Guidi thinks Scotland are just 2 positions short of qualifying for major tournaments

[coplandrearl36]

Lots of defenders are what are needed to start with not just a right back ffs

Are you Craig Levein.

 

[Alex Venters]

That's not the point I'm making. I'm talking about on the pitch.

The way Scotland try to play is a mess. We pick a midfield full of good football players, two wide players that are capable in multiple aspects of the game, full backs who love to overlap and attack.

We then partner this with a big tall striker who can't hold the ball up to play the midfielders in, and instead just flicks it on when there are no midfield runners getting beyond him.

Coupled with centre backs that are very, very poor at distributing from the back, and it's no surprise that the team doesn't work.

Get a couple of centre backs comfortable with the ball at their feet, and a striker capable of good hold-up play, and you're on to something.

Aye, fourth place in a three team group!

 

[Disco Deejay]

Scotland are 4 positions short:

A goalkeeper, a defence, a midfield and an attack.

 

[SuperGers07]

He's talking absolute rot

 

[Lester Piggott]

Scotland are 4 positions short:

A goalkeeper, a defence, a midfield and an attack.

You forgot Manager.

 

[RBRFC]

Missionary (no kissing!) and The Cowgirl, will make a change from usual rear entry Scotland are forced to endure.

 

[Wugs]

 

[The Huguenot]

The international team are paying the price for us being kicked out of the league. A top class Rangers team will improve the whole of Scottish football. Not that Scottish football cares.

 

[Sheik Ma Shammy]

Marshall a shit keeper wasn't good enough at the filth years ago and Robertson without the Liverpool players around him is utter dross and struggles at the basics of defending with Scotland.
The Scotland team as a unit are utter dross and will not qualify for anything under Clarke.

 

[bear wi nae hair]

Can't help but agree.

Two positions that are open for Messi and Ronaldo.

Beat me to it. Messi on the right, Ronaldo on the left, blatantly ignoring everyone else in the team. Which will be an easy system for Ronaldo to fit into.

 

[monkey magic]

Idiots like Guidi will defend their own kind like Clarke to the bitter end, then blame someone else. Its what they do.

 

[Jules Winfield]

I listened to the show this morning as a Podcast. Mark Guidi speaks massive amounts of shite, especially last night.

He was discussing having airport style security at Celtic Park to deter against people bringing coins into the stadium to throw at players. Only one issue with that, Mark - there are food stalls in the stadium that give CHANGE to paper notes. They actually distribute coins inside the ground you idiot .

I remember years ago at Ajax’s ground that you had to purchase a card that you top up if you want to purchase anything. Also at some festivals in England this year they weren’t excepting cash anywhere on site you had to use the top up system as well so that is coming in at some point up here as well

 

[a_weir]

Beat me to it. Messi on the right, Ronaldinho on the left, blatantly ignoring everyone else in the team. Which will be an easy system for Ronaldo to fit into.

Hahaha

 

[Big Buff]

Marshall a shit keeper wasn't good enough at the filth years ago and Robertson without the Liverpool players around him is utter dross and struggles at the basics of defending with Scotland.
The Scotland team as a unit are utter dross and will not qualify for anything under Clarke.

Putting a blue shirt on Robertson instead of a red shirt does not make him a terrible footballer.

 

[Macdonsj]

to be fair they are

1 - goalie
2 - everything in front of the goalie

 

[top_cat]

The media got who they wanted, look at the state of it.

 

[Inspector Blake]

Scotland should just stick to rugger, anyhow cmon the ruskies get intae this lot.

 

[Capo]

He’s correct. #2 + #9 = 11. We are 11 players away from having a team capable of qualifying.

 

[The Golden God]

Being serious here for a moment. Scotland pick all their players from the same leagues at Northern Ireland, Wales and Ireland pick their players.

I actually think Northern Ireland even go lower to the bottom half of the championship/league 1.

They've all qualified for major tournaments in recent times.

Scotland have players playing for decent teams in a decent league, surely they should be able to qualify? I think the biggest problem is the manager appoitment.

 

[Rt. Hon. Bearman]

For as long as Scotland persist with dross such as Mulgrew and Hanley, we won't qualify for a major tournament.

 

[Rt. Hon. Bearman]

Being serious here for a moment. Scotland pick all their players from the same leagues at Northern Ireland, Wales and Ireland pick their players.

I actually think Northern Ireland even go lower to the bottom half of the championship/league 1.

They've all qualified for major tournaments in recent times.

Scotland have players playing for decent teams in a decent league, surely they should be able to qualify? I think the biggest problem is the manager appoitment.

Northern Ireland and Wales have a 'can do' attitude.

Scotland revels in pessimism, masochism and apathy.

 

[Big Buff]

Scotsman reporting this morning that Mikey Devlin and Oli Burke will start tonight.

