mccaughey85 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: If I have any criticism of Clarke from Thursday it would have been taking too long to replace Dykes. I’m not a big fan of giving a striker 5 minutes to try and make an impression. Can’t be too critical as Shankland got his goal but could he have grabbed 2 if he came on earlier? We’ll never know. Hopefully shankland gets a good 20 mins or more against Norway. He deserves a proper chance to show what he can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, mccaughey85 said: Hopefully shankland gets a good 20 mins or more against Norway. He deserves a proper chance to show what he can do. Yeah I would agree with that. I wouldn’t actually mind if he was given a start but I assume Clarke will go with Dykes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Texas Pete said: Yeah I would agree with that. I wouldn’t actually mind if he was given a start but I assume Clarke will go with Dykes again. If I was Norway I would rather Shankland didn't start. So, why not? Or at least, if we are not winnning at half time, let's give him a whole half and see what he can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeks_mctavish Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Texas Pete said: If I have any criticism of Clarke from Thursday it would have been taking too long to replace Dykes. I’m not a big fan of giving a striker 5 minutes to try and make an impression. Can’t be too critical as Shankland got his goal but could he have grabbed 2 if he came on earlier? We’ll never know. The fact is that 2 subs he brought on literally combined to score the equalising goal. Everything else is conjecture. If timing had been different maybe we score two or maybe we score none! I’d say he did alright with the subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, breeks_mctavish said: The fact is that 2 subs he brought on literally combined to score the equalising goal. Everything else is conjecture. If timing had been different maybe we score two or maybe we score none! I’d say he did alright with the subs. Our two goals scored had heavy input from three of the subs. McLean's pass was assist for McTominay's goal. Armstrong's cross was headed in by Shankland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, breeks_mctavish said: The fact is that 2 subs he brought on literally combined to score the equalising goal. Everything else is conjecture. If timing had been different maybe we score two or maybe we score none! I’d say he did alright with the subs. Yes but why leave it so late to bring Shankland on? We needed at least 1 goal to get something from the game with over half an hour to go. Clarke obviously trusted Dykes to get that goal but a blind man could see Dykes wasn’t having a good game. Like I said earlier I can’t be too critical because he brought Shankland on and he scored but giving a striker 5 minutes (unless you are replacing an injured striker or something) to show what he can do is usually pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeks_mctavish Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: Yes but why leave it so late to bring Shankland on? We needed at least 1 goal to get something from the game with over half an hour to go. Clarke obviously trusted Dykes to get that goal but a blind man could see Dykes wasn’t having a good game. Like I said earlier I can’t be too critical because he brought Shankland on and he scored but giving a striker 5 minutes (unless you are replacing an injured striker or something) to show what he can do is usually pointless. I’d like to see Shankland start tomorrow night, but can’t really understand why you’re doubling down on the left it too late argument. He brought on fresh legs and a totally different type of striker when their defenders were tired. Also, there’s always around 7 mins of injury time now. Plus, as you acknowledge yourself, it worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeks_mctavish Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Caledonian Craig said: Our two goals scored had heavy input from three of the subs. McLean's pass was assist for McTominay's goal. Armstrong's cross was headed in by Shankland. Good point, I forgot about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, breeks_mctavish said: I’d like to see Shankland start tomorrow night, but can’t really understand why you’re doubling down on the left it too late argument. He brought on fresh legs and a totally different type of striker when their defenders were tired. Also, there’s always around 7 mins of injury time now. Plus, as you acknowledge yourself, it worked out. It’s my opinion and I’m not going to change it because you think your opinion is better. Hardly “doubling down”. In my opinion I think Dykes should have been replaced earlier. If you don’t agree that’s fair enough but that’s what I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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