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Rousseau
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I thought Aribo would come in, but I'm surprised Morelos and Ojo start again after midweek.
Arfield needs a rest.
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14 hours ago, Gazza_8 said:
We beat Feyenoord with Ojo in the team and 4 midfielders and lost to Celtic with 5 midfielders and no Ojo.
That's not my arguement though and you know it but to say that Ojo wasn't the difference when his goal was the difference is laughable.
The result's irrelevant in this: you responded to a post about the difference in performance, to which you responded 'it was because SG had 5 central midfielders'.
I'm suggesting that's nonsense, and quite a lazy argument. (For me, It's the same as those that complain about us having "three sitting midfielders in a home game", which completely fails to understand the way the game is played. I'm not suggesting you hold that opinion.)
Ojo contributes very little to the performance. He is not the difference. Our pressing game against Feyenoord does not rest upon Ojo being included or not; it's too complex for that.
Against Celtic, SG brought on Ojo with 45 minutes to play -- and then Jones with 25 minutes to play -- where was the reversal in performance? Where was this awesome performance that relies on 4 central midfielders instead of 5? That's laughable.
The inclusion of Ojo does not suddenly get the other 4 midfielders pressing and winning 50/50s. It misunderstands the work that goes into a pressing game.
The criticism should be for SG's inability to work out the press against Celtic, and for the players for showing a distinct lack of fight.
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3 minutes ago, the gunslinger said:
Like scoring the winner?
Touche.
But my point stands: There's no way Ojo's inclusion -- a man who does virtually nothing for the whole game, other than pop up to score -- was the difference between a fast, tough-tackling, aggressive, pressing performance against Feyenoord and whatever that was against Celtic, which displayed the complete antithesis.
And, it was certainly not simply because we had "5 central midfielders". Such a lazy argument.
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1 hour ago, Gazza_8 said:
Nope. Unless you count Ojo as a central midfielder, which he isn't.
Ojo's not a winger, or a forward; and, he's barely more attacking than Aribo.
If your argument rests on the difference Ojo makes in the team, then it's not much of an argument; it was lazy to begin with.
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14 hours ago, 917 said:
Good read, to see a foreigner’s view of us. What country does the internet suffix ‘ae’ relate to?
United Arab Emirates.
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12 hours ago, Gazza_8 said:
Gerrard decided to play with 5 central midfielders.
Like we did against Feyenoord?
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I thought Helander was well suited to tonight's game. It was clearly not meant to be a backs-against-the-wall match -- which suits Katic --, but played more on the front foot. Helander is a good passer and he reads the game well, intercepting several forward passes. He's also far more experienced than Katic.
I thought Barasic had a good game. He looked confident.
If Ojo could learn to contribute to the rest of the game -- other than popping up to score and assist -- he'd be some player! He's got the technique and physicality to go far. He switches off, almost, and lacks that mental toughness, as well as making the wrong decisions quite often. He's probably at the best place to learn these things, though.
Jack was terrific again.
Kamara is annoying me. I love Kamara as a player, but he seems so complacent now. Shielding the ball was his main strength last season, now he gets caught. It's almost as if he's better when he doesn't have to think: those instinctive twists and turns come off, but when he has to think he gets caught or misses the pass.
Arfield puts in a shift but, like Tavernier, he's been out of form this season, for me. Maybe a little more rest is in order?
We were imperious in the first half last night, then the intensity and aggression seemed to disappear in the second. I didn't mind allowing Feyenoord to pass it across their back line -- we mastered that last season -- but the aggression in the press and 50/50 challenges was non-existent. In the first half we were pressing them, catching them, winning the challenge and breaking on them.
I was too caught up in the game to notice, but maybe they made a structural change to better suit their ball possession and nullify our press? Even though, I still felt we had chances, if we weren't so wasteful; we kept giving the ball back to them.
It's a good win, nonetheless.
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I can't argue with Morelos, Jack, Helander, McGregor, but I voted for Barasic because he hadn't received a vote; he had a good game.
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Are they not looking to introduce sin bins in England at some level? I recall reading that somewhere.
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What a night that was!
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I don't entirely agree with this 'needs to have a good relationship with Gerrard' stuff.
Yes, they have to get on, but they're both professionals, so I don't think there will be an issue.
Any new DoF will need to fit in with the model the board/Allen have started, so again, I don't see any friction in terms of philosophy either.
I think the problems come from managers not understanding, or accepting, the DoF structure. Gerrard already accepts it.
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1 hour ago, Gaffer said:
We had offered the role to the young guy from Southampton but he turned it down. I expect he wishes he had made a different choice now. I'm glad we went with Allen to set things up but I wonder if we will take a chance on a you g guy again. Whoever it is needs to have a good relationship with Gerrard or it won't work.
Paul Mitchell? He went to Tottenham, and is now running Leipzig's recruitment. Like I said above, he's well out of our reach now.
I agree, we were best served going with Allen to set up the structure.
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Class, but expected.
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I'm content to get the win, but it sounded like one of those games where we've struggled to break down a stubborn defence.
How did we play?
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I'm not able to see it, but we're winning 2-1. Tavernier with the equaliser; Morelos with the 2nd.
Livingston are now down to ten men.
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They have done literally nothing.
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Ugh.
Same old story: they've got everyone behind the ball; we can't break through.
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Kent's pulled something.
He's off.
barker comes on.
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What a flick from Aribo!
Plays in Morelos, who lifts his shot too high.
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Livingston are sitting in a 5-4-1...
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Arfield playing deeper could be interesting.
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[FT] St Johnstone 0 - 4 Rangers (Morelos 47; Goldson 61; Defoe 88, 90)
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Yeah, when he's that close it should just be a wee dink.