Posts Tagged David Turnbull

David Turnbull: The case for the defence

David Turnbull has started both games of the Cinch Premiership season, totalling 113 minutes on the field and scoring two goals. Given that he only started 6 league games last season, with a further 22 coming from the bench, it’s fair to say that this was an

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How Celtic can adapt without Carter-Vickers and Hatate

Celtic seen off Aberdeen in a competitive and hard-fought 3-1 win at Pittodrie, but it didn’t come without its consequences. Cameron Carter-Vickers left the field at half-time after noticeably struggling throughout the first half. Reo Hatate came on for David Turnbull at half-time but, after impressing in

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Who makes it into Celtic’s strongest midfield?

Celtic’s midfield has been a major talking point amongst supporters this season. When you consider how settled this area of the side was during the last campaign – arguably the hardest position to break into – the early season changes have come as something of a surprise.

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Rodgers out to relive past glories at Pittodrie

Brendan Rodgers takes his Celtic side up to Pittodrie on Sunday afternoon for the first away fixture of his second tenure in the Parkhead hot seat.  The Irishman won on all four visits to the Granite City during his first spell in charge, including a 2-0 win

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Brendan Rodgers hails response of dropped playmaker, as Celtic prepare for Pittodrie

Celtic will look to maintain their 3-point gap at the top of the cinch Premiership table when they travel to Pittodrie to face Barry Robson’s Aberdeen. The Aberdeen coach faced Celtic twice last season, once as a caretaker and once as a permanent manager with the aggregate

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Can Celtic’s forgotten men be resurrected under Brendan Rodgers?

It’s no secret that, as Celtic fans and football fans in general, we jump to conclusions very quickly. One bad performance, a poor debut and all of a sudden you aren’t good enough and your career is over. Many Celtic players have suffered that exact same fate

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The main changes Brendan Rodgers has made at Celtic so far

Fans have watched with eager intent to see what changes and tweaks Brendan Rodgers would make to the philosophy Ange Postecoglou implemented in his trophy-laden tenure at Parkhead. Pre-season is a period that usually wouldn’t bring much expectations with it. However, with the new managerial appointment, the

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FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED from Celtic’s 4-2 opening day win

Celtic began their defence of the Scottish Premiership title with a comfortable 4-2 victory at home on Saturday afternoon against Malky Mackay’s Ross County.  First-half goals from David Turnbull (x2) and Kyogo Furuhashi had the Hoops 3-0 up by the interval with Matt O’Riley adding a fourth

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The 10 players who could be shown the Celtic Park exit by Brendan Rodgers

During transfer windows, it is only natural for us to yearn for news of new signings. With social media creating a thirst for constant information and updates, football fans get to a point online where they almost demand that their clubs splash the cash. Cash isn’t a

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Three Celtic players at a crossroads this summer

Football is a selfish sport and there is no bigger spotlight on that selfishness than during the transfer window. Loyalty goes out the window as everyone has their own best interests at heart and the right money from the right club can tempt anyone away. Some players

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