PASTA Mick
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Elliott Anderson looks like he's switched to England.
Players are always going to switch between the two countries.
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I think Gauld and Turnbull should both be in the squad based on their current form.
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52 minutes ago, er yir macaroon said:
I think Christie deserves to be judged on his Scotland performances which have been outstanding and went a long way to getting us qualified.
I'm not against Christie being in the squad!!
But in the 4 months since Scotland last played, he has been really below par.
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3 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said:
Yeh he had a good 6 months with Motherwell then he was out for half a season then he has had a good 3 months with celtic.
Its all very well talking about form but Christie overall is a better option than Turnbull and having a brief spell doesn't mean you are a better player. If this was true then clarke would of picked Turnbull and would be starting Turnbull over Christie in the upcoming games.
OK, this is getting boring. Nice chat.
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Just now, mccaughey85 said:
I would have Turnbull in the squad as well but everyone is making out he's the next messiah. A few good months with celtic doesn't suddenly make him better than Christie. Christie record the last few years for celtic and Scotland is impressive in terms of goals and assists.
It's not just a few good months with Celtic though, is it? He was excellent at Motherwell too.
Right now, Turnbull is playing miles better than Christie. I rate Christie but his form is stinking right now.
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3 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said:
Yes, and I know Christie has been relatively poor the last few months but over the past 4/5 years he's been mostly excellent for Aberdeen and celtic.
Just because Turnbull has had a good three months doesn't mean he's a better player. Christie has scored Cup winners and important goals in Europe and has helped celtic to win trophies. His goals and assists record is excellent for a central midfielder. Turnbull will probably become a better player in a couple of years but for now Christie is the better option. If Clarke thought otherwise then Turnbull would be in the squad.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this. I'd have had both in the squad. I understand why Clarke hasn't made many changes but I personally think it was the wrong thing to do.
The squad is still strong enough to do well this month.
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2 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said:
Yeh but Christie has been good for Scotland. Also just because Turnbull is having a good three month spell doesn't make him a better player than Christie. Christie has been a steady performer for years now.
Have you watched a Celtic match in the last 3 months?
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Just now, mccaughey85 said:
Turnbull has made a good start to his celtic career but its a bit early to suggest he's better than Christie. Christie scores alot of goals for celtic and has been a big player for Scotland the last couple of years.
I like Christie. I'd have him in the squad. He has suffered more than anyone from playing under Lennon, IMO.
However, right now, Turnbull is miles better. I mean, he is different class better. He has directly contributed to twelve goals for Celtic since breaking through vs Lille in December.
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14 hours ago, ProudScot said:
Yes I get you.
The squad now is light years away from then.
Some positions though are iffy and not dissimilar to that period in terms of the ability of the players.
You look at our squad and you feel like the following would really improve it though;
Patterson for Palmer
Kelly for McLauglin
Turnbull for McLean
Gauld for McBurnie
Cooper for Considine
They are pretty much the changes I'd make - although I prefer Palmer to O'Donnell.
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2 hours ago, LewisEDI said:
he's not going to drop a player who played a massive part in getting us to the euros though is he?
like it or lump it we have to accept that he is going to be loyal to the majority of players.
i'm sure if the WC games were after the euros then some these players called up would not be in the squad. but he is not going to say to players you are out of the squad for now but because there are better players than you but you can come back in for the euros because you've been part of the euro squad
He didn't have to drop Christie to call up Turnbull. But it is clear, Turnbull is a better player than Christie - or certainly in much better form.
Personally, I think Clarke has bottled some difficult decisions in this squad.
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16 hours ago, Tartan blood said:
Clarke did say "I'm keeping my eye on him. He's one for the future". Great that he is obviously considering him but that seems pretty clear that he isn't going to make the Euros squad.
Such a Scottish thing.
Right now, Turnbull is better than Christie. It isn't even close. I like Christie but anyone watching Celtic over the last 3 months has Turnbull before him.
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6 hours ago, ceudmilefailte said:
I explained that, he is brilliant up against Hamilton and the likes but worse than useless against any decent opposition.
I can assure you, he's not brilliant against anyone. Probably the worst player I've ever seen in the hoops.
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38 minutes ago, Scot1 said:
I’d go all out attack against Austria, try to hit them hard and quick.
Marshall
Hendry. Gallagher. McKennaArmstrong. Tierney
McTominay. McGinn
Adams. Fraser
Dykes
No Robertson?
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1 minute ago, Taylor1996 said:
I think there's a good chance of them not being included, unless there's a dramatic u turn in the Covid isolation thing.
It's looking likely that they won't but until I see their squad announced...
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1 minute ago, Taylor1996 said:
Yeah.
I made two changes in as many minutes!
Probably depends of whether Austria do turn up without their German-based players too.
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Likely to change several times before kick-off but this is what I'd be tempted to go with -
Marshall
Hendry Gallagher Tierney
Armstrong McTominay McGregor Robertson
McGinn
Adams Fraser
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We could easily have named a 30-man squad and included Patterson, Gauld, Turnbull and one other.
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1 minute ago, Taylor1996 said:
Definitely.
Which makes the exclusion of Gauld even more strange.
Gauld must be gutted. He's been his club's main man this season, punching above their weight.
Not sure what he has to do to get into the squad.
Move to Norwich?
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2 minutes ago, vanderark14 said:
Thanks
Clarke has spoken about balance of the team, I hope hendry can.playmon the right of the three to let mctominay move forward
It will be interesting to see what he does.
I think KT will be in the three. I'd then have Hendry and one of Hanley or Gallagher.
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It is good to see him called up especially as we seem reluctant to pick players playing outside Scotland or England.
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Personally, I think Cooper, Patterson, Turnbull and Gauld would have been better selections than Considine, O'Donnell, Fleck and McBurnie.
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5 minutes ago, vanderark14 said:
Is Hendry right or left sided?
He's been playing in the middle of the 3 in Belgium.
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1 minute ago, vanderark14 said:
Mckenna played and captained his team last week. He is back and will likely be picked for the next squad.
I saw that. I'm not too bothered either way. I rate him about as highly as the other options in his position.
Personally, I'd use this as an opportunity to bring Hendry back in but it's not one I'll be too upset about.
Scottish players in action 20/21
in TA specific
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I've been saying for ages that I'd play him there ahead of SOD or Palmer.