Strachan: Boyd is training to hard.

[Gazza_8 233]

From the BBC:

 

Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan has told Kris Boyd to stop trying so hard in training as the striker faces up to being dropped by Scotland.

 

Boyd has also lost his starting place at Boro but Strachan said: "I can't ask for any more from his training.

 

"He's a fantastic trainer, he is great with his team-mates.

 

"He was actually trying too hard and I said, 'Listen, you don't need to do that', because sometimes when players try too hard, they can get frustrated."

 

Boyd, who was such a prolific scorer for Rangers, has scored just once since moving to the Teesside club in the summer and was dropped by Strachan after a 3-0 defeat at QPR, which came three days after a quiet display against Liechtenstein on his first Scotland start for three years.

 

He has come off the bench in two of Middlesbrough's subsequent three matches and his lack of action has prompted Levein to overlook the 27-year-old for the double-header with Czech Republic and Spain.

 

The Scotland squad will be announced on Thursday and Strachan all but confirmed the striker's absence.

 

When asked if he would be surprised if Boyd was missing from the pool, Strachan responded: "No, because I know the squad. We always get a squad, it's given to us."

 

Strachan is certain to see defender Stephen McManus and midfielder Barry Robson called up and is not sure whether a rest from international duty will be a good thing for Boyd.

 

"Sometimes you can send players away on international duty and they are a bit down, they go there, score a couple of goals, have a good time and come back," he added.

 

"Sometimes you can send them along feeling great about themselves and they have an horrific international thing and have a big axe on their head in the Daily Record or the Scottish Sun in the morning.

 

"You have not been an international player in Scotland until you have had a big axe on your head.

 

"If Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness can have axes on their heads, then any of us can."

 

Would anyone take Boyd back?

[fraser54 0]

From the BBC:

 

 

 

Would anyone take Boyd back?

 

Boyd v Jelavic

 

Come on mate

[Gazza_8 233]

Boyd v Jelavic

 

Come on mate

 

I know, I know. He was a goalscorer though and every club needs them.

[Super_Ally 0]

Boyd v Jelavic

 

Come on mate

 

Where does it state it must be one of the other.

 

He wont be back anytime soon anyway.

[craig 5,199]

In all seriousness, with the goals Miller is banging in and the way Jelavic seems to have settled, Boyd would be nothing more than a squad filler.... though I would still have him ahead of Beattie (but reserve Beattie's right to get 100% fit before judging too harshly).

[metlika 0]

Boyd would be my 3rd choice striker if he was here. However he is not and Jelavic is looking the part and Miller currently is banging in the goals like Boyd did with us.

[Whosthedado 1,703]

Scored tonight but Boro are losing 3-1

 

I dont think we can forget what Boyd did for us while at Ibrox but everything moves on. He definitely wouldnt be automatic choice at the minute if he was still here. I dont wish him any ill harm. His current team on the other hand... thats another story!

[Super_Ally 0]

Scored tonight but Boro are losing 3-1

 

I dont think we can forget what Boyd did for us while at Ibrox but everything moves on. He definitely wouldnt be automatic choice at the minute if he was still here. I dont wish him any ill harm. His current team on the other hand... thats another story!

 

Decent and fair minded post that pretty much sums it up for me.

[Frankie 8,652]

Disappoints me how keenly some bears want the lad to fail.

 

Good luck to the lad!

[metlika 0]

I don't want him to fail at all, I just don't like the team he chose, poor poor club imo. However it is the best area for his family I guess as they will be close by.