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Callum McGregor; Called up to Scotland squad...finally
Topic Started: 16 Jul 2014, 12:00 AM (360,957 Views)
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Strachan will go for his 'tried and tested', those that have 'served him well so far', those that have 'never let him down'............

Scotland haven't qualified for anything in near 20 years. floof.
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Bannan has scored 7 goals in the last 9 years ! That in itself is good enough reason to play Mcgregor . We need a goal threat from the midfield surely ?
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4 Oct 2017, 12:57 AM
McGregor, McGinn and McArthur for tomorrow then?
More likely to be Fletcher, McArthur and Bannan.
:ffs:

I think you're right. He was raving about Bannan at the weekend. And he wouldn't want to give the impression he's swayed by the stupid fans and journalists by picking players everyone thinks ought to play.

We'll draw this game.
If he had a team of Kieran Tierneys, he'd play three out of position, sub his best three performers and leave another three on the bench.

I think his sheer stubbornness helped him as a player but has hindered him as a manager (while recognising his achievements at Celtic, the style of football sometime felt like a gig with the miners' brass band in the last days of the colliery).

Good luck to him anyway... got lucky with an OG in the end the other night but unlucky losing a late daft goal against England, so it's only fair to say they've done well to come back from that.

Knowing Scotland it'll probably be Italy in the play off if they get there.
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Bannan has scored 7 goals in the last 9 years ! That in itself is good enough reason to play Mcgregor . We need a goal threat from the midfield surely ?
11 goals in his career. This sort of game is perfect for McGregor but I can't see him getting a start.
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whizzkid
8 Oct 2017, 08:29 AM
Bannan has scored 7 goals in the last 9 years ! That in itself is good enough reason to play Mcgregor . We need a goal threat from the midfield surely ?
11 goals in his career. This sort of game is perfect for McGregor but I can't see him getting a start.
How Bannan gets the gig before McGregor defies logic. Clearly McGregor is the better player and better goal threat.
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Bannan has scored 7 goals in the last 9 years ! That in itself is good enough reason to play Mcgregor . We need a goal threat from the midfield surely ?
11 goals in his career. This sort of game is perfect for McGregor but I can't see him getting a start.
How Bannan gets the gig before McGregor defies logic. Clearly McGregor is the better player and better goal threat.
Whilst I completely agree that MacGregor is better than Bannan, at this stage in the competition, Strachan, like many other managers, wants to go with players he has used before and trusts. I personally would have MacGregor at the front of a midfield trio with McCarthur and Fletcher but can see why he will stick with inferior but trusted players.
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How Bannan gets the gig before McGregor defies logic. Clearly McGregor is the better player and better goal threat.
Whilst I completely agree that MacGregor is better than Bannan, at this stage in the competition, Strachan, like many other managers, wants to go with players he has used before and trusts. I personally would have MacGregor at the front of a midfield trio with McCarthur and Fletcher but can see why he will stick with inferior but trusted players.
I agree but would have McGregor in with McGinn and MacArthur as the two sitting midfielders. Fletcher's doesn't have the legs, energy that the other two have but her right I can't see Strachan going with his tried and trusted.
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How Bannan gets the gig before McGregor defies logic. Clearly McGregor is the better player and better goal threat.
Whilst I completely agree that MacGregor is better than Bannan, at this stage in the competition, Strachan, like many other managers, wants to go with players he has used before and trusts. I personally would have MacGregor at the front of a midfield trio with McCarthur and Fletcher but can see why he will stick with inferior but trusted players.
Trusted to do what though?
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Whilst I completely agree that MacGregor is better than Bannan, at this stage in the competition, Strachan, like many other managers, wants to go with players he has used before and trusts. I personally would have MacGregor at the front of a midfield trio with McCarthur and Fletcher but can see why he will stick with inferior but trusted players.
Trusted to do what though?
Trusted to run about like a knackered neanderthal from 10mins onwards. The sheer erection he has for the English based players is embarrassing. Almost like he is bowing to their hype and taking it up the arse. Strachan is a complete embarrassment as the national manager.
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If only he had better genetics.
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8 Oct 2017, 08:41 PM
If only he had better genetics.
He's sure as hell genetically superior to Barry Bannan.
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Fletcher and Snodgrass on but not McGregor. Snodgrass who's played 5 games in the Championship and Fletcher who's scored 2 goals as a main striker in the Championship.

I suppose McGregor's only had 15 appearances (including 5 in Europe), 6 goals (including a double in the game immediately before the break) and some slight aspect of mobility. Madness.
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9 Oct 2017, 04:42 AM
Fletcher and Snodgrass on but not McGregor. Snodgrass who's played 5 games in the Championship and Fletcher who's scored 2 goals as a main striker in the Championship.

I suppose McGregor's only had 15 appearances (including 5 in Europe), 6 goals (including a double in the game immediately before the break) and some slight aspect of mobility. Madness.
defies logic.

But then this is Strachan we're talking about.
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I thought Bannan did okay last night but Macarthur and Phillips were both rotten.

The tactics were just to smash it up to Martin and Phillips, then Snodgrass and Fletcher later on. Mcgregor and McGinn could have helped play some actual football as Scotland were awful in the 2nd half.
Edited by Tonus, 9 Oct 2017, 09:34 AM.
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Fletcher and Snodgrass on but not McGregor. Snodgrass who's played 5 games in the Championship and Fletcher who's scored 2 goals as a main striker in the Championship.

I suppose McGregor's only had 15 appearances (including 5 in Europe), 6 goals (including a double in the game immediately before the break) and some slight aspect of mobility. Madness.
nailed it
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The thing that McGregor is probably best at is the one thing we were lacking last night - Someone who provides movement and a link to the strikers.

It was an absolutely bizarre decision not to put him on.
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He should've been given Armstrong's spot in the Scotland XI.

He can run with the ball, he can spot a pass and can score goals. Fletcher, McArthur and Bannan hardly have those 3 attributes between them.
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9 Oct 2017, 09:46 AM
The thing that McGregor is probably best at is the one thing we were lacking last night - Someone who provides movement and a link to the strikers.

It was an absolutely bizarre decision not to put him on.
He'd probably have been worried he'd change the game and make him look daft.
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9 Oct 2017, 09:33 AM
I thought Bannan did okay last night but Macarthur and Phillips were both rotten.

The tactics were just to smash it up to Martin and Phillips, then Snodgrass and Fletcher later on. Mcgregor and McGinn could have helped play some actual football as Scotland were awful in the 2nd half.
Bannan was decent on Thursday but absolutely hopeless last night. For a player who Strachan has built up as being one of our best technically, his weight and choice of pass in the last third leaves a lot to be desired.

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Didn't really see the point in bringing McGregor on last night. We pretty much bypassed the midfield and focussed our efforts on the wide areas and getting the ball quickly to the front two.
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