28 Jan 2020 11:27:45
Lots of comments about how much we miss alfie. Imo our 3 poorest performances of the season have been our last 3 games ( forget the first old firm game as we just got it wrong on the day ) . Yes alfie has missed them. But Defoe scored in 2 of them. I believe we miss tav as much as alfie as the whole shape changes without him. Thoughts welcome!

1.) 28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020 12:00:13
Agree newblue i think tav is the greater loss the majority of our attacks when he's playing come down that side, people complaining about his defensive side but f$@k me the attacking threat in overall balance to our team certainly out weighs that.

2.) 28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020 12:18:39
Morelos far more influencial than tav. Morelos does a lot more than score. Gives defenders an absolute nightmare for 90mins. Defoe just there to stick it in. He cannot effect a game the same way morelos can.

3.) 28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020 12:19:32
Newblue u could be right re tav in an attacking sense.

4.) 28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020 13:06:27
Think the question is if Alfie has played in he last 3 how much he would have affected performance . Fair enough Defoe scored against st mirren and a penalty against Stranraer but it’s the other things that we miss when Alfredo’s not playing . I think we saw against Hearts that if Defoe doesn’t score he’s pretty much a passenger.

5.) 28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020 13:55:04
Paul i agree, in regards tav we have players at club that could do as well as him, but in alfie we have a player that would cost millions to replace, even then we won't get another alfie .

6.) 28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020 14:20:08
Hearts was out of the ordinary day . They had millions more than us to prove . and they did . They were simply the much more fired up team on day.

7.) 28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020 14:23:05
We like wee Defoe as does Gerard hence gets little stick. He's 37 and slow. Generally no real threat against Hearts. Morelos in different league, a real handful for 90 minutes plus. We need another quality Hitman from player sales. Defoe is a good guy but merely a stand in for the no 1.