ParisInAKilt Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 It was Armstrong against Modric Someone on here actually said McGinn was a “superstar” Let that sink in. We’ve did alright but it is what is, no lack of effort but we’re clearly not good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Subs not to blame, entirely the game plan at fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, kumnio said: Subs not to blame, entirely the game plan at fault. Nope, we've been out classed by better players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkbluegas Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: Nope, we've been out classed by better players It’s painful at this stage but unfortunately true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blantyre_Braveheart Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 While they have better players in certain departments, Croatia have been really poor this tournament and for a while in general. They are nowhere near the team they were 3 years ago when they overperformed at the world cup. Players are older, many are out of form and many of the newer players aren't of the same quality. Yes they have better players but tactically like the Czech game we weren't set up right to counter it. It's an easy out to say they have better players or they made the WC final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templeton_Peck Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Pass back to marshall.. Punt it.. They keep ball for fun...Repeat. Only one team actually played any decent football. But if you had offered me all of this after the campaign started with a 3 nil loss to the Kazachs then would have bit your hand off. We have a young team who will learn from this. We need a finisher though and probably a new keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis_trap Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 33 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: Nope, we've been out classed by better players No shame in that (much as result hurts). Modric and Perisic rolled clock back 3 years. Croatia turned up tonight and we got beaten by a better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaff Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Totally. The long ball just gave it instantly back to Hrvatska putting us on the back foot over and over Not once did we play it from the back and keep possession Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Chris Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Subs should've come on way sooner. It may not have worked but at least be more proactive, Souness can't understand it on TV at all and guy was top level manager for about 15 years so he can clock it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis_trap Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, chaff said: Totally. The long ball just gave it instantly back to Hrvatska putting us on the back foot over and over Not once did we play it from the back and keep possession Gilmour allowed us to play out from back. He also allowed McGinn to play further forward. Both of which were key against Eng. No doubt that ball possession is key at international level. Tire the other team out then strike when gaps appear. Croatia gave us master class of that tonight... The answer? Better youth coaching and facilities... Same as ever since 1998 Edited June 22, 2021 by Haggis_trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 We should have had someone rattling modric from the off. I’m looking forward to getting Ryan jack back in the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Malcolm said: We should have had someone rattling modric from the off. I’m looking forward to getting Ryan jack back in the team. Jack would have made no difference tonight because we have nobody to take our chances To be honest, we are all emotional and if we are honest. We were never winning this match tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 minute ago, vanderark14 said: Jack would have made no difference tonight because we have nobody to take our chances To be honest, we are all emotional and if we are honest. We were never winning this match tonight I don’t disagree that we were well beaten and one player wouldn’t make a big difference. We let modric run riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Anyone thinking that just because Croatia might not be quite the team that got to the World Cup final, meant that we ought to be on a par with them is mental. They were streets ahead of us tonight. This wasn’t your typical Scottish disaster/fuck up. We just lost to a much better team on the night. I’m nowhere near as disappointed as I’d normally be under these circumstances. Sometimes you’ve just got to accept you’re not quite there yet. I’ve got high hopes for our young squad and I see a bright future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazda Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Well, when we did press them , they looked pretty vulnerable. especially before half time. Unfortunately we didn't take our chances. Despite no top notch striker we should've scored again especially when McGinn used wrong foot, as I seen on replay. Manager didn't take the opportunity at half time to change tactics/formation given the obvious shortcomings. Team just weren't as cohesive as we would have hoped. We don't have to have exceptional players to play well as a team & be much greater than the sum of our parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu101 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 37 minutes ago, Malcolm said: We should have had someone rattling modric from the off. I’m looking forward to getting Ryan jack back in the team. He would have at least made it harder for them to dominate the middle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Stu101 said: He would have at least made it harder for them to dominate the middle It doesn’t need two Rangers fans to to remind us that Jack was a loss in the sense that we didn’t really have a replacement for him, but anyone thinking he’d have made the difference to qualification from the group is deluded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu101 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, Marky said: It doesn’t need two Rangers fans to to remind us that Jack was a loss in the sense that we didn’t really have a replacement for him, but anyone thinking he’d have made the difference to qualification from the group is deluded. No, but a natural defensive midfielder playing other than Armstrong out of position in that role would have helped. McTominay for example. Croatia get more stick than us for playing one way. We've known we've been playing them for a long time. England showed us how to nullify Croatia perfectly last week. Yet, we line up the same way, and go long when its not really working. Tactics (or better game management) might have made a difference to qualification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 8 hours ago, Marky said: It doesn’t need two Rangers fans to to remind us that Jack was a loss in the sense that we didn’t really have a replacement for him, but anyone thinking he’d have made the difference to qualification from the group is deluded. what an amusing and presumptive post. Why do you assume that anyone pointing out the loss of one of our top midfielders is a rangers fan? I haven’t indicated my club affiliation yet you incorrectly assume this. If I mentioned that gilmour was missing would I be a Chelsea fan? I have noticed several times that there appears to be a sinister agenda on here against rangers fans who in my opinion can are just as big Scotland fans as any other club, yet they appear to be derided on here. Club loyalties are irrelevant when supporting the national team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 10 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said: but we’re clearly not good enough. And is that a surprise? Pit World Cup runners-up against a team playing in its first major tournament for 23 years and is it such a surprise to so many on here. Of course we'll get the pish of teary-eyed blokes claiming what about Wales in 2016? Difference being they were/are blessed with world class strikers in Gareth Bale and world class midfielder Aaron Ramsey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo cop Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Croatia never really let us build from the back as they were always closing down Marshall or our defence. Roll on the next game and get this out of our system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 47 minutes ago, Malcolm said: what an amusing and presumptive post. Why do you assume that anyone pointing out the loss of one of our top midfielders is a rangers fan? I haven’t indicated my club affiliation yet you incorrectly assume this. If I mentioned that gilmour was missing would I be a Chelsea fan? I have noticed several times that there appears to be a sinister agenda on here against rangers fans who in my opinion can are just as big Scotland fans as any other club, yet they appear to be derided on here. Club loyalties are irrelevant when supporting the national team. Please accept my apologies if I was having a case of mistaken identity but I thought both yours and Stu’s posting history clearly indicated you were Rangers fans. Like I say, apologies if I’m wrong. I suspect I’m not tho. Not that it really matters. It wasn’t intended as the insult it appears to have been taken as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 49 minutes ago, Marky said: Please accept my apologies if I was having a case of mistaken identity but I thought both yours and Stu’s posting history clearly indicated you were Rangers fans. Like I say, apologies if I’m wrong. I suspect I’m not tho. Not that it really matters. It wasn’t intended as the insult it appears to have been taken as. apology accepted, and I’m not a rangers fan 👍. I do think lots of people here (I’m talking generally, not you) have downers on anything to do with rangers so my posting history suggests that I’m sticking up for rangers even though I do not support rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 30 minutes ago, Malcolm said: apology accepted, and I’m not a rangers fan 👍. I do think lots of people here (I’m talking generally, not you) have downers on anything to do with rangers so my posting history suggests that I’m sticking up for rangers even though I do not support rangers. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I like Armstrong but he had a nightmare last night and should never have come out for the second half. I was praying to make it to half time just the 1 goal down, to go in at 1v1 was a huge boost. Again, a wee bit more positivity form Clarke and he would have changed it and came out guns blazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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