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00:00I'm sure many of you will have watched that inside the huddle video and some fantastic
00:16footage it does when I was watching just a wee clip there it did make me think what what
00:22will Brendan Rodgers be saying to to the players and the team at halftime given the fact that
00:28we're 2-1 down in this cup tie? Well I can't read Brendan's mind but the way the team plays
00:34I would say make it a quicker tempo I'd go up against the opposition a lot quicker than we are
00:39I think they've got to pass the ball forward quicker and I think in steady underlaps at times
00:43as I said in the first half I think we've got to go and overlap because that's where the space is
00:47and you don't want to be isolated there Falkirk they're quite content if you play the width 18 yard
00:51box so all these things and I think that you would end up having to keep having to make more saves
00:57if we take out the safety James Forrest he's not really many saves to make you know we've
01:01not really any half chances and we've had a brilliant goal from us and to be fair to Falkirk
01:06they've kept Barton away they've put us under pressure at times with simple passing in behind
01:10us so we have to be aware of that but the reason that happens in behind us is because there's not
01:15enough pressure further up the pitch so I think they're the things that we're looking for. I
01:19mentioned just before the break the outfield options for the manager today Greg Taylor,
01:23Kyogo, Nicholas Kuhn, Yang, Odenholm, Mike Dabrowski, Alma, Engels and Colby. Donovan
01:31doesn't normally make any changes at the break maybe just leaves it to round about the hour mark
01:35and sees how the first 15 minutes of the second half go and then and then he'll make the changes
01:41as and when required? Yeah if I was looking at it I'm obviously I'm looking through a coach's eyes
01:47I'd be looking at a tattoos in a lot of minutes you know you'd probably look at him and say right
01:51okay maybe he needs a bit of rest he's traveled I know he never played and but he traveled done a
01:55lot of traveling during the international break so he'd be somebody I'd look at maybe bring Engels
01:59on again and play him in there because he does run from deep and Bernardo's done well again
02:04I'd keep Callum in there obviously he's so important as that pivot in there so if I tattooed
02:09you somebody I'd be looking at that maybe Engels could come in there and freshen that up there and
02:13give us that little bit more power and running beyond and I think that's what we could do to
02:17break this back line down. If you're a manager in the opposition dressing room at half time
02:23in a cup tie with your teams winning 2-1 what are you saying to them what would you be saying
02:30to your full cup players how should they how should we expect them to play in the second half?
02:34I think it'd be more of the same from them because John will be delighted the way they've played
02:37what I wouldn't have done is exactly what they've done after they went one nil up was
02:40they ended up playing square across the back and Celtic winning the ball back up and further up
02:44the pitch but when they've went long and as I said put the ball in these spaces where our
02:48full backs like to play in midfield now and their full cup have done it quite well because
02:52they've managed to keep their pace of guys up the top end of the pitch to run down the side
02:56and they've just left the ball in there and then they've got up behind it very well so
03:00for Johnny he'll be just delighted you know that they've gone in 2-1 up he'd been delighted again
03:04at 1-1 I think at the period even though they'd done well in the game but now they've went 2-1
03:10up I think it's more of the same for them especially in the middle of the pitch and
03:13that's why I think we've got to ask questions with them in the wider areas we've definitely
03:17got to get more from the wider areas I'm not meaning James and Palmer I'm talking about maybe
03:21the full backs going outside as I say to get the crosses in or the wide players staying out there
03:25and taking on the 1v1s well we always talk about the start of the second half the next goal being
03:31so important and certainly from a Celtic point of view it's it's important that the team get
03:35back in level terms as quickly as possible yeah always the quicker the better of course
03:41you always think that because everybody gets a little bit anxious the longer the game goes on
03:45but you know this team and this squad of good players just need moments of magic and they've
03:50all got that so they have to be patient in the right way but I think they have to pass the ball
03:55quicker and move the ball quicker and pass it forward quicker and then you'll get the opportunities
04:00and you'll get the chances and I think that's going to be important the way we start the second half
04:05it will be Celtic to get the second half underway it'll be the man who brought Celtic level at one
04:10point Pernod Bernardo who will get the second half underway we're just waiting for the nod from
04:16the sidelines and we are underway again no changes at the break for Celtic so it's
04:20Schmeichel and Golds the backbone of Ralston, Wells, Twisty and Valley, midfield trio McGregor,
04:25Bernardo and Hatati, Forrest, Ida and Palmer up front immediately on the attack and I'm sure that's
04:34when the nodsers will have honestly decided to do it no that's exactly what we're talking about there
04:41and what Valley done there he asked the question he never went back across
04:44the back line again he turned the defender and made him face his own goal
04:48surprised Celtic never got the free kick out of his throat
04:55again you can see Foggart just trying it didn't come off there in terms of the technique but just
05:00trying to play that ball through the wide channels and just looking for the runners
05:05absolutely because you know it's Celtic if you play in front of Celtic they're going to steal
05:09the ball off you there is no doubt because they've got quality players who can spot that pass that's
