ceudmilefailte Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Orraloon said: McGregor deserves more credit that he normally gets. I think a lot of folk don't actually watch what he does during a game. A lot of it is off the ball. And he covers a huge chunk of the pitch. Spot on, one of his best games for Scotland if not his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burj_Alba Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Orraloon said: McGregor deserves more credit that he normally gets. I think a lot of folk don't actually watch what he does during a game. A lot of it is off the ball. And he covers a huge chunk of the pitch. Agree. Was concerned when Jack was substituted as thought he covered McGregor well at defensive midfield but as you said did so much off the ball and few penetrating runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, Rohan said: Special shout-out to Gallagher who was probably not going to play a single minute. Cooper and Gallagher were both excellent given the circumstances. Big improvement needed for the game Vs Serbia but hopefully we have a fully fit squad to pick from including Griffiths Totally agree and about Gallagher in particular. It wasnt a pretty game but I thought he was solid especially under the pressure of this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Lol amazing what difference 1 pen can make. We lose that on pens tonight and everyone would be calling for Clarkes head and rightfully so. We are a poor team and tonight was hard to watch. Not sure if this formation is worth sticking with. We never looked like scoring apart from McTominay's header. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templeton_Peck Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Totally agree i thought Cooper and Gallagher were excellent and big improvement by Mctominay even though he badly mis timed his header when he should have scored There was a lack of quality on the ball but the effort and will to win was very good. (as it should be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Well we've finally played and won a penalty shoot out Plus our central defence won't need to face Haaland now. Great night all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDB46 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) I know we need forwards but I think we need to move on from Leigh Griffiths . He is 30 years old now and isn’t a long term answer . he has played two games from Scotland in the last 3 years , I suspect he may not be Celtic regular never mind international games. Edited October 8, 2020 by DAVIDB46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRobRoy Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 In fairness, Serbia could tell their lads to celebrate his they like - even if their first choices all get Covid they'll still beat us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, DAVIDB46 said: I know we need forwards but I think we need to move on from Leigh Griffiths . He is 30 years old now and isn’t a long term answer . he has played two games from Scotland in the last 3 years , I suspect he may not be Celtic regular never mind international games. Cristiano Ronaldo is 35. Age is only an issue if you make it an issue. A fit Griffiths is miles ahead of any striker we currently have available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, DAVIDB46 said: I know we need forwards but I think we need to move on from Leigh Griffiths . He is 30 years old now and isn’t a long term answer . he has played two games from Scotland in the last 3 years , I suspect he may not be Celtic regular never mind international games. We don't have enough decent strikers to turn our noses up at what is probably our best striker when fit. Griffiths is only 30 so he should be able to play at a high level for another 3 or 4 years. I would much prefer Griffiths to mcburnie and even dykes. He also takes a good free kick, don't think many of our players are good at that particular skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, romanticscot said: We missed Christie, but we made it. Well done the lads, Robertson had a great game I felt, you could tell his determination from the start. Christie has been pretty poor as of late for club and country. Trys too much at times but a good player when he is on it Didnt think robertson wA great, lost his man on the wing too often and left him in space too. The formation just doesn't suit it at all, especially with no wingers tonight as Robertson and SOD were caught up the park a few times with no.cover. McGinn was quiet, looked tired and Jack not at his best at all. Liked Mcburnie and dykes together but there was no support from midfield when the ball was getting launched to them to knock down. Lack of movement or passing options a lot of the time too when we got possession Thought the 3 at the back all played well but still think Mctominey is wasted there, he would be so good in the middle for us. Ryan Fraser thinks he is a lot better than he is. Makes a lot of poor touches and bad crosses. Was hopeing he would show us what all the big move chat was about. All in all a dire game and a good team would pump us. Edited October 8, 2020 by Kirk Addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, mccaughey85 said: We don't have enough decent strikers to turn our noses up at what is probably our best striker when fit. Griffiths is only 30 so he should be able to play at a high level for another 3 or 4 years. I would much prefer Griffiths to mcburnie and even dykes. He also takes a good free kick, don't think many of our players are good at that particular skill. Agreed. Simple question is will he enhance our striking options? Definitely. Clarke said in his post-match interview he will now look to add to the squad and you'd think Griffiths will be one of those to be added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Rockefeller Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said: We don't have enough decent strikers to turn our noses up at what is probably our best striker when fit. Griffiths is only 30 so he should be able to play at a high level for another 3 or 4 years. I would much prefer Griffiths to mcburnie and even dykes. He also takes a good free kick, don't think many of our players are good at that particular skill. Absolutely this, 30 is no longer old even for a striker in international terms. Israel had Zahavi playing who's very much their talisman and is 33. Plenty years left in Griffiths if he can sustain himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Kirk said: Christie has been pretty poor as of late for club and country. Trys too much at times but a good player when he is on it Didnt think robertson wA great, lost his man on the wing too often and left him in space too. The formation just doesn't suit it at all, especially with no wingers tonight as Robertson and SOD were caught up the park a few times with no.cover. McGinn was quiet, looked tired and Jack not at his best at all. Liked Mcburnie and dykes together but there was no support from midfield when the ball was getting launched to them to knock down. Lack of movement or passing options a lot of the time too when we got possession Thought the 3 at the back all played well but still think Mctominey is wasted there, he would be so good in the middle for us. All in all a dire game and a good team would pump us. I said this about Robertson the other day. His strength is in attacking and getting crosses in. The defensive side of things he is not so great in my opinion. However, it os overlooked by his quality crossing and assists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 What we could do with is getting mikey Johnston and lewis Morgan in the next squads as we are seriously lacking any flair and creativity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said: What we could do with is getting mikey Johnston and lewis Morgan in the next squads as we are seriously lacking any flair and creativity. Johnston will only be just back in training after months out with a major injury. Next year may be the time we'll see him. Although first he'll need to win back his place in the Celtic first team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said: What we could do with is getting mikey Johnston and lewis Morgan in the next squads as we are seriously lacking any flair and creativity. Yes what we lack is a creative midfielder. One who is comfortable on the ball and looks to play attacking passes to create chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackhayes17 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Anyone going to Belgrade?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: Johnston will only be just back in training after months out with a major injury. Next year may be the time we'll see him. Although first he'll need to win back his place in the Celtic first team. As long as he's fit and getting gametime off the bench I would include him. We don't have alot of young talented wingers who can run at ppl and create something from nothing. He's got flair and tricks which is something few of our players if any have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Looking through the Serbia first team and substitutes it's clear we are going to big underdogs in this game. Their players and subs all play top flight in France, Italy and Germany. They have a good balance of players for every position as well. It's a big ask for us to beat them if we can't beat Israel at home in normal time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 We will get humped by Serbia. I'd take a penalty shoot out right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mccaughey85 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: Thats a great pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Cooper was excellent tonight and he could potentially be our key centre back for the next 5 years. Centre backs can usually play at the top into their mid thirties so we should try and build a defence around him. We probably have bielsa to thank for improving him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Serbia match will be a repeat of our match in Moscow. Excited and blindly optimistic as the Serbs are prone to choking in big matches but they are a far superior team to ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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