Fratelli Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Really enjoyed that. We looked very assured at times and pressed with an intensity i haven't seen from us for some time. Having Patterson go off only to be replaced by Hickey epitomises the fact that the quality of our squad and the level of players we have to pick from is creeping up a level, especially considering our RB situation as recently as 18 months or so ago. The June fixtures felt like a step back in time but hopefully it proves to just be a blip on account of most of our main players being gubbed at the end of a long season with little break after the covid season + Euros the year before. Having said that, Zinchenko being injured made Ukraine a different side tonight and at times they hardly looked arsed, but we dominated them and played with a real aggression winning the ball high up and then being direct in attack so i'd rather focus on that. The Tierney/Robertson debate is beyond tiresome, but Tierney was outstanding and it's difficult to justify shuffling him inside to accommodate Robertson at this point. Now to fucking batter this lot on Saturday. Edited September 21, 2022 by Fratelli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientnoise Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Am I right in saying Scotland have won every game where BDD has scored? Not sure, but Matterface came out with this earlier: "Scotland have never lost a Nations Cup game at home" Pleasantly surprised. Haven't checked. This guy does his homework. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 54 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Wouldn;t have taken Adams off. This aged well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Erm.......Get that photoshopped! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 51 minutes ago, Clown Job said: What a swap deal that was with Australia for Cummings Outstanding sir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientnoise Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, jagfox said: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfCutNinja Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Outstanding result. Turns out I was completely wrong about the back four. We were excellent, especially second half. Would still like to see us take care of the ball slightly better and show more composure at times. Concerned about Patterson though and disappointed Gilmour didn't get some game time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 A very small sample size from which to judge, but I think tonight showed a couple of things, the first of which people have been saying for a while. When either Robertson or Tierney aren't available we should be playing with a back 4. To be honest even when they are available I'd be going with a back 4 (although I'd listen to arguments), but given Tierney's injury problems over the years I think it's foolish building a team based on both of them being available. The back 3 also came from a time a few years back when we had almost no competent defenders (Charlie Mulgrew and Mikey Devlin anyone?) so there was probably a need to clog that area up to provide support. It's still one of our weaker areas but we have a few options there now with a bit more experience and we can deal with just having 2 centre backs, assuming they are properly protected in midfield. McTominay and McGregor with McGinn in a forward role is clearly our best midfield. Gilmour may be the golden boy for some but he does not provide the protection we need for the defence, the biggest difference tonight compared with the last Ukraine game was that they weren't able to continually run off our midfield (mainly Gilmour). Hopefully he'll get a run of games with Brighton but he shouldn't be in the starting 11 unless we have injuries and/or he has been performing well with Brighton, this is a massive season for him. The one position which is a real weakness is the Ryan Christie role. He's been awful for almost 2 years now, continually gives the ball away and has no end product - 1 assist and 0 goals in last 18 appearances. However in fairness to Clarke I couldn't offer a better alternative to play that role given our lack of options so we'll maybe just have to persevere. Ukraine looked a difference side than the last game but that was partly down to us. A much more encouraging performance which we need to repeat on Saturday before we can think we've turned a corner. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Outstanding result. Turns out I was completely wrong about the back four. We were excellent, especially second half. Would still like to see us take care of the ball slightly better and show more composure at times. Concerned about Patterson though and disappointed Gilmour didn't get some game time.Sounds like Patterson's injury isn't too serious (Sportsound) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratelli Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Gordopolis said: 3 minutes ago, HalfCutNinja said: Outstanding result. Turns out I was completely wrong about the back four. We were excellent, especially second half. Would still like to see us take care of the ball slightly better and show more composure at times. Concerned about Patterson though and disappointed Gilmour didn't get some game time. Sounds like Patterson's injury isn't too serious (Sportsound) Didn't Clarke say they weren't sure yet, but that it didn't look great? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Superb performance, only minor complaint is the goals took too long to arrive. Other than that everyone was excellent. I thought McTominay had his best game for us in a long time and Hickey bullied their 'wonderkid' which has gone a long way to convincing me he's capable on the right. Good to see Clarke is willing to change formation from the start. Let's fucking finish the job in the next two games now.If he has no fear of putting Ronaldo on his arse he is more than capable of dealing with Ukraine’s “wonderkid”!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Didn't Clarke say they weren't sure yet, but that it didn't look great?Maybe I picked it up wrong. I heard RG saying it looked okay, but that was before SC's interview 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingMcCrosby Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I'd still be starting adams in the next games, he was unlucky not to score. And his movement and touch were excellent. There really wasn't a bad performance tonight from us. I was surprised how well Hendry played tbh considering he's not been playing. He was unbeatable tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistisches Nilpferd Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Just remembered we won 3-0 and Ian Crocker wasn't commentating. Lovely stuff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Please don't go daft and play dykes and Adams together it is one or the other they just done compliment each other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingMcCrosby Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Just now, HalfCutNinja said: Outstanding result. Turns out I was completely wrong about the back four. We were excellent, especially second half. Would still like to see us take care of the ball slightly better and show more composure at times. Concerned about Patterson though and disappointed Gilmour didn't get some game time. 2nd paragraph, I think considering we've not played like that for a long time it was better than anyone could have expected. We will get better the more we play it. And if its better than that were probably going to win the euros Clarkes finally shown a bit of flexibility with the formation. But I'm not against going back to the 5 when were playing one of the big dogs. But winnable games tonight is what we should be sticking with, hopefully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 1 minute ago, pub car king said: Please don't go daft and play dykes and Adams together it is one or the other they just done compliment each other. Love them both, but I completely agree. Adams from the start and then Dykes for the last half hour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientnoise Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 14 minutes ago, Fratelli said: Having Patterson go off only to be replaced by Hickey epitomises the fact that the quality of our squad and the level of players we have to pick from is creeping up a level, especially considering our RB situation as recently as 18 months or so ago. Great summary chief, and I've singled out this. We've seen Patterson, and he's now getting a run at Everton. Check his club forums chat, both in Serie A and now Brentford. They love him. Hickey is the real deal. A team is forming, as we've seen tonight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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