Big Ramy 1314 621 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, 0Neils40yarder said: Lennon is a fuckwit I would not go that far, he is human and the manager of my club. "Clueless" is a word I would use. Mindou, what he has been through over the years is disgraceful, no one deserves that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0Neils40yarder 183 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 58 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said: Do you think Clarke will select him for the euro squad? Depends how he does between now and then...should have been capped at Motherwell when he was top scorer over a period in the league. Also depends on who doesnt play as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0Neils40yarder 183 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 48 minutes ago, Big Ramy 1314 said: I would not go that far, he is human and the manager of my club. "Clueless" is a word I would use. Mindou, what he has been through over the years is disgraceful, no one deserves that... A clueless fuckwit then? Agreed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ramy 1314 621 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, 0Neils40yarder said: A clueless fuckwit then? Agreed This thread is about Scott McTominay, not Neil Lennon.. Agreed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
0Neils40yarder 183 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, Big Ramy 1314 said: This thread is about Scott McTominay, not Neil Lennon.. Agreed? Why are we discussing David Turnbull Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ramy 1314 621 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, 0Neils40yarder said: Why are we discussing David Turnbull I was merely replying to another poster who was talking about the future Scottish midfield along with SM and I added Turnbull to the.list... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor1996 437 Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9085499/amp/Scott-McTominay-wasted-defence-Scotland-admits-boss-Steve-Clarke.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scot1 32 Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 I’ve read McTominey is doubtful for today. That gives me the impression that he’s not far away from being fit enough to be included in the squad 👍 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
er yir macaroon 198 Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 51 minutes ago, Scot1 said: I’ve read McTominey is doubtful for today. That gives me the impression that he’s not far away from being fit enough to be included in the squad 👍 Yes, sounds promising. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scot1 32 Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 According to flash scores, McTominey starts today 😎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor1996 437 Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 The armband and a goal in the first half. Glenn Hoddle gives him MOTM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diamond Scot 96 Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 My only criticism of him is that he always looks to be playing within himself. His range of passing is exceptional but more often than not he plays it safe, he never seems to sprint and seems content to hang around outside the box when its on to burst into it. Now this might be the tactics but sometimes a player needs to make his own decisions within a game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazmidd 132 Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 15 minutes ago, Diamond Scot said: My only criticism of him is that he always looks to be playing within himself. His range of passing is exceptional but more often than not he plays it safe, he never seems to sprint and seems content to hang around outside the box when its on to burst into it. Now this might be the tactics but sometimes a player needs to make his own decisions within a game. It is definitely tactics and at times it looks as though he has been over coached to stay disciplined. He started as a striker, for me he naturally would like to go forward, box to box, arriving in the opposition box, scoring goals, I think if they let him of the leash a bit he could be a bit like Steven Gerrard, although I don't think he has Gerrard's passing ability. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor1996 437 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, Diamond Scot said: My only criticism of him is that he always looks to be playing within himself. His range of passing is exceptional but more often than not he plays it safe, he never seems to sprint and seems content to hang around outside the box when its on to burst into it. Now this might be the tactics but sometimes a player needs to make his own decisions within a game. Agreed. It's definitely tactical, though.. McTominay's biggest attribute is his dribbling ability. You just know when he drops his shoulder, he'll beat his man. The thing with OGS is that McTominay (and Fred) are being instructed to be conservative and safe. Neither of them are anchorman. That's the thing, if you defy your manager, more chance than not, you probably won't be out of the team in the near future. 2 hours ago, bazmidd said: It is definitely tactics and at times it looks as though he has been over coached to stay disciplined. He started as a striker, for me he naturally would like to go forward, box to box, arriving in the opposition box, scoring goals, I think if they let him of the leash a bit he could be a bit like Steven Gerrard, although I don't think he has Gerrard's passing ability. Definitely. Playing under a manager who isn't very good (United might be 2nd in the EPL, but they aren't the second best team in England) and can't identify players strengths and weaknesses, it'll be detrimental to McTominay The comparison with Gerrard is a good one. I'd say that McTominay is probably the best dribble we have. For club and country, he should be given license in midfield to drive the ball forward and get ahead of the ball. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Third Lanark 78 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Surely by now we can learn to spell his name - McTominAY? