HOODLUM65 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Thought the new lad Macna had pace and performed well. Just needs to curb punting forward to no one late in the game, when under no pressure, when there are team mates to pass to. For a debut 7 out of ten. Can see competition for places and the Manager changing line ups depending on the opposition. Considine missing for game against the Dons. C.o.y.s. south inch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, sixties saintee said: Settle for a point , the camera person on dufc was shite If you're complaining about the BBC cameras which were pretty faultless overall, you're going to be extremely unsatisfied with clubs' own offerings over the coming months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Potter Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Early days but I'm not convinced 3-4-3 is the way forward. No doubt a big reason CD wants to play it is to fit MOH in from the start. Lets be honest, he's pretty ineffective more often than not. I prefer a front two. it worked well last season as they close down as a pair. Decent point today under the circumstances. Cagey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Stats. 69% of possession in the second half. Great fight back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 "Average player position" can see the sey up, but also the issues it causes. Big call for the manager whether he sticks with it try and get the players more comfortable, or if he makes it a back up formation. Melbourne Saint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David123 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Thought we were terrific second half, played more football throughout that game than most of last season. McNamara looked good second half as did the rest! Excited to see this team going forward. Worth noting that we had played 2 less friendlies than United so lack of sharpness and actual getting used to the shape and formation was expected. Onwards and upwards! Wendy Saints and Cagerf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Saint Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Formation will take time to settle... don't think MOH will get a fine, just a warning. Bit of over excitement after 4 months off. We have Conway & hopefully May as cover next game. The way I look at CD's setup is he wants the two wide forwards to be a Mo Falallah type, coming in from wings. Unfortunately we don't have Mo, but I get what we means to do & it supposedly helps keep full backs quiet. What I find interesting is putting Gordon in the middle of the back 3. Arguably the weakest of the 3. Part of me would prefer McCart. But he likes to go forward, so does Kerr, so can understand why he keeps Gordon in the middle. Be interesting if that changes though... I'd prefer McCart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuram Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Great point but it’s a pity we had to play second half with 10 men. Thought Parish did well. All had a super second half and deserved the point. Pity about the lack of sound till late in the game but picture very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 After MOH went off, I thought that would be it, but we grew into the game and were the better side overall. Frustrating not to really see how the formation would’ve worked over the whole 90 mins. It does feel like he’s pinning his hopes on MOH having a good season, which I don’t think has happened for a long while. Most players got pass marks. Wotherspoon, McCart & Craig stood out. McNamara started badly but was good in the second half. Parish was pretty faultless, although didn’t have a huge amount to do. I’d be worried about getting my place back if I was Clark. Hendry was a bit quieter that usual & Conway didn’t add much. Good enough, given the circumstances, against a pretty poor side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Just watched the first half on Alba. Mikey was really poor . United players contributed to him getting sent off with their yells & play acting. Butcher & goalie hardly touched. Might have been a red for tackle on Pawlett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickDT Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Mikey was garbage the whole time he was on and you could see he was heading for a sending off. Just poor discipline. I thought the back 3 once again looked very good at what they are there to do- defend. I’d personally prefer the 3-5-2 to the 3-4-3 that we played yesterday (or 3-4-2 in the end) but it’ll be interesting how the players adapt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 13 hours ago, The Real Saints said: If you're complaining about the BBC cameras which were pretty faultless overall, you're going to be extremely unsatisfied with clubs' own offerings over the coming months. Dont know whos camera they were ,the ones on dufc he must have had a stiff neck and could not turn to the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Do BBC just make up their stats ?. 61% possession & 16 shots on goal !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Cagey said: Do BBC just make up their stats ?. 61% possession & 16 shots on goal !. They do aye. WhoScored had it at... Utd: 51.6%, Saints: 48.4% In terms of shots it was... Utd: 16, Saints: 9, with both having 4 on target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Just catching up with the comments on here and bit surprised by how negatively some people viewed it. I thought that was a really promising performance, given it was the manager's first game and the team's first proper game in a new system. I thought our players looked very, very sharp and fit - much fitter than the United team - and our passing became more and more crisp and confident as the match went on. Take out the soft penalty, and MOH losing the head, and I think we may have won that quite comfortably. Only disappointment for me was in the closing stages when we seemed to camp back in our own half and let United come at us - I guess perhaps our players were shattered by then. I remain unconvinced by the new formation but the players certainly seemed up for making it work. I do think that if the plan is to play our left wing-back so far up the park it would make sense for it to be Tanser rather than Booth. Also not keen on Wotherspoon playing so far up the park, although that said he had a terrific game. I think this is going to be a big season for Spoony. I was also pretty pleased with the stream itself, as I was expecting one camera following the whole match from the Main Stand, but it turned out to be the BBC feed which meant we got different angles, close-ups, replays etc. Obviously they were having some teething problems with the commentary, but hey, it was Day 1. I'm just glad we got to hear that Sean Dillon apparently doesn't understand the back-pass rule, after 20 years of playing professional football as a defender. south inch and David123 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 2 hours ago, SlickDT said: Mikey was garbage the whole time he was on and you could see he was heading for a sending off. Just poor discipline. Not a bad way to make money allegedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Craig MoM for me. Spoony & Craig ,oldest men on park & probably covered more ground than anyone else. Played better with 10 as Mikey pass a passenger. Think Callum asked too much of him. Mikey's game is stay wide,head down & skin full back. He is not the smartest cookie. south inch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Itk poster on P&B says we are signing a striker. Not sure that is a position we need to strengthen . Hope CD is still looking out for a midfield enforcer & maybe another playmaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat McGroin Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Cagey said: Itk poster on P&B says we are signing a striker. Not sure that is a position we need to strengthen . Hope CD is still looking out for a midfield enforcer & maybe another playmaker. Means we’re committing to this new shape I reckon. We’re probably good for midfielders if we’re going with a midfield 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Really can't see us signing another striker unless one of our existing options (Kane?) is on the way out. That said, I did wonder if we might renew our interest in Kane Hemmings, given that he's been forced into taking a pay cut at Dundee. Personally I'd still have a central midfielder at the top of the wanted list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 It seems from the set-up yesterday that the front three are: Hendry/Kane Wotherspoon/May MOH/Conway Not sure why an extra striker would be needed, given that Olaofe can supposedly play in all three positions too. Cagey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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