| Faced with a goal
keeping crisis after the mid-week punch up with Barcelona, Martin O’Neill may be
forced to implement the MH option prior to the return at The Nou Camp. Cetic’s woes
started at half-time during the bad tempered UEFA tussle, when goal-keep Rab Douglas was
red-carded despite his claims that he was acting as peace-maker when trouble flared
between Barca’s Motta and Celtic’s Balde in the tunnel.
A frankly bizarre refereeing decision saw Motta off, Douglas off, but Balde still on
the park. Speaking through a translator, Balde later told the JT: "It wisnae me, Ah
didnae dae nuthing. A big boy did it an’ ran away, your honour."
Celtic were forced to bring on tyro goal keep David Marshall for the second half. 19
year old David took to the field with the usual kit |
supplied to ingenue
keepers playing at the top level in European competition against one of the world’s
best club sides: gloves, towel, brown shorts. O’Neill must now consider bringing
Magnus Hedman back from his loan spell at Ancona, a prospect that will fill followers of
the Hoops with some trepidation.
Celtic fans will recall, all too vividly, magnanimous Magnus, with Celtic ahead in an
Old Firm game last year and with two minutes to go, punting the ball generously straight
to the feet of a grateful Rangers forward waiting to counterattack.
There is a small chance that a niggling injury may mean that Magnus misses the call-up,
so Magnus pal, just watch yourself when crossing to road to go into Parkhead... |
