prideothenorth Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Have suspected for a while now that Tierney is more of a threat down the left than Robertson and today certainly gave me no reason to change my mind. He also has a good understanding with Christie and McGregor having played with them at Celtic. Would Clarke dare to swap them over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLT NY Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, prideothenorth said: Have suspected for a while now that Tierney is more of a threat down the left than Robertson and today certainly gave me no reason to change my mind. He also has a good understanding with Christie and McGregor having played with them at Celtic. Would Clarke dare to swap them over? I do think we should at least try Robertson at RB one time. Tierney's attacking game is very much a case of driving down the left an whipping in excellent crosses. Robertson has a great left foot cross to but I see his style more a case of finding short sharp interchanging passes to release the attackers. He should be able to do that on the right hand side too. It's great that there's no friendlies any more, but it does make it difficult to try out new formations and tactics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis_trap Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 At risk of being controversial - Tierney arguably a better player than Robertson? He was our best player and biggest goal threat this afternoon. However as is he 4 years younger, and plays for less fashionable teams, he has not yet had the same level of recognition. Would be a crime to leave either of them out the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prideothenorth Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Haggis_trap said: At risk of being controversial - Tierney arguably a better player than Robertson? He was our best player and biggest goal threat this afternoon. However as is he 4 years younger, and plays for less fashionable teams, he has not yet had the same level of recognition. Would be a crime to leave either of them out the team. Not suggesting for a minute to leave either out, was wondering if Robertson could play in the back three. Surely an attacking player like Tierney should be encouraged to get forward at every opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Tricky one this.... Â tierney does appear to carry more of an attacking threat. Just done see Robertson being moved to centre half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanticscot Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Try swopping Robertson and Tierney when we play the likes of San Marino or a pre-tournament favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 For all that some like to go on about Tierney "not being interested" in playing for Scotland, he looked like he was really into it yesterday Pity we just couldn't fecking score If Robertson does have a minor injury then don't risk him against Israel. Let Tierney continue on the left. It's about time he had a run there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I thought robertson had a good game against Serbia. He should of done better with his shot that he blasted over the bar but he was defensively sound. Ppls expectations on robertson are unrealistic, he's not a player who is going to single handedly win matches. I think we should stick with Tierney at lcb and Robertson at lwb as it allows us to have two of our star players in the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said: I thought robertson had a good game against Serbia. He should of done better with his shot that he blasted over the bar but he was defensively sound. Ppls expectations on robertson are unrealistic, he's not a player who is going to single handedly win matches. I think we should stick with Tierney at lcb and Robertson at lwb as it allows us to have two of our star players in the side. I fully agree here with you. There is absolutely no need to change anything on that front. Yesterdat just told us what we already knew - we have two great options for left-back/left-wing back at the moment. Going forward, at present, I'd say our best defence was the one that started V Serbia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: I fully agree here with you. There is absolutely no need to change anything on that front. Yesterdat just told us what we already knew - we have two great options for left-back/left-wing back at the moment. Going forward, at present, I'd say our best defence was the one that started V Serbia. The two have only started playing together so theres a good chance they will develop a good onfield relationship and then we will see the best from robertson. Robertson until recently has been playing in shocking defences and Scotland teams that have been struggling. Lets cut him some slack and let him enjoy being part of a better side. We are lucky to have both Tierney and Robertson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said: The two have only started playing together so theres a good chance they will develop a good onfield relationship and then we will see the best from robertson. Robertson until recently has been playing in shocking defences and Scotland teams that have been struggling. Lets cut him some slack and let him enjoy being part of a better side. We are lucky to have both Tierney and Robertson. Agreed. In any case Robertson has done just fine in the last few games. If it ain't broke don't mend it. Robertson and Tierney to remain where they play for us just now. What Tierney is, I'd say, is more versatile so moving Tierney is okay but then it means you have to drop Robertson as he cannot play in a back three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Caledonian