05:13going through there they're actually leaving it open for you so you try it and then they just
05:17break on you so quickly and Foggart will be very much aware of that and they know that the space
05:22for Celtic against Celtic is down the side of centre-back
05:25so
05:35i think we'll be looking to get back in level terms as quickly as possible they certainly
05:38don't want to go further behind so we need to remain tight at the back
05:44as a leader made any breaks the ball was played into the middle of the park itati
05:51can work it on to the left-hand side finds palma by on the attack he's into the box
05:58intercept donaldson there just took it off the toes of the spanish defender managed to
06:03avoid it get out for a corner kick so he can take the throw in quickly but yet again it was keeping
06:09the width allowed then via to do the underlap that time that's the difference because it was so wide
06:14whereas he's tried to do the underlap when palma's been the winter 18 yard box and there's no space
06:18there mcgregor a chance to shoot thought about the shot it's blocked and again red shirts just
06:25put themselves in front of the ball welsh edge of the box
06:30knocks it out wide it's intercepted
06:34trying to get the break of the ball he's out of play
06:38i'm sure he was looking for a foul just frustrated that he'd lost possession
06:42and he thought it was collected and that's what he was complaining to the referee about
06:47made him lose possession
06:52trusty back in the middle of the park
06:56he was followed again palma's there by forward to hitati hitati not knows his mind he's blocked
07:03free kick so to have a set piece opportunity maybe just a wee bit too far out to test the
07:10goalkeeper certainly a dangerous position just to play it into the box a wonderful piece of skill
07:16for you hitati all the same to buy the phone i don't think spencer can have too many complaints
07:21even though he was moaning about it three minutes of the second half gone a chance for celtic to
07:26deliver the ball into the box perla bernardo's there scoring with one goal can he create a second
07:34goal or is he going to have a goal instead he just floats it to the far post headed back
07:40well he's knocked it into the six-yard box but easily gathered in the end by hogarth
07:45danger averted for falkirk
07:49i'm surprised he did that he managed to find his man
07:54now falkirk getting themselves into trouble two men around him
08:00donaldson does well plays it down the line
08:04right couldn't get the break of the ball again the falkirk captain brings it clear
08:09and falkirk obviously have a way of playing
08:12and uh i need to hold on there what's that done i've managed to play it forward
08:19in the end now he gets his body in front of agumon it's back with casper spiegel he can
08:26please with his performance value so far you know i'm impressed with him good attitude to his game
08:31which you'd expect anyway but his quality has been good his decisions have been making predominantly
08:36been good here he comes again he's got palma out wide because he goes for the return
08:44this gets past two challenges in the middle of the park rolls across welsh is there forest
08:47out wide ralston ahead of him and again celtic and camp to major area for us two men round them
08:54back to ralston to forest across again so many red shirts cleared well as far as a celtic player
09:07yeah palma cuts inside floats it to the far post looking for ralston immediately challenge
09:16ralston gets past his man flips it back and it's headed by forest it's gold again holder
09:22happy to clutch that one out there yeah but just behind james and he can't get the power on it
09:27obviously he's probably underneath the ball when it's coming from tony the ball's coming back to
09:32it's a very difficult header
09:38five minutes of the second half gone and it's
09:41been really one-way traffic so far as you'd expect but still
09:44it's the visitors who lead by two goals to one
09:50but it's all going to be about celtic the second half in the respect of that it's what we do
09:54we have to make the tempo quicker we have to make them be under pressure because to be fair at
10:00falkirk they've sat and would have done really well worked really hard to get behind the ball
10:04that's why we're saying about playing things quicker and making the chances
10:08and opportunities get the ball forward as quickly as you can
10:13here come falkirk down the right hand side the ball delivered into the box
10:17intercepted by trusty callum mcgregor to buy it
10:22the striker
10:29still looking dangerous just on the break
10:35now it's the visitors back in possession again with our captain
10:38former ross county player middle of the park reforms it across
10:42to henderson he will knock it back to his goalkeeper
10:52so
11:04you don't really need to fail but you've done well to go and press the ball but then
11:07once you go and get it you don't need barge them because they're giving possession back to us
11:11exactly what we said if they're going to try and play that way
11:15especially in the final defending third sorry that gives us an opportunity to press higher up the pitch
11:22i think this time the goalkeeper might just take the long route launches that one straight down
11:28into the celtic half it's knocked on
11:31nelson battling for that one
11:34players going down holding his leg so maybe a reinforced change that john mcglenn's going to have to make
11:45well moves that one forward to bernardo to ralston
11:48to ralston to forest
11:51first of all i'm against ten at the moment forest
11:58well a free kick given away and followed up players furious at agumon there because
12:05they said i tried to kick the ball out of play it was trying trouble in the edge of his box
12:08which even with 11 against 11 i would imagine it wouldn't have gone down too well
12:12oh exactly that that's the thing you've got to make this decision make all the time
12:17and that's what you've got to put falcon under pressure but yet again as i say vi up the pitch
