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I reckon the pitches don't help. Some of the turfs in Scotland would get torn up at a social club.

Which is probably why his groin has snapped. Fans slaughtered Clement for not chucking him in mind.

Same thing happened early under Klopp and Pochettino too iirc. After awhile the players acclimatised to it. Joe Gomez said it was hammy central early on under Klopp.

If Pröpper is out for an extended time I beg Clement play Nsiala. Davies will not suddenly come good. Do yourself a favour mate, it's an easy win.

Don't get me wrong it's a bad miss but the ball into him is just as bad. It's almost fucking behind him. Let him run onto it ffs.

Best way to describe our defending is dopey. Trust me, if this wasn't my team I'd be laughing at the passing and lapses at the back.

Come on Rangers!

No problem with project players until it comes to actually developing them you mean?

Guardiola famously rarely played Fernandinho for his first 6 months at City to allow him to adjust to demands at the club. That's a grandiose example but it rings true, tactically Igamane will be learning things he's probably never heard of before. With all due respect to North African football. Not to mention the physical demands. Clement was burnt by players breaking down last season, you'd kill the kid by firing him in straight off the bat.

Shocker for Hearts btw. Big come down after their huge 0-0 win against us.

The most 4-3-3 looking lineup I've seen from us. Not saying it will be that, it'll probably be Dio pushed forward into the 10 but I wouldn't be surprised if we do see a 3 man midfield at some point with that lineup. Give Danilo 45 and a goal and it's job done.

Standard.

Utd 2 or 3 players away from a decent outfit imo. De Ligt and Højlund added into that XI make it look a wee bit better.

Robinson motm performance incoming. Please.

A team of players who are weak as piss.

Premier Sports as well mate.

Can't lose something I've never had mate. I'm a Greg Docherty apologist.

Roll up roll up. Costs nothing.

Not to be all new age about it but a 'formation' shouldn't be set. What I'd like from Clement with his formations is flexibility, for instance when defending against the ball I'd be happy to see McCausland and whoever else on the wings drop in and Lawrence push alongside Dessers - e.g. 4-4-fucking 2. Which imo is as good as any formation to defend with when the team is set. I think we do try that but our distances are pretty wild. That probably stems from a lack of mobility/intensity and intelligence from players. If you want an example of how to set quickly as a defence watch Artetas Arsenal, it is brilliant to watch. More importantly it's 'good football'. (For the Presbyterian folk among us more than likely). When attacking/building up I'd like to see Barron drop in between the CB's to make a 3, Tav and Jefte (e.g) push up and Lawrence to drop back a bit to make a 4 and the wingers to bomb on to make a 3. Ideally Lawrence would make runs beyond Dessers but the lad can't run for toffee. That's a personnel issue. But that's 2 variations to his 4 2 3 1 during a game. Clement probably worked on 5/6 different systems during pre season - if his sole focus was a rigid 4 - 2 - 3 -1 in all phases I'd can the bloke tomorrow. Which isn't the case because as I've said earlier, we can see the different systems in game. It's just very sloppy.

With 5 subs and HT subs not eating into the number of alloted times you can make a change - Danilo not starting and getting 45 would be strange imo.

Oh aye but he's been saying that he's been wanting to put him on in games - problem is it's been too tight to do so. 45/60 here would be ideal imo. Especially after his comments. Not too bothered if not. It does ramp up the paranoia of some in the fanbase though.

Aye fair points, didn't even think of Nsiala tbh - I'd rather play him than either of those two.

Coming up for this one, should be a laugh. If we don't see Danilo then Clement really has lost it. My XI Kelly Sterling Souttar Nsiala Jefte Barron McKinnon Diomande Cerny McCausland Danilo Strong enough for the game to be comfortable but enough rotation to build minutes and see some players in action. No midweek fixture either (?) so you might aswell ask the lads to go again for the most part.

Well if we're judging him on his performance at Hearts they've generated record breaking revenue under him and are now Europa league regulars. If he gets us into the UCL semi regularly and cracks 100m in revenue during his stint then I'll be honest, I'll absolve him of any past misdemeanours. I get the reticence but if he's the best CEO in the country, and that could be argued, then who are we to say no? I appreciate the anger though of course.

Okay that's interesting. You would think if she was hired we'd then bring in Henderby. That would be pretty appealing (dare I say smart). Idk if this will piss people off on here but I think a senior woman's voice in the clubs hierarchy could be a good thing. Only if she has pedigree mind.