pandarilla Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Our problems are at both ends unfortunately. If we’re to have any chance of winning the league we need to be clinical. Moffat in particular needs to start scoring goals as does McDaid. On the flip side I’d agree that our defence isn’t that good. Higgins is a good defender and Rose has the makings of one but lacks experience. I can’t think of any goals that either of those have been directly responsible for. However we’ve been very vulnerable from set pieces again this season. I expected the switch to full time to help this since they’d get more time working on how to defend them but every time we give a corner away I’m praying they don’t concede. I’m a fan of Rose but if Reid is fit I’d give him a game with Higgins to see how we get on. Maybe two experienced heads at the back will help but if it doesn’t then Scally or McCall need to do better in training to get the team prepared at set pieces. I thought we looked strangely comfortable at the back - but obviously conceding two goals at home when we've dominated is pretty shit. The corner was needless, but it was a cracking delivery and unstoppable header. I wasn't really sure what happened at the second goal. Long ball in and then a fucking cracking volley. Was that Boyle's man at the back post or were centre backs at fault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgc1910 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Just now, pandarilla said: I thought we looked strangely comfortable at the back - but obviously conceding two goals at home when we've dominated is pretty shit. The corner was needless, but it was a cracking delivery and unstoppable header. I wasn't really sure what happened at the second goal. Long ball in and then a fucking cracking volley. Was that Boyle's man at the back post or were centre backs at fault? Check the highlights. Our 2 centre backs are static and marking fresh air. Neither one attacks the cross, they are both waiting. That's no use and is a clear example of why we look vulnerable to any cross, set piece or high ball into the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conley Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Check the highlights. Our 2 centre backs are static and marking fresh air. Neither one attacks the cross, they are both waiting. That's no use and is a clear example of why we look vulnerable to any cross, set piece or high ball into the box. Please tell everybody how to attack a ball that is 10 feet over you head..the two centre backs are in a good position for a cross into the box..there are no opposition players to pick up and neither was static..also I dont think Boyle's position is too bad...sometimes you have to give credit to players and in this case the cross was superb taking out the entire defence..the strike was superb, not an easy skill to perfect and 19 times out of 20 that ends up on the railway...Hart makes a great stop but the ball falls nicely for the Airdrie boy, showing good awareness, to knock it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgc1910 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 7 hours ago, conley said: Please tell everybody how to attack a ball that is 10 feet over you head..the two centre backs are in a good position for a cross into the box..there are no opposition players to pick up and neither was static..also I dont think Boyle's position is too bad...sometimes you have to give credit to players and in this case the cross was superb taking out the entire defence..the strike was superb, not an easy skill to perfect and 19 times out of 20 that ends up on the railway...Hart makes a great stop but the ball falls nicely for the Airdrie boy, showing good awareness, to knock it home. Absolute rubbish. There are no opposition players to pick up? It's a corner kick! What about the 3 players overloading the from post, one of whom scores the goal? Defenders need to attack the ball, not stand and wait. The only benefit of the doubt I would give Rose and Higgins is that we appear to be employing zonal marking, which points the finger at the manager for setting us up wrong. Bottom line is the Airdire player gets a free run at the ball and gets a free header from 6 yards - that is unacceptable at any level of football, I don't care how good the delivery is. If you take it back, we defend the first corner in exactly the same way, with none of our defenders winning the first ball and Hart electing to flap at the cross and knock it away for the corner they score from. Paddy Boyle is a decent defender, but he was fast asleep at the second goal. It was a good shot, but if the full back is tighter on his man, he doesn't get the shot away in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgc1910 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Can you imagine if we had a John Hughes/Willie Jamieson/Sanny McAnespie in the team and we lost that goal? I can imagine how that conversation might go.. Now John/Willie/Sanny, you've just lost a goal from a free header at a corner kick to a team that haven't mustered a shot at goal to that point. Do you: a) Accept that it was a good delivery and a good header and there's nothing you can do about it. b) Go ape s*** mental and demand to know who the f*** was supposed to be marking that man and why the f*** weren't they doing it? Option A anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 C) Blame the wind for the ball going in the net as there are no opposition players to pick up anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibuya Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Conley was obviously talking a I the second goal whilst Mgc1910 is still talking about the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 2nd goal no one in an Ayr shirt reacts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 2nd goal no one in an Ayr shirt reacts I was in an Ayr shirt and I was going mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Would Jamie Adams solve our defensive frailties? He looked good there v Killie and is the no nonsense guy we seem to lack at the back. A back 4 of Ferguson, Adams, Higgins, Boyle might be the answer with Geggan in CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Even playing in midfield he could have picked up a player at that corner in theory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Even playing in midfield he could have picked up a player at that corner in theory True, I think we're much weaker defensively from set pieces than we are from open play. Our players are just too small and I blame genetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 By the way what absolute banter merchant has been editing Crawford’s Wikipedia page ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugen_power Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 He does look a bit like Andre Schurlle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 Up in Aberdeen for a few days and just passed this, never realised it was actually in the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, callum-ayr said: Up in Aberdeen for a few days and just passed this, never realised it was actually in the city. Looks fucking tiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 47 minutes ago, itzdrk said: Looks fucking tiny Aye it was, plus it's a fair bit from the city centre. If you're on the bus it's no so bad if you have the bus picking you up in the city centre to take you there from the pub (awfa pain in the arse is the traffic here) but if you're on the train or staying then it's a taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Has anyone at the club figured that it might be an idea to provide an update on the website of who we drew in the Scottish Cup draw a week past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 I'm assuming this is the guy on the bench today http://playerprofiles.co.nz/members/ellis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.