Clement to face Motherwell

[theboyharley 5]

I also think this is what will happen.

 

I also think that when you use the names of Clement, Ferguson (when fit and on form) and Hemdani in the same sentence..... it is screaming for us to play a 4-3-3.

 

agreed and we have the players to do it so i dont understand y this hasnt been implemented

[pete 2,499]

I also think this is what will happen.

 

I also think that when you use the names of Clement, Ferguson (when fit and on form) and Hemdani in the same sentence..... it is screaming for us to play a 4-3-3.

 

Or is that 4-5-1;)

[Gazza_8 233]

Or is that 4-5-1;)

 

Or a 4-4-2?

[pete 2,499]

Or a 4-4-2?

 

Agreed formations sound like your not allowed to move.

"You F'n moved ya basket and broke the formation":mad:

More for skydivers i think.

The important thing is movement off the ball and players defending as well as attacking. A team that can change formations the quickest will mostly win everything.

[Gazza_8 233]

Or a 3-2-1-2-2

[calscot 0]

Keeping your shape can be very important in a team which is why a team of average players that are very well organised can beat a team of great individual players who aren't keeping their shape.

 

As for Clement not getting into the team it asks a new question. If Fergie, Hemdani and Adam are playing so well, why didn't we dominate the game more against St Mirren? Where is it going wrong? We really need to boss the midfield far more and despite Barry looking like he's covering every blade of grass, Hemdani looking quietly effective, Adam playing well too, we just don't seem to be doing that - except against Livorno.

 

Boyd is pretty good up front and Buffel has had a couple of good games and Novo has been playing well.

 

I thought Dado looked a bit out of sorts but still managed to play some good stuff so I think he should maybe be the sub with Novo as the starter.

 

But Scoring 6 goals in the last two games mean we're not too bad up front, but we've let 4 goals in. It's got to be said that the two penalties were awful decisions but we've been leaking goals all season and had a fair few let offs so the finger is pointing at the defence.

 

I think Smith has had a good season and Hutton and Bardsley have been solid so the central defence and goalkeeper have to be the main suspects.

 

We've been over the goalkeeping situation, and I can't remember the last time Letizi had a clean sheet whereas MacGregor had a few I think. On Sunday you couldn't blame Letizi for the first goal but although he guessed right in the penalty he let the ball squirm beneath his body. It was a poor penalty and he should have saved it.

 

But it's the central defence that's been the biggest problem in my opinion. The papers have been printing statistics about goals coming from crosses and it seems to ring true and we definitely don't have a player who dominates the box in the air add that to a goalkeeper who's prone to aberrations (like missing crosses completely) and we're handing goals on a plate.

 

Forget looking for strikers we need a top class centre half - and not a youngster either. I'm going to break the new law by saying we need someone in their late twenties/early thirties who's a seasoned internation and been there and done it all.