20-12-2021, 08:40
(This post was last modified: 20-12-2021, 16:14 by hibeejim21.)
It was terribly disappointing, I didn't think we played well until it was too late and i didn't think celtic were that great for all their possession.
We set out to contain them in the first half, but we were really poor when we had the ball. Got ourselves in front from a set piece predictably enough, but then immediately lost the equaliser. I thought at first Kyogo was offside, but the replays on TV show Porto played him on....I didnt think Macey looked clever there either.
Thought we improved as the 2nd half went on and probably should have gone for it earlier, but they defended boyle well, and Murphy was anonymous (he is too slow to be a winger in my view). Their second was a disaster for us defensively - i reckon we got caught cold thinking a sub was coming on. Kyogo's finish was pretty good though, and he really was the difference on the day.
We missed a golden chance to take it to extra time when Nisbet hit the post, and we started to cause them problems late on by going long. Something we should have done earlier because Starfelt clearly was all over the shop. We were also denied a penalty in the build up to that chance with a clear shove in the back.
I still think we made a mistake not letting Jack take the team for the final but it's done now and we have to move on. First thing Maloney has to address in January is the terrible recruitment we have put up with for too long, we need to bring in 3 players at least to freshen it up. Hopefully players who can hold on to a ball and have a footballing brain.
Well done to everyone involved in the pre-match display - excellent stuff.
We set out to contain them in the first half, but we were really poor when we had the ball. Got ourselves in front from a set piece predictably enough, but then immediately lost the equaliser. I thought at first Kyogo was offside, but the replays on TV show Porto played him on....I didnt think Macey looked clever there either.
Thought we improved as the 2nd half went on and probably should have gone for it earlier, but they defended boyle well, and Murphy was anonymous (he is too slow to be a winger in my view). Their second was a disaster for us defensively - i reckon we got caught cold thinking a sub was coming on. Kyogo's finish was pretty good though, and he really was the difference on the day.
We missed a golden chance to take it to extra time when Nisbet hit the post, and we started to cause them problems late on by going long. Something we should have done earlier because Starfelt clearly was all over the shop. We were also denied a penalty in the build up to that chance with a clear shove in the back.
I still think we made a mistake not letting Jack take the team for the final but it's done now and we have to move on. First thing Maloney has to address in January is the terrible recruitment we have put up with for too long, we need to bring in 3 players at least to freshen it up. Hopefully players who can hold on to a ball and have a footballing brain.
Well done to everyone involved in the pre-match display - excellent stuff.