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victorhugo4222
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My Introdction
Being a huge Celtic fan i have decided to do a series of tactics which are based on my favourite Celtic teams from the past. So over the next week or 2 i will be uploading more tactics that i have tried to recreate.For the 1st tactic i will post all details but the others i will just give a brief description as i post on fm scout and it saves me typing everything out twice
Tactic Testing
To test my tactics i will be doing 1 season on holiday with Celtic and also Liverpool as i usually test with them as it is a way of gauging how it performs. Will post screenshots of both tests.
Tactic Intro
My first tactic is Martin O'Neill's 2003 team which came agonisingly close to emulating our greatest team, The Lisbon Lions, and lifting our 2nd European trophy only to narrowingly lose 3-2 AET to Jose Mourniho's Porto which went on to capture further European glory the following season winning the European Champions League which shows just how much fo an achievement it was to come so close to toppling such a magnificant team assembled by 'The Special One'.
With me being only 22yrs old when this happened this was completely new to me as Celtic had not been playing European football after Xmas for 20 years or alout that long im not sure exactly so this was all new to me. Not only was i a season ticket holder i also loved going to away matches too and that season i managed to visit Blackburn, Liverpool, Stuttgart and Celta Vigo and only mssing Suduva and Boavista. At the time i was saving for a deposit to put down on a flat with my girlfriend but as we progressed and i kept attending away matches my savings quickly went! I chose to miss ther Semi Final away at Boavista praying that we didnt slip up and we reached the final so i would have enough money to go to Seville. The King of KIngs, Henrik Larsson, did what he deos best and scored to put us through which then i was faced with a dilemma. My girlfriend said i had to choose. Her or Celtic? It was a no-brainer! my reply was simple, ''I could always fnid abnother girlfriend but i may never see Celtic play in a Euro[ean Final again'' We did reconcile after the final but it was never the same and we soon parted ways.
The Tactic
The tactic is based on The 352 system that we was so susccessful during Martin O'Neill's time at Celtic.
Goalkeeper
Rab Douglas - As was seen by many as the weak link in our team he tended to flap at crosses and heavily relied on our back 3 to deal with any airel threats. Was a good shot stopper and did have some good moments on our run to the final.
Defence
Bobo Balde, Joos Valgaeren and John Mjallby - We played with 3 huge CB's in Balde, Valgaeren and Mjallby who were not only great defensively but could play a bit too not to mention were a major threat from set pieces.
Wing Backs
Alan Thompson and Dider Agathe - The 2 wing backs could not have been much different from 1 another. Thompson was a midfielder that was converted to Wing Back due to his excellent crossing ability and good engine to get up and down the flank and Agathe was a striker converted to wing back due to his electric pace and dribbling ability. Agathe was by far the fastest player in the team which earned him the nickname meep,meep in referencde too the road runner!
Midfield
Neil Lennon and Paul Lambert - A fantastic midfield duo with Lennon covering every blade of grass and Lambert using his experience and fabulous football brain to control matches. They complimented 1 another magnificantly.
Linking Midfield and Attack
Stilian Petrov - Anyone in football who knows about 'Stan' know what a great player he was. Had a very rocky start at the club when he 1st joined but went on to be a mainstay in the team for years to come.
Forwards
Henrik Larsson and Chris Suton - These 2 guys had a fantastic relationship and Sutton deserves alot of credit for helping Larsson become Celtic's top ever goalscorer and 2nd best player of all time behind 'Jinky' Johnstone. Larsson's performance in the final was nothing short of phenomenal.
Being a huge Celtic fan i have decided to do a series of tactics which are based on my favourite Celtic teams from the past. So over the next week or 2 i will be uploading more tactics that i have tried to recreate.For the 1st tactic i will post all details but the others i will just give a brief description as i post on fm scout and it saves me typing everything out twice
Tactic Testing
To test my tactics i will be doing 1 season on holiday with Celtic and also Liverpool as i usually test with them as it is a way of gauging how it performs. Will post screenshots of both tests.
Tactic Intro
My first tactic is Martin O'Neill's 2003 team which came agonisingly close to emulating our greatest team, The Lisbon Lions, and lifting our 2nd European trophy only to narrowingly lose 3-2 AET to Jose Mourniho's Porto which went on to capture further European glory the following season winning the European Champions League which shows just how much fo an achievement it was to come so close to toppling such a magnificant team assembled by 'The Special One'.
With me being only 22yrs old when this happened this was completely new to me as Celtic had not been playing European football after Xmas for 20 years or alout that long im not sure exactly so this was all new to me. Not only was i a season ticket holder i also loved going to away matches too and that season i managed to visit Blackburn, Liverpool, Stuttgart and Celta Vigo and only mssing Suduva and Boavista. At the time i was saving for a deposit to put down on a flat with my girlfriend but as we progressed and i kept attending away matches my savings quickly went! I chose to miss ther Semi Final away at Boavista praying that we didnt slip up and we reached the final so i would have enough money to go to Seville. The King of KIngs, Henrik Larsson, did what he deos best and scored to put us through which then i was faced with a dilemma. My girlfriend said i had to choose. Her or Celtic? It was a no-brainer! my reply was simple, ''I could always fnid abnother girlfriend but i may never see Celtic play in a Euro[ean Final again'' We did reconcile after the final but it was never the same and we soon parted ways.
The Tactic
The tactic is based on The 352 system that we was so susccessful during Martin O'Neill's time at Celtic.
Goalkeeper
Rab Douglas - As was seen by many as the weak link in our team he tended to flap at crosses and heavily relied on our back 3 to deal with any airel threats. Was a good shot stopper and did have some good moments on our run to the final.
Defence
Bobo Balde, Joos Valgaeren and John Mjallby - We played with 3 huge CB's in Balde, Valgaeren and Mjallby who were not only great defensively but could play a bit too not to mention were a major threat from set pieces.
Wing Backs
Alan Thompson and Dider Agathe - The 2 wing backs could not have been much different from 1 another. Thompson was a midfielder that was converted to Wing Back due to his excellent crossing ability and good engine to get up and down the flank and Agathe was a striker converted to wing back due to his electric pace and dribbling ability. Agathe was by far the fastest player in the team which earned him the nickname meep,meep in referencde too the road runner!
Midfield
Neil Lennon and Paul Lambert - A fantastic midfield duo with Lennon covering every blade of grass and Lambert using his experience and fabulous football brain to control matches. They complimented 1 another magnificantly.
Linking Midfield and Attack
Stilian Petrov - Anyone in football who knows about 'Stan' know what a great player he was. Had a very rocky start at the club when he 1st joined but went on to be a mainstay in the team for years to come.
Forwards
Henrik Larsson and Chris Suton - These 2 guys had a fantastic relationship and Sutton deserves alot of credit for helping Larsson become Celtic's top ever goalscorer and 2nd best player of all time behind 'Jinky' Johnstone. Larsson's performance in the final was nothing short of phenomenal.
