SlayerX Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 A much better link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker-T Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 He made the right decision, one his ability would normally prove correct. A lifetime of regret ? hardly - there were many points before this one that made qualification almost impossible (a big one being the appointment of WGS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
List_of_Jericho Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Thought he'd had a good game till that pass at the end. He'll be kicking himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 He made the right decision, one his ability would normally prove correct. A lifetime of regret ? hardly - there were many points before this one that made qualification almost impossible (a big one being the appointment of WGS) A lifetime of regret, no way. The man made a mistake. He's tried the more difficult of two pretty easy passes (or just f**k the ball in to the crowd). It was late in the game, mistakes happy when folk are tired. It was in no way the right decision. The ball to the left was the easier pass. Give it left and keep running, get it back and give it right if we don't go for the corner. There was no need to try play right. A sloppy mistake made by a tired player. These things happen. Takes the heat of his club mate Gordon who was very suspect at the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afca32 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Usual scapegoating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 He's been excellent all season and absolutely cigared the Slovenia game at home, and he was fine on Saturday playing against far better than what he's used to. I'd level the blame more at Gordon and Mulgrew, there was ample time for the defence to get organised for the cross coming in from Sterling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Absolutely. If you were going to go that far back, may as well blame whoever it was that didn't lump it long before it got to Armstrong. He made a mistake, but what happened after was supremely avoidable. Gordon has to take most of the blame for me, followed by Mulgrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Wouldn't blame Armstrong.....well not too much it was obviously an error....the blame is more with the centre halves and everyone else who just walked out of the box as if the job was done.Heard Gordon taking some blame for the second goal too but I don't agree with that either, although the rest of the game he was poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 My initial reaction was Gordon should have come for the across. After the replays I thought it was maybe a bit harsh to blame him. I blame him for the first, and he was pretty rotten throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlayerX Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Don't shoot the messenger, I only posted the link to what he said. I do think, however, he should've been in the squad long ago (Same with Cairney), Would've it have meant that his mistake didn't happen? Maybe not, but at least he'd be more experienced at international level. And for what it's worth, he'll be thinking about it all summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 42 minutes ago, SlayerX said: Don't shoot the messenger, I only posted the link to what he said. I do think, however, he should've been in the squad long ago (Same with Cairney), Would've it have meant that his mistake didn't happen? Maybe not, but at least he'd be more experienced at international level. And for what it's worth, he'll be thinking about it all summer. Good player. He`ll be fine once he rifles home the winner away to Italy in the play-off match 2nd leg. Our new 3 at the back system will see us reach previously unimagined success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 There's no blame on Armstrong. A cross from forty yards out shouldn't be ending with a striker getting a free hit from six yards out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlayerX Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Just now, Distant Doonhamer said: Good player. He`ll be fine once he rifles home the winner away to Italy in the play-off match 2nd leg. Our new 3 at the back system will see us reach previously imagined success. Agreed, Oh, absolutely, with out 3 at the back system it'll not only get us a point against England, it'll also win us the World cup and European championships, and the world is our Haggis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Could've given us some warning that the link was to that scummy paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlayerX Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, lubo_blaha said: Could've given us some warning that the link was to that scummy paper. I didn't even notice. I've altered the first post and just kept in the gist of what Armstrong said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 19 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: There's no blame on Armstrong. A cross from forty yards out shouldn't be ending with a striker getting a free hit from six yards out Exactly this. It was virtually a Garryowen into the box. Gordon starts off at the 6 yard line and then retreats. He should be cleaning Kane out at the very least (man and ball obv), if he's not going to come for the ball before it reaches Kane. And what's all this chat about passing to Martin or putting it into row z? I think Armstrong really should be hitting the target from there, making Joe Hart work a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 On 2017-6-12 at 14:47, TheScarf said: He's been excellent all season and absolutely cigared the Slovenia game at home, and he was fine on Saturday playing against far better than what he's used to. I'd level the blame more at Gordon and Mulgrew, there was ample time for the defence to get organised for the cross coming in from Sterling. Mulgrew is at fault for me. Not once does he look behind him to see who's there, he just hopes that Tierney is covering him. The ball comes from a fair distance too and he just jogs back letting the ball float over his head. Yeah, Armstrong should've played the ball left but we still had 10 players behind the ball when the cross came in and nobody was picking up the best striker in Britain. For all WGS gets it tight from fans, he can't do much when his players switch off in the last minute against our biggest rival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 You'd think Armstrong passed it to Harry Kane the way some folk are going on. It was at the halfway line and the cross came back in from miles out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlayerX Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 The chain of events began with Armstrong's error. If he did what any player would've done at the time, then we would've gotten 3 points. He made a mistake, he's only human. Yes, Mulgrew also made a mistake, but he wouldn't been in that situation if Armstrong put his laces through the ball. Upwards and onwards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 On 2017-6-12 at 15:24, NorthernJambo said: My initial reaction was Gordon should have come for the across. After the replays I thought it was maybe a bit harsh to blame him. I blame him for the first, and he was pretty rotten throughout. Poor lad doesn't see much action playing for Celtic. He could lean against the post and smoke his pipe for most of the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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