ceudmilefailte Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 OK he's a left back but I think we have one of those. Suggested positions Right back, defender in a back 3 or 4 or left midfield. Personally I thought central defender in a back four was the best option up until now. How about we set up like Man Utd with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Tierney and McTominay as the 2. It solves a few problems. Gives the defence the maximum amount of cover we can, allows the attacking midfield 3 to get forward and gets rid of the traditional style detached lone striker. ( are we the only country in the world that plays 4-5-1) Fraser Mcginn and Christie as the 3 has them all playing on the sides of the park they are best Mcburnie is probably our best striker but needs other players around him. I think it's time to admit 4-5-1 is not the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Can’t see tierney playing centre midfield as he’s never played there before. I was thinking maybe play 3 at the back with a diamond midfield and 2 wing backs. Marshall Cooper McKenna tierney Mcgregor forrest Mctominay Armstrong robbo McGinn Mcburnie centre midfield is our strongest area may aswell try and get 4 of them into the team. Could maybe swap Forrest for Christie or Fraser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Maybe I am fickle but I don't dislike either suggestion. The one above at-least removes the right back slot and, with the exception of Christie has all of our best players on the park - but does it gel? Only one way to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, romanticscot said: Maybe I am fickle but I don't dislike either suggestion. The one above at-least removes the right back slot and, with the exception of Christie has all of our best players on the park - but does it gel? Only one way to find out. We definitely need to try it out. Tierney has performed well in that position for arsenal. Edited July 27, 2020 by bigfingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, bigfingers said: Can’t see tierney playing centre midfield as he’s never played there before. I was thinking maybe play 3 at the back with a diamond midfield and 2 wing backs. Marshall Cooper McKenna tierney Mcgregor forrest Mctominay Armstrong robbo McGinn Mcburnie centre midfield is our strongest area may aswell try and get 4 of them into the team. Could maybe swap Forrest for Christie or Fraser. I would be ok with that but with Armstrong in place of Forrest and fraser playing as an inside forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Only problem with the back three is they are all left footers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, bigfingers said: We definitely need to try it out. Tierney has performed well in that position for arsenal. Only problem is Robertson Isn't a wing back. Think I must be in a minority in thinking wing backs and fullbacks are totally different positions. I know Tierney hasn't played central midfield but he has all the credentials to fill the role I suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Malcolm said: Only problem with the back three is they are all left footers! Do we have a right footed central defender apart from Mctominay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Just now, ceudmilefailte said: Only problem is Robertson Isn't a wing back. Think I must be in a minority in thinking wing backs and fullbacks are totally different positions. I know Tierney hasn't played central midfield but he has all the credentials to fill the role I suggested. There’s more chance of Robbo playing wing back than tierney playing centre midfield. If we cant fit Robbo into that formation then it’ll have to be 4 at the back, robbo playing left back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 robertson played wing back versus England. Not a totally different position. Alternative would be tierney at centre half with Robertson full back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Our striking options are dire, play Tierney at left back and Robbo up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Malcolm said: Only problem with the back three is they are all left footers! Well pointed out Sir. Cooper in the middle and Declan Gallagher on the right of the three, urch just read about his assault charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 People that leave out McGregor and Fraser worry me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 11 hours ago, ceudmilefailte said: OK he's a left back but I think we have one of those. Suggested positions Right back, defender in a back 3 or 4 or left midfield. Personally I thought central defender in a back four was the best option up until now. How about we set up like Man Utd with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Tierney and McTominay as the 2. It solves a few problems. Gives the defence the maximum amount of cover we can, allows the attacking midfield 3 to get forward and gets rid of the traditional style detached lone striker. ( are we the only country in the world that plays 4-5-1) Fraser Mcginn and Christie as the 3 has them all playing on the sides of the park they are best Mcburnie is probably our best striker but needs other players around him. I think it's time to admit 4-5-1 is not the answer. That’s the formation we already play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Interesting that during long periods of inactivity a back three rears it’s head. We try it out for a couple of games and it’s back to a four. Chripper must be bouncing up and down behind his keyboard in apoplexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfingers Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, PASTA Mick said: People that leave out McGregor and Fraser worry me. Is the fact Fraser hasn't been playing football just now and doesn't have a club not a concern? Edited July 28, 2020 by bigfingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrniaboc Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 2 hours ago, PASTA Mick said: People that leave out McGregor and Fraser worry me. Fraser leaves himself out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 3 hours ago, bigfingers said: Is the fact Fraser hasn't been playing football just now and doesn't have a club not a concern? Not really. He'll end up at a bigger club. He is one of, if not, our most talented players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 13 hours ago, Malcolm said: robertson played wing back versus England. Not a totally different position. Alternative would be tierney at centre half with Robertson full back. Ful back and Wing back are two fundamentally different roles as require different capabilities to carry them out successfully. Some players may be able to play both but Robertson doesn't appear to be one of them, he struggles when played as anything other than an orthodox full back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 What to do with Tierney? We will.have to wait and see if he is fit enough first, we know he is fit enough for arsenal matches but scotland matches are notoriously hard and clearly need another level of fitness. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: What to do with Tierney? We will.have to wait and see if he is fit enough first, we know he is fit enough for arsenal matches but scotland matches are notoriously hard and clearly need another level of fitness. 😉 Haha exactly, let’s get him in a squad first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Russell's Lovechild Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 hours ago, vanderark14 said: What to do with Tierney? We will.have to wait and see if he is fit enough first, we know he is fit enough for arsenal matches but scotland matches are notoriously hard and clearly need another level of fitness. 😉 Exactly. I'm not getting too excited yet about him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelonehutch Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 McNamara was a good fullback who was decent in centre midfield. I think Tierney would do a job in there.🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLT NY Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) I'd like us to try out Robertson at RB... Jardine and McGrain managed to play in the same team for years, and most professional footballers should be able to play effectively on either flank. I think Tierney is less suited to switching sides, partly because his game is more to hug the touchline and to hit crosses on the overlap near the goal line. Robertson's more inclined to look inside and play quick linking passes forward to the stikers than Tierney. This can be done from either side of the pitch. Robertson's also captain so he shouldn't have an issue with playing in an unusual position for the good of the team. Edited July 29, 2020 by COLT NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 a controversial option... put tierney on the bench? Great backup if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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