Coza
Well-Known Member
Like everyone else I was confident today. Confident we would give them a bloody nose and a statement of intent but there was the nagging reality that under Smith in nine in a row they came into many games on a high and we done a job on them repeatedly. There was always the chance their big game experience and mentality would see them over the line and sadly that was the case.
But and it is a big but. We took the lead twice and created enough chances to win the game DESPITE playing poor and management/personnel mistakes in my opinion. I get that feeling we are going to need to get 2 ahead of them in a game for certain players to relax and realise they can beat them and ultimately see it out.
We had our 4th and 5th choice centre halves on the pitch and neither looked remotely match fit. Both teams had injuries and will strengthen in places but I think stiffening up our backline with two from mccrorie, Bates and Martin is a massive upgrade. Also enables the team to press further forward as we aren’t sitting to cover Alves lack of pace. That helps the sitting two.
It was pish to see Goss follow up his poor game v Falkirk with another one. He’s obviously a good player but we have to realise how young and inexperienced he is. If we were to get him in summer he can only get better. A game like this clearly tempers the idea of blowing the bank for him. £1-1.5m max.
Same goes for Docherty. Felt like he needed to get that game out of his system. It’s a hard ask to put a young guy who is a big fan (possibly too up to play his game) and ask him to go a man less and compete with a midfield that have dominated the fixture. Again he can only get better and will be better for having an old firm start under his belt.
Morelos probably had his best game against them so far with his general play very good at times but still the finishing is a big concern. The manangement team need to work hard on ensuring the wee man continues to develop and doesn’t let one miss get to him.
I could actually go on all day. But I was properly gutted to lose that and especially when it fell in our favour and the players/management failed to grasp that chance. That all said the feeling of disappointment was a fucking huge leap forward from the earlier game this year where I felt despair that we were still years behind them.
We certainly won’t be starting at 9/2 when the bookies price up the semi final I don’t think.
It’s all about building blocks and the next one is to prove to certain players in that squad that we can now beat them having shown we can more than live with them. Let’s do it in the semi final and burst their double treble chat.
But and it is a big but. We took the lead twice and created enough chances to win the game DESPITE playing poor and management/personnel mistakes in my opinion. I get that feeling we are going to need to get 2 ahead of them in a game for certain players to relax and realise they can beat them and ultimately see it out.
We had our 4th and 5th choice centre halves on the pitch and neither looked remotely match fit. Both teams had injuries and will strengthen in places but I think stiffening up our backline with two from mccrorie, Bates and Martin is a massive upgrade. Also enables the team to press further forward as we aren’t sitting to cover Alves lack of pace. That helps the sitting two.
It was pish to see Goss follow up his poor game v Falkirk with another one. He’s obviously a good player but we have to realise how young and inexperienced he is. If we were to get him in summer he can only get better. A game like this clearly tempers the idea of blowing the bank for him. £1-1.5m max.
Same goes for Docherty. Felt like he needed to get that game out of his system. It’s a hard ask to put a young guy who is a big fan (possibly too up to play his game) and ask him to go a man less and compete with a midfield that have dominated the fixture. Again he can only get better and will be better for having an old firm start under his belt.
Morelos probably had his best game against them so far with his general play very good at times but still the finishing is a big concern. The manangement team need to work hard on ensuring the wee man continues to develop and doesn’t let one miss get to him.
I could actually go on all day. But I was properly gutted to lose that and especially when it fell in our favour and the players/management failed to grasp that chance. That all said the feeling of disappointment was a fucking huge leap forward from the earlier game this year where I felt despair that we were still years behind them.
We certainly won’t be starting at 9/2 when the bookies price up the semi final I don’t think.
It’s all about building blocks and the next one is to prove to certain players in that squad that we can now beat them having shown we can more than live with them. Let’s do it in the semi final and burst their double treble chat.
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