Apart from Stewart at Pittodrie in the league, I'm struggling to think of a game when he's been roasted at the back - he's mostly been solid enough IMO.
If anything I'd say it's attacking areas where I'm expecting more - his crossing is good but he's not getting into the right positions through a combination of either not taking his man on enough or not being picked out on the overlap.
Exactly, he has been nowhere near as bad as suggested on here, same as grezda,both need an extended run next season and if it becomes clear it's not working then make a decisionHe's not actually been bad for us, just not as impressive as the player we thought we were getting from Osijek.
This is his first season with us and it's been an injury hit one so he's not really got a run - I'm expecting better but if we write off every player who doesn't come flying out the traps we'll be continuing this cycle of having to buy near enough a whole new squad each season
That's exactly what I think is wrong with him. He'll be trying not to get injured plus with Gerrards comments a couple months ago the lad will definitely be under a wee bit of added pressure which he doesn't need. The lads got my backing 110% and I hope his confidence improves soon but I'm more than happy to wait till next season to see him firing on all cylinders as it should be with every new player coming from a different country.Probably helped that he wasn't worried about knee high leg breakers coming at him every few minutes
No surprise that this class footballer shines at international level whilst Scotland are yet again embarrassed.
Borna is kicked up and down the park here and gets no protection from referees as the thug rules in Scottish football.
Scotland gets the team they deserve.
I can hardly remember a tackle on BB to be honest...nearly always behind the ball but to be old school a defender that gets kicked? Really?
He plays better when he has space to get in behind and whip balls in. He’s not great at beating a man from a standing start and teams with 10 behind the ball leave him with nowhere to go.
I think he’ll come good with a bit of time in a similar vein to Tav but hopefully more solid at the back
I think it was more Barisic and Grezda who were to buck up and it was more to do with injuries, he maybe thought that both didn’t have the same mentality as the British players towards little niggles, candies being one of the few foreign exceptionsWho is telling SG that he has to buck up his ideas?
I am concerned that the main people he has criticised has been Barisic, Grezda and Katic while the likes of Tavernier, Worrall, Goldson, Jack, Candieas, Kent etc have received none despite having many poor games.
i think his confidence (with us) is shot
hopefully this starts rebuilding it
i'm expecting a big player next season
Barasic is an incredible signing for us that has unfortunately suffered from a few injuries since joining.
There's absolutely no doubt that he's a quality footballer and I'm quite sure he could be a major success for us in the years to come!
Great he got such fantastic recognition for his country yesterday...well done Borna!
I can hardly remember a tackle on BB to be honest...nearly always behind the ball but to be old school a defender that gets kicked? Really?
a near season long rough patch is a new one.
He needs to buck up his ideas or he's out the door. Gerrard basically told him as much in that press conference last week.
All well and good playing well against a poor side, lets see how he does next weekend if selected v that lot. A much truer test of him