Quentin Taranbino Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I know alot of people reckon we should be playing young players for this game or giving fringe players a chance but against N.Ireland it's important to win for our ranking points. Someone else will be able to confirm but I don't think there is many more chances to gain points before the World Cup draw. The Gibraltar game should be straight forward, and I think we will win fairly comfortably regardless of the team we put out, but we still gotta be professional and this is Scotland after all...... On that note - I would call up the basis of our strongest line up, along with some important utility players. For these two games, I wouldn't call up the older fringe players/squad fillers and use this as a chance to get some youngsters/uncapped players in about the squad and depending on how the games are going - happy to see them get game time. Definitely In Allan McGregor David Marshall Craig Gordon Andrew Robertson Alan Hutton Steven Whittaker Grant Hanley Russell Martin Scott Brown James Morrison Darren Fletcher Charlie Mulgrew Ikechi Anya Shaun Maloney Johnny Russell Steven Naismith Steven Fletcher Happy to be called up to fill out squad Liam Cooper Liam Palmer Ryan Gauld Stuart Armstrong Alex Mowatt Tom Cairney Liam Bridcutt Scott Arfield Matt Phillips Gary Mackay-Steven Stevie May Tony Watt Out (from recent squads over last year) Matt Gilks Christophe Berra* Phil Bardsley Gordon Greer* Mark Reynolds James McArthur Barry Bannan Craig Bryson George Boyd Chris Burke Graham Dorrans Chris Martin Ross McCormack Leigh Griffiths *Ideally it would be great to call up some young centre halves for experience but I can't see any barring Liam Cooper that would even be close to the squad so I suspect Greer or Berra would keep their place in the squad for these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanQP Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Tony watt, really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Your going to feel the wrath from fans of a certain club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Tony watt, really? Indeed. I may of course be forgetting more deserving people. We know what Chris Martin, Ross McCormack and Leigh Griffiths can or can't do. Was struggling to think of other young or untested strikers that may be worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Money Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Didn't want to start a thread just for this idea but...See with Scotland's best position probably being centre midfield, the fullbacks generally being better going forward than defending, plus players like Maloney having to be shoehorned in on the wings recently, wouldn't a 4-4-2 diamond be a no-brainer for Scotland? I've seen how well it's worked at Hibs recently, and England looked a different team with this formation. Could make Scotland much more dominant in midfield. You'd have Brown, Darren Fletcher, Mulgrew, Armstrong, Morrison, Maloney, Gauld and others all going for those positions and all capable of fitting in well. Then when Snodgrass is back he'd also fit in well at the head of it, if not up front with Naismith where he's played well for Scotland before. If they need width they can just chuck someone like Anya or GMS on for one of the midfielders, and providing another of the three remaining CM's can play out wide (many can) you've got a normal 4-4-2/4-5-1 ready to go. You know it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Indeed. I may of course be forgetting more deserving people. We know what Chris Martin, Ross McCormack and Leigh Griffiths can or can't do. Was struggling to think of other young or untested strikers that may be worth a shot.Agreed that it is really hard and a bit deflating to look at up and coming striking options. Feruz is making all the mistakes many other youngsters have Stevie may is having a dreadful season at Wednesday Leigh Griffiths is doing okay at Celtic, but he still looks below his form and ability of the goal-frenzy season at hibs Ross McCormack is so-so in the championship Jordan Rhodes looks well off colour and seems to have lost his starting place at Blackburn Chris Martin looks painfully unsuited to our team setup So it's hard not to get optimistic that Watt's goals at the weekend might be the start of him finally 'making it' Personally I think he needs to do more than have one good game to get into the national team (a run of five or six scoring games at least), but beggars can't be choosers and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Craig Gordon David Marshall Allan McGregor Gordon Greer Grant Hanley Alan Hutton Russell Martin Mark Reynolds Andrew Robertson Steven Whittaker Ikechi Anya Stuart Armstrong Barry Bannan Scott Brown Darren Fletcher Gary Mackay-Steven Shaun Maloney James McArthur James Morrison Charlie Mulgrew Steven Fletcher Leigh Griffiths Chris Martin Steven Naismith Johnny Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I see Gibraltar have sacked their manager. What were they really expecting from this campaign? Seems a tad harsh to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Your going to feel the wrath from fans of a certain club You'd get wrath from Aberdeen fans regardless, you'd have to pick the entire team to keep them happy. I mind arguing with morons on Facebook who were saying Considine/Reynolds/Langfield/Pawlett and Jack should all be in the squad, this was just last year. Think there's something funny in the water up there. This is the team is start. Marshall Hutton Martin Hanley Robertson Morrison Brown Armstrong Maloney/Naismith Anya Naismith/Fletcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I see Gibraltar have sacked their manager. What were they really expecting from this campaign? Seems a tad harsh to me. Watch the documentary about them. They thought they'd have a chance of play offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 David Gray Scott Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Can someone give me one good reason for the inclusion of Steven Fletcher? Chris Martin has been out injured recently. I'd give Watt a go, two cracking goals on Saturday. I think it's been more than one good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Can someone give me one good reason for the inclusion of Steven Fletcher? Chris Martin has been out injured recently. I'd give Watt a go, two cracking goals on Saturday. I think it's been more than one good game. His assist against Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 His assist against GermanyAnd his goal vs Iceland...er...SIX years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Can someone give me one good reason for the inclusion of Steven Fletcher? Chris Martin has been out injured recently. I'd give Watt a go, two cracking goals on Saturday. I think it's been more than one good game. This campaign he was very good in Germany when he came on, assisted Anya for his goal brilliantly. He was very good against Georgia. Poland away he played a tremendous pass for Anya who then laid up Maloney. From being at all games this campaign so far and all friendlies for the past few years he really does make a big difference upfront for us. Martin has been absolutely brutal. Like total brutal. Fletcher holds it up brilliantly and has very good technique. I also think he works well with Naismith running off him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Steven Fletcher has easily been in our top 3 player performances in his last few games for Scotland. Should he have scored more goals - of course. That said, over the last few games his touch, positioning and link up play has been excellent up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I'd have James McArthur in ahead of Cairney and Bridcutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaculate pasta Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Can someone give me one good reason for the inclusion of Steven Fletcher? Chris Martin has been out injured recently. I'd give Watt a go, two cracking goals on Saturday. I think it's been more than one good game. He's by far our most important player, and along side Maloney our player of the campaign. If you couldn't see the difference against Poland and Ireland when he came off there's no hope for you. The England game perfectly illustrated how vital he, with his flicks, strength and hold up play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Ten of our strongest plus Ryan Gauld in his favourite position in either one of the matches. With the opposition being complete dross it's probably the best chance we'll have in a good while to give him the confidence boost of breaking into the team and making an effective contribution, in what has been an excellent season for him. I'm not a big fan of Rhodes and I think it's clear Strachan isn't either, but I wouldn't be surprised if he got called up to this squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Watch the documentary about them. They thought they'd have a chance of play offs. That genuinely amazes me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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