Celtic v Dundee line-up REACTION: Iwata retains his place as Yang earns rare start

Ryan + Tony discuss tonight’s game

Good evening welcome to the Celtic way pre-match lineup reaction to Celtic versus dund D I’m Tony Hagerty at a hagy 10 on the exra Twitter handle and I’m joined tonight by Ry maginley at Ryan McGinley in his car before he heads off to Paradise to see Celtic versus Dante

Ryan how you doing what you make of that team I think we both got 10 out of 11 didn’t we I get nine um I put Bernardo and I put a pal so I get nine out of 11 you get 10 out of 11 so you got the one

Up on me this time Tony not that it’s a competition or anything like that yeah I’m happy with the team um yeah the changes that that I really wanted to see have been made I’m not going to complain about mat being in the team he’s a good

Football player and he can turn it on at any given moment and but I’m delighted to see the likes of either starting the likes of Yang starting C Vickers now fully back integrated into the first team yeah a is has retained these place and deservedly so in my opinion it’s

Good that Brandon Rogers has kept that continuity he did have a good game he took him off for offensive purposes in terms of bringing attacking players on but he’s he’s stuck with that that symmetrical sort of team line and I’m I’m delighted to see that I’m delighted

To see that he’s back in the FI of things and he’s ready to contribute from now till the end of the season but yeah a strong team um not much to could have done with the defense I think that’s as strong as it gets at this present moment

Midfield looks okay and the wide areas and up front L as well so that should be a team that that’s more than good enough to beat dund tonight but as we know games don’t work like that and they’ll have to perform well to get a result correct yeah that’s that’s a team we

More or less predicted wasn’t a couple of on Mission J I had pal in for MAA you had palman for MAA and Bernardo and for oil but yeah I think that’s a strong team I’m quite happy at that I’m glad either CHS the yellow Jersey as I say up front and he’s

Hoping he can get his first goals at par we’re talking about that this morning weren’t we experienc the crowd getting behind him at Celtic Park and hopefully can BGE the n on more than one occasion tonight yeah he’s been scoring his goals in two at the moment which has been good

H if you can go one better and get a heart Trick Tonight that’d be absolutely brilliant but you know let’s let’s H let’s walk before we can run get your first go and then we’ll see what you can do but yeah he’s the main man at the

Moment uh all the headlines have been about him already talks about potential permanent bills that that that’s when you know a players doing well if there’s already talk about especially in the media if the media starts saying that that Celtic will have competition you want Celtic to have competition for a

Player’s signature because that then shows that he’s got plenty of and he’s a wanted man and in the best possible way you can be a wanted man for all reason he’s he’s a wanted man for the right reasons just keep on doing what you’re doing get a couple of goals

Tonight you know and start up that goal tally and because you know he’s already on four goals and an assist in five games um yeah he’s he’s really like a duck to water he’s really really taken to playing for Celtic and playing for the magnitude of the club etc etc but I

Want to see him score some open goals tonight as well from open play um if any penalties come as way then you know you’ve got a reliable penalty kick taker in that respect but yeah I just want to see him get on the ball get his natural

Game going and and help his teammates as well as as well as getting goals for himself I think he’s a I think he was a a guaranteed stter tonight and I’m glad that Brendan Rogers has fought the same yep positivity abounding tonight Ryan here we go Patrick mlen one the Hops he

Saying evening all says hezel fin 160 joining us thanks very much guys appreciate it sun Scotland evening guys hope everyone is feeling positive I think there’s a positive vibe Northampton Tim H H troops three points the P can’t somebody’s happy Ryan somebody’s happy Christopher Celtic need goals tonight and if Celtic

Scored first the team can’t afford to defend that one goal you need two or three ahead to win John Boy 67 he he troops morning tick evening guys says Josh evening Josh how are you and sura Scotland saying bigy right in the onion bag one out early goal he’s

Predicting all good Ryan lots of positivity here every game’s huge but these are the games that Celtic have struggled with all season tonight they need to make a statement ran we were talking about that earlier on this morning weren’t we yep and we were also talking about the fact that c need the

Second goal in the game and not just the first there’ll be no problem with them scoring early goals or goals in games getting that opening goal but they need to consolidate on that and they need to put away games they can’t allow any sort of way for opposition teams especially

