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  1. 34 minutes ago, The Wrong Car said:

    A very weird game - Livi looked very good for the first 30 minutes, Aberdeen bossed the last 60

    It was clear from the first minute how much more aggressive Livi were, with Pittman playing closer to Anderson in a 4231 formation. Our set plays seem to cause a few issues, and McCrorie in particular struggled. Bahamboula was excellent, which took the pressure off Nouble to create, and Anderson links the play up front well. After about 30 minutes Barron, who played very well, started dropping deep to get the ball which caused major problems. It's a bit strange that Aberdeen play 3 at the back, yet nobody seems capable of switching the ball quickly

    Second half was all Aberdeen. Holt's earlier booking limited his influence, and the midfield was pretty non-existent. I'd disagree that the defence was a shambles - Obileye, Fitzwater and George were all fantastic. The subs for both teams didn't make much difference, although it's always funny to see a team end a match with 5 strikers, plus Matty Kennedy . One thing I would add is that Aberdeen didn't really create that many clear cut chances given the possession they had in our half, bar the Duk chance and Obileye clearance. Duk was good, however it's clear his reputation precedes him. There was a few fouls that Walsh ignored

    In terms of VAR, it caught the 3 missed penalties but it definitely needs sped up. A VAR referee taking 2-3 minutes to check something, only for a referee to take another 1-2 minutes is fairly tedious, especially in games where the play has moved on. I'd also agree that the announcer may benefit from telling us what's being looked at for who.

     

    Indeed. Devlin got a needless booking during the period of play prior to our VAR penalty. 

  2. Fair play to Martindale for changing the shape after 20 minutes.   Starting with Nouble through the middle with Omeonga wide again was garbage.  Having said that any decent referee would have given 4 or 5 free kicks for clear fouls against Nouble in that first 20 minutes.

    Very enjoyable game overall.  Once we get the Celtic game out the way there is a real chance to put a good run together against the teams below us.

     

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