12:21putting pressure on made him not allowed to be lifted his head so then he has to take a touch
12:26and that's when he gives a free kick away now the scorer of the first goal
12:33was macgyver seemed to be when he landed there
12:39i'm sure he's pulled something so it could be that
12:43falcon will have to make their first change of the game certainly looks as if he
12:48they did cause Celtic some problems in the first half
12:52oh he knows listen he's good in the air he scored a goal you know in the respect of that he's a
12:56confident boy but it looks like he's done his hamstring there but it gives them that out ball
13:01you know as i say if they're going to go direct he's got very very good timing he's not six foot
13:05four or anything like that but he's got very good timing there in the great league so a little bit
13:09blow to them in the respect of that in that part if they're doing anything to go wrong
13:14gary oliver he was the one change from last weekend's to the victory away at airdrie he's on
13:19the bench but he's just about to come on so with nine minutes of the second half going falcon make
13:24the first change of the afternoon but they are going to have to defend a very dangerous set
13:28piece just on the edge of the d a chance for celtic to draw level again in this game for the
13:34second time polo bernardo hovering about the ball he fancies his chances perhaps of a second goal
13:40of the afternoon there'll be no second goal for ross mcaiber so he's replaced by gary oliver
13:47and celtic have a free kick and it is going to be the portuguese midfielder
13:52a chance for paulo bernardo can he make it to a piece
13:56it comes off the wall it does its job at the expense of a corner kick yeah it looked as if
14:14the reaction of the goalkeeper as if it was on target it was going to make him work and that's
14:18all you can ask for when you're taking set plays from there sometimes i think when you're that
14:22close i think they're just better going smashing you know that's bernardo goes over to take this
14:29corner kick celtics first of the second half or seventh overall plays it near post again
14:34it's bobbing about in the area but it's falcon bring it clear agumon just drives forward
14:40chased back by hatati tries to get beyond tatati he's kept that one in play well flag for
14:49out of play frustration for the falcon player possession for celtic
14:5310 minutes of the second half gone and it's still
14:56celtic one fork up to attach it as well he never gave up he chased back but i thought
15:00agumon was going to buy him here the replay looks as if you know it may have been a
15:06harsh decision i think rio was happy if anybody got a foot race i don't think
15:13they've all flipped on by palma to buy it flip back and it's cleared out for a throw in to celtic
15:27see fokker could be quite happy if we play at this tempo and it's slow as i say that's what
15:32happens and you end up and it's small details like that you know you end up playing slowly
15:37small details like that you know you end up playing slowly you get into that sloppiness
15:41and it comes into your game i mean the quality we know the real attack he's got
15:50certainly the wall did its job there may well have tested holgarth in the end
15:55it was clear that's falcuk on the attack at the moment
15:59again visitors have the ball down the right hand side driving forward there for adams
16:09he loses out it's by it
16:14knocked it forward possession regained by the visitors back into the middle of the park
16:20and spencer just rolls it across still gets it back trying to press
16:27armando penalized for that challenge and spencer
16:32and a free kick to falcutt they'll be happy with that the way it breaks down any momentum
16:40yeah but that's what we've got to do we've got to get much closer to them put them under pressure
16:44make them player square passes because that's where we're at best there's absolutely no doubt
16:50and i suppose we've got can punch them with that
16:54well it was a good crossfield pass calum miller will be disappointed with that
16:59usually he's got better technique to bring that one down
17:09fast approaching there mark and we mentioned it's usually about there that the manager starts to make
17:14some changes trusty gives it to palma back again to the american
17:22i think the thing ending as we spoke at probably half time was we've not done enough shots we've
17:27not enough crosses in the box we're obviously not but the goalkeeper near enough that'll be
17:32the disappointing thing for all the possession we've had pal into the box by footed curls it
17:36across and into the arms of hogarth was happy just to clutch that one and fall to the floor
17:43killing a few seconds disappointing to liberate
17:46polk at the lead and nicholas coon is about to come on
17:54i'm sure he'll go operating as a kit man there
17:59not a bad kitman
18:01so
18:19who would you expect nicholas coon to come on from i think maybe it's palma and maybe switch
18:25james round you know put james out this side maybe nicholas coon on the side he's been playing
18:30ever so well this season
18:43so well a number of changes that we're going to see so we're going to see greg taylor
18:51angles
18:54so the manager of an hour gone has decided it's time to make the changes
19:02that one goes on for royal hatatic
19:16guess maybe nicholas couldn't replace james forrest last change for the tail or maybe for alex
19:22it
19:28lining up with smapling goals back four of dalston welsh trusty and taylor midfield trio now
19:38with magregor bernardo and angles front three of coon eda
19:45and yang so imaginable looking with an hour going half an hour to go just
19:51as you've mentioned a few times just a wee bit more pace in the game yeah listen it's
19:56it's helping it all about because the team have built themselves with their reputation and the
20:00way their performances have been you know they've been first class at that obviously it's difficult
20:06as we spoke about prior no matter what you do how good the players they are you make it changes it's
