DAFC. Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Lithuania are absolute dog piss and we should be comfortably sweeping them aside. Slovakia will be a tougher test, however I think we have got a squad capable of getting a result. Our midfield options are excellent, definitely our strongest position. Snodgrass and Burke look terrific together. Slovakia played backs against the wall against England and if they are more adventurous against us, Burke, Snodgrass and Ritchie can all hopefully exploit that. Confident for a change in this Scotland team. We'll no doubt get pumped off both now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTidy Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 For Lithuania I'd just change bring in S. Fletcher for C. Martin and keep the rest of the line up from Malta the same. Patterson will be fine at RB. It would be good to get Tierney into the side but there's no reason to drop Robertson. For Slovakia I'd look to bring in McArthur to the centre mid and more pace to hit them on the break, Anya or Forrest or both. Depends who plays well in the first match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireOwl Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 4 hours ago, DBA said: Paterson will start on Saturday and there will only be a replacement called up for Slovakia if he picks up a knock. I'd probably have started Hutton so it's a wee bit of a blow IMO - especially not having him available as back-up if Paterson played. Line-up I reckon Strachan will pick: Marshall Paterson Hanley Martin Robertson D.Fletcher McArthur Burke Snodgrass Ritchie S.Fletcher Would change Bannan for D.Fletcher, Fletch and MacArthur are too similar, only need the one in there, Bannan should be used to deep playmaker to start attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevthedee Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Darren Fletcher should just admit he isn't good enough for international football and quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I would have started Paterson against Lithuania but not against Slovakia. Compared to the other options though, without Hutton, this is a brilliant opportunity for him. Do think Hutton is probably the harshest treated Scotland player of the modern era. In the last campaign, I thought he was one of our most solid players and think his experience serves us quite well. Paterson is for the future and Hutton for the past though but I'd like this campaign to be the transition. Maybe not good if you are a Hearts fan but I'd like to see Paterson find a well suited club down south after this season is up. Just now, kevthedee said: Darren Fletcher should just admit he isn't good enough for international football and quit. In that case, we should all admit that the Scottish national team are not good enough for international football and forfeit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I would have started Paterson against Lithuania but not against Slovakia. Compared to the other options though, without Hutton, this is a brilliant opportunity for him. Do think Hutton is probably the harshest treated Scotland player of the modern era. In the last campaign, I thought he was one of our most solid players and think his experience serves us quite well. Paterson is for the future and Hutton for the past though but I'd like this campaign to be the transition. Maybe not good if you are a Hearts fan but I'd like to see Paterson find a well suited club down south after this season is up. In that case, we should all admit that the Scottish national team are not good enough for international football and forfeit. In fairness, that's precisely what the women's under 19 side did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM_1919 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Mcarthur has to start, best central midfielder we have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintax Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 My starting 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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M0rtonfc Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Snodgrass' wee face in those BBC Sport line up's, brilliant hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddymcp Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Robert Snodgrass strikes me as the most important player in our squad. On and off the field. Seems to have a very good professionalism yet seems to be a positive popular type of character that would make the sometimes mundane long days on international duty that bit more bearable. For a player who I thought for years wasn't nearly mobile or athletic enough to play at a high level he hasn't half proved me wrong. Fair play Snoddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowArab Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 My line-up.I've swapped Hanley for Berra since Berra has far more game time with his club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JamieStevenson Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Gutted I'll miss the game on Saturday but hopefully Snoddy & Griffiths will get the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worktheshaft Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 We aren't good enough to score from this possession shite. We sit deep and wait for set pieces and openings down the flanks, and then launch every single player right into the mixer for the cross. Like this, except we do it everytime we have the ball. Wallace? Are you mental? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Darren Fletcher should just admit he isn't good enough for international football and quit. Moron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTidy Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 12 hours ago, M0rtonfc said: Snodgrass' wee face in those BBC Sport line up's, brilliant hahaha! The last WC qualifying campaign, they went through the lineup one by one on the big screen at Hampden. Each player had one of those arms folded, mean mugging the camera style photos except for Snoddy who was throwing his head back, absolutely cheesing. He's been my favourite player ever since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killienick Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 We'll never play this team but I like to see us try to play football a bit more. Griffiths can play slightly behind Fletcher in this formation. Personally, this is how I'd go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 On 03/10/2016 at 09:36, Underpants Gnome said: I would rather our players played down south.. the English second tier is a far better quality league to our top tier. James Forrest and Barrie McKay for example would not cope down south atm.. they would be found out to be bang average. However the likes of Ryan Fraser who was class in the Championship last season and Matt Phillips who is a regular for a team in the English top tier can't even get in the squad. i couldn't tell you how good the players that play in England are because i don't follow the English game,i can only judge them when they play for Scotland or if they have played in the Scottish leagues,as far as comparing leagues who cares as long as the players that strachan picks can win the games,Scotland haven't qualified for a long time if the second tier of English football is better than your top league it has not helped us qualify for any tournaments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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