gordon_blue
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It’s also missing Cortes as well. He was coming on to a game.
We need Yilmaz back so Sterling can move forward.
We need Yilmaz back so Sterling can move forward.
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It's the other way round. A decent midfield makes it easy for a defence, a non-existent one makes it extremely difficult for any defender. You defend as a team, the midfield need to do their part and if they do it well a Rangers defender should have very little to actually do domestically.Personally I’ve not seen enough of Diomande to think he is our saviour and a strapped up thumb keeping a player out is baffling, is he hiding?
Sima had a great start to season and was predominantly playing on the left but is out right to accommodate Silva who offers nowt. Can’t think of many games where shoe horning Silva onto the pitch has worked for us.
Sterling would make a massive difference to midfield as long as the back 4 stay where they are. At one point last night Lawerence and Lundstrum were sitting at the back while Tav and Souttar were away for a jog.
I think the midfield will look after itself if the defence actually defended.
Ridvan worries me, he is injured a LOT. Barisic is only one of a very long list of players who have downed tools at the end of their contract. I am more concerned that we have paid a lot of money for his replacement to sit in the stand.
Indeed -- it is as simple as that.I don’t understand why we have Sterling at left back. By doing that we have two weak positions not one.
I think the Cortes injury was a big blow.plenty of encouraging signs in the hearts and Kilmarnock(ironically where he picked up his injury)gamesIt’s also missing Cortes as well. He was coming on to a game.
We need Yoilmaz back so Sterling can move forward.
This seems to have got a worse a lot to do with the inverted full backs and without ridvan it leaves middle wife open and defence all over the placeThe warning signs were there even with Diomande in midfield.
I don’t even think the issue with the midfield is the personnel, it’s a structural issue.
If you look at the positions of our entire team when we lose the ball it’s frightening. Only a couple of months ago this was our main strength and now it’s our biggest weakness.
Step one in improving has to be to control games a lot better. Deny teams prolonged possession of the ball even if it sacrifices creative output in the short term.
Keep seeing posters saying Barisic is awful - they're not wrong, he has checked out already, but the problem is Sterling is also terrible at left back! Might as well go with Barisic and let Sterling shine in the middle.Indeed -- it is as simple as that.
Very strange tbh.
How the heck does a finger injury keep a professional fit player such as Diomande from playing football? It is laughable.With Sterling being taken from midfield to fill in at left back (which he doesn’t look comfortable) and Diomande out with the hand injury all our midfield rhythm and synergy has gone. It doesn’t explain the rest of the team’s lack of desire and effort but when both of them are in the midfield we look a much more dangerous proposition. How far away is Yilmaz?
We honestly should be going 3/5/2 our slight variation with who we have available right now.
Diomande definitely isn't going to be that guy.Not one player in our squad is a dirty, nasty, aggressive piece of work. Diomande might be that guy but he started well and faded at the same time the team has.
With aggression comes desire to win and we need to find some of these going forward.
I woke up today hating that team of losers and seriously concerned about Clement.
How the heck does a finger injury keep a professional fit player such as Diomande from playing football? It is laughable.
Makes sense.it was an operation
suggestions are that he was/is in a cast and apparently you cannot play with one on
With Sterling being taken from midfield to fill in at left back (which he doesn’t look comfortable) and Diomande out with the hand injury all our midfield rhythm and synergy has gone. It doesn’t explain the rest of the team’s lack of desire and effort but when both of them are in the midfield we look a much more dangerous proposition. How far away is Yilmaz?
Unfortunately this is true.It’s a fcking shambles that folk are pinning their hopes on Sterling being the saviour of our midfield. He’s just an athletic right back really.
Answer this truthfully- would he get in Celtics midfield?
Not a chance. And that’s why we are second best. They have better players in every single position bar goalkeeper.
The thing is we keep saying his best position is midfield when he is a right back.Absolutely -- as said before, what we did by shunting Sterling into the LB spot was to shore up a defence against feffing Dundee !!
Rather than play him in his best position and give THEM something to worry about.
It rather smacks of a fear that imo we really shouldn't have against a team like that.