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McTeeko 238 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 4 hours ago, Third Lanark said: Surely by now we can learn to spell his name - McTominAY? Considering folk still say Kenny Dalgleish, I doubt it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Third Lanark 78 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 49 minutes ago, McTeeko said: Considering folk still say Kenny Dalgleish, I doubt it.... Aye but they probably spell it Dalglish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malcolm 139 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 On 1/10/2021 at 1:04 AM, Taylor1996 said: Agreed. It's definitely tactical, though.. McTominay's biggest attribute is his dribbling ability. You just know when he drops his shoulder, he'll beat his man. The thing with OGS is that McTominay (and Fred) are being instructed to be conservative and safe. Neither of them are anchorman. That's the thing, if you defy your manager, more chance than not, you probably won't be out of the team in the near future. Definitely. Playing under a manager who isn't very good (United might be 2nd in the EPL, but they aren't the second best team in England) and can't identify players strengths and weaknesses, it'll be detrimental to McTominay The comparison with Gerrard is a good one. I'd say that McTominay is probably the best dribble we have. For club and country, he should be given license in midfield to drive the ball forward and get ahead of the ball. just because he is playing at the back doesnt mean that he cant dribble up the entire park and put the ball in the top corner. Beckenbaur started attacks very effectively from the back of the pitch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor1996 437 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 42 minutes ago, Malcolm said: just because he is playing at the back doesnt mean that he cant dribble up the entire park and put the ball in the top corner. Beckenbaur started attacks very effectively from the back of the pitch. True. It's up to the manager, though. A couple of years ago he lead the EPL in successful dribbles. I read in a recent article that OGS confessed that McTominay is a box to box midfielder. Hopefully this will lead to him being let off the leash a wee bit. He could do a lot of damage to teams if OGS allows him freedom. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malcolm 139 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 34 minutes ago, Taylor1996 said: True. It's up to the manager, though. A couple of years ago he lead the EPL in successful dribbles. I read in a recent article that OGS confessed that McTominay is a box to box midfielder. Hopefully this will lead to him being let off the leash a wee bit. He could do a lot of damage to teams if OGS allows him freedom. if we carry on with the current formation with mctominay and tierney in a back three I would like to see them both have licence to attack. Whether that’s mctominay starting attacks through the middle and driving in to the opponents box or tierney overlapping Robertson wide on the left and getting to the bye line. Although not both at the same time. more often than not that will leave two centre half’s against an opposing centre forward with Ryan jack looking after the inside forward. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor1996 437 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 On 1/11/2021 at 10:31 PM, Malcolm said: if we carry on with the current formation with mctominay and tierney in a back three I would like to see them both have licence to attack. Whether that’s mctominay starting attacks through the middle and driving in to the opponents box or tierney overlapping Robertson wide on the left and getting to the bye line. Although not both at the same time. more often than not that will leave two centre half’s against an opposing centre forward with Ryan jack looking after the inside forward. And with them stepping into midfield, giving a midfielder license to join the 2 strikers and attacking midfielder. Giving us a different dimension and more options. There's a lot of variables with our current system. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
romanticscot 66 Posted Saturday at 03:43 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 03:43 PM I've just had an idea regarding McTominay that I'd like to debate. McTominay needs to be our starting 11, he is too good to leave out, having him in defence has positives such as he is athleticism allows him to carry the ball up and give us options further up as his distribution is strong, however we can agree he is not a defender but he is tall, like pretty much the whole squad he makes mistakes but in defence if he makes a mistake it can result in losing goals. So, I was thinking is there anyone else right footed preferably that might be a midfielder who can play in defence and allow McTominay to take one of the midfield spots and for me the answer is yes - Ryan Jack. Ryan has shown himself IMO to also warrant a start, he is a different type of player and our pattern of play would change but defensively I think it would be an upgrade and on the counter we have McTominay further up. This is based on my preference to have a 3 left footers and 2 rights(or vice versa) in our back 5. Other alternative is Grant Hanley and we lose Jack or McTominay, OR move Gallagher to the right of the three and put Cooper in the middle of the three. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orraloon 834 Posted Saturday at 03:50 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 03:50 PM Are you not concerned that Ryan Jack is about 5'8"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
romanticscot 66 Posted Saturday at 04:10 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:10 PM 19 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Are you not concerned that Ryan Jack is about 5'8"? Yup I did overlook that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ceudmilefailte 264 Posted Saturday at 06:25 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:25 PM Grant Hanley has been outstanding all season playing on the right hand side of the Norwich defence. To me it's a no brainer. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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