Boyd's last game?

[Jon 0]

Yet some will still be happy to see Boyd go. Fookin beyond me !!!

[Gribz 850]

 

Boyd is a great, possibly world class striker. .

 

Absolutely no way is he even a 'great' striker!!!

 

Great strikers can control a ball and have a bit of movement about them - they know the basics. To compare Boyd in the same class as Henry, Rooney, Drogba and Torres (who are world class and great) is laughable.

[Gribz 850]

We have debated the 4-5-1 for so long now.....

 

I actually think that it is a GOOD formation IF you have the wide players.

 

Last season, for the most part, our tactics were two-fold

 

Defending - 4-5-1

Attacking - 4-3-3

 

I think it works if the wide players are pacy, can beat players but also have the stamina to carry out defensive duties.

 

I dont think it is irrelevant that we lost our way in this formation when Beasley, Naismith, Burke went out injured.

 

And I think it is a formation that actually could work very well for us and it can be a whole lot more attacking than WS is being given credit for.

 

Agreed Craig, I like the 4-5-1 when it can be turned into a 4-3-3 aswell. We just need the wide players. Novo is ideal on the right as he is also a striker then Lafferty or Beasley would be my choices on the left. Having a mobile goalscorer like Velicka in the middle could complete the trio.

 

But I still think there could be a shout for a 3-5-2. We have a lack of full backs plus our options at RB are terrible. We prefer 5 in the midfield to dicate games and we also want 2 upfront - 3-5-2 would be the answer but again this HAS to be played correctly and unlike Smiths first reign when he had people all over the place.

[Zappa 0]

Absolutely no way is he even a 'great' striker!!!

 

Great strikers can control a ball and have a bit of movement about them - they know the basics. To compare Boyd in the same class as Henry, Rooney, Drogba and Torres (who are world class and great) is laughable.

 

Yeah, righty-ho. Just because he doesn't fanny around with the ball & what? do step-overs? - that makes him not a great striker? Pull the other one. He's one of the best GOAL scorers we've ever had run out in an RFC shirt, but he's not a great striker? You're havin' a laugh!!!

[CammyF 8,097]

If he was a great striker, we wouldn't have gotten him for �£400,000 and he wouldn't be playing in the backwater that is the SPL. As many threads have developed into a 'he's the greatest' v 'he's not the greatest' - I'll leave it at that.....

 

As for his performance on Saturday - dreadful in the first half - better in the 2nd - but to be fair to Boyd, that could be said of the majority of the players on Saturday.

 

Cammy F

[johnnyk 158]

he's not a great striker but he's a good striker who should be getting better, if he had a good partner he would score more, he's a goal scorer not an all rounder, also if he had better deliveries from midfield he would score even more......IMO.......

[pete 2,499]

I am not a Boyd supporter. Personally i don't think you can teach people ball control i think it is a talent you are born with. You can improve with practice but Boyd's lack of it and overall fitness leave a lot to be desired. Fitness level is a thing you can improve on but Boyd doesn't seem interested enough to get himself fit and sharper.