At home to get back into the tying to get back into the match if they can score a couple of goals early do and really not the stuffing out of Dundee then it should be an okay night for Celtic in their manager but you know

When you leave it at one goal for long enough as we’ve seen in the as we’ve seen in the the Kut game you leave it like that then there there’s always that opportunity that you can you can get b bit really basically and and they did in an injury time

But talking about that that anxiety transmitting and cascading down from the stands to the players that negative energy but don’t want that tonight Ryan we want the Celtic players to because the fans will get right behind them if they produce like they did on Sunday I

Know it was late but they did still produce at the end Hazel Finn saying she hopes mly turns up tonight a goal would be great she’ll feel C when he’s back to normal a253 points the performance please sioban back must win very much so Patrick mlen 4-1 Celtic he’s go McGregor

Any time brona Brown saying good luck Celtic yep lots of U people getting in touch here R 234 people joining us thank you guys really appreciate it and uh yeah I’m feeling quite positive tonight that lineups more or less what I hoped for so I just hope Celtic can you know

Come out the traps pretty early Ryan and you know really take it to dunde that’s what I’m hoping for yeah me too um got a couple of goals a couple of early goals and really take it to the opposition you want to make it as uncomfortable as

Possible for the team that are that are visiting Celtic Park it’s about time Celtic Park becomes a fortress once again been dropping too many points at home this season and it’s time for that to be to be stopped in all honesty they can’t really drop any more points home

All the way from now until the end of the season and and I include both Rangers games in that as well they need to be pretty much perfect if they’re if they’re going to win this league so you know that is the that is the the challenge that they’ve got that is that

Is the The Gauntlet that’s been put down and and Celtic have just got to deal with that they’ve got to win basically every game until now until now until the end of the season if they can go on an 11 game winning run then I don’t think anyone will complain about that

Whatsoever but if they can win as many games as possible maybe a draw at I BRS and then I win at Celtic Park I don’t know need to see what the the way the the way the table is at that point in time but really there is no more margin for

The margin for other left a couple of games ago three four five games going even then they start they were still making mistakes which is the reason why they’re second in the table at this moment in time so a win is the most important thing we are in the business

End of the season but I would like to see a performance as well and I’d like to see a couple of goals tonight to really to really get the good feeling back because I think it was a good feeling at the end of that moible game despite the Terrible

To put in for large portions of that game I hope that that’s just galvanized the players and they come out for a bit of freedom and a b of fight um because if they can do that then they should be too much for dunde to handle but we’ve

Seen stranger things this season already so is Celtic can’t take any they can’t take any risks or or or be off their game they’ve got to be on their aame tonight and and ensure that they get the three points and a couple of goals to go with that as well yeah

Well C coming in come on Shelter let’s get at them from the first minute and keep going at them hopefully put the opposition away I said sitting in and trying to defend a one now lead Daman oan same thing team exactly what he wanted to see go for the Thro from the

First whistle Celtic I think that’s what everybody wants Tom D coming in see he likes he lik not let’s not get carried away he has a best a good project or need a rest and if he can’t get against on Dat home then there’s something wrong

CFC 88 come on the Champions Kenny Todd lots of BS been mentioned tonight Ryan got a be in the fridge Tony tonyy needed to score an another goal with three points from the boys H H he saying Lee n saying this has to be night Celtic plays

A team convincing performance and a win smell the glov can’t drop any points and Ry coming in sh hill hill tonan Ryo is that you is that your name that before I have had that nickname before I don’t want it to catch on um I’ve had it for too long already

Yeah I know people talking about how they’ve got some beverages in for the game and I don’t blame anybody for that because it is an awful night tonight it absolutely pelting down it was horrible to drive in that was the reason why this show was a bit later because I get stuck

In the traffic half half between the adverse weather conditions and the fact it was kind of Rush Hour as well so you know it was it was a bit longer getting to my usual parking spot but I’m here um looking forward to the game despite the weather conditions these are perfect

Weather conditions I would say it’s quite coners to spectating in it it’s the best football to play in you know with the sliding tackles and the wet surface shooting from distance Ryan on a wet surface get his many Pummel that goal with shots I would say you know I

Want e to be thriving on the chaos tonight that’s that’s I would like you know if if if a a done D player slaps then I want either to be on the end of that and get a chance or a shot away um or or or try and get an interception and

