Jump to content

Scotland v Armenia


Recommended Posts

2 hours ago, 2426255 said:

Dykes out for all three, confirmed. Patterson back is a massive plus however.

I’d be much more positive with Patterson starting, given the balance it gives the team and his attacking threat. The risk of playing Stewart would be reduced as well, as the danger of being isolated is reduced. 

I expect we’ll be playing 3atb, but I do have an outside hope that we try 4 again to provide more impetus.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be surprised to see McKenna and Souttar starting, with McTominay replacing Gilmour if he’s still struggling, and Christie on from the beginning. Don’t see Stewart and Taylor starting, if there’s more changes elsewhere.

Edited by HuttonDressedAsLahm
Link to comment
Share on other sites

                                     Marshall

                          Souttar Hendry McKenna

Patterson                    McTominay               Robertson

 

                             McGinn Armstrong Christie

                                         Adams

Link to comment
Share on other sites

As much as I'd like to see Patterson start and do his thing, could it be a bit too soon? Starting a competitive game after a fortnight of training is a bit of a risk, even for a key player.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 minutes ago, accies1874 said:

As much as I'd like to see Patterson start and do his thing, could it be a bit too soon? Starting a competitive game after a fortnight of training is a bit of a risk, even for a key player.

Also my first thought, is he even in condition to play? I'd rather play O Donnell and have someone fully fit 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here's a question; sorry if it's been answered elsewhere.

How the f**k does the seeding process work for the Euro 2024 qualifying groups? I really don't think I'm reading it right.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

49 minutes ago, HuttonDressedAsLahm said:

I expect we’ll be playing 3atb, but I do have an outside hope that we try 4 again to provide more impetus.

I don't think the shape is important, unless we don't get a good result or performance - then it will be the most important talking point. We have played a back three and looked good and we have played a back three and looked rubbish.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here's a question; sorry if it's been answered elsewhere.
How the f**k does the seeding process work for the Euro 2024 qualifying groups? I really don't think I'm reading it right.

The seeding is based entirely on Nations League ranking, so to be in Pot 2 we have to win our group or be the best runners-up (presumably excluding results against the bottom side now that Russia have been binned from their group).
Link to comment
Share on other sites

14 minutes ago, craigkillie said:

The seeding is based entirely on Nations League ranking, so to be in Pot 2 we have to win our group or be the best runners-up (presumably excluding results against the bottom side now that Russia have been binned from their group).

That's what I thought, but it's making my brain hurt!

I don't think Wiki has explained it terribly well.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Would probably go something like this for the game:

                         Gordon

             Hendry Souttar Cooper

Patterson                            Robertson

                        Gilmour

     McGregor  McGinn Christie

                          Adams

 

Edited by DA Baracus
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just now, craigkillie said:

That's their system for ranking the teams from their qualifying performance so that they can come up with the seeding for the actual Euros.

That makes more sense. Now, I just need to find the page for how the Nations League places affect the seeding for the qualifiers.

I swear, the neural degeneration has kicked in early with me.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, 2426255 said:

I don't think the shape is important, unless we don't get a good result or performance - then it will be the most important talking point. We have played a back three and looked good and we have played a back three and looked rubbish.

If playing 3atb is about getting Tierney and our best players into the team, then logically 4atb is also true when he’s not available.

That’s my logic. I’d rather lose, Cooper for instance, and gain McTominay/Armstrong in midfield, than keep that extra defender that doesn’t really give us much, particularly at home against a poorer opposition.

Otherwise, I do agree. We could win convincingly with 3atb, or we could struggle. Both are quite possible.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Tough to say what he'll do in terms of team selection. Home game. A full week between games. Triple header and it almost feels like a must win game for Steve Clarke. I don't think we'll see wholesale changes - maybe 3 or 4 including Lyndon Dykes.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

10 minutes ago, magookfc said:

                       Gordon

     Souttar       Hendry     McKenna

Patterson                        Robertson

                    McTominay

     Gilmour                  McGregor

   Christie                           McGinn

                        Adams

 

Think Armenia will complain if we play with 12 players!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

15 hours ago, HuttonDressedAsLahm said:

If playing 3atb is about getting Tierney and our best players into the team, then logically 4atb is also true when he’s not available.

I don't want a long discussion on this but I wanted to mention that the system isn't only about getting our best individuals into the team.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...