Martin O’Neill has revealed Celtic are working on expanding their tactical options ahead of the new campaign, with new signing Kasper Hogh expected to offer greater flexibility in attack.
▪️ Record-signing Kasper Høgh
▪️ Changing formations
▪️ Replacing Daizen Maeda
▪️ Will get some more players in
▪️ Quality over quantityMartin O’Neill speaks ahead of Celtic vs Dundee on Monday, live on Sky Sports 📺 pic.twitter.com/Mk052ofJv2
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The Scottish champions completed the signing of the former Bodo/Glimt striker earlier this week after already strengthening their forward line with the addition of Camilo Duran from Qarabag.
Both players arrive at the Hoops with impressive European pedigrees after finding the net regularly in last season’s Champions League, and O’Neill believes their qualities could allow Celtic to adapt their shape when required.
“There should be more than one way to play the game,” he told Sky Sports.
“We have been playing a 4-3-3, but we changed it in the last few minutes against Hearts on the final day. We will work on being flexible during the course of the season so that if we switch to a 4-4-2 for half an hour, it shouldn’t be a problem for the team.
“The only way it is not a problem is if you practice it during the week.”
O’Neill also welcomed Hogh’s arrival, expressing confidence that the Denmark international can strengthen Celtic’s attacking threat while insisting responsibility for scoring goals must be shared across the squad.
“It is great news for the football club and for the fans. We want to improve our goalscoring, and he is the man to do it. I hope he will get help and that we are not just relying on him.
“Hopefully, the goals will be shared around, but if he is the main man, I hope he delivers.”
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We averaged 600 passes per game last year with 91% of them being backward passes. And in my humble opinion that is due to the players standing with their backs toward the opposing goal when we are putting the ball in play, instead of standing sideways so that they can see the open space to advance the ball and make forward passes.
Yes our forward passes were few and those that did reach there target it rarely stuck players first touch poor but so.e of sopl clubs pitches were terrible Tannadice was a disgrace and no excuse dens park across the road was playable where tannadice was not clubs should be fined when there pitches where neglected for non football big fines dished out but spl is run by those clubs and your asking them to fine there selfs some parks were half fool cause home teams cut away tickets has to change to attract more advertising which advertising boars should be 7ft from the playing pitch lines fifa have changed laws to cut time waisting that has to be upheld by officails hopefully that will go for ball persons who seemed to dissappear with the goalkeepers fetching the ball there should always be a ball on cones and thats where players take them stop time waisting so blatant