Zazu
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What we thinking the lineup will be against Germany?
Something like
Gunn
Ralston Porteous McKenna Tierney Roberston
McGregor Christie
McTominay McGinn
Adams
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Is there any reason Lewis Morgan isn't being considered as one of the forwards?
Was he not third top goalscorer in the MLS or something?
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1 hour ago, CM. said:
Just about everywhere
I live near ibrox (unfortunately) and the pubs I asked on Paisley Road West today don't have viaplay
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Does anyone know which pubs in Glasgow have viaplay and will definitely be showing the Scotland game?
Myself and a few friends were wanting to go somewhere to watch it
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9 minutes ago, Jives Miguel said:
I'm aware of how Zinchenko plays. He's still a left-back m8. In the same way that Harry Kane doesn't become a midfielder because he spends a large portion of the game collecting the ball in very deep positions. In the same way that Mo Salah and David Beckham are(were) both right-wingers, despite having very different roles and styles of play.
Recently sky started changing their formation graphics to include Stones and Trent in defensive mid in front of a back 3 despite both actually playing right back in your eyes
They're playing both defensive midfield and fullback depending on the phase of play, Zinchenko only really pops up at left back when arsenal haven't had the ball for 30 seconds or so of play, which isn't very often.
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On 31/05/2023 at 12:55, Jives Miguel said:
A series of dreadful posts from Donathan there.
"ohh ackshullay he wasn't playing left-back, he was playing as an inverted hybrid mezzala wing midfielder in the famous 3.5 -2 - 0.5 - 2.5 - 1.5 formation. Have you even watched this season, pleb"
He's right though, Zinchenko spends far more time in the defensive midfield area of the pitch than the left back area.
Tierney was even doing the same in a couple of game he came off the bench and you could see it didn't suit him at all.
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40 minutes ago, Ewanandmoreagain said:
Is Gilmour not our creative midfielder in the squad ?
I see his position in the squad as back up to MacGregor as a deep playmaking 6, so not necessarily creative in terms of racking up assists and creating chances.
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7 minutes ago, ropy said:
Are we likely to move up the FIFA rankings with these results? We have been sitting about 45th for 3 years.
Don't think so unfortunately, as FIFA don't class the games as competitive for some reason, so points gained from wins are limited
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Are Christie and Armstrong on the bench for if we sub McLean?
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11 minutes ago, Leith Green said:
You may well get your wish on the starting players.........
Seen rumours that he's starting as well, will be absolutely delighted for him to win his first cap.
One performance against Rangers aside he's been excellent in big games for hibs so I expect him to step up to the plate tonight if he is starting.
Think he will suit playing against Ukraine's mobile forwards more than Gallagher who I'd prefer if Ukraine were playing with a big target man to hold the ball up.
Wonder if he will be on the right or in the middle of the back 3 though, assuming Hendry and Kingsley are the other CBs. He's a bit bigger and stronger than Hendry so you'd possibly have him in the middle, but that could be a lot of pressure for his first cap, if he plays on the right then there's a bit more leeway if he loses the ball or makes a positional mistake. He's also been one of the best chance creators in the league so far this season so if he plays on the right then we can potentially use his press resistance and strong passing to good effect, although these are qualities that Hendry has too tbf.
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Just had a look at their current squad and didn't realise quite how bad it is.
Just about everyone apart from the young goalie, coleman and Duffy are playing in the championship.
Scotland never make it easy and I'm sure it will be a tough game, but on paper we should really be winning this comfortably
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2 minutes ago, DublinMagyar said:
Does 2 draws see us through?
Think nations league goes to head to head over goal difference, so it should do.
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Bet we'll end up winning the nations league group now, then getting Sweden as our third seeds for qualifying
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13 minutes ago, Smokerson said:
Has Porteous really been that bad? genuine question as I haven't seen one HIbs game.
Its unlikely he will play , Mctominay or Hendry at RCB, Hanley in the middle and McKenna or TIerney at LCB means he will very much be back up.
Was absolutely dreadful against St Mirren and in the league cup games, but he's played well in all the other league games imo.
His ball retention hasn't been great but I think Johnson has been telling him to take more risks with his passing.
The red card that got us the win against Killie came from a lovely ball he played in over the top to Boyle.
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5 hours ago, Craigieboy86 said:
who in squad changes team blood young and over 25 face 2x game Ukraine and rep of Ireland and line up team of Scotland
I m hoping that we ditch 3-5-2 and go for a back four.
Would like to see that too but can't see Clarke going for it tbh.
My strongest XI assuming we keep the back 3/5 would be
Gordon
Souttar-McKenna-Tierney
Patterson-McTominay-McGregor-Robertson
McGinn-Christie
Adams
gives us some decent like for like back ups with everyone fit:
Clarke
Hendry-Hanley-Cooper
Ramsay/Ralston-Jack/Ferguson-Gilmour-Hickey/Taylor
Brown-Armstrong
Dykes
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I've never been Clarke out and still amn't,
but watching Australia Peru just now makes me really wish he was a bit more adventurous and forward thinking.