Get it to the next man you know use it to your advantage but I I know both teams have to play on it and I know mistakes can happen to either team but you know Celtic are at home they’ll be hoping that they can pray off mistakes

That happen in the dunde camp and that they can profit off of that with goals correct lots of comments coming lots of positivity bounding here right making cers and St him with so much confidence that confidence pleas to the squad he’s going for M man of the match tonight

There you go big Dom great performance and result will give everyone a huge left we certainly well Dom Brown Warrior up ourselves Come Out Swinging tonight and get the season started proper I think that’s what everybody wants isn’t it m 95 win win win fast flowing football yep touch the r rolling Fe

Scoring never boring will do for me Buzz Lop coming in 40 for him the dundy back line is a worst performing in the league at the minute we’ll soon see won’t we smell the glove R and wi there you go R very good hey but self de Cas never h him he

Did it hill hill troop says James FL same s back to you James good man thank you for that and STS coming in saying Celtic need M back to form tonight Crow need to be on it too from the start and CCV and scales positional play will be

Important also George bar saying 60 tonight hopeing mean Celtic and yeah there you go sus M seeing another people do she talking about repeating Sunday or a repeat over a 60 which I put I wonder if it’s nothing because the two the two SC Lines season the Celtic and dunde

Have been nothing respectively in both games both at Celtic Park and den Park so three nothing I would take three nothing in a good performance but just talking about goal difference a five or six would be great tonight don’t want to Kevin yeah it’s a chance tonight we said

It before this is a chance for Celtic to eat into that goal difference if they’re really on their met and on their game let’s get into them says Kevin M ster double to be one seef C8 let’s just put in a performance indeed and Anthony Murphy coming in saying keep the faith

On the Hoops so yeah I H lots of H Celtic supporters coming in getting in touch nearly 350 people r on the pegame show that’s excellent guys thanks very much trying to read as many comments as possible we’re all delighted with that team with variations of that team maybe

That you thought yourself maybe with the Ry dropping Bernardo coming in but yeah you know that’s more or less as I say Ryan get nine I get 10 it’s more or less what we thought would happen most important players are back c car viers is back wat is still on the team and

Either his play the team and yang starts so yeah it says something that we all wanted to see wasn’t it Ryan yep especially Yang I was I was really looking forward to seeing Yang tonight because I thought he was a catalyst all things good for Celtic on Sunday

Afternoon I know he have scored the two goals and he was so so important for Celtic get in the win and quite rightfully got the play of the match and stuff like that but Yang deserves his space or slotting the team for this game tonight I think he’s deserved this

Opportunity he he came you know he came back he’s came back from the the Asia cup and he’s looked a guy that was full of confidence yeah and seen that in m park in this SM Stadium I thought he looked really really positive in that game um I

Like what he brings to the team and I know he’s been a bit of a weapon boy this season for some of his performance is K being one of the biggest ones I think he was wasn’t so great in ltio too or in Roman laio obviously but H you

Know who was good on that night he’s he’s been a victim of these performances where the whole team has been bad he’s been the one that’s been trying to make things happen on the wing and nothing’s coming off for him so he becomes a bit of a scapegoat in the team sure I’m

Delighted to see him tonight um I think he’s coming into a better team than the one that would have played in last time around um you know from previous to the Asia cup uh I’m I’m looking forward to see seen him tonight and seeing what he

Can do you know I I wouldn’t put it against him scoring a goal tonight and and really taking his opportunity but I I like how direct he is he’s probably Celtics most direct Winger at the club at the moment so I think you need that at home against a low block somebody

That’s going to force the issue and make things happen hopefully for Yang tonight that’ll be that’ll be it and he you know it’s a game at time castle that that’s up up for grabs for Yang if he can play well tonight and he puts himself right

In the window for that in the manager spots for the next game at think so yeah his confidence will be Sky High Ryan haven’t got the nod after his Cameo at F Park you know and Brandon Rogers and the manager acknowledging that contribution so go out and do it tonight

Again just know relax on it the manager got every faith in you that’s a you know that’s Vindication that the manager thinks you’re doing the right things if ever there was one e so go out and relax on that and make another valid contribution as you say play yourself into Sunday’s team

