Taylor1996
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Just now, mccaughey85 said:
Do you think that this formation will yield results in the next couple of years if we stick to it?
100% yes.
I'm glad you asked that.
It's about long term.
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9 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said:
Why are you delighted Taylor1996?
Playing your system we drew against a team we beat two years ago playing a different system in a match then that we looked far more potent in attack and scored more goals.
Do you think that I expected us to win 10:0?
It's not a magic wand.
We are who we are. It's all about laying a foundation. If Steve Clarke sticks with this system, we'll have more success than we've had in the past 20 years.
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I'm probably the happiest Scotland fan tonight.
I'm absolutely over the moon! As I said earlier, I don't care about the result or even the performance, I just wanted a change of system.
If anyone is demanding we go back to a four, we'll, they're demented. We play four at the back for 20 years with no success, and three only has one match? Right. Hopefully Steve Clarke sticks to his guns and keeps with the three.
So happy.
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3 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said:
Yes I am in two minds about the formation. Was it that formation that made us so toothless in attack?
No.
For all this nonsense about us being strong in midfield, we're absolutely woeful in midfield. Jack isn't very good and McGregor is the master of passing it sideways and back.
The sooner Gilmour progresses, the better.
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22 minutes ago, bigfingers said:
We played decent 4-2-3-1 not sure why he felt like he had to change it to fit players in.
Because we haven't qualified for anything since 1998.
Change is good.
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I don't even care what the final score is, or the result. It's about the big picture for me.
The fact that we changed system makes me delighted! Because I know that it's the way forward for us.
Hopefully Steve Clarke sticks with it. If he does, I will be ecstatic!
And McTominay is not a centre back. I'd rather Cooper start in the back three.
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14 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said:
Surely that can't be right, mctominay has looked quite poor at CB for man utd.
It's true. He's the right sided center back
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28 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said:
Reports locally suggest that Jordan Holsgrove is set to join Celta Vigo (La Liga) from Reading. Fairly certain that would be a permanent; he wasn't listed in the squad numbers for Reading this season. Probably best for him given the situation at Reading in the past few weeks and the consequences for the season ahead.
Another really exciting youngster.
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32 minutes ago, Hertsscot said:
I'm not sure I know what an anchor man is. Would be nice if Bologna did us all a favour and saw his potential at right back.
Defensive midfielder.
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Sky have confirmed it's three at the back: McTominay, McKenna and Tierney.
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According to the Daily Record it's the obligatory 4-2-3-1
If they're right:
Marshall;
Jack, McKenna, Tierney, Robertson;
McTominay, McGregor
Forrest, , McGinn; Christie
Dykes.
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I'm guessing it'll be 4-4-1-1
Marshall;
Jack, McKenna, Tierney, Robertson;
Forrest, McTominay, McGregor, Christie;
McGinn;
Dykes.
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The Scotland starting XI is: Marshall; Jack, McKenna, Tierney, Robertson; Forrest, McTominay, McGregor, Christie; McGinn; Dykes.
SUBS: McLaughlin, McCrorie, Paterson, Fleck, Gallagher, Cooper, Burke, Armstrong, McLean, O’Donnell, Palmer, Taylor
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5 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said:
Flukes happen in snooker but they don't help you win a world title. O'Sullivan more got lucky as he could win through against players not at their nest. However, you can only beat what is in front of you. As it went the final was an anti-clinax - the standard was the poorest I remember for some time and coupled with it being a no contest it was an instantly forgettable final.
No. I've been watching Snooker since 1990 so I understand the sport and sometimes players get the luck of the baize, but to get an extraordinary fluke in four out of five matches is very strange.
No, flukes can't win you a match, but it can certainly change the flow of a match. I remember one, he was missing a pot by a mile, it took a ricochet against a neighbour red and it went in.
It's not sour grapes or lack of snooker knowledge on my part. It just struck me as... Eery.
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20 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said:
So Andy Murray went done in straight sets 6-2 6-3 6-4.
No great surprise given Andy's condition fitness-wise going into the match. He has got back match fitness but not tournament fitness and is still carrying a lot of rust. Improvement will come with the more tournaments he plays. Next up for him will be some clay court tennis culminating in the re-arranged French Open.
He's a winner just by playing again after the hip surgery.
It was a valiant effort.
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2 hours ago, phart said:
Yeah cause it alleviates pain, not because it provides any "recovery" benefits. It might feel like it does cause you don't ache as much but it actually stunts muscle repairs.
