theiconicman 2,947 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 So most of us think McCoist doesn't have what it takes to manage this club. We all think we can do better. So, what is your starting 11, 5 subs and formation, what do we build on?For me:BellMcAusland McGregor McCulloch WallaceMurdoch Black MacleodMiller Clarke TempletonSubsSimonsenGasparottoMcKayAirdDalyA blend of experience and youth, movement and pace up front with McCulloch regularly getting rested for Gasparotto to come in and stake a claim.Madness? Perhaps but I'd love to see it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,651 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 BellWallaceGasperattoMacgregor Young Ryan whose surname i forget how to spell i think its Sinamon or something like that.HuttonMacLeod AirdTempleton McKayMillerSubsRobinsonFosterSmithDalyMoshniBlackLaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiconicman 2,947 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Not sure I'd start Gasparotto, only because I haven't seen much of him and I still think McGregor is learning his trade due to his injuries, McCulloch has a lot to offer still at this level.Hutton is a decent shout but I think Black is better than him and they both do the same role.Templeton isn't a wide player so I wouldn't play a 442, I think we need to drop that and go for a narrower passing game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearygood 1 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 BellWallaceZalukis Mcgregor ?? UnsureTempletonBlack McLeod AirdClarkeBoyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiconicman 2,947 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Zaliukas either has zero confidence or is simply here to pick up a pay cheque, he is not the player we remember from the SPL days, not even a shadow of it.Again, I don't think we Templeton or Aird are truly wide players but it is a balanced team, stick McAusland at RB and swap Jig for Zal and it would be a good team I think with the right coaching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyson1872 2,923 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Bell McAusland / Faure / McGregor / WallaceBlack / MacLeodMcKay / Aird / TempletonClarkSubs : Robinson, Sinnamon, Gasparotto, Murdoch, Miller, Boyd , Gallagher Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiconicman 2,947 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 I do like the 4231 and we played a lot of it preseason then dropped it in favour of the 442 (people also bitched we should always play 2 up front). I think Macleod could excel in that role, he has great link up play, a good engine and likes to get physical too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyson1872 2,923 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I do like the 4231 and we played a lot of it preseason then dropped it in favour of the 442 (people also bitched we should always play 2 up front). I think Macleod could excel in that role, he has great link up play, a good engine and likes to get physical too.The best example of the 4-2-3-1 would be dortmund. Templeton would be our Reus, someone who charges attacks with pace and can finish. Clark would be Aubameyang, tireless striker pouncing on everyball put his way.Aird would be Mkhitaryan, someone who kick starts the counters, constantly chasing the ball and turning it into an attack.MacLeod would be Gundogan, the engine, very much the same as mkhitaryan but deeper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 BellBlack. Daly. McCulloch. SmithMcAusland McLeod. Black. WallaceMoshni MillerSee, I can play players out of position as well, but I bet my team could still do better than anything Ally can put out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEnclosureBear 2,894 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Bell McAusland McGregor Zaliukas Wallace Aird MacLeod Black Templeton Clark Hardie Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnymate1690 613 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Bellsinnamon mcgregor Gasparotto wallaceblack macleod huttonMckayMiller Clarkthe reason i would throw sinnamon in is because he cant be worse than foster and Gasparotto has done well on his loan spell and beside mcgregor he could learn a lot i think.hutton keeps it simple and i put him in ahead of murdoch etc because i havent seen the other play enough and law is a ghost these days.Mckay , who knows if he has an attitude problem but i believe he is our most exciting player and no idea whats happened to him Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Army 4,146 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 GK= Bell best of what he have.RB = Faure not the best footballer but he defends wellCB = McGregorCB = ZaliukasLB = WallaceRM= Law, went past their full back 3 times in the first half, more than Aird has done all season.CM= Jig, last season as a Rangers player, better playr than Black.CM= McLeod, with a licence to support and get behind the strikers, 5 defensive players is enough for any team.LM= Templeton, but only if he regains confidence, we have not had a decent left mid since Neil McCann.Strikers= Clark and Miller, movement and pace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnstone Burgh 1,635 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 BellFoster McGregor Faure WallaceLaw Black MacleodTempletonMiller ClarkSubs: Robinson, Daly, Aird, Sinnamon, Gallagher, Gasparotto, Hutton A bit like the lineup we used at the start of last season with a few changes, we always seemed to play well in that formation until all the new signings were available and Ally started shoehorning them all in. Foster is only there because I'd rather not stick someone there who isn't a fullback, maybe put Sinnamon there but then again he is untried. Aird could take Temps' place if he goes off form, maybe try Clark there with Gallagher up front beside Miller. A bit of pace and movement up front is something we've been lacking pretty much since Naismith got injured in McCoist's first season, I don't believe that we'd need out and out wingers on the pitch in that formation but we know now that Macleod and Law can drift wide and still be effective. