I would prefer Bolingoli if fit. Hayes has filled in before and done relatively well, but it's not his natural position and I want as much physicality as possible at the back.
Eddy will be fine imo. If he was out running on Tuesday and nothing has flared up, he will be ready to play. Seeen the Rangers defending last night and combining that with the goals they lost to Feyenoord we should be all over them as the wing backs can't defend and Hellander is possibly the slowest guy on the park, we all know Goldson had a mistake in him when pressed also.
Lennon has said that Hayes should be fit and Boli might be. If not, the lad from Stoke, Bauer can also play left back. As long as we don't put McGregor there we should be fine. Although they get a lot of goals from crosses I think they will try and flood the middle and play 3 DM.
I've never felt that Goldson was up to much. He can be riled when up against better quality than what most of the SPL has to offer. Haven't seen a great deal of Helander, but seen enough to know that he can be got at as well, especially when up against pace. It really surprises me that Katic doesn't feature as much as I think he is their best defender.
It's not so much that he is poor in that position it's taking him out of the midfield that is the concern.
That's what I was meaning. He is good enough to do a job there, but he is far too important for us in midfield.
I honestly believe they will start with Davis, Jack and Kamara and hope to stifle us. Possibly Arfield as well but they tried that first game this season and it went wrong.
I think they will as well. I don't think they can outplay us, but they can try to nullify and frustrate us. The problem with that is if we score first where do they go from there.
After Wednesday's performance my confidence has taken a dive. If we play to our game and prevent Celtic from playing their football we will be in with a shout. If Borna misses out, that's a massive loss for us. Jon Flanagan is not good enough and is basically just collecting a wage. If Borna is unfit, i would play ****ing Kris Boyd. The team i would go for is Shagger Tav Helander Katic Borna Jack Kamara Davis Kent Morelos Arfield/Stewart
I would be surprised if Gerrard dropped Goldson as he seems to be loyal to him. I think he is a weak link, so hope he starts.
All the talk online is that Eddy, Elyounoussi and Boli are good to go. Would be a huge boost if true, hopefully no reactions tomorrow.
It's Hayes, Elyounoussi and Boli he has declared fit and said Eddy is still day by day. He then said later there is a very good chance Eddy will play. If that's the case we're pretty much at full strength. I still fancy Hayes to start even if Boli is fit or if Boli does start he won't play the full game.
Anyone at the game today? If so keep out of the trouble, and nark on thosethat cause it. Sick of hearing about trouble in this fixture. Celtic's midfield is too good for Rangers, so Rangers will need some way of by-passing it if they want to win. I'd go 2-0 Celtic, and probably a red card.