Craig said: Agreed. In any case Robertson has done just fine in the last few games. If it ain't broke don't mend it. Robertson and Tierney to remain where they play for us just now. What Tierney is, I'd say, is more versatile so moving Tierney is okay but then it means you have to drop Robertson as he cannot play in a back three. Another positive is they could be together for potentially the next 8 years depending on how long robertson chooses to play international football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor1996 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Everyone knows what i'd do with Andrew Robertson. And that remains the case. I mean, when we're playing a midfielder (McTominay) in defence, a left-back (Tierney) as a center back and a midfielder (Christie/Fraser) as a striker, that should prove that players are versatile. Robertson is world-class, he can play anywhere and not look out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 3 hours ago, mccaughey85 said: I thought robertson had a good game against Serbia. He should of done better with his shot that he blasted over the bar but he was defensively sound. Ppls expectations on robertson are unrealistic, he's not a player who is going to single handedly win matches. I think we should stick with Tierney at lcb and Robertson at lwb as it allows us to have two of our star players in the side. Think I’d swap the two around. Robbo LCB and Tierney Left Wing Back. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaughey85 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Bristolhibby said: Think I’d swap the two around. Robbo LCB and Tierney Left Wing Back. J No chance, Tierney plays lcb for arsenal. Don't think robertson has ever played that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 1 minute ago, mccaughey85 said: No chance, Tierney plays lcb for arsenal. Don't think robertson has ever played that position. Agreed. What we had V Serbia works just fine. Why change it? That, for me, should be the defensive line-up going forward as in O'Donnell, Gallagher, McTominay, Tierney and Robertson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 If you were only picking one, I think KT is the better player. However, we should have them both in the team, and the best way to do that is KT at LCB and AR at LWB. I think we really missed KT and McTominay in CB yesterday because of their ability to bring the ball out from the back. There was a spell against Serbia where those two players created two half chances for us within a few minutes of each other.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapofGlencoe Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I think the problem is Robertson can't play CB. It's a very different position. While Tierney can. The only way to fit them both in is how Clarke has done it.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Shame we don't have friendlies soon, haha, as I'd love to try them both flitting between RWB and LWB. I honestly think Tierney is the better player - he can tackle, pass, belts a cross, a turn of pace. Robertson is brilliant too, and both of them have to play for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyBlueScot Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I don't want to come over all chripperish but I got a lot of heat for daring to say Tierney was better than Robertson. I'm still open to the argument that he's not but I'm glad it's not so controversial now. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 No need to change things. Tierney has license to get forward from LCB at Arsenal and he and McTominay do with Scotland. Robertson/O’Donnell and Jack can cover where required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 35 minutes ago, SkyBlueScot said: I don't want to come over all chripperish but I got a lot of heat for daring to say Tierney was better than Robertson. I'm still open to the argument that he's not but I'm glad it's not so controversial now. 🙂 I think plenty of people have had the opinion for a long time. I think most people also accepted that KT would need to do it at a higher level than Celtic to prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 39 minutes ago, SkyBlueScot said: I don't want to come over all chripperish but I got a lot of heat for daring to say Tierney was better than Robertson. I'm still open to the argument that he's not but I'm glad it's not so controversial now. 🙂 I’m not sure I’d agree that he’s a better player just yet but he certainly has the potential to be. He’s certainly more versatile than Robertson but whether he’s better or not is subjective at this stage. They are both still young men and a lot can can happen in a short space of time. Tierney is still a good bit behind Robertson at the moment based on what they have achieved in the game but obviously that’s not the only measure of how good a player is. The main thing for me is they are both brilliant players and Clarke has managed to find a system to accommodate both of them while still making the most of their talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeTA Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 KT was brilliant yesterday, however i would keep it as before with Robertson lwb and tierney lcb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotsgary1 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said: Agreed. What we had V Serbia works just fine. Why change it? That, for me, should be the defensive line-up going forward as in O'Donnell, Gallagher, McTominay, Tierney and Robertson. totally agree found away in the sebia to play the both why not continue with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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