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,651 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 BellBlack. Daly. McCulloch. SmithMcAusland McLeod. Black. WallaceMoshni MillerSee, I can play players out of position as well, but I bet my team could still do better than anything Ally can put out.Would never work you have two Black's Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wearethepeople72 1,844 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 BellFaure / Zaliukas / McGregor / Wallace Law / Black / Macleod Miller / Clark / Templeton Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Would never work you have two Black'sFucking racist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnstone Burgh 1,635 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Fucking racist.Do we actually have any black players? Only one I can think of is Junior Ogen in the youths. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Do we actually have any black players? Only one I can think of is Junior Ogen in the youths.That;s not the point here! He said he wouldn't have two of them in our team! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 BELLFuare Mcregor Jig Wallace Law Macloed Temps Gallacher Clarke MillerSubs out of, SimonsonBlackDalyMhosniFosterMcKayAird Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnstone Burgh 1,635 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 That;s not the point here! He said he wouldn't have two of them in our team!Another reason to get rid of McCoist then, he's obviously racist as well and we can't have him representing us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Another reason to get rid of McCoist then, he's obviously racist as well and we can't have him representing us.Good point, Aluko and Edu out the door with no replacements? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Do we actually have any black players? Only one I can think of is Junior Ogen in the youths.Not kidding here mate I'd take the boy who ripped the shit out of us at Cowdenbeath.Had a blinder one to watch maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 BellFoster McGregor Faure WallaceLaw Black MacleodTempletonMiller ClarkSubs: Robinson, Daly, Aird, Sinnamon, Gallagher, Gasparotto, Hutton A bit like the lineup we used at the start of last season with a few changes, we always seemed to play well in that formation until all the new signings were available and Ally started shoehorning them all in. Foster is only there because I'd rather not stick someone there who isn't a fullback, maybe put Sinnamon there but then again he is untried. Aird could take Temps' place if he goes off form, maybe try Clark there with Gallagher up front beside Miller. A bit of pace and movement up front is something we've been lacking pretty much since Naismith got injured in McCoist's first season, I don't believe that we'd need out and out wingers on the pitch in that formation but we know now that Macleod and Law can drift wide and still be effective.I would love this too but I put Jig in cause he won't drop him.However would prefer Fuare at RB as he is able to link up with Gallagher and gives a bit of pace and movement on the right, as well as on the left.But at least Fuare can defend as you said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donegal_ger 253 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Any side without McCulloch at the back or midfield would be a huge improvement on what we are lining up with at the moment. I would go with Johnstone Burgh's line up but swap Moshni for Faure, I think there's a decent centre half there if the correct manager got a hold of him told him to keep it simple and keep disciplined( positionally ) we could have a reasonable central defence with a bit of pace that would allow the team to push up and have less gaps between defence, midfield and attack, because at the moment we have 3 different units on the park with miles between them and every team that plays us knows this and exploits it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshirebear73 27 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Simple 442BellFoster (currently best of a bad lot for rb)McgregorZalukisWallaceAirdHuttonMacleodTempletonMillerClarkeSubsA younger reserve gkFaure (Frech under 21 - must have something and looks decent to me as a centre halfMcCulloch (versitile enough to be on the bench) eventually replace with GasparattoMcKay (Aird or temps off form make the change- one of the players who used to get the crowd energised by getting brought on)Boyd (still got goals if used properly - not as a target man)Gallager (Black (Only to be brought on to shut a game down in last 20 mins)Get shot of Simmonson, Moshni, Law, Shiels, Daly and eventually retire McCulloch and replace black (wage bill tumbles) Start putting ho0me grown talent on the bench and using them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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