Play the players in the correct position.might give us a chance but you already know thatNot sure you have a point mate what exactly is it your saying ?
Play the players in the correct position.might give us a chance but you already know thatNot sure you have a point mate what exactly is it your saying ?
Ye I think that would be what we want but even if Sima isn’t ready I think ur right we would start Ross or Fabio on RWHe's got to start in the middle in the cup final.
Hopefully Sima fit for the right.
Still not seeing it . He was in an emergency situation and has three CDs injured he can’t play JL there because he has been red carded .Play the players in the correct position.might give us a chance but you already know that
Worked out ok to be honestActually makes things worse for the manager.
His brainwave was to put on a winger and put a midfielder at centre half when we had Leon King on the bench.
Perfect chance to shake things up
I can't remember the last time we didn't have an insane injury list. Does anyone have any stats on this - we seem unbelievably unluckySome squad we are building in the treatment room:
Souttar
Balogun
Goldson
Jack
Cortes
Matondo
Sima
Danilo
Couple more and we can get a 11 together. An absolute shambles and in no way “luck”.
No point debating it.Manager got it wrong from the start but you can't speak badly of himStill not seeing it . He was in an emergency situation and has three CDs injured he can’t play JL there because he has been red carded .
He put Sterlijg into right CD and he played really well in fact he was motm imo. Certainly our best player . We concede no goals.
What is your point ?
It did.We still lostWorked out ok to be honest
I don't know if I believe he wasSouttar, injured? Well I never.
He is injured.Really don't know anymore tbh.
We hear the same shite regarding injuries on a weekly basis.
Personally I wouldn't bet against him having not been injured at all and something has happened or been said in the changing room and it has leaked that he's not injured somehow.
It's easy to say he's injured in the aftermath.
He is injuredBecause they are amateurs and invented something rather than get furnished with an answer .
Seems unlikely to guess it was a tactical move given the match scenario too .
Maybe they were creating a fake story for some people
Prob get told he's a couple of weeks away and maybe see him in the middle of next season then.He is injured.
AyeProb get told he's a couple of weeks away and maybe see him in the middle of next season then.
I can't remember the last time we didn't have an insane injury list. Does anyone have any stats on this - we seem unbelievably unlucky
Ye don’t debate it on the entirely wrong points but by all means debate it on reasonable and sound evidence no one’s saying there isn’t a conversation to be had on what could have been better mate .No point debating it.Manager got it wrong from the start but you can't speak badly of him
He kept the score respectable.If that is success then we have no hopeYe don’t debate it on the entirely wrong points but by all means debate it on reasonable and sound evidence no one’s saying there isn’t a conversation to be had on what could have been better mate .
Ok I get it . You expected him to tell our 10 men to run all over Celtic in that scenario .He kept the score respectable.If that is success then we have no hope
Only game he can play in now before his departure will be the Cup Final. 2 game suspension for the straight red today.That interview concerns me, in that Clement thinks Lundstram has been playing well, and sounds like he will be back in the side after his suspension.
I would love to hear, properly, where his position is.Sterling is a defender. Today proved that.
On one hand Clement got it right moving Sterling to CD, as Sterling, with his blocks and interventions was a big reason we never lost more goals when we were overrun in the first 15 minutes of the second half.Still not seeing it . He was in an emergency situation and has three CDs injured he can’t play JL there because he has been red carded .
He put Sterlijg into right CD and he played really well in fact he was motm imo. Certainly our best player . We concede no goals.
What is your point ?
Only game he can play in now before his departure will be the Cup Final. 2 game suspension for the straight red today.
According to Transfermarkt he's had 102 appearances at RB, 50 at RM, 23 at LB, 15 at CB, 5 at LM, 3 at RW, 1 at CF - and a mighty 5 as a DM/CM where most on here seem to want to play him.I would love to hear, properly, where his position is.
As we've seen he can play anywhere and we've also seen he was CF for Chelsea growing up
You do know we got beat?Worked out ok to be honest
Pressure of the jersey?I can't remember the last time we didn't have an insane injury list. Does anyone have any stats on this - we seem unbelievably unlucky
No.Was Cantwell injured?
Transfermatkt has it's uses but it's basically a football wiki.According to Transfermarkt he's had 102 appearances at RB, 50 at RM, 23 at LB, 15 at CB, 5 at LM, 3 at RW, 1 at CF - and a mighty 5 as a DM/CM where most on here seem to want to play him.
He's a defender. Play him in defence and recruit more capable midfield players is the answer.
