we had the duo of Lennon and Lambert who could stop anybody. The world's greatest every chess player Gary Kasparov was well-known for sitting the double pawn pairing deep to protect the King in his defensive plays. MON used the footballing equivalent with the Lennon-Lambert pairing.
On the wings we had players like Thompson who was worth a goal in any European game and the electric pace of Agathe could power past any player on the right. Who can forget Agathe annihilating Stuttgart in Germany to announce Celtic had arrived at Europe's top table?
Then you had the amazing Henrik Larsson. What more needs to be said about this player who single-handedly won Barcelona the CL last season?
His strike partner of Hartson or Sutton were as good as any. Larsson said Sutton was the best partner he'd ever played with. That's quite a plaudit as Larsson has played with the best strikers in the world. Hartson, too, was an amazing player who scored against Barcelona in the Nou Camp when we were told we were not good enough. He scored against Liverpool when we were told we were not good enough.
Then onto Manchester Utd and Old Trafford. We have Team 2 from Gordon Strachan which is arguably stronger in some areas than before. We have a front strike force of Miller and Jan Vinnegoor of Hesselink who are starting to develop a telepathic understanding. Miller destroyed the team which drew with the World Cup Winners 10 days ago. He is an incredibly underestimated player. JVoH is the player keeping Ruud van Nistelrooy out of the Dutch national team.
Then in the middle of the park you have the richness of McGeady and Nakamura, two players who are a step in class above Thompson and Agathe. In the middle you have Gravesen replacing Stan Petrov. When you consider Celtic signed him from Real Madrid then you can understand the class the Dane has.
In the defensive position you have Neil Lennon. What can you say about Lennon which hasn't been said before. He knows the score and has a telepathic ability to predict his opponent's actions. His reading of the game is second to none, which is why, even at 35, Lennon is the type of player who will guide Celtic through this Old Trafford game successfully.
At the back, Celtic have the safe hands of Boruc in goal. Always our downfall under MON, the Pole is the goalie that the big four in England covet.
The only place we need to be concerned is our backline. Going forward Celtic have nothing to fear, which is why we won't lose in Manchester.
We had a powerful backline with guys like Mjalby who would put the fear of death into any opponent who would dare challenge. We had emerging players such as John Kennedy who looked like he had the potential to be Billy McNeill's successor.
In the middle of the park we had the duo of Lennon and Lambert who could stop anybody. The world's greatest every chess player Gary Kasparov was well-known for sitting the double pawn pairing deep to protect the King in his defensive plays. MON used the footballing equivalent with the Lennon-Lambert pairing.
On the wings we had players like Thompson who was worth a goal in any European game and the electric pace of Agathe could power past any player on the right. Who can forget Agathe annihilating Stuttgart in Germany to announce Celtic had arrived at Europe's top table?
Then you had the amazing Henrik Larsson. What more needs to be said about this player who single-handedly won Barcelona the CL last season?
His strike partner of Hartson or Sutton were as good as any. Larsson said Sutton was the best partner he'd ever played with. That's quite a plaudit as Larsson has played with the best strikers in the world. Hartson, too, was an amazing player who scored against Barcelona in the Nou Camp when we were told we were not good enough. He scored against Liverpool when we were told we were not good enough.
Then onto Manchester Utd and Old Trafford. We have Team 2 from Gordon Strachan which is arguably stronger in some areas than before. We have a front strike force of Miller and Jan Vinnegoor of Hesselink who are starting to develop a telepathic understanding. Miller destroyed the team which drew with the World Cup Winners 10 days ago. He is an incredibly underestimated player. JVoH is the player keeping Ruud van Nistelrooy out of the Dutch national team.
Then in the middle of the park you have the richness of McGeady and Nakamura, two players who are a step in class above Thompson and Agathe. In the middle you have Gravesen replacing Stan Petrov. When you consider Celtic signed him from Real Madrid then you can understand the class the Dane has.
In the defensive position you have Neil Lennon. What can you say about Lennon which hasn't been said before. He knows the score and has a telepathic ability to predict his opponent's actions. His reading of the game is second to none, which is why, even at 35, Lennon is the type of player who will guide Celtic through this Old Trafford game successfully.
At the back, Celtic have the safe hands of Boruc in goal. Always our downfall under MON, the Pole is the goalie that the big four in England covet.
The only place we need to be concerned is our backline. Going forward Celtic have nothing to fear, which is why we won't lose in Manchester.
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