20:11a lot you know for people to get to know each other and especially a lot and they've not been
20:15playing a lot of games you know so that you can see that in some of the play and as i say the
20:20sharpness not getting up close enough to fork it allowing you to play the balls in behind you
20:25but listen you've got to play the boys somewhere along the line and that's what brendan's done
20:28because they need them all that for sure player feeling the effects of the game
20:37they've got a set piece opportunity to deliver the ball into the box they haven't troubled
20:42for much of the second half we've been on the defensive and the goalkeeper hasn't really been
20:46tested too much but we all have an opportunity to deliver the ball sure if it's the other goal
20:52scorer i don't know whether the excitement of both goal scorers has got the better of their muscles
20:57yeah because i don't think he played last week i'm not sure you know he was on the bench he was
21:01on the bench last week yes and he's been asked to play a difficult role and to be fair to all
21:05the folk at boys everyone has put a shift in to try and get back into their gaps and whatever
21:10and shuffle across the pitch and push up and when you've not got the ball it's hard work
21:14you know it's really hard work when you've got the ball but you're chasing it all the time
21:18it's really really difficult but to be fair to them to a man they've done it really well
21:23you can see why they've been successful
21:24just headed it down into the far corner there was absolutely nothing
21:41that Kasper Schmeichel could do so they've all got number two goes off to the sidelines
21:46not sure if they've decided yet whether or not to make the change they're down to 10 men but
21:49they have an opportunity Miller's there looks like it might be Brian Spencer with his right
21:53foot to deliver this one into a dangerous area a rare opportunity for the visitors to
21:58test the Celtic defence changes Spencer to the back post he's heading away but
22:08goes against Falkirk
22:15Taylor one of the four changes
22:17is just introduced Celtic still trail with 63 minutes on the clock by two goals to one all
22:24the goals coming in the first half Mikaela with the opener Bernardo with equaliser Yates with the
22:29head up to put the visitors in front but here comes Celtic again
22:34Kuhn he's got angles ahead of him gives it to the Belgian plays it across it's not clear
22:40and eventually hooked away by Mackey
22:43I think Welsh heads that one out of play Falkirk again they're not in any
22:48great hurry to take any of these set pieces but it's exactly what he spoke about the overlap down
22:53the side the angles they just opened his legs went outside of Kuhn, Kuhn slides him in and it was half
22:58chance the final ball wasn't great but I believe that's the areas of the pitch that we have to get
23:04to more often it tells you we've not got the goalkeeper enough I know people say Casper
23:09Schmeichel said nothing to do but he said they picked the ball out the back of net twice
23:15when he played long it'll play Celtic throw in and seen as an option save is Celtic trying to
23:20get the game back underway they need to get back in level terms the game of course played to finish
23:25this afternoon we've got just about 26 minutes plus added time to go and Celtic need to get back
23:32in level terms then of course try and get the one up Falkirk with a run behind the ball at the moment
23:38Chris Kuhn cuts inside to Macgregor Taylor's moved into the middle of the parks which is Welsh
23:47locked out wide angles
23:52and again as you'd expect every Falkirk player behind the ball
23:55Falkirk
24:01Yank runs a throw in again Celtic so quick to get them all back in play
24:10I'm hoping the superior skill and fitness and strength will show in these last 25 minutes
24:16against the championship side who lead at the moment by two goals to one
24:26Ronaldo, Kuhn got hold of that one
24:28Falkirk this time just clear the lines up towards the halfway line
24:33Tristie gets there first gives it to Taylor
24:43here comes Celtic again
24:47back with Welsh Taylor's moved into the middle of the park clips it forward looking for angles
24:53goes beyond him Kuhn tries to keep that within play
24:56oh he couldn't
24:58that's out for a goal kick
25:02I'll tell you what it looked a bit unfortunate I thought he'd just managed to keep in it was a little bit of skill
25:09Kuhn Yates the man who has given Falkirk the lead
25:14I think I always hate it when replays prove the officials right
25:18it should be all right
25:22so that's the two Falkirk goalscorers now having to go off
25:35another change on the cards for Falkirk
25:43Michael McKenna he'd done very well at a broth when he was there
25:48and top goalscoring runs very well for the middle of the pitch
25:51it was where they play a striker up Oliver probably got him
25:54he'll play behind it it makes fantastic runs into the box
25:58he just went full-time for the first time
26:09I'm sure the way Falkirk are playing at the back here it's going to be causing palpitations to the
26:13supporters but they certainly have confidence about them which has probably been born out of
26:18playing it for so long
26:20yeah and being successful with it you know and that's what you have to do if you're a coach
26:24you've got to stick by your principles and John's done that he done it at Raith as well
26:28it's so important yeah you listen I know it's like myself sometimes you suffer defeats and
26:33you think maybe I wouldn't manage to do that you beat a set player whatever but
26:37they've showed that confidence and once you give the players that belief
26:41they've got a willingness to make mistakes I know that sounds crazy but they've got a
26:44willingness to do that because you know that the manager's not going to berate them
26:48and it's proved very successful for them
26:52come Jang down the left-hand side skips past two challenges
26:55knocks it towards Ida goes for the return still Yang a chance to shoot
27:01it's saved by the goalkeeper and cleared away by Spencer the expensive corner kick that's better
