RostokMcSpoons Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) TW's volley was very smartly taken, I would have been really quite excited if I'd seen that live. No wonder Zander Clark was upset with his defence, Tony ended his run bang-smack in the middle of the goal with not a man within 5 yards of him. We would rip Bevis or Ricki to shreds if they'd been similarly lax. Thanks Gallus, Well Del, I'll have to tell my friend to investigate some 'other technologies' Edited August 9, 2021 by RostokMcSpoons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, RostokMcSpoons said: TW's volley was very smartly taken, I would have been really quite excited if I'd seen that live. No wonder Zander Clark was upset with his defence, Tony ended his run bang-smack in the middle of the goal with not a man within 5 yards of him. We would rip Bevis or Ricki to shreds if they'd been similarly lax. It really was a smashing goal, build up and everything especially when you realise that Watt originally picked up the ball in his own half and it's worked up the park. As @Casagolda says earlier in the thread, it's a good progressive ball from Slattery and tbh, it's just an all round nice goal. Watt's finish has a very pure training ground energy to it. To the points about Van Veen having been low key compared to last week (he clearly was) this St Johnstone analysis Twitter account highlights that it's KVV's run that drags the defender with him and creates the space for Watt (although watching it back their big #6 just leaves Watt completely). Also mildly interesting that our Plan B at the moment seems to be a switch to a 4231...that's new. Edited August 9, 2021 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 This thread could do with some more statistical analysis from St Johnstone fans 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: This thread could do with some more statistical analysis from St Johnstone fans 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, capt_oats said: Also mildly interesting that our Plan B at the moment seems to be a switch to a 4231...that's new. Twigged this as well which feels like a much better fit in a lot of ways, nah? Slattery and Donnelly holding, Watt/Lawless/Woolery in behind Van Veen? Watt's finish was very satisfying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Just now, thisGRAEME said: Watt's finish was very satisfying. The thump as he hits it on the club video on twitter certainly is - his "woo-hoo" afterwards a bit less so TBH - given the two opening league games had the potential to be regulation defeats against two good and (just as importantly at this stage) settled sides, I'm quite heartened. We've "got away with" playing Donnelly for 180 much needed minutes, we managed to drop Shields in yesterday for his debut and Slattery has now got a decent bit of game time too - all without sacrificing too much in terms of results (and Slattery has made a decent contribution already). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 26 minutes ago, thisGRAEME said: Twigged this as well which feels like a much better fit in a lot of ways, nah? Slattery and Donnelly holding, Watt/Lawless/Woolery in behind Van Veen? Watt's finish was very satisfying. I would say so. I know there were reasons that both Donnelly and Maguire were off it yesterday, but you could definitely have fitted their impact into one player to have another attacking option. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 The answer to the SOD problem is obvious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 The 4231 worked really well in the second half vs QotS as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Mr. Brightside said: The answer to the SOD problem is obvious. two birds, one stone. KEV KEV SUPER SUPER KEV KEV KEV KEV SUPER SUPER KEV KEV KEV 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, thisGRAEME said: Twigged this as well which feels like a much better fit in a lot of ways, nah? Slattery and Donnelly holding, Watt/Lawless/Woolery in behind Van Veen? Watt's finish was very satisfying. I mean, it's a nice change to chucking Jordan White on and seeing what happens. It's been a long time since it's been a shape we've gone to and probably even longer since we've used a 4231 effectively but aye, it seems to answer a few questions in so much as it gets Watt central (which we all know is his preference rather than nominally being stuck wide) if he's playing as a #10 or off Van Veen. 2 hours ago, Swello said: The thump as he hits it on the club video on twitter certainly is - his "woo-hoo" afterwards a bit less so TBH - given the two opening league games had the potential to be regulation defeats against two good and (just as importantly at this stage) settled sides, I'm quite heartened. We've "got away with" playing Donnelly for 180 much needed minutes, we managed to drop Shields in yesterday for his debut and Slattery has now got a decent bit of game time too - all without sacrificing too much in terms of results (and Slattery has made a decent contribution already). The opening couple of games feel like they've at least shown what #Grezzaball might look like, which is something. Strong work-in-progress vibes but If nothing else you can take plenty positives from the approach and general performance in the Hibs game and while we may not have been particularly good yesterday we still created more than enough chances and it was a really well worked goal (as was the opener against Hibs). It was interesting that Alexander referenced the bounce game with QoTSA last week and implied that we'd need more of those because (I'm paraphrasing) of the different stages of fitness players are at and there seems to be a general sense that we've not been able to work on things during pre-season on account of the time it's taken to get players in and also the LC group meaning the competitive games limited how much we could reasonably experiment - trying out a 343 against Annan springs to mind. Edited August 9, 2021 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Swello said: The thump as he hits it on the club video on twitter certainly is - his "woo-hoo" afterwards a bit less so 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowsdower Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Maybe we can start doing the Ric Flair "woo" at FP, like they do at all the stadiums here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Having just listened to the Terrace Patreon with Thom and Duncan having a laugh at folk getting bent out of shape over 'Team of The Week' lists I'll not lie, this tickled me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, capt_oats said: Having just listened to the Terrace Patreon with Thom and Duncan having a laugh at folk getting bent out of shape over 'Team of The Week' lists I'll not lie, this tickled me. Presumably if Steve Clarke had chosen it, SOD would have been in too 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 50 minutes ago, capt_oats said: Having just listened to the Terrace Patreon with Thom and Duncan having a laugh at folk getting bent out of shape over 'Team of The Week' lists I'll not lie, this tickled me. WhoScored is a wild ride like, they had Shane Duffy in a bunch of times last season as well. I sense their algorithm needs some work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, capt_oats said: Having just listened to the Terrace Patreon with Thom and Duncan having a laugh at folk getting bent out of shape over 'Team of The Week' lists I'll not lie, this tickled me. I’m just recalling all of those call ups and caps that Steve Clarke has given Liam Kelly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowsdower Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I believe the narrative is that Clarke likes Motherwell because Stephen O'donnell played for Kilmarnock? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 36 minutes ago, rowsdower said: I believe the narrative is that Clarke likes Motherwell because Stephen O'donnell played for Kilmarnock? Probably just that, despite their cup double and European heroics last week the fermers are just, well, fermers and need to know their place, while Motherwell are obviously utter shaggers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, thisGRAEME said: WhoScored is a wild ride like, they had Shane Duffy in a bunch of times last season as well. I sense their algorithm needs some work. Looks bang on to me this week. They've taken into account player performance ratings adding in that we are absolutely massive. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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