SaintJet Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Good to get another game so quickly after Wednesday to see if we can continue some momentum. I'm hoping to see the same starting line up as Wednesday with maybe Clark on the bench. Would like to see us win this game and start moving away from the economy end of the league in to premium economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templeofsaints Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 If Clark is fit I'd start him for DJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 A big three points this is a game we can’t afford to lose, we need the boys to show the same fight from the second half against the sheep. Would love to see us score a goal or two in the first half for a change. COYS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 12 minutes ago, pezza70 said: A big three points this is a game we can’t afford to lose, we need the boys to show the same fight from the second half against the sheep. Would love to see us score a goal or two in the first half for a change. COYS We can t afford to lose therefore Levein ball football. Please let the players play like they did in second half on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintJet Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 17 minutes ago, pezza70 said: A big three points this is a game we can’t afford to lose, we need the boys to show the same fight from the second half against the sheep. Would love to see us score a goal or two in the first half for a change. COYS I was just saying to the guy I sit with that we never come out the traps do we? We always feel our way in to a game and pick up momentum near the last part of the game. It would be nice to get a good start I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templeofsaints Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, SaintJet said: I was just saying to the guy I sit with that we never come out the traps do we? We always feel our way in to a game and pick up momentum near the last part of the game. It would be nice to get a good start I agree. We did against Killie and Well at home - problem was that the fitness levels were that poor they couldn't keep it up for the whole 90. Hopefully thats rectified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, SaintJet said: I was just saying to the guy I sit with that we never come out the traps do we? We always feel our way in to a game and pick up momentum near the last part of the game. It would be nice to get a good start I agree. Would starting the same 11 two matches in a row help that? I’ll be really disappointed if he tinkers with Keltjens, Robinson, Sprangler or Jaiyesimi. If he makes any changes it HAS to be to strengthen the starting 11. None of this tinkering with shape or playing a player to nullify an opposition player, our position is too precarious. We need consistency and momentum. The only two players that would strengthen us would be Kerr Smith coming in for Liam Gordon or Nicky Clark for Graham Carey but neither are up to speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templeofsaints Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Sprangler went off injured on Wed and Keltjens fitness might still not be 100% but I agree - keep the same team if possible (Clark for DJ my only potential improvement) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 6 minutes ago, templeofsaints said: Sprangler went off injured on Wed and Keltjens fitness might still not be 100% but I agree - keep the same team if possible (Clark for DJ my only potential improvement) On what grounds are you dropping DJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJFCTT4ME Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 I would be dropping him on the grounds he was an empty jersey v Aberdeen. Benji would be a better starter as he looks like he can actually play as a Striker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, templeofsaints said: We did against Killie and Well at home - problem was that the fitness levels were that poor they couldn't keep it up for the whole 90. Hopefully thats rectified. Killie and Motherwell first half were Clellands teams and we were 2_0 up against Well till Levein \Kirk took over at half time. We do not have to fear any team in this league apart from OF but Levein is safety first. The occasional draw at home will not keep us in this league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 2 minutes ago, SJFCTT4ME said: I would be dropping him on the grounds he was an empty jersey v Aberdeen. Benji would be a better starter as he looks like he can actually play as a Striker. THAT is your first post… oooft!  Welcome to Perth Benjamin. Jaiyesimi’s stats from Wednesday would suggest that your observation is unfounded. But for a tremendous save from Roos and a better weighted through ball he would have scored two on Wednesday night. dave mc and Stumpy1949 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templeofsaints Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, R.B.B:- Adz said: On what grounds are you dropping DJ? Just think Clark is sharper in front of goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Get your predictions in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffsaintandy Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 3 hours ago, templeofsaints said: Just think Clark is sharper in front of goal. DJ did the hard work against Aberdeen missed a couple of chances, but don’t think would have got the same from Clark, great penalty box striker but the way we are set up he’s redundant up front on his own and looked a bit heavy at Airdrie where his first touch was a pass, big DJ can control a ball. R.B.B:- Adz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffsaintandy Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 8 hours ago, SaintJet said: I was just saying to the guy I sit with that we never come out the traps do we? We always feel our way in to a game and pick up momentum near the last part of the game. It would be nice to get a good start I agree. Good start at Airdrie and that went well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 53 minutes ago, crieffsaintandy said: DJ did the hard work against Aberdeen missed a couple of chances, but don’t think would have got the same from Clark, great penalty box striker but the way we are set up he’s redundant up front on his own and looked a bit heavy at Airdrie where his first touch was a pass, big DJ can control a ball. Totally agree. Clark up on his own in this formation would be a terrible decision. Clark in for Carey and play him as a partner to DJ would work though. I think Carey is a Levein favourite though so virtually undroppable if fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpy1949 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 1 minute ago, R.B.B:- Adz said: Totally agree. Clark up on his own in this formation would be a terrible decision. Clark in for Carey and play him as a partner to DJ would work though. I think Carey is a Levein favourite though so virtually undroppable if fit. The only problem with that is who would supply the support for the two strikers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 1 minute ago, Stumpy1949 said: The only problem with that is who would supply the support for the two strikers. Matt Smith… and Robinson & Keltjens play high when attacking. Phillips and Sprangler sit in to support defenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffsaintandy Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, R.B.B:- Adz said: Totally agree. Clark up on his own in this formation would be a terrible decision. Clark in for Carey and play him as a partner to DJ would work though. I think Carey is a Levein favourite though so virtually undroppable if fit.  Think the issue with playing with 5 at the back is we make wingers redundant and rely on the wingbacks which up till now are hopeless in brown and Gallagher, so a winger type like Carey are used as this number 10 type role, and thus don’t have 2 up top, we do lack width as our wingbacks have been poor thus not many chances are created, square pegs etc….. but always thought Carey was a player, easy target for a few months, has his flaws but at the moment is our only real game changer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 36 minutes ago, crieffsaintandy said:  Think the issue with playing with 5 at the back is we make wingers redundant and rely on the wingbacks which up till now are hopeless in brown and Gallagher, so a winger type like Carey are used as this number 10 type role, and thus don’t have 2 up top, we do lack width as our wingbacks have been poor thus not many chances are created, square pegs etc….. but always thought Carey was a player, easy target for a few months, has his flaws but at the moment is our only real game changer. Robinson and Keltjens are a considerable upgrade on Brown and Gallagher. Totally agree on Carey, he is someone who can create a chance out of nothing and he has grown on me. However I think given Robinson and Keltjens seem to be growing into the wingback role, have two strikers in the box and Matt Smith creating further forward in the absence of Carey, we would score more goals and win more games. Both DJ and Kimpioka need a Nicky Clark up beside them. That chance DJ had on Wednesday showed he is able to get into the six yard box, as is Nicky Clark. Plenty of service from Robinson, Keltjens and M.Smith could just be what we need to see some goals. crieffsaintandy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerthSaint01 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Expecting a 523 tomorrow. Would guess one of the Smith’s and Carey up alongside DJ. Feel he could chuck Connor Smith in and drop Matty Smith deeper alongside Phillips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Â Â MySpazz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 2 hours ago, garydavidson said: Â Â Not a word from the club on why they were missing on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 3 minutes ago, Cagey said: Not a word from the club on why they were missing on Wednesday. Except Levein has already addressed the fact Clark was out with a tight groin in the media on Wednesday and for all we know Chris Kane might not even have been injured, it may have been something else? The constant need for saints fans to know every last minute detail about our players is ridiculous. They’ve stated the guys are injured and then say they might be back, what more do you want from them? Obviously it’s not a long term thing as they’d of posted about that separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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