Derek McInnes

[RED_JOHN]

We pressed in the right areas at the right time.
Celtic like to play from the back and we stopped them doing this.
When Their keeper had the ball, we practically played a 3-4-3. Pushing up on their back three and covering their midfielders.
It was man for man at that point and I feared if they won the ball we could be exposed.

They had a couple of great chances after a defensive mistake, which Woodman made a great double save from.
Other than that their only real chance in the first half (outside of defensive mistakes (Sclaff clearances)) was their goal.
The second half, they only had their counter attack goal which troubled Woodman.

I think the tactics were very good, albeit not the most energetic up and at them style most fans would like.
Very effective when you consider the squad was also missing Shinnie and Christie.

I’m not lapping up DM’s comments at all.
Indeed Rodgers showed respect with his comments about Pittodrie being the hardest place in the league to come to and that they need to be up for it.
You never see Rodgers put out a weakened / rested 3am when he plays us.

Celtic in 2nd gear still had more shots at goal, shots on target and crucially more goals. You talk about them in the first half, but I certainly cannot remember De Vries being troubled at all by us.
Our tactics were pathetic and totally wrong. Celtic came back from Russia after getting a doing. What do we do...sit off them and let them dictate the game to us in our own stadium.
It was the wrong approach from McInnes because at the end of the day we were beaten. Celtic should have been there for the taking but we bottled it and let them play the way that made it easier for them.

[afc1903mad]

Celtic in 2nd gear still had more shots at goal, shots on target and crucially more goals. You talk about them in the first half, but I certainly cannot remember De Vries being troubled at all by us.
Our tactics were pathetic and totally wrong. Celtic came back from Russia after getting a doing. What do we do...sit off them and let them dictate the game to us in our own stadium.
It was the wrong approach from McInnes because at the end of the day we were beaten. Celtic should have been there for the taking but we bottled it and let them play the way that made it easier for them.

It’s true we did not create too much in the first half.
May had a great opportunity when we pressed them high and if he managed to get it through Ajer’s legs, I reckon he would have beat De Vries.
Our most likely attacks was from set plays and unfortunately none of them really troubled De Vries either.

We could have gone gun hoe on them, but then left lots of space for them to pick their way through us.
I thought we were very effective in stopping Celtic play through our lines.
Defensive errors led to their best chances in the first half.
Second half Celtic had far less opportunity.

It’s possible that time was a tactic from DM following Celtics trip and looking to benefit later in the game as tiredness grew more.
How May and McGinn didn’t score I don’t know.

[Basingstokered]

How do you know if we went gun hoe we wouldn’t have overrun them. How many wins does he ha e agoasint fhem recently trying to contain them ?

[afc1903mad]

How do you know if we went gun hoe we wouldn’t have overrun them. How many wins does he ha e agoasint fhem recently trying to contain them ?

Just look at today’s game.
A couple of Celtics best opportunities came breaking at speed, counter attacking us.
Leaving our players stranded.
Hell, their second goal is a prime example of the risks of going gun hoe against Celtic.

I also recall a game at Parkhead, when we pumped them in the first half, Celtic were backs to the wall, yet the get a corner from a hashed clearance and scored right before half time.
Think we lost that one by 3 or 4.

Gun hoe can be exciting, but hugely risky and hugely likely of a hadefeat against better teams.
Being solid ad counter attacking should provide a better chance of staying in the game and getter better results.

[Basingstokered]

Just look at today’s game.
A couple of Celtics best opportunities came breaking at speed, counter attacking us.
Leaving our players stranded.
Hell, their second goal is a prime example of the risks of going gun hoe against Celtic.

I also recall a game at Parkhead, when we pumped them in the first half, Celtic were backs to the wall, yet the get a corner from a hashed clearance and scored right before half time.
Think we lost that one by 3 or 4.

Gun hoe can be exciting, but hugely risky and hugely likely of a hadefeat against better teams.
Being solid ad counter attacking should provide a better chance of staying in the game and getter better results.

Well if Derek thinks by losing 10 on the bounce his tatics work that sums him up. At least he has belief in himself no one else does though.

[JuanFatche]

Just look at today’s game.
A couple of Celtics best opportunities came breaking at speed, counter attacking us.
Leaving our players stranded.
Hell, their second goal is a prime example of the risks of going gun hoe against Celtic.

I also recall a game at Parkhead, when we pumped them in the first half, Celtic were backs to the wall, yet the get a corner from a hashed clearance and scored right before half time.
Think we lost that one by 3 or 4.

Gun hoe can be exciting, but hugely risky and hugely likely of a hadefeat against better teams.
Being solid ad counter attacking should provide a better chance of staying in the game and getter better results.

Gung ho* Being solid and counter attacking didn't win us the game though, so why not try something different? Especially when they were knackered. Reading your comments, it seems that the fact that we didn't win, and haven't won, escapes you.