Only one David Marsh Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Pitch has been finished ahead of schedule, we can't change our venue last minute. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Can we play the Airdrie game at Broadwood? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino the Dug Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, FREDDYFRY said: So you don’t think we need a left back then Domino? Where did i say otherwise? And what would be the point in recruiting one if we're predisposed to just concede goals anyway, as per your nihilistic view? We actually need more than just that, but the tone of acknowledging this has swung between playing a higher number of defenders, with less personnel to fill the positions, to criticising forwards for missed chances after one game. You tell me which one is a bigger problem! Edited July 21, 2019 by Domino the Dug -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirscottyoung Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Jose Mourinho has the strategy of if you don’t lose a goal you don’t lose a game. (Not pretty at all - park the bus)Alex Ferguson had the strategy of go absolute gung ho (with a decent all round team but very top heavy) and out score the opponent.I know I would rather the latter [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrigtonClyde Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 4 hours ago, sirscottyoung said: Jose Mourinho has the strategy of if you don’t lose a goal you don’t lose a game. (Not pretty at all - park the bus) Alex Ferguson had the strategy of go absolute gung ho (with a decent all round team but very top heavy) and out score the opponent. I know I would rather the latter Would watch a Ferguson team over Mourinho any day, but Fergie's tactics weren't gung ho Both at Aberdeen & Man U he went with a standard back 4 & 2 workhorses in centre midfield also expected to muck in defensively His attack was based on 2 wide players & 2 strikers, often hitting on the break due to their pace. As one of the lads said earlier in the thread, having a creative and dangerous midfield and forward line full of goals is great, but if they're in front of a defence constantly leaking goals it becomes demoralizing, and starts to drain confidence. That's just as a general rule. I'm not saying our back 4 will definitely leak loads of goals, but they definitely need back up options. Hopefully Danny can sort out a couple of things by the time the league campaign starts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pride Of The Clyde Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, BrigtonClyde said: I'm not saying our back 4 will definitely leak loads of goals, but they definitely need back up options. Hopefully Danny can sort out a couple of things by the time the league campaign starts. I am sure he working on this right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcuk Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Would watch a Ferguson team over Mourinho any day, but Fergie's tactics weren't gung ho Both at Aberdeen & Man U he went with a standard back 4 & 2 workhorses in centre midfield also expected to muck in defensively His attack was based on 2 wide players & 2 strikers, often hitting on the break due to their pace. As one of the lads said earlier in the thread, having a creative and dangerous midfield and forward line full of goals is great, but if they're in front of a defence constantly leaking goals it becomes demoralizing, and starts to drain confidence. That's just as a general rule. I'm not saying our back 4 will definitely leak loads of goals, but they definitely need back up options. Hopefully Danny can sort out a couple of things by the time the league campaign starts.for a minute there I thought you meant Barry Ferguson [emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickCFC58 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Can guarantee you that our defence will secure at least a decent number of clean sheets this season. One competitive game against an SPL side and folk are writing them off already. I thought they looked decent, were genuinely unlucky with the first two goals, albeit at fault for the third.I also thought Howie was last man for the third as well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Our defence are fucking abysmal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Clyde FC Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Lessons all over the park being handed out by a not particularly good Airdrie. Mitchell didn't touch the ball in 1st 15 mins. Soft pen. Dozing at free kick but zero pressure on Hutton in their goal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Don't know what the manager is playing at but for a team who can't defend to be putting no pressure on Airdrie at all, is madness. Having Smith and Johnston out on the touchline isn't working. Garbage all round. McNiff and Howie have been unlucky today as well ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Very poor so far. A positive start again but since then we’ve struggled to create much at all. Big learning curve for the team - if that’s the standard then we’re miles off it. McNiff miles off it again today and Howie miscues a clearance that leads to the penalty and then needlessly dives into a tackle to give away the free kick for the second (which came after our own laughably bad attempt at a free kick at the other end). Hopefully a big improvement in the second half. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawfield shed boy Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Our defence are fucking abysmal. Common comment - Again!!. From the back Four - Rumsby. Mcniff and an untried young player at this level huge risk going up a league... Concerning regardless of competition.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clyde Man Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 This is diabolical. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sao Paulo Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, David W said: McNiff and Howie have been unlucky today as well ? You tell 'im David. Get fuckin' stuck right in there... Edited July 21, 2019 by Sao Paulo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 An absolutely dreadful performance. McStay highlighting his biggest weakness for the 3rd. I’m genuinely quite fearful for this season after that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sao Paulo Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Posted over on the cup thread here. No issue with people saying no panic required - because there isn't really, not while we're still recruiting - but don't come on giving it some pish about how Lennon's infallible, we're all ungrateful and the players need time. We need two or three more defenders. Anyone who disagrees is either ignorant or content to flirt with relegation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDYFRY Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Just take Goodie off now and wrap him in cotton wool till league starts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLClyde Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Wasn’t there today but going forward we are absolutely fine and will score a good few goals. It’s clear to see we’ll need a defender or two in, and I imagine Danny is working on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyde_r_us Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, SLClyde said: Wasn’t there today but going forward we are absolutely fine and will score a good few goals. It’s clear to see we’ll need a defender or two in, and I imagine Danny is working on that. Or regretting his frees 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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