Gribz
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I think we have a good blend of central midfielders who all can up and down the park. Davis is certainly 1 player who can play forward and get back deep into our own half. From what ive seen of Edu he can do the same. Mendes is more attack minded. Thomson is more so a holding player but I wouldnt class him a defensive type, he can get forward also, he is just more a tackling type. Dare i say it, even Ferguson would probably be better suited in a 4-3-3 IF he could let others play their game.
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Not only that, they have to overturn a team who thumped them 6-2 last time out!!!
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Im not so much a fan of 3-5-2 as i used to be. If you have 3 quality centre halfs then it can be used. England are the prime example of a team who should use 3-5-2. They always play players out of position to accommodate players, we've seen Gerrard and Rooney play left wing. But when you have a team of quality such as they do then they shouldnt worry about the defence so much especially when their full backs arent world class unlike the rest of the team. Having Terry, Rio and an other (choice of about 6) at the back is more then enough then they could have 1 holding midfielder (Carrick) and then Lampard and Gerrard can play in their natural roles (Gerrard gets back also) plus 2 wingers and they still get 2 strikers. With Gers its a bit different now. I still think its a good option for our midfield and it gets 2 upfront and even allows Boyd to play a poaching role. But in defence id worry about the mobility of Weir as a back 3 have to do a bit more work. Certainly if we had Cuellar and Bougherra in the team we could try it with Papac making up the 3. But Since Hutton turned into an awesome full back 2 years ago i leaned back more to having 4 at the back, but i prefer 4-3-3 at the moment.
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I went with Barca as they scored over 100 goals last season and had that 3 set up to a T. Individually Real probably have the better players but we dont know if they will gel yet. PS, I clicked 4 options on the poll by mistake so threw in Falkirk incase they make a signing or 2.
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Assuming Eto stays at Barca, who has the better forward line / stars. Messi, Henry, Eto v Kaka, Ronaldo, Benzema
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Benzema to Madrid -35m, That's 1/4 Billion Euros now!
Gribz replied to Cotter's topic in General Football Chat
I still think Barca are better organised and have a better team. Madrid have proved time and time again that world class individuals dont bring you success. Only with Zidane who is a top 5 player of all time made a difference to them in 2002. It will be closer and interesting this year though as they have signed Ronaldo and Kaka who are 2 of the best 3 players at the moment. Henry, Messi, Eto (if he stays) v Kaka, Ronaldo, Benzema - Thats a poll i think! -
Squad player at best for me.
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When teams play a 4-4-2 they will almost certainly have 2 wide players, so we have 3 central midfielders winning possession straight away against the oppositions 2 central players. We rely on our full backs looking after the 2 opposition wide players. Plus 2 of our strikers can come into wider positions when we dont have the ball which sets out a 4-5-1. 4-3-3 is a win win for me.
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I like the 4-3-3. And it does solve problems in our midfield. As you mentioned we dont have a natural effective winger at the moment. We have been lucky over the years with great wingers from Cooper, Walters, Laudrup and McCann but the past few years has seen us play players out of position. Steven Davis would definatly benefit from 4-3-3. He suffers IMO playing wide right despite still doing a good job. He would be much more effective in a free role in the midfield. Having 1 holding midfield (with a back 4) is more than enough in the SPL and that will let the other 2 midfielders join in with the front 3 to go forward. But having a front 3 can bring up the Kris Boyd debate again. He is only suited to a 4-4-2 IMO. When playing a 4-3-3 you sometimes need 2 of your strikers to come wide and your main striker to come deep at times. I definatly think we have the personnel to have a 4-3-3 and cause teams a lot of trouble. Having 3 pacey forwards automatically makes the opposition defence cautious. As they say the best defence is a good offence, so having 3 strikers like Miller, Lafferty and Novo would give defenders a nightmare IMO. Depending on who we sign this summer then id favour the 4-3-3.
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Should I have included Graham Roberts??
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Thats right, Nicky Walker.
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Just on from my post in the masters thread got me thinking about all the keepers Ive seen since watching Gers. Its a position where we have had some top top notch keepers and some shockers. Woods was the first i really remember then on from there. Who was before him? Peter McCloy?? I always miss someone obvious out. Chris Woods Colin Scott Bonni Ginzburg Andy Goram Ally Maxwell Theo Snelders Antti Niemi Thomas Mhyre Andy Dibble Lionel Charbonnier Stefan Klos Ronald Wattereus Letizi Alan McGregor Neil Alexander
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I used to watch it every year, its good entertainment. I get hyped for the OF games in it. Would prefer to see more than 4 teams in it. Aberdeen, Hibs, Motherwell and an other would make it better. And 2 teams should go through to play the British masters. Walters will be a miss, he is always the outstanding player in the tournament. There is no Bobby Prytz also this year, he normal plays. Stuart McCall will be a good addition as is Dodds and Mols. But surely we could get a better keeper than Dibble?? Whats Ginzburg or Letizi doing??? :fish: But id have went for Niemi, Snelders or Charbonnier if Klos and Goram werent available. Even Ally Maxwell had a better ibrox career than Dibble. Hearts have a decent team. Cant believe Henry Smith is still playing for them though, he must be about 73 by now!
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Im more worried about him for the start of season 10/11. If he plays in all that games / tournaments he will be burnt out for sure!