27:06for Celtic well he's done great because at first on the last part of it we had this shot I'm
27:11thinking he should shove it wide here you know because there's a space I think it's
27:15Nicholas Cummins outside him but he's done the shot on at least worked the goalkeeper
27:24second corner of the second half it's Arnand goes with the delivery
27:31plays it towards the edge of the six yard box flapped away by the goalkeeper
27:35Falkirk managed to bring that one clear Bernardo slays the challenge but it's Falkirk
27:39well the forward pass is a poor one thankfully because Falkirk had pushed a couple of men
27:45forward trying to hit on the counter-attack you kind of feel that the pattern in these last
27:5122 minutes or so is just going to be the Celtic pressure and Falkirk desperate defending yeah and
27:58that's why you have because you've still got a good energy about to go to the ball quickly don't
28:02allow you to lift your head so you've got to ask questions of them and make them make mistakes
28:06situations like this when you go to 1v1 you buy a corner whatever
28:10we've got to make them come on their back foot
28:16looking for the equalizer to give them enough time to get the winner in normal time but they
28:22still trail by two goals to one it's another corner kick it's going to be an in swing of
28:27this time from Engels fires it again to near post it's headed clear Yang's the first to react
28:34Kuhn back out to Engels left-footed this time and it's blocked again
28:41taken quickly Ralston switches it into the middle of the park Taylor back to Ralston again
28:48and slide it through into the box it's a chance the ball across it's a goal Adam Ida the simplest
28:54it's a wonderful delivery from Kuhn and Celtic with 69 minutes on the clock the
28:58Irishman his second goal in consecutive games it's Celtic 2 Falkirk 2 oh it's fantastic you
29:05know it's a great finish exactly what he does he does he likes to obviously be between the sticks
29:10here but this is a great pass from Tony Ralston straight in and Kuhn he's been excellent so far
29:16this season simple thing we talked about the run the space the cross should have thought check this
29:23one for as they always do for offside it's a wonderful pass from Ralston to Kuhn first time
29:30across to Adam Ida we'll just see it again it's going to be very very tight there hoping that
29:40he's just behind the ball but there is going to be a VAR check on this goal for Adam Ida
29:49surely he's not going to be denied again he was denied last weekend
29:54unfortunately I think it looks as if his foot
29:59referee Callum Scott awaits the decision from the VAR referee
30:07Adam Ida does as does the rest of Celtic Park
30:10well this could be a crucial decision but the decision goes the way of Celtic
30:18and the 20 minutes remaining it's all square in this quarterfinal here comes Celtic again
30:24it's a chance for Ida it's through he scored again the Irishman it's a quick double couldn't
30:31the provider again Ida he gets the break of the ball he slots it under the goalkeeper
30:36and from 2-1 down Celtic leads by three goals to two fantastic you know I mean
30:42he earned his luck to be fair to him they thought maybe he was offside for the first one well I
30:47definitely didn't I was praying to god I was wrong and thankfully I was but then to the reaction and
30:52I said he looked sharper the last couple of weeks and listen nothing better for a striker
30:58putting the ball in the back of the net but great credit to Kuhn again positive at the full back
31:02passing forward and that power and strength we talk about well there'll be no VAR check for this
31:08one because he took that ball and then took it in between two defenders and just let it
31:12roll across and then nutmeg the goalkeeper wonderful finish
31:18Nicholas Kuhn got to take great credit because he goes and puts pressure on the ball it's not
31:22a mistake the things we talk about not giving the defender an opportunity to lift his head
31:27takes the ball off him plays the ball forward balls in the back of the net
31:33he's made a reference Nicholas Kuhn with maybe a yellow card Celtic looking to take that one
31:37quickly but Nicholas Kuhn with two assists now and just getting Celtic just that wee bit of
31:43creativity well it was down the left and then down the right bit of energy he's blaming enthusiasm
31:50you know he's been a talented boy this season there's no doubt to know he had these
31:54problems last year with his mouth when he came at first but for sure in fitness levels and even in
32:01pre-season he was excellent you should watch the games in pre-season where he was outstanding
32:04he's continued that for him on it's amazing what a difference a couple of minutes makes
32:14Celtic 21 minutes away from going out the cup suddenly they're leading by three goals to do
32:21with 70 minutes remaining Agamido with a double
32:29Falkirk a bit shell-shocked bad enough that they lose the equaliser but to
32:34go behind so quickly after that yeah but that's what big players do for you you know
32:40I mean we keep saying that's the difference you know when you're having that sort of quality
32:44coming on yeah misplaced pass from Callum McGregor and suddenly Falkirk on the attack
32:50I'm not sure if that was a shot across dangerous ball into the box but there's no one from Falkirk
32:54was able to keep pace with Aganan, Engels knocks that one forward looking for the run of Koon
33:04breaks into the box but it's cleared by Falkirk only as far as McGregor, Bernardo
33:11the three wheels play on Celtic pick up the loose ball
33:14Taylor curls it into the box it's headed away
33:19it's been penalised a breather short breather for Falkirk but the difference is you see the likes of
33:28Engels and Koon and that coming on they're getting much closer to Falkirk, Falkirk are getting harassed
33:33into giving the ball away more often, Celtic are picking the ball up in areas now that they're
33:37constantly attacking and that makes a difference you know when you do that but that's great credit
33:42to the boys that come off the side of the pitch you know because they've been on there ready to
