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| Kieran Tierney; Wins Young Player of the Year & Goal of the Season | |
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| Topic Started: 28 Dec 2015, 02:51 PM (687,715 Views) | |
| seaneh | 10 Nov 2017, 10:05 AM Post #3561 |
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Considering retirement
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KT is Scotland’s Best Centre Back, Right Back and Left Back. He would probably be best left winger too |
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| chopper_18 | 10 Nov 2017, 10:44 AM Post #3562 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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Immensely proud of the wee man last night. Watching him come out the tunnel his face said it all. |
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| tarff26 | 10 Nov 2017, 10:44 AM Post #3563 |
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Call it what it is
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all trueI’m delighted we have him tied up on a long term contract. Won’t be long at all until the richer clubs come calling and hopefully a combination of that and his obvious love for the club will be able to see them off. One of these guys that you can see playing LB til he’s about 32, then moving to CB for 5 or 6 years. And a ready made captain when Brown decides to call it a day. Worth his weight in gold. |
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| timmyhendrix | 10 Nov 2017, 10:50 AM Post #3564 |
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Admittedly only saw a brief clip but thought he looked nervous. Was it not a bit much giving him the captaincy at such an early stage of his international career and knowing it might be a tough game? Just hope it wasn't too much too soon for him after an underwhelming Euro campaign from Scotland to then be pitched in a tough enough match as a captain. |
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| pablo5 | 10 Nov 2017, 11:03 AM Post #3565 |
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Whatever it is, there's not enough of it
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There are players who you know are going to be the bedrock of an international side for years to come. Given KT will be one of the main men in that team for the next few campaigns and that he's playing at centre half, it made sense to make him captain. He's actually one of the more experienced players in that side who'll still be there in 4 years time. I wonder if it was a trade off for not playing him at LB? |
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| timmyhendrix | 10 Nov 2017, 11:09 AM Post #3566 |
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Yeah, I can see that logic alright. Ach, I'm probably just being over-protective of the wee man...and a maybe a bit cynical too at the way it can be convenient to turn to Celtic men to be the main men (e.g. Broony) when it suits...
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| IainG | 10 Nov 2017, 11:20 AM Post #3567 |
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Ah but I was so much older then,I'm younger than that now
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The problem a Scotland manager has with KT and Andy Robertson is how to accommodate both. KT is a better left back than AR but he is also better than any other centre back at the moment. So until such time as a good centre back appears,if ever, then I would play KT at centre back and AR at left back. Robertson is one of the better players available to Scotland and I don't think it makes sense to leave him out altogether. It's even possible that KT might develop into an even better cb than he is a lb,who knows? |
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| puroresu_boy | 10 Nov 2017, 11:26 AM Post #3568 |
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First-team starter
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If Robertson was actually playing for Liverpool that would be a decent argument. However he isn't playing at all so I don't think he should be in the Scotland team. Scotland miss out on the best of Tierney when his not playing Left Back. Edited by puroresu_boy, 10 Nov 2017, 11:27 AM.
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| Flawless | 10 Nov 2017, 11:26 AM Post #3569 |
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Play them both on the left. Play them to their natural strengths, I don't understand how Scotland don't do something that's absolutely obvious to anyone who looks at it. Tierney is capable centre half but you're restricting him as to what he can give to the side by moving and shifting him all over the shop to plug holes. Scotland need to pick a couple of young centre halves, tell them they're gonna play together for 3/4 years regardless. Even keep Jack at right back he looked capable enough. Stick with that. |
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| FergusMcGrain | 10 Nov 2017, 11:35 AM Post #3570 |
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Captaining your Country is any time is a massive compliment, but to do it at 20 years of age is even greater. Kieran plays with pressure every week and he has stepped out in front of 60,000 fans against some of the best players in the World. The boy is awesome. I think where he plays for Scotland will come down to who the opposition are at the time and an astute manager who can see game by game where he can do the best job for Scotland on the night. I'm sure there will be games where Kieran can play Left Back with Robertson in front of him but unless we can unearth some decent Centre Backs soon then more often than not he will be played there. If this boy keeps improving he will rightly join a select few Celtic players who were considered World class. |
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| Stevie Ki | 10 Nov 2017, 11:36 AM Post #3571 |
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First-team captain
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Could he win the young player of the year award for the 3rd year running? Think that would make him the first to win it 3 times and the first to win it more than twice in a row according to Wiki?
Edited by Stevie Ki, 10 Nov 2017, 11:37 AM.
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| Tam Haas | 10 Nov 2017, 11:36 AM Post #3572 |
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Getting on a bit
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KT is the first actual ‘wonderkid’ produced in this country in decades. Even more of a rarity is his attitude of your typical Scottish youngster. He should be played at LB for Scotland & other solutions should be found at CB & RB. My worry is always the treatment he will get - see that potentially career ending tackle, the broken jaw, etc, last season. In other countries, he’d be appreciated, but he’s a target here. |
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| ghirl86 | 10 Nov 2017, 11:39 AM Post #3573 |
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Brendan Rodgers, make us dream - Celtic FC.
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He will he played out of position for Scotland because he is our best defender, who can be trusted to play the other positions. |
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| Muzz | 10 Nov 2017, 11:41 AM Post #3574 |
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BRFA
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I'd play Tierney at left back and play Robertson just ahead of him. Robertson isn't very good but he's better than any other left wing option. A front three of Robertson, Griffiths and Forrest could be decent. |
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| BardseyCelt | 10 Nov 2017, 11:43 AM Post #3575 |
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What young centre halves? By all accounts even our own youth level teams are bereft of Scottish players of any quality in those positions. I am with you in that I want to see KT play in his best position and wouldn't mind Robertson pushing further up but there really seems to be no one on the radar right now. Maybe that young hun? |
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| One sharp cookie | 10 Nov 2017, 11:54 AM Post #3576 |
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That sounds fine in theory but who are the two young centre backs who’ll be told they’re going to play there for years? From what I can see, we don’t have one competent centre back never mind two. No point having a strong left hand side if we’re leaking goals through being hopeless in central defence. |
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| modest mouse | 10 Nov 2017, 11:56 AM Post #3577 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Reminds me of what happened to John Kennedy (albeit in an international match). |
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| FergusMcGrain | 10 Nov 2017, 12:03 PM Post #3578 |
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I think it's safe to say, if any player in Scotland INTENTIONALLY caused Kieran serious injury then they would need to emigrate. |
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| itwisnaeme | 10 Nov 2017, 12:25 PM Post #3579 |
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This isn't the guy you're looking for
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It's an absolute joy seeing this boy do so well. He deserves every plaudit going for his talent and his first class attitude. He's a fantastic example to every youngster kicking a ball in this country. |
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| IainG | 10 Nov 2017, 12:38 PM Post #3580 |
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Ah but I was so much older then,I'm younger than that now
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That's what I think also. The problem a Scotland manager has is it's his duty to play the strongest TEAM he can. You play KT at left back and the central defence is weakened. You play Robertson at lb and KT as a central defender then I would say the team is strengthened. Arguable I know but that's my view. |
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