Ross Tucker is a top scientist, he works with the South African Rugby team has been an expert witness in IAAF trials involving Caster Seyema etc. He was also calling out Lance Armstrong 15 years ago while physiotherapy was attributing it to "lactate clearance", "oxygen tents", "marginal gains" "high cadence" and other mumbo jumbo.
Well, they used to think that the Sun revolved around around the Earth. People are weird like that.
I don't really have a horse in this, as I don't care enough.
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19 minutes ago, kiltedlegs said:
we could give our game plan away tonight. I would say the 8th October mirror match to this is farrrrr more important.
lets play dumb tonight and lose silly goals etc... pretend we are shyte etc.
Yikes!
Mirth isn't really common in this part of the net. That comment will surely be met with dead eyes and confused emojis.
We don't have to pretend to be awful, though. 😉
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It makes you wonder about fate and destiny, etc.
Sullivan was on the end of four spectacular flukey pots in the World Championship. You might see one, maybe two, but the fact that he had four makes you wonder. And if anyone here watched the World Championship, you'll know what I mean. Sullivan had unbelievable luck winning number 6.
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8 hours ago, phart said:
That's doesn't have a basis in science though. https://play.acast.com/s/realscienceofsport/whyeverythingyouknowaboutrecoverymaybebs
There's a podcast with Prof Ross Tucker excercise physiologist and Christie Aschwanden Lead science writer discussing the science of recovery and how the methods stack up against actual experimentation.
inflammation is a necessary part of adaptation. I'm aware of the reasoning behind use of cold to improve function but it's mumbo jumbo. what precisely is "flush out the body's system" it's amorphous nonsense.
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/do-ice-baths-work/
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP270570
There's a reason why sportsmen/sportswomen do it.
Tennis, especially, is a massive sport and the players employ the best of the best in the world of physiotherapy. I'm not going to second guess them.
I just found out that the cryo chamber is only available at the French, which is surprising.
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9 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said:
A lot will depend on three factors.
How well can Andy Murray recover from such a long match on Monday so soon into his comeback?
Can he get off to a better start than he did on Monday when he seemed flat/subdued/nervous?
How will his young and relatively inexperienced opponent recover from his own almost four hours long match on Monday and cope with playing an icon of the sport?
Good questions.
We shall soon see.
What I do know is that the kid is a player.
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37 minutes ago, Malcolm said:
It’s much better that he goes to Bologna. Will be playing at a much higher standard every week than he would do at Celtic. It’s great some of our players are going abroad... players like Collins and lambert benefitted.
Agreed.
The only sticking point about the Bayern contract is that he was going to begin in the youth team. Apparently, he's going to go straight into the Bologna first team.
Serie A has produced some of the best ever defenders. Hickey will be coached well, guaranteed.
Craig Levein thinks he'll eventually be an anchorman, so fingers crossed.
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Apparently, Hickey to Bologna is a done deal.
Which is a shame, it would've been nice to have had three kids at Bayern Munich.
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1 minute ago, Texas Pete said:
Thief
Yep. 😛
It's actually a good idea. NordVPN users sell their credentials, as to off-set the ultimate price.
Is it legal? Probably. It would be pulled by eBay if it wasn't.
Scotland Vs Israel: Player Ratings
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Marshall: 6 - Made one great save and was generally a save pair of gloves, as per usual.
McTominay: 4 - He got caught out once too often. He's a liability at the back. He's a ball carrier, not a center back.
McKenna: 6 - He was solid and never let the side down.
Tierney: 6 - (See McKenna)
Robertson: 5 - Always made himself available, but it doesn't seem help that the midfield can't play longer than 5 yards
Jack: 4 - Not really sure what he adds. Whatever he adds, we don't need it.
McGregor: 3 - Since Jamie Redknapp is there a player who makes more sideways and backwards passes? Adds nothing.
Christie: 4 - Wasn't entirely sure where he was playing. His first touch is awful.
Forest: 4 - He tries, but he's not very good out wide.
McGinn: 7 - Scotland's best player. He fought for everything and he never gave up.
Dykes: 7 - Very promising debut. The ball stuck and his general hold up play looks very good.
Steve Clarke: 10 - Let's just hope he has the testicular fortitude to stick this system. Judging it over one match (and not judging four at the back over 20 years) is insane.