33:46play in the game and so Ethan Ross will come on to replace Alfie Aganan who's certainly been
33:55full of plenty of running this afternoon and caused Celtic some problems but Ethan Ross now on
33:59another change with just over 15 minutes remaining as Falkirk try to figure a way back into a game
34:06that they were leading
34:15Celtic pressing and again Falkirk player falling down
34:25but it's these small details we're talking about you'd force Celtic players around one Falkirk
34:29player there I thought earlier in the match and it's as I say it's difficult because there's a
34:34lot of changes in energy but the fresh energy definitely has come on the manager's been at the
34:39right time and the ball are at an impact you know angles you see getting closer running beyond
34:44he gets across in there like Koon's done it as you say with two assists plus his all-round play
34:50into the last 15 minutes and the leader now is eyeing the match ball one more goal
34:56but it would be his because Koon looking so dangerous and Celtic just up the energy
35:02and you know lead here in this league cup quarterfinal by three goals to two
35:06Falkirk player
35:30not sure if he's just staying down because he thinks he might be getting into trouble for
35:33in the back of Nicholas Koon there I think it has surely has I think he's just Nicholas has
35:38landed he's got Andy Hilt putting him in the head I'm not sure but he's lucky he's only yellow
35:48but what Nicholas Koon's done really well as well he's been on the touchline so it stretches their
35:54back line now and it allows the spaces for the angles and that to run through and that's what's
35:58caused him a bigger problem as I said but I thought we were playing probably the width of
36:04the 18 yard box for long periods now we're playing the full width of the pitch and that
36:08makes it much more difficult for Falkirk Sean Markey rolled the books once he gets on his feet
36:27have the free kick most importantly however they do have the lead
36:41it's amazing you've got a bang in the face and you always got up lumping isn't it
36:46um
37:07across now to Welsh
37:08I couldn't imagine a big backbone or a beer latch for doing that
37:21here comes Young racing forward cuts inside again past two men flicks it across to Engles
37:28Eder battling for that one thought about the shot instead gives it to Koon, Koon tries to cut it back
37:34and so we're continuing to carve out opportunities but we all have to just watch on the break
37:41trusty gets there ahead of a frustrated Dylan Tate he's made the right decision
37:48Adam Eder there but a lot of strikers I'd have played with would have been spanking
37:52at it to go over to get that hat trick I thought I thought that's what he was going to do actually
38:04so
38:18some good energy as well down the left-hand side yeah yes it has
38:33maybe lucky to escape a hook in there because that was deliberate handball
38:38referee chose leniency and it's Falkirk on the ball
38:44maybe tempted in these last 10 minutes to throw a bit of caution to the wind because as they go
38:48out of the cup the danger is of course that they leave themselves open to former Celtic attacks
38:55yeah well to be fair to them no matter what they do now they've done themselves justice
38:59in their performance their manager justice in their performance so what they will not want is
39:06to get turned over four or five and then it takes the gloss off the way they've worked
39:12so hard against the ball and showed quality on it to be fair to them
39:17so
39:35he does wonderful goal from the German he said two assists but that's the pick of the bunch
39:40the ball through the middle for Engels he showed great skill great composure Celtic lead by four
39:47goals to do and are heading back to Hampden a brilliant ball Simon if it seems perfect
39:53obviously because at first when you see there's such a big gap you think he's going to do offside
39:57but he still deserved it with his performances come on you know he's been electric since he came on
40:02as he has been all season good run inside the right full backs actually not the left
40:08he's been through that wonderful finish
40:12well it's all in the pass from Engels then the timing of this exquisite clip over Hogarth
40:19wonderful finish and he's not been on for long Nicholas Kuhn but what an impact he's had
40:26it's unusual you say man in a match he's only about 15 minutes you know what I mean his performance
40:30has been excellent two assists and a goal himself he's definitely the impact that the manager wanted
40:35to make oh he has had a fine start to the season he's put his side 4-2 up and
40:45Falkirk might have fancied the chances of maybe nicking one goal it's hard to see how they could
40:49get to that ball through from Engels as well was just absolutely brilliant well the thing you can
40:54say about Engels is we've been talking about him we've not been talking about Matt O'Reilly and
40:58Matt O'Reilly has been this wonderful player for him and that that's the greatest credit you can
41:04you know we're all talking about the positives he has performances
41:08showing a cockiness which you need to play for Celtic you know he's that
41:12arrogance about him he knows he's a good player and he approves that with his performance
41:20Bernardo trying to flick it inside two players
41:27Celtic now in complete control of this tie it was a quick fire double from Adam Ida that really
41:33knocked the stuffing out of Falkirk both goals set up by Nicholas Kuhn who's now
41:38chipped in with a goal as well Engels tries forward
41:48just under eight minutes plus added time remember the draw for the semi-final taking place at Celtic
41:54Park after this game Monorail Aberdeen and Rangers already in the draw Celtic hopefully
41:59heading there now that fourth goal as Taylor skips past his man
42:04plays it into the box towards Bernardo, Bernardo
42:08it's saved Engels trying to get a foot on that the ball bobbing about inside the box
42:13Falkirk trying to clear the lines
42:16I don't know if he was waiting for the first time a Falkirk player fell down there but the goalkeeper
