Celtic contingency take discreet proceed to collect off Ajax in essential Europa League clash, urges Hoops fable Pat Bonner

Celtic face Ajax in wilful Europa League organisation diversion on Thursday
Former screw Pat Bonner has urged Hoops to take a discreet approach
Ronny Deila’s side are bottom of Group A, carrying mislaid to Molde twice

Gavin Mccafferty, Press Association

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17:01 GMT, 23 Nov 2015

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Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner believes Ronny Deila’s organisation need to adopt a discreet proceed opposite Ajax as they bid to keep their Europa League hopes alive.

Celtic can’t means to remove on Thursday and practically need to win to keep their gift prospects.

Assistant trainer John Collins pronounced after uninterrupted defeats to Norwegians Molde that they would not change their aggressive character for any team.

Former Celtic screw Pat Bonner has urged a Hoops to be discreet in their Europa League strife with Ajax

Nir Bitton (2nd right) celebrates scoring in a 2-2 pull with a Dutch side in Amsterdam

But Bonner feels Celtic, who drew 2-2 in Amsterdam in their opening organisation game, can attain by picking Ajax off during Parkhead.

‘The proceed Ajax will play will always give teams an opportunity,’ a former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper said.

‘They are a immature organisation and a bit crisp during times though they play that standard Dutch/Ajax proceed of expanded football.

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‘They are really open and if we can urge good opposite them, we consider we can feat a space that is left. They will chuck their full-backs brazen and open up, and we consider Celtic can measure opposite that form of team.

‘They don’t come adult opposite it really often, generally during home, and we consider if they can urge good and feat those opportunities, they have a possibility of winning that game. But they have to urge well.

‘I’ve always pronounced in Europe we have to be some-more cautious. You can’t play a normal proceed Celtic play, generally underneath Ronny when they pull full-backs brazen and roughly leave it dual v one during a back.

‘I consider you’ve got to be a bit some-more variable and change it a bit to get a chance.’

The Scottish champions were hold to a goalless pull by Kilmarnock during a weekend

Celtic's European ambitions have not been helped by back-to-back rubbish to Molde

Celtic’s European ambitions have not been helped by back-to-back rubbish to Molde

Bonner was partial of a Celtic organisation that knocked Ajax out of a 1982-83 European Cup with a assistance of a fantastic Charlie Nicholas strike in Amsterdam and believes another win over a Dutch side could be usually as memorable.

‘That was a good Ajax organisation though we were decent ourselves,’ a 55-year-old said.

‘There was a good foe in Scotland during a time: Dundee United, Aberdeen, Rangers, to a point, and ourselves. The fans were happy and Europe was a genuine reward to us during that time.

‘Those large nights will always go down in history, violence Ajax in Johan Cruyff’s final season, nights we speak about still. That’s what creates a story and that’s what we need on Thursday night also.

‘If they can get by a organisation afterwards all changes, it would be magnificent. They are tip of a joining and have a possibility in a dual cups though these dual games entrance adult are vital.’

Bonner was vocalization during Hampden’s Scottish Football Museum after handing over a singular framed recording of ‘The Laddie Frae Cardenden’, a strain by Glen Daly about former Celtic goalkeeper John Thomson, that was donated by a late Scottish entertainer’s family.

Thomson died aged 22 in 1931 after being harmed in an Old Firm diversion in his 188th coming for Celtic.

Scottish Football Museum was presented with a singular recording of a strain about former No 1 John Thomson

Bonner said: ‘The story of Celtic was outrageous when we grew adult in Donegal. The design of a European Cup-winning organisation was adult on a wall in a residence subsequent door, and a Johnny Thomson story was always there. People talked hitch it.

‘I remember my uncle vital in Glasgow and that was one of a initial things we got to know about Celtic, that fable of a story.

‘It’s poetic to be here commemorating him and articulate about him. It’s such a long, prolonged time ago though still people speak about him. The younger era need to know a story.

‘And as a goalkeeper, when we go out on a representation we are roughly holding a layer of people like himself and Ronnie Simpson. That was in a behind of your mind.’