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Absolutely agree that every striker in the world has his off days. Henry at Arsenal was a classic example. For 5 weeks he would be unplayable then he would have a shocker (although with Henry it seemed to be a mood thing). My point about Boyd was merely he needs to get his percentage of off days down. Id say the same thing about a number of players. All they need to do is look at Davie Weir who at 39 was probably our most consistant player last season. But have to say Boyd seemed to get his finger out at the turn of this year and has definatly improved his all round game.
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Ok then, 2M?? :fish: Individuals dont win titles (unless your Ronaldo, Maradona) - teams do! I'll not doubt his scoring record overall, and i did say he is improving. But there was a couple of games last season where we were being held we went ahead once he came off so the argument that Boyds goals won us the title doesnt stick for me. It was a team contribution. Yes we needed Boyds goals but we needed the wins against Celtic (4-2), Hibs (3-0), Dundee utd (2-0) to name a few just as much. Im not starting a Boyd debate here, my point is more so that we need consistancy. Im not expecting 38 awesome performances from any player but some players only give us maybe 1 in 3 games or a run of 6 good games then 6 bad. Ferguson for EG is 1 good game then 7 bad!
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By wasted talent i meant past tense and I didnt say who is to blame for that (he is obviously partly to blame). He was a wasted talent before leaving us. The guy had quality at Feyenoord and showed it in a quite a few games when he first came to Ibrox (that 3-1 OF game in 2005 and Porto in CL the same month to name 2) but after his injury we never saw him again. So of course its a waste.
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He is saying all the right things. His performances after the Scotland fiasco then towards the end of the season improved a lot as he was putting much more effort in. Its all about consistancy. He needs to come back for pre-season fully fit and trim and keep it up. Sounds like he is beginning to mature a bit aswell, the thought of being sold must have hit home that he was having it too easy at times so he dig in a bit. However if we got a 3M offer for him id still grab it. The key striker for me next season is Lafferty. If he can stay fit and is played upfront then he will be important. Who'd have thought that after his first 6 months at the club though!!!
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Went into a football shop last week in Tokyo....Once again I saw a Celtic shirt in another asian country but no Rangers top. If we cant even get our tops sold in JJB stores in UK then what hope do we have overseas where the market is huge!!!
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Ferguson has had 2 awful seasons and I dont think he will get his form back on a consistant basis due to the fact he is on the spiral downwards. If someone was to say we could keep him as a squad player and play him sparingly (which is what should have been done all last season and before) then that wouldnt be a bad shout but then again I wonder if his off field attitude affects the team aswell. Would much prefer us to get a nice fee for him. 1.5M would do nicely. As Jon said, Sunderland want Davis for 5M. Now thats a tough one to ponder over. A talented 23 year old who could play a big part for RFC in the next 5 years!!! Id prefer him to stay, he would be way down my list of players to sell. But if we got 2 good players in with that fee then you have to consider it. EDIT - If we could do a swap for Kieron Richardson that wouldnt be a bad shout, we have needed a natural Right winger for a while now.
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I cant see Man City going like Leeds or Newcastle Gav, they have the financial backing like Chelsea, its all about how they manage it. If the owners pull out with a huge debt above them then they would be worse than Leeds. But i agree seeing teams trying to buy their way to the top overnight makes me look forward to the fall. But then again if Hughes has all this cash of course he is going to spend. But I look at West Ham. 2 years ago the Icelandics came in when they were flush and bought a number of players. I compare that to what Zola and Clarke and 'building' now and much prefer the latter. Zola is putting a long term plan into place which brings stability.
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Id still not boo him or give him abuse. But im always prepared for a Boyd debate Buffel is a wasted talent. If Boyd could give half the effort Sebo did then he would be a bit of a player. Id always have a headless chicken in my team over a statue
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Naive in your opinion only. Id rather remain open minded and let an untried player show us what he has got then judge once we have seen for ourselves. Yet after only getting minutes on the park with a Gers jersey we dont know what Aaron could have done. He showed a bit of promise in his debut then we didnt see him again until an away cup match at Forfar when again he played well. He seems to have done ok for the Spanish young side so far. He wasnt ready for Valencia doesnt mean he isnt ready for the SPL. The 2 leagues are miles apart with Valencia being contenders for La Liga most seasons. WS sets his teams out to not lose rather than go and win and to see the likes of McCulloch being played ahead of a hungry youngster is poor for me. As i mentioned on another thread today, there was a bit too much hype put on Fleck, then he was being played out of position which can ruin a player before his career starts. He is not a left winger. But i do admire Fleck for filling in on the left and doing a decent job. I believe professional footballers should be able to fill in on most positions on occasion when they are being paid to do such job.
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True, but regardless of how poor his is id still not boo him and give him abuse while he is on the park.
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Stevie Lennon was one of the youngsters I thought could have a decent future. Anyone know whats the status with him? He went on loan last season to Partick was it? There is one thing in giving youngsters a try but there is another playing them in their natural positions. If not you can ruin them before their career has started. We know that our support can easily get on players backs. We've seen it with Adam, Mo Ross, McCulloch, to name a few...even going back to when Craig Moore played midfield under Smith in the 90s. Fleck played his games last season as a left winger and everyone expected him to produce miracles yet his first OF game he left the pitch after barely touching the ball. Smith had an imbalance last season as we started the season with 9 strikers before Darcheville and Cousin left. The likes of Fleck suffered due to that.