martyboy2009 11 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I know big Davie has been a great servant for us but I really think he's becoming a liability and I fear for us in the champions league with him. Last year we invited teams onto us by sitting so deep to accomodate weirs lack of pace and we got severely punished. I know we signed 3 good players up front but I still think we will struggle in the CL as our defence needs strengthened.I'd like to see us buy benalouane but even if we did buy him do you think walter would rest weir for the CL games?Tbh i think weir should of hung uphis boots in may. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper1989 0 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Our entire back 4 is of a concern for me -- even in the SPL. CL? We'll get murdered.Killie should have scored at least 2.. and once again we switched off too many times vs Hibs. Good teams will slaughter us. Shagger saved us in the 1st half... Boogy in the second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram 1,919 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Our entire back 4 is of a concern for me -- even in the SPL. CL? We'll get murdered.Killie should have scored at least 2.. and once again we switched off too many times vs Hibs. Good teams will slaughter us. Shagger saved us in the 1st half... Boogy in the second.Good enough for the SPL but nowhere near good enough or fast enoughtto cope with the CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baratheon 16 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 The defence needs to be sorted before the Champions league begins, I wouldn't put weir in our starting XI, we need someone who can move around quicker at the back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyboy2009 11 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 I wouldn't put weir in either but I seriously cannot see walter dropping him, can you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 We can't rely on the defence for 90 minutes in Europe any longer, it's the basis behind the thread I've just posted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
demise 3,643 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Our entire back 4 is of a concern for me -- even in the SPL. CL? We'll get murdered.Killie should have scored at least 2.. and once again we switched off too many times vs Hibs. Good teams will slaughter us. Shagger saved us in the 1st half... Boogy in the second.Weir is not gonna get better and thats a problem.Papac and Whittaker were awful in the first half against Hibs, but so was the rest of the team. Im not that worried about Whittaker, he will come good soon, i hope. But Papac really needs a good replacement, or at least good cover, can Wylde be the answer? As for Weir, lets hope Webster has what it takes to replace him, otherwise we will have problems, both SPL and CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebooler 4,509 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I know big Davie has been a great servant for us but I really think he's becoming a liability and I fear for us in the champions league with him. Last year we invited teams onto us by sitting so deep to accomodate weirs lack of pace and we got severely punished. I know we signed 3 good players up front but I still think we will struggle in the CL as our defence needs strengthened.I'd like to see us buy benalouane but even if we did buy him do you think walter would rest weir for the CL games?Tbh i think weir should of hung uphis boots in may.I said this at the start of the year and I sincerely hope the big man proves me wrong. However, I feel this is a season too far for Davie, and I fear he will be caught out more this season due to lack of pace.Totally agree about sitting too deep to accommodate him - not something a team of our standing should really be doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa 24 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Imagine Messi or Ronaldo running at Weir. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebooler 4,509 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Imagine Messi or Ronaldo running at Weir. Av just spat ma tea all ower ma monitor!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Who comes in then, Webster who still seems to be struggling with injury and has no European experience? Danny Wilson got some last season but obviously he's gone now.We need to bring in another defender for this purpose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie 205 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I think the whole defence could be found out in Europe to be honest. Walter will try and combat Weir's lack of pace by playing two defensive midfielders but I think we will still be struggling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyboy2009 11 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Actually noticed papaguys thread on the European campaign, agree totally. I'm worried about weir this year big time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmytto 220 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Whittaker is pacey and usually tries is all, however, he can be caught out defensively at times.Bougherra is an absolute machine, he has pace, he tries his best, he's skilful as well.Weir... The guy tries, he's a great professional however, in Europe his lack of pace against the "bigger teams" may cost us.Papac, the guy has really started to annoy me recently, his form has dropped, and when a winger is running full pace, he just jogs and doesn't attempt to tackle the attacker or block the cross.Even with Lee McCulloch sitting in front of the defence, we can't expect him to do his job, and Weirs on top of that!So... do we buy another defender, or, do we throw McMillian or Webster in at the deep end and hope that they can swim? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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