This International break has come at a good time for Celtic and will do us the world of good...
The latest international break will give the players who are not away on international duty time to rest and prepare for the challenges that lie ahead when club football all kicks off again at a hostile environment with just over 500 Celtic supporters in attendance to back the team.
We face a tough trip to Tynecastle to play Hearts on Sunday 22 October and that’s followed by a vital home clash with Atletico Madrid at Celtic Park on Wednesday 25 October finished off with a tricky trip to Easter Road to play Hibs on Saturday 28 October. All three tough games in the space of seven days.
And if we can come thorough these matches with three victories we’ll be back in with a shout in the Champions League and will have been to Ibrox, Pittodrie, Livingston, Fir Park and the two Edinburgh grounds and won at them all in the first round of fixtures while establish at least a seven points advantage.
So Brendan Rodgers and the coaching staff will take this time to prepare for the challenge ahead and the short rest-bite will be beneficial for the players staying at Lennoxtown.
Players like Cameron Carter-Vickers and Nat Phillips will get more training practice after just returning from injury. Daizen Maeda who was left out of the Japan squad due to injury will also have time to recuperate. David Turnbull who sat in the stand at the weekend may be carrying a knock.
These games whilst not in any way will shape our season, they will be important all the same. Going to Edinburgh is tough most of the times, and travelling for back to back fixtures will be difficult.
The Atletico game is probably the most important as we need a result if we want to stay in contention of our goal of playing in Europe after Christmas.
It will be a tough seven days for Celtic , but one we will relish and thanks to the international break have time to prepare for.
This is what football is all about after all, three huge matches in seven days that can really shape our season. And while we wait for the action to get underway starting at Tynecastle, you are invited to join The Celtic Star at the Kerrydale on Thursday 19 October, with John Hartson and Stephen McManus as special guests celebrating the launch of Matt Corr’s new book ‘Majic, Stan and the King of Japan which covers Gordon Strachan’s first season as Celtic manager.
That 2005-06 season Celtic won both the league and league cup and both trophies will be on display at the Kerrydale and you can get your photo taken with the silverware and the two Celtic stars from that team. There’s also live Celtic music for Boolavogue and many more special guests. What a night it’s going to be! Get your tickets now from our Celtic Star Books website HERE.
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Come and join The Celtic Star live at the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park during the International break…
John Hartson will be just one of many special guests at a huge and unique Celtic Star event to be held in the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park on Thursday, 19 October 2023. Tables for 10 at £180 or individual tickets priced just £20 for this special evening can be purchased now via Celtic Star Books.
Meanwhile here’s Matt Corr talking about his latest Celtic Star book on The Celtic Exchange Podcast…
Majic, Stan and the King of Japan is out in Friday 20 October and is available to order now HERE.
The Celtic Star presents a night with John Hartson and Stephen McManus at the Kerrydale on Thursday 19 October…
There’s no Celtic action for a few weeks due the latest international break, but you can still come along to Celtic Park on Thursday 19 October – on the anniversary of Hampden in the Sun, Celtic 7 Rangers 1…to join The Celtic Star team live in the Kerrydale with special guests John Hartson and Stephen McManus as we launch Matt Corr’s new book ‘Majic, Stan and the King of Japan’ which tells the story of Gordon Strachan’s first season at Celtic and we’ll have the trophies Celtic won that season there too!
There’s live music from the wonderful Boolavogue and many more Celtic guests coming along which we’ll start to announce tomorrow. Tickets are selling fast so get yours now, just click on the image below and we’ll see you in the Kerrydale. it’s going to be some night and a great Celtic fix during the international break!
Join The Celtic Star at the Kerrydale on Thursday 19 October when we celebrate the launch of Matt Corr’s new book Majic, Stan and the King of Japan which tells the story of Gordon Strachan’s first season as Celtic manager. We’ll have the trophies that the Celtic team won that season plus well delighted welcome our special guests John Hartson and Stephen McManus, both stars of that Celtic team.
And we have other guests to be announced later this week plus there’s live music from the wonderful Boolavogue. Tickets are selling fast for what is sure to be a wonderful night of Celtic conversation and music and you can order below…
It certainly was a huge boost to get such a commanding performance on Saturday, especially after the heartbreak a few days earlier.
We still have only played 11 competitive matches within in season, and within our consistency level of performance out of the 11 games, we have been a bit of hit and miss within them imo, but will accept they have been improving upon a regular basis lately.
Think the squad is getting up to pace nicely, and the real value of the squad will get tested after the international break.
Rodgers has a much better assessment of the squad now, and understanding of players roles within it also.
In turn the players are developing a much better understanding of what Rodgers is looking for also.
Like you say, 3 wins in 3 games makes for a very pleasing start to the season, 3 defeats then not so much.
Still plenty of work has to be done, and don’t see to many issues surrounding the squad to be able to match the demands of 3 wins in 3 games either, no matter how tough, as we are Celtic after all.