skiblue Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 We gunno turn up 2nd half?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Can’t believe folk on there still think we’re better than Israel. This. We’ve seen them enough to know they’re a decent team 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Was hoping we could get in level at half time so a few truths could be told. Should be pressing right up the park too many just going through the motions 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 If we lose this we should bin Clarke tbh. We put up with shite performances whilst somehow grinding a result because we were working on a formation and style of play, and it was gradually getting better. We've now apparantly ditched both, and look absolutely lost. Absolutely shite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 We were better in the second half against Austria, we can only hope its a repeat tonight. Why can the manager and coaching staff not make better changes during games. We're all watching the same game, I hope this isn't the same old false dawn. As has been said already this isn't France or Germany we're playing here. As a nation we should naturally have a high energy, high tempo to our play. That first half was so tepid its unreal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Just now, AJF said: Dare I say it, but I can’t see any great improvement in Scotland other than the defence since Clarke has come in. The Play Off victory, as outstanding as it was, may have papered over the cracks. We qualified through the Nations League courtesy of two penalty shootouts. If we had lost either one of them, then Clarke's tenure is looked at very, very differently. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Just now, Dunning1874 said: Yet another case of the midfield being far too passive, sitting off and allowing a shot, but mostly an absolute howler from Marshall. He should be comfortably saving that. Our record against Israel is an embarrassment. I'd consider sacrificing a centre back for Armstrong or Dykes here. Bit harsh to be talking about human sacrifice, the second half might be better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuttonDressedAsLahm Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Our best performance in a decade or more was taking the game to the Serbs and not letting them breathe. Instead of doing the same thing to inferior sides, we sit back like we're playing prime Barcelona. Why on earth are we giving Israel so much time and space?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 McGregor is a waste of a shirt. Lost ball in attacking position. Didn't even attempt to win it back and cantered back, as they attacked from his mistake. Then just after that standing 4 yards from Tierney there, offering no positive out ball. As for the rest, Robertson seems to shite it when playing Israel. Is McGinn actually on the park??? If it wasn't for big Hanley and Davy Marshall it could have been more. Pass marks for Tierney, Adams and Fraser so far, who look like the only ones trying to make something happen. As a team playing too deep and not closing down Israeli "dangermen" quick enough. Considering we need a result, first half was appalling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Have some faith in Magic Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Fraser off for anybody would be a start. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, SpoonTon said: I hate the back 5. So many negatives with it. It's like being a man down in most areas of the pitch. Both tonight and against Austria we've given away loads of space just outside the box. It's so negative, it's giving us no chance, and it needs to go right now. Christie on for Hendry at half time, please. Agreed. You can see it's worth with someone like Declan Gallagher being there just to head and kick stuff away, but it's far too big an ask to make Jack Hendry seem like a passable defender - we'd lose nothing by taking him off for an attacking midfielder and encouraging McGinn to press further up the pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I really dislike Ryan Fraser, we'd be better off playing Armstrong behind Adams, would also help Adams out that he has someone alongside him that knows how each other play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 You have to be really, really good at football to play on the back foot. We’re not. He needs to change this, either immediately or by 60 at the latest. We need an easy out ball and we need to be 10 times more aggressive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, G51 said: We qualified through the Nations League courtesy of two penalty shootouts. If we had lost either one of them, then Clarke's tenure is looked at very, very differently. Aye, when I say outstanding, I meant as an achievement rather than the performances haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 3 goals conceded in 2 games and each one could have been prevented by someone closing a player down 20 yards out. It's like we love taking it up the arse and refuse to learn a lesson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Gene Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Steve Clarke is yet to give us a convincing display. We honestly don’t have a clue what we are doing going forward and the defence is a bomb scare. Edited March 28, 2021 by Mean Gene 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, ArabianKnight said: Midfield far more at fault for that goal rather than Marshall. Midfield sitting too deep and not picking their players up Problem was that McTominay followed a player back that became Hanley's when he got to the defence. McTominay was playing like it was a back 4, and Hanley didn't tell him that he had the runner and point him back out like he should have (I don't actually think he did have the runner, he was just ball watching). It was poor communication, poor decision making, but stems from a system which isn't working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratelli Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, AJF said: Dare I say it, but I can’t see any great improvement in Scotland other than the defence since Clarke has come in. The Play Off victory, as outstanding as it was, may have papered over the cracks. I've been quietly thinking that for a wee while. We were less than impressive in his first few games, in fact barring the Serbia game (which we were a bawhair away from bottling) i can't think of positive, full 90 minute performance under him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Trying to be rationale but on evidence so far Denmark will top the group. Even if we made 2nd place there is feck all chance of us winning via the play offs with the quality of teams there would be. It would nice to be in a position to try but this performance so far shows we have not really come that far under Clarke. I would not bin him even if we lose. But I would rather he gets this loyalty stuff in the bin and improves his game management. Everyone could see we were going to lose a goal and no changes were made. That is poor management imho. Edited March 28, 2021 by welldaft 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Enjoy the second half lads. My bed is far more enjoyable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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