Maestro 95 Yang and AJ to build a bromance Patrick ml coming in and saying do you think the past three days has put some fire into Brendon and the players bellies the only Bromance R is you and M Bromance on the Celtic way that’s you can he you can he break that strangle

Hold is that right fella but hopefully absolutely hopefully Yang and DJ can build a romance actually we would like to see H indeed trying to get through as many comments as possible guys before Lian shoots the C and goes to watch the football I’m looking forward to seeing

On back tonight for dunde as well yeah watch very very closely um I think he’s a person of interest still for Celtic despite the fact he went back to Dundee there might even be a gentleman’s agreement between Celtic and Liverpool for the end of the season you know this

Is his this is his chance to show for the rest of the season he can do it um 21 years old really talented young player made his debut for Liverpool in that game against Bournemouth remember walking back to the car and was like oh he’s he’s played for he’s played for

Liverpool now he can’t join Celtic in January but you know it could be good for him to cut his teeth it done be for another three four months and then in the summer if he has made that progression even more so in his game than he could join Celtic for the start

Of next season but it’s definitely somebody that Celtic should look at and amongst watching Celtic players obviously own back somebody you see who should be a person of interest Kevin M come back in he could be the key that Celtic need in Midfield as k m needs

Help in there AO 250 thanks very much shout out to hag for Sig include as many comments as possible that’s very can teers fell no we like your thoughts we always encourage you to come in and tell us what you’re thinking so that’s that will never change guys yeah so there we

Have it trying to read a couple more but as I say what time is it Ryan yeah you you’re on the clock now aren’t you so final thoughts Ryan who’s going to be the star man tonight who you who you picking out as your star man and you

Want to give us a score prediction as well okay okay I’ll go I’ll go for nothing I think Cel be up for this tonight um I know you usually go down one or up one on me so you know regardless three or five is is a good

One so you know I think that’s a good one to predict because at least you’ll pick a three or a five and I would take either one of those results as well in terms of star man just looking for the team just now can’t look past Adida at

The moment I think there’s something special about this guy I think I can see why Celtic got him into the club you know it might have been a last minute deal some of Celtics best deals have been last minute in the past couple of years H he’s he’s really really ACC

Climatized to Celtic quickly made a massive impact Al together not just his goals but his actual buildup play as well and he’s he’s hassling of defenses he’s a focal point that kyogo unfortunately isn’t kyogo is a different Striker but this might sh this game might suit um ad tonight you know a

Bustling back line that that dve got I know they’ve been struggling but they do have a strong you know they’ve got big bodies at the back so Adam be loving every bit of that so I can’t see him not scoring tonight and I think Yang will

Score as well I think Adida and J will both score in this game so I’m GNA go for four nothing four nothing you’re going to go for so I usually go one up or one down so we go I’ll go one up then R positivity AB bounds we’ll reconvene

And either fces will be triers be like we nailed it so I’ll go five all right I know Celtic haven’t looked like scalping anybody recently but I just think something there’s something about Sunday that made me feel that they’re buying up for this and uh and the manager and AJ’s

Quotes yesterday at the press conference I’m I’m feeling confident Ryan I’m feeling good so that that’s pre-match of course postmatch maybe talk singing a different song and having a different tune but hey we’ll keep that we’ll keep that positive postivity abounding lots of people coming in 4-1 Celtics says Patrick

ML and Hazel fin she hopes it I think Patrick’s gave us the coping yeah exactly five know the Champions is cleared best there you go ER he a w m to be the star man tonight I’ll take anybody to be the star man to be honest and

Uh yeah let’s say and come Beck pocketed me the last he certainly did which is why he became a person of interest and we shall see what happens and David saying Cas what will be will be indeed and love it saying cannot believe K was dropped to me St and that’s crazy Paul

Hogan saying 3 n well here’s hoping 5- n Cosmic verson get the goal difference up and H David McDonald trying not to be greedy but 60 Minutes a quality play would be a great start it would be right Ryan you get yourself off to said Celtic Park and enjoy the occasion

Guys result dependent it always is we’ll be on at some point once the work’s done after the football hope you can enjoy it hope Celtic p on p on the agony ring and turn on the style put on a show for onday that Celtic Part everybody is in this

Together 11 games to go come on there’s a title to win here let’s do it starting tonight Ryan give the boys our best and we’ll we’ll see you soon all right guys take easy cheers guys thank you guys enjoy the game