TheYellowBox Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Played much worse and won. Failed to take a few good chances and got lucky with the goal. For the shots on target debate, Motherwells one 'shot' was the header near the end that had no power and think was a deflection that took the sting out of it. Kane did well holding the ball up and won most in the air, however I don't think it works with him and macca together. Both are great with a nippy striker beside them. Midge was good too. Interesting that the players looked to him a lot of the time to control the game. Obviously respect him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyFaeStenny Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Played much worse and won. Failed to take a few good chances and got lucky with the goal. For the shots on target debate, Motherwells one 'shot' was the header near the end that had no power and think was a deflection that took the sting out of it. Kane did well holding the ball up and won most in the air, however I don't think it works with him and macca together. Both are great with a nippy striker beside them. Midge was good too. Interesting that the players looked to him a lot of the time to control the game. Obviously respect him. Kane is our "nippy striker" I'm not sure if you've noticed but he's one of the faster players within our squad...? David123 and Oldermoresensiblepack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I think the criticism from Aberdeen is having its effect as Saints seem to be passing a bit too much instead of being more direct & also passing out side instead of having a shot. Second half was better. The other thing , Macca said they were calling them rugby players. I would like to see the stats as I think our crime count would be one of the best outside Celtic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greylag Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 If Saints are rugby players then that would explain why we keep scoring 3s and 5s against them.... templeofsaints 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 2 points dropped. Next.... Keep up that level of performance and should see out this year with 2 wins. Norsaint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpy1949 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I would be looking for 3 wins out of 3 Dave H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Yesterday's bench was as strong as I've seen for a long time considering that Anderson, Swanson and Craig were all absent Edited December 18, 2016 by R.B.B:- Adz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Rogue One was good. Glad I went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I would be looking for 3 wins out of 3 Agreed... somehow thought we played Dundee next year... When it's actually 31st. Good spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthensSaint Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Is Lord Lucan ready for a start ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYellowBox Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Kane is our "nippy striker" I'm not sure if you've noticed but he's one of the faster players within our squad...? I don't mean by pace necessarily, I more mean the type of player who latches onto the knockdowns he does well and is a bit of a poacher in the box. For me Kane is a good forward, but is never going to be the type of player who is going to get us 20+ goals a season. I see him as the provider in a striking partnership on a holding up lone striker in the future. Kane and McLean are too similar in that respect for me. Both good at holding it up and winning balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Sportscene says let's clear up the hand ball controversy. I didn't know there was one. Although I was half expecting Kane's to be chalked off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE LARK SAINT Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Is Lord Lucan ready for a start ? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ScottMann Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I don't mean by pace necessarily, I more mean the type of player who latches onto the knockdowns he does well and is a bit of a poacher in the box. For me Kane is a good forward, but is never going to be the type of player who is going to get us 20+ goals a season. I see him as the provider in a striking partnership on a holding up lone striker in the future. Kane and McLean are too similar in that respect for me. Both good at holding it up and winning balls. Can you see Kane being MacLean's replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 ??? I imagine that this is Watson he's on about. AthensSaint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Kane and McLean are too similar in that respect for me. Both good at holding it up and winning balls. Kane is the young version of mclean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I wonder which Willie Collum will turn up. The good version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYellowBox Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Can you see Kane being MacLean's replacement? Yes, I think in Kane we have exactly that. He's still got a long way to go, but you can see him becoming much cleverer with his game. I don't think he'll ever have the impact May did, but he is developing into a MacLean type player. Oldermoresensiblepack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Kane had a good game yesterday, but to say he will develop into a similar player to Macca is stretching it a tad Will do him no harm playing / training with a guy like MacLean, but certain things can't be taught, vision being one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havana Saint Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Kane is not progressing in my opinion. Needs to work on the following: Play off the shoulder of your defender and stop continuously having your back to goal - this slows up play and is great for opposition defenders Still lacks confidence/ability to beat men Lack any serious aerial threat. Three goals this season. One smacked off his arm yesterday and the goal v Hearts was down to a Macca dummy. Mmmh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Kane had a good game yesterday, but to say he will develop into a similar player to Macca is stretching it a tad Will do him no harm playing / training with a guy like MacLean, but certain things can't be taught, vision being one Time will tell chief .time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Time will tell chief .time will tell. Ye happy ho no ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) Kane averages a goal every three games at this level, in terms of actual minutes on the pitch. His record this season is marginally better than previous seasons, for us, which suggests he is improving. He definitely isn't the finished article, but how many 22 year old strikers at this level are? Before anyone says it, May wasn't close to being a finished article either, he regularly miscontrolled and overhit passes, its just he had the self-confidence to create his own chances. I say it alot, but a Kane and May frontline would've worked well. Heres a comparison between Griffiths and Kane by the time they were 22... Griffiths: Championship - 96 games, 44 goal - 7,331 minutes - Goal every 81 minutes OR Goal every game Premiership - 30 games, 8 goals - 2,143 minutes - Goal every 268 minutes OR Goal every 3 games Kane: Championship - 27 games, 15 goals - 2,031 minutes - Goal every 135 minutes OR Goal every 1.5 games Premiership - 63 games, 8 goals - 2,502 minutes - Goal every 312 minutes Or Goal every 3.5 games I'm not saying he's going to be as good as Griffiths, as hes not, but, stats-wise in terms of goals/minutes on the pitch, he almost matches him at the same stage of their careers. You just have to look past the "games played" stat, as that includes five minute appearances in games we've already won and are sitting in. Edited December 19, 2016 by RandomGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthensSaint Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Random, you have definately taken over from Radford as the WAP anorak. Radford was a bored Uni student but has moved on. Are you here to stay though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthensSaint Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 With having no effective striker, by that I mean one that scores a bucket load of goals, the midfield needs to step up. Certain parts of this forum protect Spoony but is he just going to be unlucky forever with his chances ? I think the pressure is on the midfield to score because we do not have a regular goal scoring forward player. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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