RandomGuy. Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, perthsaint1977 said: To start Macpherson, Crawford and Murphy over Wotherspoon recently is just mind-blowing. This is what i find odd. Youve got comfortably the best midfielder at the club back and full of confidence after playing at the World Cup, yet youre benching him to play lesser players, seemingly based on them not being shite in their 10 minute cameos at the end of a match. Genuinely looks like we've randomly chucked Murphy into the team, and changed shape to accommodate him, because he moaned about not playing much to the papers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Do I really have to leave the pub? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Suspect Device said: Do I really have to leave the pub? I honestly wouldnt bother, we've set up to shitfest a point. 4 CBs on the park and May as a lone striker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsjfc Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Trying to put a positive spin on it at least we have a LWB and two actual midfielders as the sitting two (though I'd probably have Phillips over McPherson) so at least the shape shouldn't be the mess it was the last couple of games. Cannot see the logic in the return to the 5-2-3 from an attacking POV though. May's been much better alongside a partner and struggled on his own and as others of stated Murphy and Carey haven't shown an awful lot recently to pick themselves over the plethora of options in those positions either. Need both, and particularly Murphy, to provide a lot more effort when we don't have the ball either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Clark was I’ll pre-Hearts allegedly hence why he’s not playing, but even so give Bair a shot from the start and actually play 2 proper strikers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJFCtheTeamForMe Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Shite from Saints. Matthews probably has to save that also. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Poor from Carey to lose the ball prior to the free-kick, but that tends to happen when there’s f**k all in front of him. MacPherson turned far too easily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 Carey did that exact thing about half a dozen times last week. Turned into trouble when he absolutely didn’t need to and gave the ball away. That was absolutely stupid when a ball up the park was on even if it was just into a channel. MacPherson - not unexpectedly - was a complete shitebag about it when it came into the box as well. Absolutely pitiful. We’ve completely got away with one there. The initial free kick showed the issue with this system as well though - absolutely no outball and so easy to defend against. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 If Aberdeen don't bottle this they should absolutely hammer us. About 70% possession, goal was their 4th shot from within 12 yards, and our manager literally has no idea how to turn this type of situation around. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, PSJ.84 said: Poor from Carey to lose the ball prior to the free-kick, but that tends to happen when there’s f**k all in front of him. MacPherson turned far too easily. Hes a nightmare. The flicks and tricks that saw Vertainen hounded out the club never to play for us again is a weekly occurence with Carey. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Carey should have been dropped for the pass percentage alone last week! I like him, but not on his current form. Spoony is a better option. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 I have absolutely no idea what Carey or Murphy are supposed to offer in this shape. You’re ending up with Carey drifting out right where he can’t use the ball at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamora Fan Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 This has the unmistakable Callum Davidson-era Saints vibe of a lower league side clinging on away at a below average top flight side. 9 times out of ten they’ll break our resistance at some point. Talking of which, have we completed ten passes yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Jamie_Beatson said: I have absolutely no idea what Carey or Murphy are supposed to offer in this shape. You’re ending up with Carey drifting out right where he can’t use the ball at all. He has no idea about getting the best from attacking players. I'm pretty sure he only persists with Carey because he can occasionally score a worldy from out of nowhere. Edited January 7, 2023 by The Saintee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJFCtheTeamForMe Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I can accept a bit of negativity but we've got absolutely no clue or ability to play out. We're just a defence giving the ball back to Aberdeen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsjfc Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Nicest you can say is that's still 0-0. Murphy and Carey barely in the game and May totally isolated. Both them off and Spoony and Clark on please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 We've been the better team by far. If Miovski wasn't low on confidence then I'd bet my mortgage on him taking one of those chances. From my seat in the RDS that looked a clear foul in the box by Considine. I thought the ref was having a decent game but Consi is getting away with murder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, SJFCtheTeamForMe said: I can accept a bit of negativity but we've got absolutely no clue or ability to play out. We're just a defence giving the ball back to Aberdeen Hard to tell what you're trying to do, tbh. Not really interested in attacking but not parking the bus and scrapping for everything like Ross County. But of a nothing performance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 We played more open and expansive away at Celtic Park. This is an Aberdeen team who are badly off form in front of a home crowd who could easily be tipped into open revolt if we exerted a bit of pressure. Instead we’ve gone with no intent of trying to do anything in a shape that doesn’t work with the players in it and with players in it who are badly out of form. Carey and Murphy need hooked for Wotherspoon and Carey immediately with the shape changing with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, Zamora Fan said: This has the unmistakable Callum Davidson-era Saints vibe of a lower league side clinging on away at a below average top flight side. 9 times out of ten they’ll break our resistance at some point. Aye. He needs to change things at half time to stop us being outnumbered in midfield and having an isolated striker. A chance to prove he can adapt in game before its too late. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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