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1 week ago |
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Amy Canavan
In the last week Celtic have been heavily linked with Nordsjaelland forward Benjamin Nygren, and reports this morning suggest the deal is all but done. The Swede would be Brendan Rodgers' second signing this summer after Kieran Tierney returned to the club. Supporters know what they're getting with the Scotland international, but Nygren is a little more left-field. So, who is Nygren, and what are Celtic - potentially - getting?
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Amy Canavan
Andreatta's energy and enthusiasm was apparent on the touchline. Whether it was minute eight, 58 or 88, she was pacing up and down the touchline with her arms swinging in encouragement and legs kicking every ball. Twice during stoppages in play a giant tactics board came out to redirect the players, and the switch to a back three at half-time proved critical in turning the momentum in the match.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Amy Canavan
Despite their far from ideal preparations, there was no huffing and puffing from Andreatta and her players. If you rocked up to the stadium having not heard of their issues you would be forgiven for thinking everything was routinely done pre-match. There was no hint of using it as an excuse or branding it an exceptional circumstance, instead it was an opportunity to impress. And impress they did. For large parts on the Netherlands' home patch, the Scots were comfortable.
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3 weeks ago |
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Amy Canavan
Twelve hours before kick-off in Tilburg, Scotland were on the tarmac at Edinburgh Airport. An already daunting trip over to face the Netherlands, ranked 10th in the world, was made even more challenging by disruptions to the team's travel. What should have been a Monday afternoon flight, soon turned to evening, and ultimately to Tuesday morning. However Melissa Andreatta thought her first away day with the Scots would go, this scenario would not have been in any script.
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3 weeks ago |
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Amy Canavan
Not that it was a high threshold, but that was Scotland's best performance by a mile against a top-tier side in a fair old while. For a side who have had challenge after challenge thrown at them - particularly in the last 24 hours or so - there was an energy, enthusiasm and excitement about them. Melissa Andreatta asked for a fast start and she got it, until they conceded that early goal, of course. When she made a tactical change at half-time, she got a response.
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