GORDON STRACHAN has a big decision to make now that Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink has been ruled out of tomorrow's Champions League game against AC Milan.

Does he go with just one man up front, Scott McDonald and flood the midfield in the hope of stifling the likes of Kaka?

Or does he stick with his usual 4-4-2 and include someone like Chris Killen to partner the in-form Aussie? Tribute to Stein would be perfect NO-ONE is happier than me that Celtic will next week finally move into their new training complex at Lennoxtown.

For more than 30 years this facility has been close to my heart, though I always believed it would eventually be housed at Barrowfield.

I can recall when I started training with Celtic Boys' Club as a 13-year-old the new complex was being spoken about.

There was always the old cliches that Barrowfield had been good enough for the Lisbon Lions. But, in reality, a club like Celtic needs a facility like this for their players.

And now they have spent a right few bob on Lennoxtown, the players will have the kind of conditions they need to do their work, no matter the weather conditions.

Will this make it easier to attract players from abroad? Well, it won't hurt as I can recall the reaction of guys like Pierre van Hooijdonk and Andreas Thom when they first saw Barrowfield. They all thought we were at the wind-up when we took them there in our cars.

Now all that is left to be announced by the club is the name of the complex.

It has been suggested it be called the Jimmy Johnstone Academy after the wee man, and that would certainly be very fitting.

But with the recent announcement that the club are to commission a statue of Jinky for the front of Celtic Park, perhaps they have something else in mind for Lennoxtown.

Could it be that they are going to name it after Jock Stein?

That would be a very popular choice with the supporters, as Jock was famous for the work he did with his players.

A statue of the Big Man at the entrance to the complex would set it all off perfectly.

I hope he goes with two men up because anything else in a home game will send out a negative vibe - and confidence is going to be so important going into this game.

AC Milan may be Champions League holders. But having watched them at the weekend, I really don't think they are any great shakes at the moment - in the league, at any rate.

Not that I would dismiss them. They still have the players, like Kaka, who can be such a danger to any team.

But this is a game in which Celtic have got to go for it, and that's why I would support playing two strikers.

There is also a question mark over whether or not Scott can play the lone striker role. I know his confidence is sky high after his hat-trick against Dundee United, and that he can do it at SPL level.

But this is something else as he would be up against some of the real masters in art of defending, hardened and experienced men who never appear to be under any pressure no matter who is snapping at their heels.

To my way of thinking, Celtic's best chance is to play their normal attacking game, with the hope that if Shunsuke Nakamura doesn't make it Aiden McGeady can carry forward his form from the weekend and supply the ammunition.

With Milan keeper Dida out with a shoulder injury, Zeljko Kalac is a cert to face Celtic again, as he did here in March when the game finished goalless.

He may be around 6ft 8ins, but I think the Australian is a bit of a flapper and I'd definitely encourage Celtic to put him under pressure as soon as possible, especially at set-pieces.

They certainly need to score because another 0-0, or any draw, really isn't enough from this game.

Having lost the opener in Donetsk, it is more important than ever Celtic take all nine points from their home games, like last season, to give them any chance of qualifying.

It would be wrong for anyone to simply say that, because Celtic have such a good record at home - where they have not lost a goal let alone a game in their last six Champions League ties - this will not be too difficult for them.

Every game depends on what happens on the night, not what has happened in the past.

A win over Milan would also make Shakhtar and Benfica sit up and take notice.

But my gut feeling is that, while I expect Celtic to have the lion's share of the play, the game will indeed finish in a draw. That would get them off the mark, and holding the holders would be some achievement.

But I really worry if that would be good enough in the long term.

That's the harsh reality of the Champions League, a competition in which Milan have already proved time after time that they know how to get the result they require at home or away. Reid has heart for new role

NEW Celtic chairman John Reid certainly has the credentials for the job. After holding the position of Home Secretary, this should be a breeze.

But just as important as his impressive CV is the fact he has the club at heart, just like his predecessor Brian Quinn.

And I am sure he will be able to work hand in hand with chief executive Peter Lawwell to continue the good work of recent seasons which has seen excellent results on and off the pitch.

Whatever flak comes the way of Mr Reid - and it will come at some point - he should be able to deal with it as he will have seen it all during his time in Government.

With Dermot Desmond the major shareholder, is the chairman just a figurehead? Who knows?

Certainly, if the team is winning, no-one worries about who is the chairman or the chief executive - so long as money is given to the manager to sign players.