Euro 2024 Scotland - Post tournament discussion

[Hillheadbear]

add the manager is tactically inept and fills the team with crash barriers

It's not just the players, it's the tactics. We're playing too high a line and giving the Germans space to get in behind our defence. We're not offering any press ands sitting off the ball and letting Germany play. Not picking up German runners from midfield.

 

[Stuart_WATP]

Different level. We knew that obviously but it's rare you see it so obvious in a game.

That's the galling thing. I doubt we'll see a match THIS one sided in the whole tournament.

 

[GeeSpot]

Love the chat that dykes would make a difference

Like he's going to be able to take on Rudiger and Tah himself

 

[Laudrup11Cooper]

Scotland.
Are SO out their depth!
Not to worry.
The Tartan Army will fly the flag, and will go out after the game, and get completely wasted with their German hosts, and once again Scotland will be everybody's friends.
The "Party Boys" are back!
But are the laughing stock of European football. After only 45 minutes.
Once again!!!

You could set your watch by it!

 

[willieluc]

Try and hold possession for more than ten seconds.

Totally agree that is why Gilmour should be in the midfield

 

[McQueen]

Does Angus Gunn know where the 18 yard box ends?

 

[BN94]

Long high ball isn't going to beat the German defence.

And Clarke will continue with this. He’s a clueless, overrated alky FB

 

[Simply a Bear]

Neuer has his first touch in the 37th minute.

With his feet.

Neuer was spotted completing a crossword before that touch.

 

[Mr. Coal Fire Man]

Get McGregor off.

 

[imvaison]

Men against boys tonight.

I thought something similar - thoroughbred racehorses against seaside donkeys.

 

[Southsideblueblood]

Men against boys tonight.

Toddlers I'd say. But see the amount of shite I heard in the build up, and we criticise the English for hysterical pish.

 

[Ferrybear1973]

Christie unable to stay on his feet there. Twice.

 

[Barbarossa]

It's not just the players, it's the tactics. We're playing too high a line and giving the Germans space to get in behind our defence. We're not offering any press ands sitting off the ball and letting Germany play. Not picking up German runners from midfield.

Did you miss the first part

The manager is tactically inept

 

[mark hateley]

What is McGinn doing at that free kick.

Austin MacPhee is not a tactical genius.

 

[Hurlfordbear]

We can talk about Gilmour and other personnel all you want. It’d be re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. Three reasons we’re getting schooled here:

1. Germany have better players across the board
2. They’ve identified the tactical weakness of Scotland system (we’re narrow and stretched too far back to front)
3. Germans are trying harder

Last point is the biggest. We are to scared to play, rather lose and say it was only 2 - 0

 

[Macdonsj]

Decent header back
Every single player burst forward and noone to get the knock down

 

[Southsideblueblood]

Get McGregor off.

You could take everyone one of them off.

 

[Hillheadbear]

Scotland.
Are SO out their depth!
No to worry.
The Tartan Army will fly the flag, and will go out after the game, and get completely wasted with their German hosts, and once again Scotland will be everybody's friends.
The "Party Boys" are back!
But are the laughing stock of European football. After only 45 minutes.
Once again!!!

You could set your watch by it!

Our traditional role is to be the gallant losers.

 

[Americano]

Has Calmac touched the ball yet? Just seen him foul Germans or knock the ball out of play

 

[mark hateley]

Get McGregor off.

On a stretcher.

 

[Jan Wyck]

I hope John Swinney is enjoying this.

A similar skelping coming his way soon.

 

[Fergie90]

Roy Keane is going to destroy this Scottish performance at half time

 

[somervillain]

Hopefully McGregor is still Celtic's lynchpin next season. Utterly dreadful

There's a reason he's been in Scotland his whole career at 31 despite the media's constant superlatives.

 

[Papasmurf]

Get McGregor off.

He’s useless and so slow. But still over ran our defence

 

[wilso10]

Steve Clarke somehow manages to make good players who play at the top level, look very shit.

This weak defensive setup is going to get us absolutely nowhere against Hungary or Switzerland.

 

[CooperBlu11]

That McGinn on the goal line thing was the most pointless thing I’ve seen on a football pitch

 

[TheCanonburyCaniggia]

Long high ball isn't going to beat the German defence.

Shame that that seems to be plan a plan b and plan c

 

[The Janny]

I will give Clark this, he is suited and booted if nothing else.

 

[sprally]

The Swiss and Hungary will beat us as well.

 

[Galstonian Oranje]

Badly needing a ball holding midfielder to take the ball from the defence

 

[paisleyblue8811]

The Germans passing is superb.

 

[ssblue]

Neuer was spotted completing a crossword before that touch.

2 down

P_MP_D

 

[ShieldhallBear]

Get McGregor off.

I’d rather he was kept on in case he gets a triple leg break. He is getting rings run around him right enough.

 

[Chris the Bandito]

Always annoys me how average bug eyes looks for Scotland or in European games for the scum, but runs the show against us because no one wants to lay a glove on him.

I think refereeing immunity is a contributing factor too

 

[Clay Davis]

Porteous defended that well did he

Oh shite he managed to make an arse of it

 

[GodStruth]

That could be a pen

 

[SDF]

I thought that was a penalty.

 

[GersFanHutch]

Manager out his depth, no?

Got to say I think the Germans have been superb tbf.

Clarke’s weakness is that he has this pretty rigid system and not many options to change it.

 

[Orange Peel]

On a stretcher.

In a bag.

 

[Galstonian Oranje]

That could be a red

 

[Macdonsj]

Thats a pen and a red
Idiot
Porteous being porteous

And left caught player first


Squad filled with imbeciles

 

[Iain04]

Awful tackle

 

[Stuart_WATP]

Badly needing a ball holding midfielder to take the ball from the defence

There's a good one in Gilmour watching from the bench while this Diddy Mcgregor gets an absolute chasing

 

[Bluerhap]

McGregor so out of his depth. Need Gilmour on to give some hold in midfield. No bravery, no idea.

 

[Woodstock Loyal]

Red card all day long

 

[Barnster Bear]

Thats a red card

 

[ssblue]

Stonewall penalty

 

[Ibroxroar]

Penalty im afraid.

 

[Hoojar McKinney]

That's a penalty surely?

 

[Banbridge_Bear]

That's a red surely