Cowshed Chris Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 If you were Scotland boss, and everyone was fit, what would your lineup be?? Here's my take on things...... Marshall (or whoever is on form at the time, there aint alot in it with keepers) McNamara - Pressley - Anderson - McNaughton Fletcher - Ferguson - Quashie - McFadden Miller - Thompson ...... with McFadden pressing forward at every oppertunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st jjp Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Thats the team I would also pick Chris. Thats pretty much our best 11 IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 There's a thread further down on this topic, or maybe the next page as it was done just a week or so ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k38jfb Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 GK: Craig Gordon RB: Jackie McNamara CB: Steven Pressley CB: Dominic Matteo LB: Gary Naysmith RM: Darren Fletcher CM: Christian Dailly CM: Barry Ferguson LM: Nigel Quashie ST: Steven Thompson ST: James McFadden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Macleod Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 If you were Scotland boss, and everyone was fit, what would your lineup be??Here's my take on things...... Marshall (or whoever is on form at the time, there aint alot in it with keepers) McNamara - Pressley - Anderson - McNaughton Fletcher - Ferguson - Quashie - McFadden Miller - Thompson ...... with McFadden pressing forward at every oppertunity. McNaughton at left-back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Dominic Matteo Has been retired from international football for about 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CK Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 McNaughton at left-back? McNaughton in the squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 McNaughton in the squad Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheKiwiBear Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 GK: Craig Gordon (20) 5 caps, 0 goals - Hearts DEF: Andy Webster (22) 14 caps, 0 goals - Hearts DEF: Stephen Pressley (30) 20 caps, 0 goals - Hearts DEF: Christian Dailly (30) 53 caps, 3 goals - West Ham United MID: Nigel Quashie (26) 6 caps, 1 goal - Portsmouth MID: Barry Ferguson (26) 26 caps, 2 goals - Blackburn Rovers MID: Darren Fletcher (20) 13 caps, 1 goal - Manchester United MID: Jackie McNamara (29) 28 caps, 0 goals - Celtic MID: Neil McCann (28) 22 caps, 3 goals - Southampton STR: Steven Thompson (25) 15 caps, 3 goals - Rangers STR: James McFadden (20) 19 caps, 5 goals - Everton COACH: Anybody who is half-decent at man-management, well-organised, good at utilising meagre resources that punches above its weight. Actually, looking at that team, although its defensive, its got a good core of experience there, that if handled right, could get some points in the WCQ that are left. The problem is, of course, that no Scotland manager is ever going to get that team all available, all at once. The Kiwi Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Chris Posted November 29, 2004 Author Share Posted November 29, 2004 McNaughton at left-back? Yes, he's played there for his club and even said on the radio he felt very comfortable in the left back position. In any case, who else could play there? Naysmith? Naysmith is ok going forward, but pretty poor at defending.... hence, McNaughton is the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Chris Posted November 29, 2004 Author Share Posted November 29, 2004 DEF: Andy Webster (22) 14 caps, 0 goals - HeartsDEF: Stephen Pressley (30) 20 caps, 0 goals - Hearts DEF: Christian Dailly (30) 53 caps, 3 goals - West Ham I think we've seen time and time again that Scotland are not good enough to play 3 at the back. If you are going to play three at the back, your defence needs to be able to cover ground for when the strikers drift out wide. I'm afraid I would not class Webster, Pressley or Dailly as particularly mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheKiwiBear Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Yeah, perhaps thats a valid point about the 3 centrebacks. However, 3-5-2 can just as easily be a 5-3-2 formation, and quite frankly, I'd prefer a return to narrow defeats rather than this dross of getting humped 5-0 and 6-0 by teams. If you chose a Scotland team that had five at the back, I'd stick with the 3 I mentioned, that is Webster, Dailly, Pressley, but have McNamara in there at right back. McCann would get the chop for Gary Naysmith. So, the revised line-up might look something like this: GK: Craig Gordon DR: Jackie McNamara DL: Gary Naysmith DC: Andy Webster DC: Stephen Pressley DC: Christian Dailly DMC: Barry Ferguson MC: Darren Fletcher MC: Nigel Quashie FC: Stevie Thompson FC: James McFadden You get back to the old problem, though, of not creating enough chances. You can't live off absorbing pressure for 90 minutes and then 'luck' something from your 2, 3, chances you might get in open play. But, having said that, do we want to get continually wasted by everyone? What will Walter Smith do? Over to you. The Kiwi Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidson Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Craig Gordon Jackie McNamara Gary Naysmith Steven Pressley Christian Dailly Malky Maakay Fletcher Quashie Ferguson Dickov McFadden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Gk Gordon RB MacNamara CB Webster CB Pressley LB Naysmith LM McFadden CM Ferguson CM Daily RM Fletcher CF Dickov CF Millar A team of no Englishman i believe aswell a rarity in a Scotland squad these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Ah well, a new year, new Scotland coach, so a new attempt at picking a best 11 from me! Based on current form.... Gk - Craig Gordon DR - Jackie MacNamara DL - Gary Naysmith DC - Zander Diamond DC - Steven Pressley MR - Paul Hartley ML - James McFadden MC - Barry Ferguson MC - Darren Fletcher FC - Derek Riordan FC - Paul Gallacher Also another side with 11 'Scottish' players, although I wouldn't leave Quashie and co out on that basis alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilo Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Ah well, a new year, new Scotland coach, so a new attempt at picking a best 11 from me! Based on current form.... Gk - Craig Gordon DR - Jackie MacNamara DL - Gary Naysmith DC - Zander Diamond DC - Steven Pressley MR - Paul Hartley ML - James McFadden MC - Barry Ferguson MC - Darren Fletcher FC - Derek Riordan FC - Paul Gallacher Also another side with 11 'Scottish' players, although I wouldn't leave Quashie and co out on that basis alone. Nice to see Paul Hartley getting a mention, but maybe play him in the middle with Fletch on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 We should get Riordan into the squad, he's young but he's a class act and he's already got plenty of goals in the SPL to prove it. Worth taking even as a sub. Cant believe people would omit Quashie who has a been great find for Scotland and hasnt let us down yet, far better player than Hartley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Nice to see Paul Hartley getting a mention, but maybe play him in the middle with Fletch on the right? The right hand side of midfield is probably our weakest position, and although Fletch has been playing there, I reckon he's a much better player in the middle of the park. I seem to remember that wee p***k Hartley doing a lot of damage to us from the right wing, which is why I want for him there. I suppose you could switch them easily enough though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilo Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 We should get Riordan into the squad, he's young but he's a class act and he's already got plenty of goals in the SPL to prove it. Worth taking even as a sub.Cant believe people would omit Quashie who has a been great find for Scotland and hasnt let us down yet, far better player than Hartley. Yeah Quashie is good but Hartley deserves a chance too. He has been class this season and would definitely do well for Scotland. I would play him in front of a 4-man midfield and behind a single striker in a 4-4-1-1 formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Yeah Quashie is good but Hartley deserves a chance too. He has been class this season and would definitely do well for Scotland. I would play him in front of a 4-man midfield and behind a single striker in a 4-4-1-1 formation. Im not at all convinced about Hartley, all too often we have guys who have been decent club players all their careers having a great spell then being punted for Scotland by fans of their clubs. Thats how Crawford got into the squad and he's rubbish. There was also a clamour at one point for Steve Fulton I dont see Hartley as being good enough and he certainly shouldnt get his first cap against Italy, and certainly certainly not in place of someone like Quashie who has already proved himself for Scotland and shows his class every week in the Premiership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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