Doesn't look like Clarke is anywhere close to figuring it out yet.

 

[Blue Steel]

I listened to the show this morning as a Podcast. Mark Guidi speaks massive amounts of shite, especially last night.

He was discussing having airport style security at Celtic Park to deter against people bringing coins into the stadium to throw at players. Only one issue with that, Mark - there are food stalls in the stadium that give CHANGE to paper notes. They actually distribute coins inside the ground you idiot .

In all fairness , he doesn’t ever get any change from the Pie stall .

 

[The Golden God]

Northern Ireland and Wales have a 'can do' attitude.

Scotland revels in pessimism, masochism and apathy.

Surely a good manager can fix it that?

 

[Paulie Walnuts]

Aye.....those 2 positions are:
1, in goals
2, outfield.

 

[Worthy_Candidate]

I would say Scotland are 3 positions short:

A defence, a midfield and an attack.

In saying that, the options for goalkeeper are pretty shite as well.

 

[gordon_blue]

A manager and a squad. That's two.

 

[Ambiorix]

Please express your opinion of Mark's thoughts as a limerick.

Tip: Guidi rhymes with bidet.

 

[Oduwa]

He's got a layer of fat around his brain that alters his judgement.

He'll be getting fatter by the day as Bears line his pockets.

 

[Coopers left foot.]

I heard the SSB for my sins.

Clarke is getting some leeway for not qualifying this time because he inherited dross, as far as I can pick up. Nothing is Clarke's fault.

What they havent grasped is Clarke has picked more dross of his own.

How the %^*& does an international manager inherit dross? That's mental gymnastics from them right there.

 

[ScotiaPapac]

Two positions short? He’s right, the players and the manager.

 

[Ruben Sosa]

I can't think of even one semi competent centre half and the right back is comically bad.

That's before you even start on the other positions.

 

[Ronniemca]

He would have been as well saying San Marino are only 11 players short of winning the World Cup

 

[dapper dado]

Scotland are international minnows these days. Cannon fodder for most decent nations and some not so decent ones. If Russia scored 4 or 5 tonight, would anyone really be surprised?

Not surprised - expecting it. It's why I'm watching.

 

[barrheadbear]

Heard that last night lol he actually thinks scotland CBs are decent

If Guidi honestly believes that he should be sacked as a sports journalist because anything he writes could not be taken as credible.

 

[bluetonic]

McTominay is rotten and only gets a game because he plays for Man Ure, bet if he played for Burnley or Palace he would be nowhere near the team

 

[uddingstonbluenose]

Its really 3; Cyprus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

 

[Three-in-seven]

Scotland are international minnows these days. Cannon fodder for most decent nations and some not so decent ones. If Russia scored 4 or 5 tonight, would anyone really be surprised?

Yes, I would be surprised, as to why they only played for 45 minutes and not 90.

 

[ClubDeckBear]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Sheik Ma Shammy]

Putting a blue shirt on Robertson instead of a red shirt does not make him a terrible footballer.

The way he plays for Scotland does he's been awful.

 

[standardbarger]

The sports journalists in this country really have no clue about football, idf he actually believes this Scotland team are just 2 positions short from being able to qualify then he is deluded imo

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He is 2 positions short of a full team in my opinion.

 

[standardbarger]

Marshall was fine 6 years ago, he's lost form since

We need a goalkeeper, a right back, 2 decent centre halfs, and a striker at least.

I can't believe the number of bears who still call that mentally challenged Rangers hating SFA team ours.

 

[usbear]

With Griffiths and Mulgrew we could qualify for the homeless world cup

 

[km_2083]

He’s right , we usually finish in 4th position , we need to at least finish in 2nd position in the groups to qualify so yea we are two positions short

 

[Big Buff]

The way he plays for Scotland does he's been awful.

None of which is to do with Robertson's ability.

 

[Robocop1960]

I can safely assume Guidi takes drugs then?

 

[Sheik Ma Shammy]

None of which is to do with Robertson's ability.

So passing the ball for one of the goals then fucking it up for another has nothing to do with his ability explain that to me.

 

[Big Buff]

So passing the ball for one of the goals then fucking it up for another has nothing to do with his ability explain that to me.

The Scotland side have plenty of structural issues which contribute to the poor performance of every outfield player.

Robertson is still an excellent footballer and he shows it every week for Liverpool. If he's not playing well, it's not because of a lack of talent or ability.

 

[Realger34]

Guidi thinks, thats it I’m off!

 

[cav]

Goalkeeper, RB, 2 x CBs and a first choice number 9.

I actually don't think Marshall is that bad and there's some good young 'keepers like the one at St. Johnstone and our own Robby McCrorie coming through soon I expect.

The rest you mentioned is well short though without a doubt.