27 Aug 2018 06:18:27
Really don't get the negativity around the 352. If you look at all the goals Motherwell scored yesterday, 2 were from set plays and 1 from a freak piece of bad luck. It's the set play defending that should be looked at, not the formation.

The problem in open play for me was that Tav got beat for pace and allowed crosses into the box far more than he should have, being the winger in a 352 doesn't release you of your defending duties which yesterday Tav seemed to think it did. and don't get me started on his defending of the 2 set plays.

I did however think that having more players further up the park allowed us to create a lot more chances, barasic fits that role on the left perfectly: attacks well going forward and still does his job defensively.

Why Gerrard is making that substitution so late in the game whilst we are about to take a corner is beyond me. All for the sake of showing sentiment to Wallace, who I don't personally believe many fans are fussed about whether he plays again. No point in saying let's get the shock out of our system before next week, like Gerrard has said the league is won and lost in all the games outside the old firm and that yesterday is two cheap unnecessary points dropped in the league.

Let's shake ourselves off and do the job on Thursday! This could be a make or break week for us!

1.) 27 Aug 2018
27 Aug 2018 08:06:35
Totally agree with that post 4EverBlue, we conceded 9 corners yesterday and had few scrambles inside our box also which could have resulted in goals, as a defensive unit we were poor and don’t remember a clear cut chance for us in the 2nd half.

2.) 27 Aug 2018
27 Aug 2018 08:39:54
Yeah I think sometimes when we have a lead we can be guilty of sitting too deep and inviting pressure, like the last 10 minutes of yesterday. if we just keep hoofing the ball up rather than looking to play out and keep the ball, we just keep on inviting attacks.

I'll eat my own words when I say I thought halliday was brilliant yesterday, and taking both him and barasic off were mistakes in my opinion.

3.) 27 Aug 2018
27 Aug 2018 09:15:14
Halliday was brilliant yesterday? Exactly what did he do that was so brilliant? Messi and Ronaldo are brilliant. Halliday was a total passenger in the second half and did nothing.

4.) 27 Aug 2018
27 Aug 2018 09:47:14
Have to disagree with you completely Arthur.

So because none of our players are world class, we now cannot say they have been brilliant? never knew they were being benchmarked against guys worth 100s of millions.

I thought halliday was great at breaking up play yesterday and his passing was pretty decent too. You were watching a completely different game if you thought he was any more of a passenger than Arfield who was subbed on for him in the 68th minute.

Another guy who just loves to stick the boot into halliday for no reason. What does the guy need to do just to get pass marks with some folk.

5.) 27 Aug 2018
27 Aug 2018 10:40:50
Arthur wrong to single out halliday as a passenger he was as effective as anyone in that mid field. every team needs a halliday he'd play in goals if asked think its OTT the slaughtering he gets on here. i'm first to admit i had a morelos blindspot but he's proved me wrong and I've admitted it on numerous occasions think you're the same with halliday he could be man of match in OF and some on here still wouldn't acknowledge it.

6.) 27 Aug 2018
27 Aug 2018 12:59:59
ArthurD Go and support THEM

Halliday broke up the play and made vital interceptions throughout the match including a clearance from under the crossbar, which came about because he was stuck to his man like glue. He didn't put a foot wrong, and even after picking up a knock still put in 4 or 5 challanges. You are a complete Arse. Stop using Halliday as a scapegoat.