Bing.McCrosby Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 4 hours ago, craigkillie said: This is a wild and reactionary take, but of course not surprising given the source. I'm not really even sure what national team performances are being discussed here - his last six starts have been Northern Ireland, Georgia x2, Spain x2 and Norway and he played well in four of those, including both of the games against elite opposition (ie the nearest team to Germany). The last two were the poorest of the lot, but we know what he can do and we also know he can score regularly against decent opposition, which is more than you can say for any of the other strikers in the squad. Adams started against England and France and made essentially no impact in either game. I'm not really holding against it since they were both friendlies, but we don't have much in the way of evidence that he's suddely going to step it up against Germany. Of his 5 international goals, only one of them has come against a non-minnow (Denmark at Hampden). In contrast, Dykes has scored against Czech Republic, Israel, Norway, Slovakia and Ukraine (2), all of whom are not miles off the quality we'll be playing in the other two games at the competition (I've excluded the goal against Austria since it was a penalty). A poor couple of performances in a dead rubber qualifier and a friendly clearly shouldn't be enough to cancel all of that out, and it won't be. Given the source Your funny man, literally get everything wrong and still try and come across as an oracle -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 19 hours ago, Fifespud said: We’ve no decent strikers, we’ve a surfeit of really good midfielders. It was a discussion point. To me he is more likely to do a better job up front than at centre half and he’s been played there plenty of times. Especially against superior teams when we need to be solid he could certainly play as the most advanced midfielder. That's fine, it's a discussion point. This discussion has already been done before (to death) in terms of the pro's of having him as a striker against what you lose by not having him arriving late into the box. I've lost track of the number of times this discussion has come up tbh. Spoiler On 21/10/2023 at 20:23, Elixir said: I'd like to see us stick McSauce up top in these games, with Ferguson coming in from the start. Dykes has done a solid for Scotland, but we shouldn't be sentimental here (i.e. sticking with Marshall instead of Gordon at the last tournament). Adams missed a sitter which should have got us a point in Spain. McTominay has shown himself to be a fucking goal machine, on top of the physical attributes he provides. I really hope this is something we consider. Spoiler On 12/03/2024 at 11:06, The SandDancer said: I'm not sure where this would leave Ferguson but one option to try is that if we possibly played Mctominay as CF which i think he would do greatly in then this could allow Ferguson as the box to box CM. I just want to see us try something a bit different in these frendlies as we are becoming a team that is a little predictable and we will be sussed out by the better teams moving forward IMO. Spoiler On 18/02/2024 at 14:36, Aidan said: Worth noting that McTominay was actually playing as a striker up until he broke in to the first team at United so the position isn’t completely alien to him. I do think he’s much better suited to being the guy making runs in to the box from deeper positions but wouldn’t be entirely against the idea of seeing how he played as a striker in one of the friendlies. McTominay said this about people saying he was a striker when he was younger: Quote People always said: ‘You played as a striker as a kid.' I never played as a striker. I played two games there with [former Reserves coach] Warren Joyce because we had no striker. So, whenever I score a goal, people always say: ‘He used to be a striker, that’s why.’ I never used to be a striker! I’ve always been a midfield player - a number eight, so it is funny when you hear stuff like that. Scott McTominay https://www.manutd.com/en/amp/news/detail/scott-mctominay-addresses-striker-talk-from-his-time-in-man-utd-academy On his position, McTominay did add a little bit more to what has previously been written in the Northern Ireland press conference. Quote No, not really to be fair. The manager asked me if I could do a job bringing the ball into midfield and defending, obviously whenever the opposition had the ball and that was fine, there was no problem. I’ve always seen myself as a #8: someone who like to carry the ball, get into the box and score goals and make things happen, but I’m not going to spit my dummy out and say I don’t want to play. That’s not been in my nature my whole way growing up through the academy. I had to play up front in the u-21’s a couple of times just because that was what was best for the team and yeah I look back with great memories of that. I remember writing on Instagram a couple of times that I’m happy with a clean sheet and that was just my role at that time. There’s no problems there, but yeah you adapt and you change positions and now I find myself a bit higher up. Scott McTominay https://youtu.be/zigpS5f6Jj4?si=XW40vjYJmrDSVUA7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, 2426255 said: That's fine, it's a discussion point. This discussion has already been done before (to death) in terms of the pro's of having him as a striker against what you lose by not having him arriving late into the box. I've lost track of the number of times this discussion has come up tbh. Reveal hidden contents Reveal hidden contents Reveal hidden contents McTominay said this about people saying he was a striker when he was younger: https://www.manutd.com/en/amp/news/detail/scott-mctominay-addresses-striker-talk-from-his-time-in-man-utd-academy On his position, McTominay did add a little bit more to what has previously been written in the Northern Ireland press conference. https://youtu.be/zigpS5f6Jj4?si=XW40vjYJmrDSVUA7 Thank you. As I said I hadn’t read the thread, or indeed much of the whole Tartan Army ramblings. It was actually my dad’s idea, he’s 90! He played at a very high level, and knows more about the game than anyone I’ve ever met We clash constantly about most things (he’s a Conservative voter) but he’s very insightful about footie. Now you know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 4 hours ago, Fifespud said: footie. @mods 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Twelve Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Ryan Gauld was up front for Vancouver last night and bagged a goal... