the snudge Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) Mebude looks half decent but the rest are honking. They look like lowland league playe....oh wait.... Edited October 7, 2021 by the snudge 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 We are painfully shite. The lack of technical ability of our team (Ashby aside) is embarrassing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysartrovers Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 On paper it probably looks like one of the better squads but Scott Gemmill is absolutely clueless. The u21s surely have to play the same formation as the main squad so the players can step up. Every level should play the same formation 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 The Danes just look more assured on the ball. We're like a dug chasing a crisp poke round a park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, tartanbrush said: Tbf he brought on Mebude who is a striker... But he's playing left mid.... Stretton kicking his heels on the bench He could have made five subs but decided only to use four. The guy is a fucking idiot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Gene Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 To be fair - surely Gemmell must be telling them to go long? We are pretty small compared to the Danes but keep punting it long? Does Gemmell have to answer to anyone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, dysartrovers said: On paper it probably looks like one of the better squads but Scott Gemmill is absolutely clueless. The u21s surely have to play the same formation as the main squad so the players can step up. Every level should play the same formation That is stupid. There is no reason the U21s have to play the same formation as the big team. usually only 2 or 3 guys are good enough to step up to the full squad immediately. So if they aren't going to be involved for another couple of years the tactics might have massively changed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 That was close. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jim McLean's Ghost said: That is stupid. There is no reason the U21s have to play the same formation as the big team. usually only 2 or 3 guys are good enough to step up to the full squad immediately. So if they aren't going to be involved for another couple of years the tactics might have massively changed. That's what Belgium did, through every level 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Binos said: That's what Belgium did, through every level And they had the oldest squad at the Euros so it doesn't seem to be working. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanbrush Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Binos said: That's what Belgium did, through every level Aye I'm all for it if we are looking to play like Belgium or Denmark's senior teams but no way should our youth teams be looking to play the way our senior team play, we have to be aiming way higher than that or we will forever be watching rank rotten football through all levels. I have literally watched some of our youth sides pass Spain, Germany etc off the park, it gets to 21s level and Gemmil throws it all out the window and sets us up in a way to prevent the other side playing instead of focusing on ourselves! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insert Amusing Pseudonym Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 What exactly is Gemmill's remit? We don't get results, play decent football or improve any players at that level. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysartrovers Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 And they had the oldest squad at the Euros so it doesn't seem to be working.The system Belgium have doesn't seem to be working? Are you shitting me. Yeah they might have had the oldest squad but you can't say their system over the last 20 years isn't working. The whole point of the Scotland youth teams is to build toward getting them into the main team 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, tartanbrush said: Aye I'm all for it if we are looking to play like Belgium or Denmark's senior teams but no way should our youth teams be looking to play the way our senior team play, we have to be aiming way higher than that or we will forever be watching rank rotten football through all levels. I have literally watched some of our youth sides pass Spain, Germany etc off the park, it gets to 21s level and Gemmil throws it all out the window and sets us up in a way to prevent the other side playing instead of focusing on ourselves! Like Steve Clarke does too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, Insert Amusing Pseudonym said: What exactly is Gemmill's remit? We don't get results, play decent football or improve any players at that level. Montgomery looks a prospect That's about it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 minute ago, dysartrovers said: 11 minutes ago, Jim McLean said: And they had the oldest squad at the Euros so it doesn't seem to be working. The system Belgium have doesn't seem to be working? Are you shitting me. Yeah they might have had the oldest squad but you can't say their system over the last 20 years isn't working. The whole point of the Scotland youth teams is to build toward getting them into the main team having a bunch of good players come together at the same time has very little to do with how they played at U21 level. They all played for some of the biggest clubs in europe. Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku barely played a game at u21 between them. Other than being an international select u21 football has very little to do with progress to the full side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ott Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 49 minutes ago, Detournement said: Fiorini through the middle now. Gemmill is a fucking moron. Fiorini was pish throughout infact he didnt even look fit (he's at Lincoln city?). As was Boroughs. Pity Gemmil can't look further than England and the old firm. maybe if he had a proper look at MacGregor and Deas at ICT, guys who are actually playing senior fotball week in week out and playing very well. Form doesnt seem to count as much as which club you are at.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 50 minutes ago, DavidMcG said: I think so, AL Thats right, AL He's a real talent, AL AL AL AL AL AL AL I though Crichton was a bad enough pundit but as co commentator she was even worse. I was sick of hearing Al every minute 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Cabbage Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Dear me that was a weird match. Some of the Danish players had composure that we just couldn’t match. I know for a fact some of the players in our team are good, because I’ve seen it at club level but none of them looked like they’d seen a ball before. Definitely on board with the “Get Gemmil to f**k” shouts on here. 4-4-2 with 2 midfielders up top, bringing on a striker at 1-0 down and playing him out wide, utterly bizarre. We only had 2 shots on target and both were from distance, probably won’t be making the effort to go back to a U21 game again tbqh, that was guff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I’m in the punt Gemmill camp too. No doubt we’d replace him with someone even more shite. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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