Tav is a good defender and you're dumbPersonally I,think,tiredness is a huge factor for all three and given their service then some time,should,be taken to give them time to recover form.
That said Tav will never be a good defender.
A bit of both. He averages around 53/54 games a season since 2018. It’s mad.
He’s lost a yard, definitely, but frankly Balogun and Souttar get away with stuff he’d be pilloried for.
We are a weird support.
A bit of both. He averages around 53/54 games a season since 2018. It’s mad.
He’s lost a yard, definitely, but frankly Balogun and Souttar get away with stuff he’d be pilloried for.
We are a weird support.
If Goldson is still in the squad next season, I'd suggest the manager gets a go-bag and tries to book a removal company for the October internationals in advance.Balogun in particular is seemingly immune to the "remember this" treatment. He's had a number of howling moments and games yet they never get cast up anywhere near as often as other players do.
On the OP - we may never have an answer, because he could be just hitting a bit of poor form, or some personal stuff is affecting him somewhat. The symptoms all look the same, more often than not.
We won't know until next season if it's some sort of early decline. I believe it's not, but that is just a belief in the absence of solid evidence just now.
A high ball into the box!! Same result if Goldson had been playing.He should start, he's still our best defender.
No way we lose that goal today with him on
Ballogan has a track record of coming in, playing well then dropping off.
For me, Soutar makes the most mistakes but is also the best at coming out from the back
Basically need 2 new centre Half's in the summer
Goldson’s ‘not missing games’ is on a whole different level to Lundstram’s.Similar to lundstram and tav. They don’t miss games and haven’t since they signed.
They all came onto a game when clement came in but now are pretty poor (to say the least)
Are the games catching up with them or are the just in need of a really good break?
Look, don’t spoil it….we can but dream!!Not that I'm necessarily disagreeing but that's never happening.
Interested to know what Tav's natural level is?The dust has settled on the new manager bounce and the 3 mentioned are just reverting back to their natural level.
He's just not good enough.
Plays more in one season than some of our signings manage over 2 or 3 seasons.
It's weird that some of our support have such hatred towards our own players.
Ryan Jack barely plays yet you see very little negative said about him.
Held to a much higher standard than others. Souttar has far more brain farts and goal costing errors in him but gets off very very lightly in comparison..
Do you watch our games? He's been displaying it for months now.Interested to know what Tav's natural level is?
Ryan Jack, like John Souttar is Scottish, so gets an incredible amount of leeway due to that I think despite offerong far less.Some muppets would still tell you Ryan Jack is our best midfielder despite doing nothing in a Rangers jersey for about 3 seasons.
Yet they'll roundly slaughter players like Tav or Goldson who actually do contribute.
Goldson and Davies need replaced with two starters, souttar and Balogun if he stays become the squad options.Ryan Jack, like John Souttar is Scottish, so gets an incredible amount of leeway due to that I think despite offerong far less.
There's certain factions in our support, who likely also follow the "anyone but England" thought path that sees them give Scottish players far far more support than their superior in these cases English counterparts.
It's alright when they're playing out of their skin, but if their levels drop, even close to their Scottish counterparts they'll be slaughtered.
Goldson is still, even now vastly superior to Souttar, but gets slated.
Are you 5 years oldTav is a good defender and you're dumb
A bit of both. He averages around 53/54 games a season since 2018. It’s mad.
He’s lost a yard, definitely, but frankly Balogun and Souttar get away with stuff he’d be pilloried for.
We are a weird support.
Lots of guys suggesting it’s number of minutes played or Father Time catching up with him, but in reality he’s been prone to costly gaffs for as long as he’s been here. They’re just even more common than they used to be.He’s just not that good.
I think they have stayed too longSimilar to lundstram and tav. They don’t miss games and haven’t since they signed.
They all came onto a game when clement came in but now are pretty poor (to say the least)
Are the games catching up with them or are the just in need of a really good break?
He's never played a out and out 352This where we have went wrong since the winter break
We don't have the defenders for enough to pace this way properly which is why Lundstram drops so deep. Then once the fb invert the opposition go diagonal or play through midfield with ease.
I get what clement wants to do but he does need be a bit pragmatic as well.
Our injuries are wild so don't have the wingers and striker that can link rotate the play on the wings so we have nullified tav as a threat
The midfield doesn't have legs to cope against 3/4 in it when the strikers are static up front.
We have got it b wrong since the winter break
With injuries v and form we would be better going 352 or 343
We tried to sign deoki spFor £3.5m CG has been a great signing. Barely misses a game and is, on the whole, highly dependable.
He had zero pre season this year and went straight from injury into the Champions League fixtures. It was bound to catch up at some point and it has now. In the last few games he has played, he has looked severely ‘leggy’ and that is being kind.
PC did the right thing in taking him out of the team although I still feel that he sees him as his number one centre back going forwards into next season.
I am not sure who people see us signing who would be a significant upgrade on CG given our budget but I’d like to see some suggestions, as I don’t think some realise how much we would have to spend to upgrade significantly on him.
Let’s hope that this little rest has done him good and we see him back to his best for the remainder of the season.
Very few of those around. Easier to find “ball-playing” centre backs, which is code for not very good at defending.We need a centre half similar to Helander.
I'm. Not talking about just one playerHe's never played a out and out 352
We shouldn't be either to make up in deficiencys in tavs defending.
No player tav Goldson or lundstrum are anywhere near players in the past and we have moved on it's about time fans learn to let go on mediocrity and the board need to take a hard line to not reward players that turn up for half a season or sign older players with no sell on huge contracts we will not be able to shift
The contract souttar got for instance was baffling,Scott wright were stuck with for another season. Its not just the dof or manager the board should be held account as well imo
Celtic if they win the League are going for 55 next season. They have more trebles now. They will match us on overall trophies if they win the double this season.It's weird that some of our support have such hatred towards our own players.
Which is pretty much itCeltic if they win the League are going for 55 next season. They have more trebles now. They will match us on overall trophies if they win the double this season.
That’s why the support are sick of the core. Not to mention the recent record in OF games has pushed general opinion over the edge.