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| southern bhoy | 3 Feb 2018, 10:09 PM Post #4001 |
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Considering retirement
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He was very very poor today, but he always had 2 or 3 players on him when he had the ball. As had the rest of the midfielders and attackers. We were very poor, Sinclair was shocking, but Kilmarnock were very good. They gave none of our players any space. Sinclair more than any of the others seemed unable to create any space as a result of it. |
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| weebaldy | 3 Feb 2018, 10:11 PM Post #4002 |
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We Won the Big One-They Never Will!
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There was one occasion today when he lost the ball and totally showed o interest in trying to win it back. Now that really pisses me off
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| CaltonBhoy1967 | 3 Feb 2018, 10:39 PM Post #4003 |
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Billy McNeill - "Mr Celtic"
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Bollocks - He along with the rest of them was pish today and he is generally not playing well but the only myth is your theory he is not getting doubled and tripled up on. |
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| Hellas67 | 3 Feb 2018, 10:57 PM Post #4004 |
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Club Captain
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KT was actually getting a lot of joy down the flank until being put back into defence when Sinclair came on. |
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| donkeyradish | 4 Feb 2018, 12:06 AM Post #4005 |
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Getting on a bit
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Didn't think he contributed enough today, gave the ball away too easily But on the other hand, didn't have so much time on the ball in the first place |
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| Fly Pelican | 4 Feb 2018, 10:15 AM Post #4006 |
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The nascent 45
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"Sinclair always had 2 or 3 round him" "Musonda always had 2 or 3 round him" "Tierney always had 2 or 3 round him" Is our movement and passing really so bad that we can't use all that extra space? |
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| wigwam | 4 Feb 2018, 10:35 AM Post #4007 |
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Older than dirt
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Absolutely bang on. Moving the ball so slowly allowed them to do that successfully. We need a plan for that. I'd go long diagonal from deep on to edge of area with two up there and others supporting. Not pretty but would hopefully discourage opponents from sitting in deep. |
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| Neil Jung | 4 Feb 2018, 10:49 AM Post #4008 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Extra space? Did you see the size of the pitch? It was tiny. A very small pitch and a well drilled team all sitting in looking to break. There was no space.
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| lepetitmerde | 4 Feb 2018, 11:05 AM Post #4009 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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Killie managed to find quite a lot of space on several occasions. I'm sorry but our players and management team are paid enough to be able to outsmart a team consisting of rory McKenzie, Kris Boyd, Gordon Greer and Kirk broadfoot. Let's just call a spade a spade performances haven't been good enough this season so far and the players and management team need to sort it out. Edited by lepetitmerde, 4 Feb 2018, 11:06 AM.
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| Neil Jung | 4 Feb 2018, 11:28 AM Post #4010 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Killie found space because we were pressing and had the majority of our players in their half. Did Killie play possession football and pass the ball about? No, but all they needed to do is break into our half after winning the ball to find all the space they needed. It isn't hard to figure out. You are getting hung up on who plays for Killie for some reason. Steve Clarke has got them well organised, which is easy when you aren't trying to play an expansive style of game, and is using tgeir litch as an advantage. We were poor but that doesn't change facts. There wasn't any space for us to play. We should've altered our game to suit. |
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| Fly Pelican | 4 Feb 2018, 11:51 AM Post #4011 |
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The nascent 45
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We should have but it was compounded by them working harder than us. That is why people are calling it an embarrassment in the match thread, not because we were beaten. If teams overload on specific players it should open up space for others. The pitch doesn't change that. |
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| Neil Jung | 4 Feb 2018, 12:06 PM Post #4012 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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The narrowness of the pitch does change that. If all outfield players are in one half of the pitch it cuts down space dramatically. If the pitch is bobbly and you are trying to pass it about it makes it easier for the defending team to close you down. We should've used the wings more but even saying that when we got the ball out there Killie were able to shuffle over and have two or three players up against our one. Clarke did a job on us tactically. |
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| Flawless | 4 Feb 2018, 12:33 PM Post #4013 |
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Fatboab shirt designer
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If you play the ball quicker you'll make space, especially if they're doubling up on players. that's as true on a 5 a side pitch as is it would be on wembley stadium. or the Serengeti plains. |
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| largent80 | 4 Feb 2018, 12:36 PM Post #4014 |
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Occasional Substitute
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His loss of form has been startling. Looked like a Sunday league footballer yesterday, never looked comfortable on the ball. Seems to be utterly bereft of confidence for some reason. |
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| Neil Jung | 4 Feb 2018, 12:40 PM Post #4015 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Of course. Easier said than done though as there was another team on the pitch who were playing to a simple plan but doing it well. |
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| Flawless | 4 Feb 2018, 12:47 PM Post #4016 |
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Fatboab shirt designer
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Sinclair does get doubled up on he rarely releases it early enough or when he does it's usually to Kieran who's default pass now seems destined for one of our centre mids playing at Centre half. The pitch is small and poor absolutely but the lack of urgency with our passing, the glacial pace we've been playing at and the urge to pass the ball backwards is the reason we don't have any space. We constantly allow teams to reset. It genuinely must have happened 30 times yesterday. We are so easy to play against now. Sit tight, force us to play through the middle by doubling up on wingers and trust that we don't have the guile to break it down. Wait for our inevitable defensive cock up and hopefully nick a goal. |
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| lepetitmerde | 4 Feb 2018, 12:50 PM Post #4017 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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You don't think the quality of opposition players should reflect poorly on our inability to have more than 1 shot on target for 87 minutes of a game? You don't think players earning near 40k a week should be able to find a way to create half a dozen good chances against somebody who cant boil an egg without giving himself a injury? |
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| lepetitmerde | 4 Feb 2018, 12:52 PM Post #4018 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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Perfect summary. |
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| damoceltic | 4 Feb 2018, 01:02 PM Post #4019 |
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Damo
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He's starting to look like a really poor player, which is a huge concern. |
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| allthewine | 4 Feb 2018, 01:13 PM Post #4020 |
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Club Captain
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16 goals & 15 assists. He hasn't been as explosive as last season but selling him would be madness. |
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Did you see the size of the pitch? It was tiny. A very small pitch and a well drilled team all sitting in looking to break. There was no space.

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