Malcolm Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 A couple of weeks to go, a few injury doubts…. What’s it going to look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Gordon Cooper Hanley McKenna O'Donnell Robertson Gilmour McGregor McGinn Adams Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintsparky Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I doubt McKenna will start as he has the play off final on the Sunday. All other CH's will have been with the squad for a couple of weeks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: Gordon Cooper Hanley McKenna O'Donnell Robertson Gilmour McGregor McGinn Adams Christie Gilmour has picked up a injury in training this week and Chelsea have recalled him to access the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, wanderer said: Gilmour has picked up a injury in training this week and Chelsea have recalled him to access the situation. I saw that. I'll still say he will be fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, saintsparky said: I doubt McKenna will start as he has the play off final on the Sunday. All other CH's will have been with the squad for a couple of weeks.. Will probably be Scott McTominay actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan blood Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 31 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: Gordon Cooper Hanley McKenna O'Donnell Robertson Gilmour McGregor McGinn Adams Christie I'm an advocate of O'Donnell, in general, but if we are playing 3 conventional CBs, rather than Tierney and McTominay, I think a more attack minded RWB will be needed. Ralston or Hickey would be my choice. As you said, it'll likely be McTominay in the back 3. Though if Gilmour is out, then I wouldn't be against a midfield 2 of CalMac and McTom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 24 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: Will probably be Scott McTominay actually. I don't know why people don't get that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcguffin Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 54 minutes ago, Tartan blood said: I'm an advocate of O'Donnell, in general, but if we are playing 3 conventional CBs, rather than Tierney and McTominay, I think a more attack minded RWB will be needed. Ralston or Hickey would be my choice. As you said, it'll likely be McTominay in the back 3. Though if Gilmour is out, then I wouldn't be against a midfield 2 of CalMac and McTom. I like the look of these suggestions. Is Dykes fit at the moment? Big fan of Christie, but I'd be tempted to start the game with the Adams/Dykes partnership in attack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Gordon odonnel. Mctominay Hanley cooper. Robertson Gilmour. Mcgregor Mcginn Dykes adams if gilmour not fit then mct in midfield and souttar at centre half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcguffin Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, Malcolm said: Gordon odonnel. Mctominay Hanley cooper. Robertson Gilmour. Mcgregor Mcginn Dykes adams if gilmour not fit then mct in midfield and souttar at centre half 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan blood Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, mcguffin said: I like the look of these suggestions. Is Dykes fit at the moment? Big fan of Christie, but I'd be tempted to start the game with the Adams/Dykes partnership in attack? I quite like having the one striker with a creative midfielder playing off them. It's a hard decision choosing between Dykes and Adams though. We have dillemmas like that all over the pitch. With the exception of Gordon, McGinn, Tierney and Robertson, you could make compelling arguments to have a different name in any position on the park. The injuries we have have actually made it harder for Clarke, since Gilmour, Patterson and Tierney all probably would have started. Now it's a toss up for who replaces them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcguffin Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Tartan blood said: I quite like having the one striker with a creative midfielder playing off them. It's a hard decision choosing between Dykes and Adams though. We have dillemmas like that all over the pitch. With the exception of Gordon, McGinn, Tierney and Robertson, you could make compelling arguments to have a different name in any position on the park. The injuries we have have actually made it harder for Clarke, since Gilmour, Patterson and Tierney all probably would have started. Now it's a toss up for who replaces them. I see where your coming from regarding the creative midfield playing off the striker. And Christie has shown he can play that role. As for the dilemmas. I don't envy Steve Clarke's job. Looks like he's got some tricky decisions to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 minute ago, mcguffin said: I see where your coming from regarding the creative midfield playing off the striker. And Christie has shown he can play that role. As for the dilemmas. I don't envy Steve Clarke's job. Looks like he's got some tricky decisions to make. Given the personnel available I would go for the same team that played England with cooper, and set them up thE same - two out and out strikers. Both dykes and Adams offer a bigger goal threat than Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Gordon Hanley. Hendry. Cooper Ralston. Robbo McTominay Gilmour McGregor McGinn Stewart Not including Patterson and Tierney because of injuries. Edited May 20, 2022 by Scot1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 16 minutes ago, Scot1 said: Gordon Hanley. Hendry. Cooper Ralston. Robbo McTominay Gilmour McGregor McGinn Stewart Not including Patterson and Tierney because of injuries. What reason would uou leave out dykes and Adams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: What reason would uou leave out dykes and Adams? I think Stewart gives you more or less everything Dykes does but is a better finisher. I’ve got McGinn playing as a 2nd striker, which is Adams natural and preferred role, I think McGinn is better in every aspect. I prefer the striker to have height ie Stewart or Dykes