31 Mar 2024 08:32:01
With yesterday now over and 3pts safely in bag we can look to next Sunday.
For me we must be more solid and aggressive in midfield as I feel that we have been given lessons in past by McGregor - assuming he plays this cannot happen again. McGregor and O Reilly have run the show too many times and if we shut them down we stop the supply to up top but this demands constant pressure on them all match - no lying off.
Also should Kyogo play I would be man marking him and forget about this zonal pish which does my box in (too many times he has left our CHs in his wake) - therefor do our best to nullify in midfield and keep Kyogo quiet and we will be smiling come Sunday at 2pm - I know its easier said than done but we must try to have this gameplan imo.
My bugbear still has to be our woeful use of corners - don't you think lads? - why oh why do we persist with outswingers when the few times we try inswingers we create panic (as most teams do against us) - let's mix it up Phil and not be too predictable - as our success rate from these set pieces on the whole have been horrendous - let's utilise them better by at least beating first man or giving the big lads some decent delivery. Its no point getting loads of corners in a game and getting a really poor return imho.
PS -Happy Easter to you all and the EDs too and hope you all got plenty cream eggs.
31 Mar 2024 09:24:53
Not had effective corners for years, and those high outswingers do my head in. Why not, like you say, put the ball into the danger area, with a bit of pace on it?
31 Mar 2024 10:23:57
I'd like Stirling in the middle of the park next Sunday. There's far too much of a gap between our CBs and midfielders at times. There were far too many slick passes from Silva and Lundstram yesterday leading to counter attacks. We need another midfielder in there and Stirling is the man for the job imo.
31 Mar 2024 11:28:46
Sterling seems to be the man for all seasons and positions, full back, winger, midfield, and looks strong and comfortable anywhere, he will go far that lad.
31 Mar 2024 11:40:10
Think your right Comeon, it’s about plugging gaps, going with runners and making sure we don’t get caught too high, also having numbers back centrally, that’s when they have it, and they will at times, McGregor is clever and moves into pockets so its making sure we dominate the ball so he is on it less, taking our chances when they come as well, Kilmarnock have joy against them when they are compact and we have better players,
Sure the manager will know their strengths and how we impose our game onto them.
31 Mar 2024 12:00:18
Good points made Floyd and what we need to improve on massively in our game is aggression, aggression in the middle of the park to dominate the play aggression at the back when we lose sloppy goal yesterday being prime example and aggression in the opposition box when attack corner kicks. We need far more of it throughout the team. Celtic are a confidence side if we let them settle sit off and let them build momentum it could be a long day, the one thing they are better at than us is being aggressive and clinical but that only comes into play if we allow it imo.
31 Mar 2024 13:06:00
If Yilmaz isn't fit enough for our game against them, Sterling is lb for me.
31 Mar 2024 13:53:43
Hopefully Yilmaz is fit because we require Stirlings energy in the midfield imo.
31 Mar 2024 13:59:49
Me too my star, if Ridvan is fit then I’d play sterling in the middle of the park with JL.
31 Mar 2024 15:01:49
My star, I tend to agree.