DukDukGoose Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Is that Team of the Decade on the stream? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver_Don Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Beside Brian Rice at Hamilton, McInnes fielded more youngsters than any other club last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 That first half was abysmal. Not one positive except only 1 goal behind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Vancouver_Don said: Beside Brian Rice at Hamilton, McInnes fielded more youngsters than any other club last season. McKenna and Cosgrove were included in those stats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Well at least it can't get much worse than that. Turgid shite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Well at least it can't get much worse than that. Turgid shite.I think we saw enough evidence last season that it can get worse... Brutal stuff, we are awful to watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Vancouver_Don said: Beside Brian Rice at Hamilton, McInnes fielded more youngsters than any other club last season. More than Hamilton if you only count Scottish youth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, BucksburnDandy said: 15 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: Well at least it can't get much worse than that. Turgid shite. I think we saw enough evidence last season that it can get worse... Brutal stuff, we are awful to watch. I'm trying to be positive! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 28 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: McKenna and Cosgrove were included in those stats. ? Do good u23s not count? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, coprolite said: ? Do good u23s not count? It's hardly him giving youth a chance when they've been regulars the season before and we're looking to offload them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I think we saw enough evidence last season that it can get worse... Brutal stuff, we are awful to watch.Totally agree, but it’s the first game for months so I’m prepared to cut them a *bit* of slack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Yeah, not many positives to take from that. Edmondson is obviously raw, but he at least offered some sort of focal point and put himself about a bit when he came on. Hernandez was OK. If we are clutching at straws, we were marginally more competitive in the second half, although without ever looking like equalising. Unfortunately, Anderson never got a kick. Within the system McInnes prefers to play, especially against better opposition, he just isn't suited to 'leading the line' - he doesn't offer a target to hit and doesn't have the physicality to hold the ball up. This isn't all his fault, but it's why McInnes would obviously prefer to have someone like Main available in Cosgrove's absence. Our passing and use of the ball was really poor throughout, especially down the left side. Rangers were understandably content to leave our defenders on the ball and let them pass harmlessly between themselves before punting the ball over Anderson's head. It wasn't just the likes of Taylor and Considine who were culpable of using the ball poorly, though - Ojo, Kennedy and others, players we know are technically competent, were all guilty too. It wasn't just the passing, either - our movement, especially in the first half, was unintelligent and really limited our options when we did get a foot on the ball. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyQuinn Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Dean Campbell lookalike he is going to develop into some player. He is a level ahead of the rest in terms of passing and vision. He came on and made a difference today. Hernandez looks the real deal too. Though Hayes, Anderson, Kennedy, Considine, Ojo and Bryson were all poor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iminavest Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 For having 3 in midfield, they all looked so isolated on the ball. If we're going to get the best out of that system they need to play more as a unit. Sooner Hoban is in for Taylor, the better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: It's hardly him giving youth a chance when they've been regulars the season before and we're looking to offload them. But they’re there because he gave young players a chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 minute ago, coprolite said: But they’re there because he gave young players a chance. Yeah obviously. It's a false positive to say he's given these under 23's a lot of minutes last season when the three who totalled the most minutes were already regulars though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 42 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: Yeah obviously. It's a false positive to say he's given these under 23's a lot of minutes last season when the three who totalled the most minutes were already regulars though. I can see that. I don't think that blooding youths is a particular weakness of his though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Anyone else here spot the obvious difference between playing competitive preseason games versus just p***king about? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Iminavest said: For having 3 in midfield, they all looked so isolated on the ball. If we're going to get the best out of that system they need to play more as a unit. The lack of cohesion all over the pitch is a big concern - it was the same for large spells of last season, too. Hayes was the only new signing in the starting XI today, but most of the players still looked like they had only been introduced to each other five minutes before kick-off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, Raidernation said: Anyone else here spot the obvious difference between playing competitive preseason games versus just p***king about? Yeah Rangers were up to a different speed all round. Shouldn’t be able to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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