Peru are a decent side but Australia are throwing men forward every time they have the ball with both wingers pushing right up with the two strikers, Irvine making late runs into the box from deep and both fullbacks stepping up.
There's no reason we can't do this a bit more against sides around our level. We have a much better squad than Ireland currently and about the same as Ukraine if you look at the level of the clubs that the starting XIs play for. But against both teams we played a very deep defence that dropped straight into a flat low block back 5 every time we lost the ball with two sitting midfielders. With everyone so deep our only build up play if Robertson can't get space on the left is to lump it to Adams or Dykes.
Watching Australia just now they look a much better side than us, but a lot of their players wouldn't get near our starting XI just now and possibly not even the squad: Irvine, Mooy, Maclaren, Atkinson - even Boyle wasn't being considered when he was first hitting form for Hibs.
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Could have done with an extra couple for goal difference, winning the group would be massive.
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10 hours ago, Gordopolis said:
Interesting game, and one that was more competitive than I expected.
Pros:
- our attacking movement is almost comically good. FIFA-esque sequences of play.
- there appears to be a really solid level of confidence and belief within the squad.
- we have the likes of Fraser, Turnbull and (to a lesser extent) Forrest to add to this squad.
- Craig Gordon is the business
- Adams looks like the most all-round, technically gifted forward we've had in my time watching Scotland (1989 onwards)
Cons:
- there was a weird passiveness to our play in most of the spells in between our attacking bursts
- again we've tossed away a lead. You could say Austria deserved something (they did), but if we are aiming to qualify through the playoffs, then these are the types of games in which we should be fortifying our ability to see out a lead
- there doesn't appear to be an adequate midfield replacement for Bilmour & McGregor
- we still don't have a goalscoring "prong" up front. John McGinn is papering over a lot of cracks in that respect.
Some of his shot stopping was amazing last night, but lets not forget he almost cost us two goals from his lack of ability with the ball at his feet. If Austria had been slightly luckier with the bounce of the ball when he messed up two passes then it would have finished 4-2 and we'd all be slating him.
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On 14/02/2022 at 10:27, 2426255 said:
I have been keeping an eye on Ryan Porteous and has been doing well just recently, although we don't have to look too far back to see his discipline issues at the fore. I wouldn't object to him being called up to the squad and we know he is knocking on the door of the National Team set up as he was called in as a replacement for Denmark - so it gives us some idea of where he stands in the pecking order.
I also heard that one of Steve Clarke's scouts was watching Coventry City defenders Michael Rose, Dom Hyam and Todd Kane in the past couple of weeks.
I'm biased but I honestly think this has been blown way out of proportion by the *** loving media following the Aribo tackle. Over the past 18 months ago he's really screwed the nut and almost completely cut out the rash tackles and violent outbursts.
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4 hours ago, Aufc said:
Surely an option for defence would be hanley, Cooper, tierney. Cooper has been excellent lately
Cooper is left footed so would have to go into the middle, with Hanley moving to the right.
A lot of the success of the current system has been down to the RCB being very comfortable on the ball, be it McTominay Hendry or Souttar.
Hanley has played extremely well for Scotland as the limited ball winner in the middle of the three, but his touch, passing, dribbling and general technique isn't good enough for him to play on the right in our current system imo.
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48 minutes ago, Estragon said:
Swap deal for Jason Naismith and our very best wishes?
Has Naismith been poor for yous?
I always quite rated him at Hibs - initially preferred him to McGinn when they both first signed.
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Would rather have seen Hickey coming on at left back for the last few
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1 hour ago, General dissaray said:
Done McGregor this year gash his shines and weather they go unpunished or not he is a very very rash player were that side off his game is bound to get found out at international level
Callum McGregor
Forgot about that incident tbf, my subconscious must have chose to selectively forget it xD
He is definitely still guilty of the odd rash challenge, but I feel it's been made out to be a bigger weakness of his game than it actually is, particularly after the aribo tackle.
As someone who watches him every week, in the last 18 months or so most of the mental aspects of his game have really been improving
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20 hours ago, General dissaray said:
VAR and Porteous is a accident waiting to happen if he gets any game time
I'm obviously biased as a hibs fan, but that's a nonsense take.
Point me in the direction of any violent incidents or dangerous tackles that have gone unpunished since the Barisic incident in winter 2019? That side of his game has matured since then.
Debates over the Aribo tackle have been done to death, but I'm still not convinced it was a red and that's been his only other sending off since then.
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Strongest 11/McGregor/Ferguson conundrum
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Christie should surely be starting?
Has had a much better season than Gilmour, playing basically in the same position now as well.