Batigol
Well-Known Member
An attempt to get some ideas about what the future holds for the "provincial" Scottish teams in Europe. Dundee Utd shouldn't be expected to beat Alkmaar across two legs, but the manner of the defeat is something you'd expect an Andorran or Gibraltar based side to face.
I know tonight's result and Motherwell's previous embarrassment is funny, and people are quite entitled to have a laugh. However, the reality is that it only makes our job harder. Despite reaching the EL final last year, Scotland as a nation still got a lower coefficient than the 20-21 season because it is now being split across 5 teams rather than 4. Realistically, there are only likely to be 2 teams actually contributing anything meaningful which makes the task even greater.
I know many are not interested in what others do, but are there any creative or radical ideas that would improve the chances of our teams even negotiating a round or two in qualification. For me the biggest issue is the incentive to play turgid, defensive and completely retrograde football. This is then entrenched by refereeing which allows excessive timewasting and physicality which simply aren't accepted on the European stage, therefore any tactical approach is negated in European ties.
What's the thoughts?
I know tonight's result and Motherwell's previous embarrassment is funny, and people are quite entitled to have a laugh. However, the reality is that it only makes our job harder. Despite reaching the EL final last year, Scotland as a nation still got a lower coefficient than the 20-21 season because it is now being split across 5 teams rather than 4. Realistically, there are only likely to be 2 teams actually contributing anything meaningful which makes the task even greater.
I know many are not interested in what others do, but are there any creative or radical ideas that would improve the chances of our teams even negotiating a round or two in qualification. For me the biggest issue is the incentive to play turgid, defensive and completely retrograde football. This is then entrenched by refereeing which allows excessive timewasting and physicality which simply aren't accepted on the European stage, therefore any tactical approach is negated in European ties.
What's the thoughts?