Hardly. Not as if you and I can go in and edit for example. For statistical data its good. For market values its awful.Transfermatkt has it's uses but it's basically a football wiki.
Tbh I think he is a defender at heart with a little flexibility in him whereas most defenders don’t have that little extra he has .According to Transfermarkt he's had 102 appearances at RB, 50 at RM, 23 at LB, 15 at CB, 5 at LM, 3 at RW, 1 at CF - and a mighty 5 as a DM/CM where most on here seem to want to play him.
He's a defender. Play him in defence and recruit more capable midfield players is the answer.
Honestly I would agree based on today. He clearly knows how to play as a defender, why not make it permanentAccording to Transfermarkt he's had 102 appearances at RB, 50 at RM, 23 at LB, 15 at CB, 5 at LM, 3 at RW, 1 at CF - and a mighty 5 as a DM/CM where most on here seem to want to play him.
He's a defender. Play him in defence and recruit more capable midfield players is the answer.
Overall I think he done the right thing wrt CD but accept your counter .On one hand Clement got it right moving Sterling to CD, as Sterling, with his blocks and interventions was a big reason we never lost more goals when we were overrun in the first 15 minutes of the second half.
However, I think the reason we were overrun was Clement's decision in replacing Sterling's width in the team, with young Ross, rather than shoring up the middle of the park.
We could easily been 3 or 4 down in those 15 minutes.
Those two are quite pally actually . Or were lol .Hopefully it was due to launching himself at Lundstram at HT
He played as a centre forward for ChelseaSterling is some player.
We should try him as striker
Maybe it is fitness or maybe it's as simple as Clement not rating Raskin, but I don't think that stands up because, although Raskin hasn't exactly set the heather on fire, he could have been used to give JL a badly needed break, against the lesser teams in the league.Overall I think he done the right thing wrt CD but accept your counter .
That was the other problem JL left us with wasn’t it and maybe Raskin earlier even at HT for Lawrence might have been my choice in that situation but we really didn’t know how it would have went either and you can probably argue Nico had done zero to merit the call .
Underneath all of this there is doubt as to whether PC and NR are in harmony for whatever reasons .
Awww so sky are right eh. JeezWhy did sky say he wasn't injured then?
Fully agree with your point about a month ago JL looked really blown physically and in need of a break . We just didn’t trust another to come on and hold that MF together possibly linked also to Dio having to miss two matches through injury .Maybe it is fitness or maybe it's as simple as Clement not rating Raskin, but I don't think that stands up because, although Raskin hasn't exactly set the heather on fire, he could have been used to give JL a badly needed break, against the lesser teams in the league.
I guess we'll know more about his relationships with Raskin, Cantwell etc if they remain after the summer transfer window.
Maybe he should put the correct 11 on from the start3-3 game - I told the team I did not recognize them in the first half
Today - In the first 20 mins we were not ourselves
Totally proves your second point.
This team fold under any sort of pressure from them. Shitebags.
He shouldn't be walking back into that game either. This should be the last game he has played for us.Just a pity he isn’t suspended for that game too.
It's a website tool. Unverified. The same as wiki.Hardly. Not as if you and I can go in and edit for example. For statistical data its good. For market values its awful.
The data illustrates what I've said, Sterling is first and foremost a defender. That's where we should be playing him. 140 of his career appearances have been across the back line. Address the midfield deficiencies with midfield players.
Yes Sterling at CB also allowed him to cover for Tavernier. Probably saved us from a real doing after going down to 10 men.Given how well Sterling played whatever the reason was it was very much a blessing in disguise.
I long for the day no one needs to cover for Tavernier.Yes Sterling at CB also allowed him to cover for Tavernier. Probably saved us from a real doing after going down to 10 men.
I agree COG. The manager hasn't had his problems to seek, given not only the injuries to key players, but the lack of overall quality in the squad.Fully agree with your point about a month ago JL looked really blown physically and in need of a break . We just didn’t trust another to come on and hold that MF together possibly linked also to Dio having to miss two matches through injury .
That base CM role he wants either JL or RJ it would seem and again he’s another who hasn’t been at work in months .
Count of a situation for any manager
Right. So, are you telling me it’s a fallacy that Sterling has spent around two thirds of his senior career playing as a defender - with virtually no time spent as a CM/DM?It's a website tool. Unverified. The same as wiki.
That team with a few fit players is better than our current team.Some squad we are building in the treatment room:
Souttar
Balogun
Goldson
Jack
Cortes
Matondo
Sima
Danilo
Couple more and we can get a 11 together. An absolute shambles and in no way “luck”.