BlackSocksRedTops 3,752 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Blue Moon said: I said as much when I saw the team selection. It doesn't excuse our other deficiencies today. Some of the performances were awful. I know Kamara has his fans and I was one of them last season but this season he's been pretty poor. He loses the ball too easily, gets caught in possession, wants too much time on the ball, turns into trouble and his passing is woeful at times. He needs dropped. He wasn't the only one but it is happening too often. I think you're a tad harsh on Kamara. He was poor today but has been excellent in some key games domestically and in Europe. IMO slower paced games suit him more. Maybe he just had an off day today due to the pitch and the frantic style of game but I feel he potentially could become a scapegoat for some fans due to somewhat languid style (and bargain bucket fee) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Hearts play awful football and we did nothing to stop that. That was a terrible advert for Scottish football today - no skill or class whatsoever. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Cum dog just scored a couple of goals against Liverpool, bring him home ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Can't say anything in defence of Kamara he is too easy to read regards try to turn every time and these few recent games too many short passes have gone to the opposition,he needs dropping to give him the proverbial kick up the a****. One positive from game is performance of Polster must start on Wednesday if we are not using Paterson. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,378 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, ian1964 said: Cum dog just scored a couple of goals against Liverpool, bring him home ? Saw that but he would have to sort out his inconsistency IMO,and then might be a good asset,the star of that game was the Shrewsbury mid Laurent. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,677 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 42 minutes ago, MacK1950 said: Can't say anything in defence of Kamara he is too easy to read regards try to turn every time and these few recent games too many short passes have gone to the opposition,he needs dropping to give him the proverbial kick up the a****. One positive from game is performance of Polster must start on Wednesday if we are not using Paterson. Kamara makes too many crucial errors for my liking... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T-1000 174 Posted January 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2020 Although we played poorly I think some credit has to be given to how Hearts played. Unlike most teams we come against they did not use a defensive block. Against these sorts of teams we can dictate the tempo, establish some rhythm and have the bulk of possession. Hearts did not do that but instead they hassled our midfield and ensured they had little time on the ball. We thus got sucked into a scrappy game with the ball in the air a lot which does not suit our style. In addition, they had Clare playing down the wing which restricted Barisic (an exception was our goal) thus negating one of our strengths. On the other side Flanagan is not noted for his offensive qualities and thus the combination of these meant we were forced into a more restricted game. Upfront we missed Morelos who can occupy the centre backs much more than Defoe who doesn't have the same physicality and who is now lacking a bit of pace and therefore is not able to outrun defenders. As others have also noted hitting long balls into the box is not playing to Defoe's strength which is being a penalty box predator. Picking up on a point may much earlier by Rousseau our lack of movement at throw-ins is dire making it difficult for players to have the time to make a telling pass and spread the play. Instead, we tend to become hemmed into a small area and it needs some bit of skill or ingenuity to make something happen. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Where’s the motm poll? ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,693 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I didn't see it but the result is a definite and disappointing setback which I suspected may be on the cards there. They're the dirtiest team in the league in terms of fouls committed over the season and have the second most yellow cards just behind Motherwell. Did they kick us out of it? I saw Gerrrard make comment on being outdone in relation to "the dark side of the game" 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 173 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 How can the manager be so "shocked" after the performances against Stranraer & St Mirren ? Kris Boyd touched on the problem post match which he mentioned SG's favoured 13/14 players - but what about when they are not cutting it ? Do they keep the jersey week after week despite poor perfomances ? What kind of motivation is that ? Jones & Docherty must be wondering what they have to do to get game when the failings from the game previously are ahead of them on the team sheet. Did anyone honestly expect Ojo to turn things around for us when he came on ? I know I didnt 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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