ExiledLichtie Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I wonder if there's also an element of a slight change in playing style under McIntyre? I don't really recall Gaston having to come up off his line all that much previously under the previous management, and ToB and Little were supposed to sit deep. Many of the goals we conceded were when Little was caught upfield. Maybe McIntyre is expecting his defence to play a little higher and expecting Gaston to come off his line a little more? Given the chopping and changing of our defence, itss hard to tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 It looked like Arbroath got away with one there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I’d give Adams a chance in goals 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Fairly even half, Thistle slightly better in terms of chance creation, but I don't think there's much in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 We’ve been pretty poor and thankfully Arbroath have no quality going forward (so far). We’re far too slow on the ball and should be exploiting Arbroath’s high defensive line much more than we have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Dunno if im being too charitable but didnt look like Gaston was *too* badly at fault for the goal; Grahams movement, touch and finish from a tight angle all looked excellent. Linesman seems like he cant be arsed calling tight offsides so just flings the flag up every time. Ref also keen to give incredibly soft free kicks. Not a great game so far, think we've had the better opportunities but not too much in it. Feels like we definitely need a 2nd, Arbroath getting first contact on way too many of the pishy free kicks theyve been given. Edited January 6 by Thistle_do_nicely 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I don't know whether Arbroath's high line / offside trap is stopping our normal game plan of going wide and crossing, but we've had a goal and should have had a second from breaking it, we should be looking for Fitzpatrick with these passes as none of their defenders will get near him pace-wise. They've had a lot of the ball but haven't done much with it from open play, lots of long shots and set pieces but other than the time McMillan got skinned by McIntosh they've not got behind us. Ref treating it like a basketball match in terms of allowable contact, between that and the pitch not a great spectacle. Asked earlier who it was on co-comms, think it might be Steven Bell (it's definitely a recently retired ex-player)as he mentioned commentating before, he's certainly had some decent insights about defensive communication and positioning which you would only get from playing the game professionally but maybe needs to chill out a wee bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clashcityrocker Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Besides the goal, not much between the teams. Bird is looking sharp and getting stuck in - but we need to be creating better chances. Still in the game and in fairness to Gaston, he has also pullled off a couple of good saves. Maybe playing a little too high up with the off side trap - but seems to be working. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Truly brutal match. Largely losing the midfield as usual. Got the goal (I thought Gaston should have cleared from my vantage on the JLS) and we do look more likely to score again than concede. However we don’t do clean sheets so Arbroath may still fancy themselves for something here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Just now, Thistle_do_nicely said: Dunno if im being too charitable but didnt look like Gaston was *too* badly at fault for the goal; Grahams movement, touch and finish from a tight angle all looked excellent. Linesman seems like he cant be arsed calling tight offsides so just flings the flag up. Ref also keen to give incredibly soft free kicks. Not a great game so far, think we've had the better opportunities but not too much in it. Feels like we definitely need a 2nd, Arbroath getting first contact on way too many of the pishy free kicks theyve been given. At no point until Graham actually got to the ball first did I think he was getting there first. Was thinking "if only that had been Fitzpatrick it would be a goal... oh it's a goal anyway" Agree with everything else. At least we didn't concede within 5 minutes of scoring which seems to have been plaguing us of late. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan57 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 34 minutes ago, lichtie23 said: Gaston to blame. Amateur stuff I think one of your defenders made a mistake beforehand too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 We’ve been poor, but have created a couple of half-chances besides the goal while Arbroath haven’t really created anything yet. Need to get control of the midfield though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I'm half watching the half time show on the stream, which seems to consist of an interview with a heavily depressed man? Stream coverage is good, but the commentators could follow the game better, it sometimes feels like they are having a conversation which is only slightly related to what is actually happening on the pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 4 minutes ago, ExiledLichtie said: I'm half watching the half time show on the stream, which seems to consist of an interview with a heavily depressed man? Stream coverage is good, but the commentators could follow the game better, it sometimes feels like they are having a conversation which is only slightly related to what is actually happening on the pitch. Much better than our clown 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 An embarrassing goal To lose. Gordon was it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerafc Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Defending is terrible for that goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Some worrying echoes of last season here, lots of play, having a lot of possesion in the attacking third, and then the opposition run up and immediately score. Haven't been impressed at all today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD11 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Arbroath’s new right back at fault for second goal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Stowe is pish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clashcityrocker Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 New signing Walker liability for that goal, firstly slowing down to claim off side and then failing to close down the player and block the shot - two defensive errors, two goals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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