ParisInAKilt Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) The tactics are the problem, not the individual midfielders. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t really rate McGregor but McTominay who I do rate, looked lost against Israel and parts of the Austria game. McGinn was also completely ineffective against Israel. Edited April 2, 2021 by ParisInAKilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, ParisInAKilt said: The tactics are the problem, not the individual midfielders. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t really rate McGregor but McTominay who I do rate, looked lost against Israel and parts of the Austria game. McGinn was also completely ineffective against Israel. I agree, against decent teams we cannot afford to only have effectively 2 central midfielders with McGinn sitting just behind the forwards. We need to start with a flat 3 in the middle of the park and work it through the opposition to allow McGinn to break forward with late runs into the opposition box from a flat 3. I do however think the personnel is also a problem in midfield, especially when we are without possession. Edited April 2, 2021 by Scot1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Scot1 said: I agree, against decent teams we cannot afford to only have effectively 2 central midfielders with McGinn sitting just behind the forwards. We need to start with a flat 3 in the middle of the park and work it through the opposition to allow McGinn to break forward with late runs into the opposition box from a flat 3. I do however think the personnel is also a problem in midfield, especially when we are without possession. I agree. Fitting two of McGinn, Fraser and Christie into the team is a problem. If McGinn has to be shunted further forward to play off the striker, there’s probably no place for either of the other two in a 3-5-2 (against the big guns). We could play a 4-4-2 with McTominay at right back... Marshall McTominay Robertson Hanley McKenna Gilmour Jack Tierney McGinn Adams Fraser Edited April 2, 2021 by er yir macaroon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, er yir macaroon said: I agree. Fitting two of McGinn, Fraser and Christie into the team is a problem. If McGinn has to be shunted further forward to play off the striker, there’s probably no place for either of the other two in a 3-5-2 (against the big guns). The good thing is we now have good competition and options for most positions now. The squad is getting stronger and we can now choose between a number of players dependent on form or opposition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Just now, Scot1 said: The good thing is we now have good competition and options for most positions now. The squad is getting stronger and we can now choose between a number of players dependent on form or opposition Yes, I guess it’s about 14 or so players in a game rather than 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, er yir macaroon said: I agree. Fitting two of McGinn, Fraser and Christie into the team is a problem. If McGinn has to be shunted further forward to play off the striker, there’s probably no place for either of the other two in a 3-5-2 (against the big guns). We could play a 4-4-2 with McTominay at right back... Marshall McTominay Robertson Hanley McKenna Gilmour Jack Tierney McGinn Adams Fraser At some point in the future it would be beneficial if we could switch to a back 4, if we can find a decent centre halve partnership. Perhaps something like Paterson Hendry McKenna Robertson It would allow us to play more of our players in midfield and up front. personally I’d favour a 4-3-3 perhaps a midfield 3 of McTominay Gilmour Tierney up front Turnbull Adams McGinn or Fraser Dykes McGinn various configurations would be possible if we can eventually go to a back 4 Edited April 2, 2021 by Scot1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThistleWhistle Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 For me it was more down to the collective unit not being able to play the formation particularly well synergistically rather than a failing of a single part. The midfield were chasing shadows vs Israel in particular because the gap from front to back was too wide. We need to condense the pitch particularly if we go 3-4-3 – watching Chelsea you could almost chuck a blanket over them at some points and restrict the space between the lines whereas Israel in particular were dropping into acres of space almost anywhere on the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, ThistleWhistle said: For me it was more down to the collective unit not being able to play the formation particularly well synergistically rather than a failing of a single part. The midfield were chasing shadows vs Israel in particular because the gap from front to back was too wide. We need to condense the pitch particularly if we go 3-4-3 – watching Chelsea you could almost chuck a blanket over them at some points and restrict the space between the lines whereas Israel in particular were dropping into acres of space almost anywhere on the pitch. Pretty sure chasing shadows is the wrong term. Running from shadows, watching shadows or sitting in the shade would sum us up better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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