Coza
Well-Known Member
No game against Rangers, or Celtic is ever a dead rubber for these teams, as Lennon is currently finding out.
Remember Aberdeen took a full strength Burnley side, that Dyche brought back 2 weeks early for pre season training specifically for that tie, to extra time over 2 legs in the Europa.
As someone who takes a keen interest in the Championship, the standard of football is massively overrated, mainly due to Sky's superb coverage of that league.
Part of the championship hype comes from the fact everyone seems to take points of everyone else. They think this makes it a really strong league. Competitive yes, strong not so sure.
For me the yo yo results tell you that lots of teams are very inconsistent all the way to the top 6. We have been inconsistent this year but when good very good. I think we would do a lot better than people down there realise even with our current squad.
I also think very few teams down there have the expectation to turn anyone they face over home or away. That is a unique pressure that we and the tims have and we therefore require players who can live up to that.