because we do put some lovely crosses into the box and I prefer to have a bit of aerial threat/presence. Also on occasion when we do go direct/long from the back, again I’d like some height upfront. Edited May 20, 2022 by Scot1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, Scot1 said: I think Stewart gives you more or less everything Dykes does but is a better finisher. I’ve got McGinn playing as a 2nd striker, which is Adams natural and preferred role, I think McGinn is better in every aspect. I prefer the striker to have height ie Stewart or Dykes because we do put some lovely crosses into the box and I prefer to have a bit of aerial threat/presence. Also on occasion when we do go direct/long from the back, again I’d like some height upfront. That plan is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, Scot1 said: I think Stewart gives you more or less everything Dykes does but is a better finisher. I’ve got McGinn playing as a 2nd striker, which is Adams natural and preferred role, I think McGinn is better in every aspect. I prefer the striker to have height ie Stewart or Dykes because we do put some lovely crosses into the box and I prefer to have a bit of aerial threat/presence. Also on occasion when we do go direct/long from the back, again I’d like some height upfront. Mcginn, glimour and mcgregor in the middle with Adams and dykes upfront gives us much more fire power Playing an untested league one striker in our most important game in years is a bit wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: That plan is insane. Insane is a bit strong, insane is Putin invading Ukraine and expecting them to roll over. In my opinion Stewart is a better finisher than Dykes, and they are pretty similar in other aspects, height, physicality, pace, work rate etc. I’d say Dykes is probably a bit stronger than Stewart, but I’d say Stewart is a better footballer, better 1st touch, better feet. I think McGinn would thrive as a 2nd striker, allowed to roam and find pockets of space and linking up our forward play. And I feel he’d be better than Adams at it. He’s a superior player to Adams in every department. Edited May 20, 2022 by Scot1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: Mcginn, glimour and mcgregor in the middle with Adams and dykes upfront gives us much more fire power Playing an untested league one striker in our most important game in years is a bit wild I’d personally have McTominay in midfield, drop Adams and push McGinn up front. McTominay used in the right way can be a goal threat. Stewart has a big game tomorrow at Wembley in front of a big crowd. He regularly plays in front of 30,000 + fans at the Stadium of Light. Be interesting to see if he has any influence on tomorrows game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Scot1 said: I’d personally have McTominay in midfield, drop Adams and push McGinn up front. McTominay used in the right way can be a goal threat. Stewart has a big game tomorrow at Wembley in front of a big crowd. He regularly plays in front of 30,000 + fans at the Stadium of Light. Be interesting to see if he has any influence on tomorrows game. Adams scores at a higher level and has scored for Scotland in front of 52000 against Denmark. Using your own logic Adams makes more sense than Stewart. Stewart is banging them in two leagues below Adams. It's beyond insane to play Stewart in this upcoming game. He may be playing at Wembley but it's against Wycombe, that's the standard of the opposition he's been up against all season. Scotlands biggest miss is a striker, Adams is by far our best and he plays at a high level. Dropping him right now would be crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: Adams scores at a higher level and has scored for Scotland in front of 52000 against Denmark. Using your own logic Adams makes more sense than Stewart. Stewart is banging them in two leagues below Adams. It's beyond insane to play Stewart in this upcoming game. He may be playing at Wembley but it's against Wycombe, that's the standard of the opposition he's been up against all season. Scotlands biggest miss is a striker, Adams is by far our best and he plays at a high level. Dropping him right now would be crazy To use Scot1's same weirdlogic, we may as well call up Arbroath's Michael McKenna. Banging them in ! Edited May 20, 2022 by ErsatzThistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scot1 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 minute ago, vanderark14 said: Adams scores at a higher level and has scored for Scotland in front of 52000 against Denmark. Using your own logic Adams makes more sense than Stewart. Stewart is banging them in two leagues below Adams. It's beyond insane to play Stewart in this upcoming game. He may be playing at Wembley but it's against Wycombe, that's the standard of the opposition he's been up against all season. Scotlands biggest miss is a striker, Adams is by far our best and he plays at a high level. Dropping him right now would be crazy I’m dropping Adams for McGinn, not Stewart. I’m dropping Dykes for Stewart for the reasons I’ve gave in the above posts. I’m not expecting Clarke to go with my choices, I’m not sure if Stewart will even be in the squad, but given a choice between Dykes and Stewart, I’d pick Stewart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Just now, Scot1 said: I’m dropping Adams for McGinn, not Stewart. I’m dropping Dykes for Stewart for the reasons I’ve gave in the above posts. I’m not expecting Clarke to go with my choices, I’m not sure if Stewart will even be in the squad, but given a choice between Dykes and Stewart, I’d pick Stewart. Mcginn is already a guaranteed starter so your not dropping anyone for him. He will play as the main attacking midfielder. There's not one fan who wouldn't have him. What I believe is insane is dropping out best forward. He's not ronaldo or a 30 goal a season striker but he is our best. Dykes again plays at a level above Stewart and has more experience. Stewart may well get a call up one day but I suspect he has found his level. Ross County and league one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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