I simply cannot get my head around the concept that a footballer can miss games because of a bumbed thumb?
One of the Van der Kerkoffs twins (sp) was happy to play for Holland in the 78 WC final with an arm in a type of plaster due to a fracture, I'm sure.
It's not bizzare, he's had surgery on it so he possibly has supporting pins exposed so he wouldn't be allowed to play for various reasons.
a quick google check has various football bodies reminding members that players cannot play these days with a hard cast on
The thing is we keep saying his best position is midfield when he is a right back.
I do think he strengthens the midfield and would give us some athleticism and dig but he's not played a consistent number of games in there for me to be our saviour either.
Not one player in our squad is a dirty, nasty, aggressive piece of work. Diomande might be that guy but he started well and faded at the same time the team has.
With aggression comes desire to win and we need to find some of these going forward.
I woke up today hating that team of losers and seriously concerned about Clement.
My thoughts exactlyI've noticed Sterling the midfielder has become a much better midfielder the more he plays at left-back.
Hopefully that's in the summer and he's in his natural position next season.he's not the long term solution to CM
he will be the answer to the RB role when Tav goes
but in the current squad, he offers a lot more in terms of physical ability and desire than most in there
Many reasons for the injury, most common would be a fall or an impact ie. thumb was stood onI didn't know that, hence my post down from yours.
How can you suffer such an injury?
Could only happen to us.
Who does he play at left back?Clement choosing not to put Sterling in midfield is another example of his bizarre management.
It's an absolute joke.
Many reasons for the injury, most common would be a fall or an impact ie. thumb was stood on
As mentioned in other posts - Borna.Who does he play at left back?
100pc mateMidfield is a more important position.
If it meant Borna playng then so be it.
Sterling not being used in midfield is criminal.
He plays BB and gets crucified for that as well. BB has checked out going by recent performances.As mentioned in other posts - Borna.
I'm not Borna's biggest fan but the midfield needed Sterling more than they needed him at left back. Midfield sets the tone for things and Sterling should have been in there.
Correct. We are not a well drilled and coached side. I'm not buying that they are and then just doing something different when they take to the field.Our midfield don't play as a unit.
They seem to be miles from each other.
There seems to be no positional discipline.
Cantwell seems to be all over the shop.
Phil had us playing well. MF was making the difference. Why he decided to mess with that philosophy is baffling to me. Sterling MUST be in MF unless you skate him at RB and push Tav forward with both covering for each other, overlapping. Barasic might have given up the ghost but if rather a LB playing LB with a stronger MF than she horning players into positions they should not be inClement choosing not to put Sterling in midfield is another example of his bizarre management.
It's an absolute joke.
Spot on mate.Phil had us playing well. MF was making the difference. Why he decided to mess with that philosophy is baffling to me. Sterling MUST be in MF unless you skate him at RB and push Tav forward with both covering for each other, overlapping. Barasic might have given up the ghost but if rather a LB playing LB with a stronger MF than she horning players into positions they should not be in
“Strapped up thumb”.Personally I’ve not seen enough of Diomande to think he is our saviour and a strapped up thumb keeping a player out is baffling, is he hiding?
Sima had a great start to season and was predominantly playing on the left but is out right to accommodate Silva who offers nowt. Can’t think of many games where shoe horning Silva onto the pitch has worked for us.
Sterling would make a massive difference to midfield as long as the back 4 stay where they are. At one point last night Lawerence and Lundstrum were sitting at the back while Tav and Souttar were away for a jog.
I think the midfield will look after itself if the defence actually defended.
Just couldn’t picture a Richard Gough or Terry Butcher sitting on the sidelines when the team need them the most.“Strapped up thumb”.
Looking for villains are we?
What about if they haven’t been medically cleared to return to play football?Just couldn’t picture a Richard Gough or Terry Butcher sitting on the sidelines when the team need them the most.
Who plays left back? Borna is done. Ridvan injured. I’m not aware of anyone else who can play that position.Clement choosing not to put Sterling in midfield is another example of his bizarre management.
It's an absolute joke.