Burnie_man Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yes, I have. He's been poor. In theory he's the ideal out of the two to play the role we use. Do I think he's the answer? No. Do I think Rhodes would do any better? Absolutely not. As has been said, playing fodder - chuck Rhodes in. When we're the fodder - Rhodes is a waste of a place tbh. Fair enough your opinion but Rhodes - IMO - is a far better option than Chris Martin who is a poor mans Steven Fletcher, which is probably why he is selected. As things currently stand, Strachan should be looking at a Rhodes/McCormack or Rhodes/Griffiths, even Griffiths/McCormack combo for the games against the likes of Malta and Lithuania. Do we need someone to "hold the ball up" in these matches? He should be using the opportunity in these current series of friendly games to at least give it a try. McCormack got his chance in Prague after squad withdrawals and done well, Tony Watt came completely out of left field and there's no justification for his inclusion ahead of Rhodes, the guy has potential, nothing more. Then against the Danes we revert to type with Fletcher up front with Griffiths playing off him, latterly Martin comes off the bench and offers absolutely nothing leading the line. What will we get against France and Italy next month? I suspect Fletcher leading the line again, maybe Naismith supporting, Martin maybe off the bench, and we head into a campaign with the system and players who failed last campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Fair enough your opinion but Rhodes - IMO - is a far better option than Chris Martin who is a poor mans Steven Fletcher, which is probably why he is selected. As things currently stand, Strachan should be looking at a Rhodes/McCormack or Rhodes/Griffiths, even Griffiths/McCormack combo for the games against the likes of Malta and Lithuania. Do we need someone to "hold the ball up" in these matches? He should be using the opportunity in these current series of friendly games to at least give it a try. McCormack got his chance in Prague after squad withdrawals and done well, Tony Watt came completely out of left field and there's no justification for his inclusion ahead of Rhodes, the guy has potential, nothing more. Then against the Danes we revert to type with Fletcher up front with Griffiths playing off him, latterly Martin comes off the bench and offers absolutely nothing leading the line. What will we get against France and Italy next month? I suspect Fletcher leading the line again, maybe Naismith supporting, Martin maybe off the bench, and we head into a campaign with the system and players who failed last campaign. U mad, bro??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 You should probably stop posting here and go and post on TAMB tbh, your "we're clearly shit so lets just make any possible change as it simply must make us better" shtick would fit in over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 You should probably stop posting here and go and post on TAMB tbh, your "we're clearly shit so lets just make any possible change as it simply must make us better" shtick would fit in over there.You're not very good at reading are you? Anything useful to contribute or do you hit random keys hence the name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 U mad, bro??? Yo Bro, perfectly sane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yo Bro, perfectly sane. Glad to hear it, but, for one thing, against Denmark Fletcher played in the 10 hole and Griffith led the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Glad to hear it, but, for one thing, against Denmark Fletcher played in the 10 hole and Griffith led the line. I don't think he did, Fletcher most definitely lead the line but he struggled with a knock and was taken off at half time so maybe he dropped deeper as the half went on. Griffiths was then effectively the sole striker before Martin came off the bench around the hour mark to replace him. Either way, we were largely ineffective and Griffiths hardly got a sniff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Rhodes is basically Kris Boyd. There's a time and a place for him, especially at home to lesser teams, but I doubt he's ever going to lead the line for us regularly.there's some truth in this claim but it's too shallow on its own.You only have to examine both those players' careers. The highest level Boyd played at was, arguably, the English Championship, where he played a lot and didn't make much of a splash. Rhodes has been one of the top goalscorers there for several seasons, league potm, club poty, subject of 2 £8-£10 million transfers. So yes there may be stylistic similarities between Rhodes and Boyd, but Rhodes is significantly better (and, I'd argue, does the hard work Boyd avoided in his younger days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Imagine how many goals Rhodes would score in Scotland... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Erm, yes he has. You might want to my next post after that that m8. He's scored one goal in 511 minutes of football. Scintillating stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I don't think he did, Well he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 You might want to my next post after that that m8. Not really, after that one I thought I'd correct your monumental faux pas. You asked a question, I answered, you wrongly contested and then went to find out that you made a mistake. All this time could have been saved by you actually bothering your arse and looking in the first place. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Not really, after that one I thought I'd correct your monumental faux pas. You asked a question, I answered, you wrongly contested and then went to find out that you made a mistake. All this time could have been saved by you actually bothering your arse and looking in the first place. Thank you. Christ you're taking this awfa seriously. I see you completely ignored the comments about his utterly fantastic goals to minutes/games ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Are you one of these people who believe every striker in the world has to score hundreds to be a worthwhile player? I bet you are, aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Are you one of these people who believe every striker in the world has to score hundreds to be a worthwhile player? I bet you are, aren't you? Eh, no. "Bringing others into play" is all well and good but it really needs to be accompanied by creating chances for others. Fletcher has one assist so far in his time at Marseille. His "bringing others into play" doesn't appear to actually create many clear chances for others. Fletcher has his uses and should be in squads but McCormack should be first pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Erm, we set up that way as if we set up any other way we'd be torn to fucking peices. Let's just leave absolutely shite centre halves exposed. Yeah, that'll work. well our current set up has us qualifying for tournaments on a consistent basis hasnt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 fucKin disgraceful drop them all every striker at St Johnstone is on over 20% Steven MacLean - 36 shots, 21 on target, 11 goals. Just got another goal on top of that today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Well he did No he didn't, Fletcher was deployed in his usual role of "holding the ball up" and Griffiths was deployed supporting him. Only later when Fletcher went off did he assumed the role of sole striker. Griffiths didn't even have have scraps to feed off that night, so the "holding the ball up" role was its usual success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 No he didn't, Fletcher was deployed in his usual role of "holding the ball up" and Griffiths was deployed supporting him. Only later when Fletcher went off did he assumed the role of sole striker. Griffiths didn't even have have scraps to feed off that night, so the "holding the ball up" role was its usual success. Fletcher was playing in behind Griffiths. It's a fact ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Fletcher was playing in behind Griffiths. It's a fact ffs It's only a fact when you type FACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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