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 7 hours ago, Alan Twelve said: Ryan Gauld was up front for Vancouver last night and bagged a goal... Call him up. Portland Timbers are no slouches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Twelve Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 28 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: Call him up. Portland Timbers are no slouches. It's the Cascadia derby, which demonstrates that he can deliver in the very biggest of high-pressure games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 19 hours ago, Alan Twelve said: Ryan Gauld was up front for Vancouver last night and bagged a goal... Start him up top Vs Germany so Clarke can get a look at him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewanandmoreagain Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Mr McBurnie scored at the weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 10 minutes ago, Ewanandmoreagain said: Mr McBurnie scored at the weekend. I’m watching MOTD2 now and I noticed McBurnie was heavily involved in the goals. Has he got his mojo back? Could he be called up for the June friendlies? Possible late addition to the Euros squad? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 I don't see that happening in the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, 2426255 said: I don't see that happening in the future. Stranger things have happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 4 hours ago, Scary Bear said: I’m watching MOTD2 now and I noticed McBurnie was heavily involved in the goals. Has he got his mojo back? Could he be called up for the June friendlies? Possible late addition to the Euros squad? The squad for the Euros will almost certainly be named before the June friendlies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 16 minutes ago, craigkillie said: The squad for the Euros will almost certainly be named before the June friendlies. The deadline for the squad to be submitted to UEFA is the same day as Scotland play Finland. I just assumed the squad announcement will cover the friendlies and Euro-2024. Steve Clarke has repeatedly said that the squad will be picked in May and so I think that's what will happen. I suppose we could technically call up say 30 or so players for the two friendlies and then reduce it for the deadline, assuming the deadline is after the Finland game. I can't really see that happening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Dykes back starting for QPR today. QPR are basically rotating their front players at the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, 2426255 said: The deadline for the squad to be submitted to UEFA is the same day as Scotland play Finland. I just assumed the squad announcement will cover the friendlies and Euro-2024. Steve Clarke has repeatedly said that the squad will be picked in May and so I think that's what will happen. I suppose we could technically call up say 30 or so players for the two friendlies and then reduce it for the deadline, assuming the deadline is after the Finland game. I can't really see that happening. For the last Euros, it sounded like Clarke did have a few folk in reserve who he told to keep fit in case they're needed. Ferguson was definitely one of them. There's obviously no guarantee that he'll do the same this time, but I think it's more likely than him naming an expanded provisional squad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 2 minutes ago, accies1874 said: For the last Euros, it sounded like Clarke did have a few folk in reserve who he told to keep fit in case they're needed. Ferguson was definitely one of them. There's obviously no guarantee that he'll do the same this time, but I think it's more likely than him naming an expanded provisional squad. I'd forgotten that, but yeah that seems the most likely way it'll be done. Steve Clarke doesn't like dragging players around unnecessarily, we've seen that enough over the camps. With it being summer holiday season and players getting so little time off during the season I think it makes sense to just have a standby list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immcinto Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said: Dykes back starting for QPR today. QPR are basically rotating their front players at the moment. Hooked off after 59 mins. Reviews are mixed.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Adams has scored for Southampton. Fraser also playing and looking lively while Armstrong (I know he's not a striker) is having a great game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 One of the things I like about Adams is that he has no affiliation with any teams up in Scotland other than the National team. It means the views on him are much fairer, no-one's really in his camp as there aren't any Southampton fans on here to my knowledge so there's little to no self interest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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