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  1. Agree with you re this match deso1....keep believing is all we can do. I haven't missed an Ingerlund game since 1981 and, although hasn't happened much since (3 times?), the feeling of beating the guffs is like nothing else. Bring it on.....

  2. Everything starts from a solid foundation and the current central defenders are simply not good enough or clever enough to give us that. I agree some of our 'better' players such as Snodgrass didn't give much over the 2 games however they can't be blamed for simple lack of defensive abilities and costing cheap goals. If you look at Lithuania game 15secs before their goal Hanley played a ridiculous pass out right when under no pressure at all, lost possession meaning our midfield players and full back then caught out of position and then Hanley gets done by a simple one-two then we are up against it. 

    First goal last night where were our central defenders for both the initial cross and the loose ball after Marshalls save? Perhaps unlucky in many respects but both of them retreating onto the goal line in that situation and leaving man completely free 10 yards out is basic stuff. Second goal is worse. Yes Paterson overloaded but he does what he can to make it difficult for Hamsik. Watch it again and where are Martin and Hanley when the cut back comes? Picking up no-one. And the third goal is a free header what 10 yards out....abysmal defending by Hanley. 

    it wasn't as though we were being cut open down the flanks or through the midfield. Simple abysmal central defending. Don't solve that issue and it doesn't matter what you do going forward you are always going to be up against it.

    Solution is the problem. Darren Fletcher as a 'sweeper' perhaps? Must admit I am struggling to think of who could do a job in there but we would as well making a fundamental change now and sticking with it. We were never likely to qualify for 2018. In fact under current qualification set up we are unlikely to qualify for a World Cup again so let's focus on getting it right for Euros that we can qualify for.

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