GlenH79 42 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 What are peopels opinions on using Whittaker as a winger, either right or left? i think he has the qualities to be excellent in these positions - he has pace, trickery and good ball control, he also is a good finisher and can score some stunning goals, i feel that playing whittaker as a winger would allow us to exploit his attacking abilities and goal threat, i would play him left wing if Novo either drops out of the Old Firm game due to injury or is moved up to partner Boyd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 naw he's utter shite. everytime he gets the ball he never knows what to do with it. don't care if he scored on Wednesday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinGers93 388 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 since that unirea game i've said play him on the wing he is not a defender he can't track back when he goes too fan forward simple put him out in a wing he can take on a man get the ball in the box an ocassionally put one in the back of the net himself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,737 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I think he has the makings of a good attacking wide player... and i know he only took 2 but his corner against UTD were excellent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,702 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Brilliant, liked him as a RB last season, thought he was ok until Unirea and said he should play on the wing. Looks better out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan72 12 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 IMO he should play RM on sunday if Beas is not fit. Cant defend, but good attacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohan 25 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 agree'd. not good defending 1 on 1 but does quite well going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,446 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Not for me, playing celtics not the time for trying someone in other positions to what he usually plays for us, unless there's no other options, which we do have Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littletomlin 0 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 i would rather him at rm for the old firm rather than rb he is never a rb and i would like to see him rm better option than lafferty as beasleys ruled out i would like to see him in a more advanced role Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 He's no defender we all know that so its up to him to find a position hes good at all round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamteuchter 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 He is no defender but RM he could be great. He could do a job if Beasley isnt fit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 If Beasleys not fit then i'd play Whittaker on the right, Lafferty will probaly replace Miller and i'd rather have Davis in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 He is an absolute bombscare at RB! Going forward he is not too bad and he is liable to chip in with a few goals. If he is going to play it should be in a more attacking role of RW where ther is less pressure on him to defend. However, there are a number of players I would prefer to see play ahead of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allzo 91 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Still think he's utter balls I'm happy with Broadfoot at right back! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERCOOPER 115 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Poses a threat going forward and is a threat in defence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie1807 146 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'd play him on the wing instead of Right Back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecky1 4 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 i love Whittaker a fantastic player, who unfortunately struggles with confidence when braindead fans boo him and get on his back his goal v sporting was one the finest sporting moments most goals he scores seem to be crackers on his game in correct position, Whitts is brilliant. left midfield i think is his best position Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenH79 42 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 glad to see most people agree with me in that Whittaker would be a much better player out wide rather than in defence, i was very glad when Broadfoot came back, hes a much better RB. As for him playing in the old firm, the thought of having him run at either Hinkel or Fox makes me feel glad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GersDude90 1 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 He's a very useful bench player. He acts as cover for several positions. I like him in the squad, but at full back his frailties are shown up far too much. He actually gets skinned by everyone and anyone. I've actually always liked him wide left. He seems to have had great games playing out there and can chip in with goals. I also agree that, although I think he only took 2, his corners were better than anyone else in our team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_ni 12 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 hes alright going forward,should never play defence for us again though, hes utter pish. I am a lot more comfortable going into an old firm game with broadfoot at rb( not that i think hes that great either but hes better defending) Hes an option for midfield but only as a last resort imo. although it might be a last resort on sunday as we are running out of players!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted E Bayer 490 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 What are peopels opinions on using Whittaker as a winger, either right or left? i think he has the qualities to be excellent in these positions - he has pace, trickery and good ball control, he also is a good finisher and can score some stunning goals, i feel that playing whittaker as a winger would allow us to exploit his attacking abilities and goal threat, i would play him left wing if Novo either drops out of the Old Firm game due to injury or is moved up to partner Boyd. He has nil pace. This Whittaker pace thing is a myth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebooler 4,509 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Whittaker is among our worst players. Scoring the odd goal here and there makes no difference. When he plays we HAVE to score goals cos he usually costs us 1 or 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecky1 4 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Whittaker is among our worst players. Scoring the odd goal here and there makes no difference. When he plays we HAVE to score goals cos he usually costs us 1 or 2. very harsh mate there are plenty players that dont have the skill, drive and shooting ability whittaker has i could probably name 10 players who i rate worse than whittaker i think hes effective in midfield, but he does struggle at the back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenH79 42 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 What are peopels opinions on using Whittaker as a winger, either right or left? i think he has the qualities to be excellent in these positions - he has pace, trickery and good ball control, he also is a good finisher and can score some stunning goals, i feel that playing whittaker as a winger would allow us to exploit his attacking abilities and goal threat, i would play him left wing if Novo either drops out of the Old Firm game due to injury or is moved up to partner Boyd. He has nil pace. This Whittaker pace thing is a myth. So, he scored vs Utd after magicly conjuring the ball to his feet from the defender rather than beating him for pace to dink the ball round the keeper? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebooler 4,509 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Whittaker is among our worst players. Scoring the odd goal here and there makes no difference. When he plays we HAVE to score goals cos he usually costs us 1 or 2. very harsh mate there are plenty players that dont have the skill, drive and shooting ability whittaker has i could probably name 10 players who i rate worse than whittaker i think hes effective in midfield, but he does struggle at the back He would do a lot better in midfield than at the back but I really don't think he brings anything to the team that others can't bring. Sorry if you feel thats a bit harsh but I really do feel that way about him. Would still support him though as long as Walter puts him on the park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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