42:22did well to deny Paolo Bernardo his second goal of the game Greg Taylor's made a difference as
42:26well down the left as he's come on Bernardo shows great feet here and he gets a strike away it's good
42:31save and Engels is alert and we keep saying that about him he finds space in the box really well
42:36he's unfortunate it was good defending I think it was Henderson
42:47Bernardo tries forward gives it to Ida
42:50towards McGregor almost trying to walk it and Kuhn and Kuhn scored again well talk about a super sub
43:02the ball breaks to the German he had one thought in his mind he crashes it beyond Hogarth and Celtic
43:09hit five again for the second consecutive game I think the man of the match is uh
43:15as a done deal Peter two goals two assists Celtic in the semi-final I don't know if it's him or the
43:20manager because as you said I think everybody's impacted it but the difference is they're
43:25there you go for that pass we talked about out the back line three Celtic players
43:29round about one take the ball off them they're a great finish to be fair it's not an easy skill
43:36as you see look Bernardo winning the ball back McGregor's round about it
43:39and a substitution for the Celtic
43:43Calum was desperate to get that shot away but to be fair to Nicholas Kuhn he could have done
43:46much better placed it much better I should say off the post wonderful strike
43:58so Nicholas Kuhn well you have to say what an impact he's had since he's come on as a substitute
44:06so the Winowski makes his first first team appearance of the new season replacing Stephen
44:13Welsh at the heart of the central defence so Celtic now lead by five goals to two we're into
44:20the last five minutes and Celtic will be in the draw for the semi-final heading back to Hamden
44:26I think all I know is for sure that none of those teams will want to be playing Celtic
44:39in that semi-final against a manager who's never lost at the national stadium so
44:45a long cross field ball only finds the head of Winowski
44:49a seven goal thriller
44:57wouldn't surprise me if Celtic on the score sheet again I think Falkirk
45:01those two quick goals from Adam Ida really I think really knocked the stuff out of them
45:05yeah definitely listen they've done theirself proud as I said the only thing John looking
45:09at it looks like a thousand if you've not been at the game or not watched the game
45:12you'd think this would be an expectation but they've done
45:15themselves proud the way they're putting about their business Falkirk
45:19you know a save from Kasper Schmeichel
45:27a chance for Dylan Tate to reduce the deficit the ball just broke into his path but the
45:34Danish goalkeeper did well there saved it it's a good save because it's only about 12 13 yards out
45:42he's connected with it very well
45:48Kallen O'Geigar takes up the play switches it across so the Celtic on the attack again
45:56but no as I say Falkirk have done very well they can be proud of their performance
46:02certainly have upped it when the players have been playing a lot of games have come on the
46:06pitch there is no doubt of that that's brought a sharpness and a bit of speed
46:10to everything they've done and obviously when they've not had the
46:13ball they've been able to win it back higher up the pitch and Falkirk just not being able to get out
46:23Paulo Bernardo does well to turn these man switches it across to Engels
46:27tries to work on towards Ralston
46:30here's another one Bernardo you know he's I thought he's played really well today again
46:35finds himself out the side because of Engels' performance as well but he didn't
46:39probably deserve to go to the side with his performance it shows you the quality
46:43ball stabbed out wide by Engels finds Eder
46:49Irishman with two goals the German with two goals as well
46:53say a lot what's it back to trusty the arms on that left hand side
46:58Celtic keeping possession they're in control they're in command they're heading to the
47:04semi-final of the league cup as Ralston goes past his man plays across the six-yard box and Yang
47:08tried to nick in there it was taken off his toes but it's gone behind for a goal
47:12good delivery from Anthony Ralston well that's what I think he should do more often
47:16that's what I'm saying about the underlap doesn't allow that so when he does that and goes on the
47:19outside he's got that quality he can put in the box I think he's got his final ball's been much
47:23better as the months and years of being involved around about the first team so I think he's got
47:30to use that more often especially against teams like this who are very compact not allowing you
47:34to go between them certainly Falco will be hoping to make a return visit to Celtic Park next season
47:42as a premiership side a long way to go in that league but this afternoon expect their best
47:48efforts they're heading out in the cup the ball curled to the far post headed clear
47:53McGregor puts up on this ball
47:59Ralston floats it to the far post Yang heads it back to the edge of the area Bernardo battling
48:04for that one a chance for Bernardo saved again well Bogart denies the Portuguese
48:12midfielder his second goal of the afternoon
48:17started winning the rebattle for the last five minutes to try and get that match ball
48:21so
48:41challenge on Ralston the referee immediately issues the red cards
48:47oh my goodness it's much worse in slow motion
49:02I don't think he can have any complaints about that at all he can't have any complaints
49:07but I genuinely think he's went for the ball to be perfectly honest with you two competitors and
49:12I know the type of player he is I've played against him often enough obviously coached against
49:17so I know he's not that type but he deserves a red card for it I genuinely thought he went for
49:23the ball so Paul Cook trailing by five goals to two and now down to 10 men
49:35and Celtic heading into the draw for the semi-finals of the league cup
49:40so
49:45domestic trophy didn't win last season so they're determined to make sure that returns to Celtic Park
49:52they've had to work for it this afternoon against a folk outside
49:55they've done well they've all played forward Nicholas Kuhn
50:01and
50:07well you called it after about 10 minutes of being on Peter but Nicholas Kuhn two assists
50:13two goals the very definition of a super sub he is the stadium man of the match yeah and
50:19thoroughly deserved I mean that's been his performances this season to be perfectly honest
50:23with you I mean right throughout preseason we're fortunate enough to watch the games
50:26coming in from America and I thought he was excellent he's continued that on so
50:31he's proved to be a very big player for Celtic now and he's just got to continue that even in
50:35European games he's been excellent playing against better qualities people would question
50:40and I think that's always important you keep the standards up whatever you're doing and he's done
50:43that today and he's come on in that period and that's great credit to the manager the way he's
50:47trying to manage his group okay if you're not doing well enough of whatever we can change it
50:52we've got the people on the bench that can change it and all these players have come along and
50:56affected the game and as I say I forgot about Yang even Yang had done exceptionally well the period
51:05well the changes that the manager made have been absolutely pivotal in this
51:11turning this game around definitely listen that's what you want even when all your players
51:17you want all the top stars to be playing and then indeed is the final whistle
51:23a tough game for Celtic but a game ultimately that they won by five goals to two it was Falkirk
51:30which took the lead in the 10th minute Paolo Bernardo cancelled that one out 10 minutes later
51:35but right on the stroke of halftime the visitors took the lead in the second half it took the
51:39intervention of the substitutes to help change the game Nicholas Kuhn with two assists for Adam
51:46Eder with two quick-fire goals for the Irishman that put Celtic in the lead and from that point
51:51on there was never any danger Nicholas Kuhn then provided a couple of goals of his own to make it
51:57a healthy scoreline so as with cup games Peter it's always the manager will say that as well that
52:03the important thing is that you win the cup to hang it in the next round he'll be pleased probably
52:07more pleased with how the team have finished than maybe they started but it's just important that
52:10we get back to Hamden absolutely Celtic's about winning you know that's the bottom line you have
52:15to win here all the time you make changes you're still expected to have the best players available
52:20to select them I think the difference is today a lot of these guys haven't been playing any minutes
52:24you know since pre-season that's a difficulty so trying to get that in when you make so many
52:30always gives you that but when you bring on your quality they've shown that their energy
52:34they showed you their levels they're up it with the amount of matches they're playing with Kuhn
52:38you know he does get looking fitter all the time you know so Bernardo today again
52:42was excellent you know so all round fantastic to be in the next round I think Remnant will pick
52:47on I'm sure there's no doubt of that Falkirk never let themselves down they worked really
52:50really hard they'll just be disappointed at the result now because it looks as if it's been a bit
52:54of a doon it's far from that they were always in the game as I said with the substitutions were made
52:59and yet again it's good to see Adam Ida getting goals Niklas Kuhn continuing his form all these
53:05things and I think young Valley Alex Valley done very well at left back you know I thought he can
53:11be proud of his performance the second game in a row Celtic score five goals final midweek in the
53:18Champions League five again this afternoon and the League Cup three consecutive home wins
53:24for Brendan Rodgers' side and he'll be pleased ultimately I'm sure he'll praise Falkirk but
53:31ultimately the changes he made and at the time he made them had a massive impact and Niklas Kuhn
53:38the man of the match this afternoon with two goals two assists and Celtic will wait
53:43and they won't have to wait too long to find out who we've got in the League Cup semi-final that'll
53:48be a trip to Hampden at the start of November to look forward to yes absolutely it's brilliant
53:53you know you want to be playing the biggest games possible you want to be involved in every
53:57competition no people complain about the amount of games you want to be involved in all the
54:00competition you see Brendan will want to win it because he obviously lost it last year
54:05and so it's important you need performances and we're delighted the way the last 25 minutes
54:12have went their attitude to everything allowed it just didn't allow Falkirk as I say to lift
54:17their head and get out and we punished them and it just shows you the quality they have
54:20the confidence they have as I said earlier it's great I like to say Adam Ida I know Niklas Kuhn
54:25get a couple of goals but Adam Ida a striker always loves the fact of getting goals and
54:29hitting the back of the net so he'll be feeling brilliant tonight as well so a lot of positive
54:33a lot of positives and ultimately maybe not another tattoo for Adam Ida he's running out of
54:39space in that torso but he'll be pleased that's now three goals in two games for the Irishman
54:44and Celtic most importantly in the semi-final draw keep checking the Celtic social media
54:50account and also the Celtic website we'll bring you details of that draw very shortly but as we
54:54leave you to enjoy what remains of your weekend wherever you have been watching or listening in
54:58the world thanks for joining us on Celtic TV as it finishes here at the home of the champions
55:04Celtic 5, Falkirk 2, Billy McNeil makes the European Cup for Celtic
55:10Celtic have won the double that is sensational it's a title for Celtic
55:19Celtic have done it
55:26you can see it before your eyes Celtic we know our history we make history
55:49you