G.E.C. 18,708 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 What do we make of it so far?I don't give a toss about a few good friendly results, it's the qualifiers that matter. Spain game aside it has been shite. The Liechenstein game was an embarassment (yes there was a winner), 4-5-1 against Lithuania and then the 4-6-0 against the Czechs.He was completely clueless in the Czech game, personally I found his decision to start an uncapped Championship striker over Miller more baffling than the tactics.I think he takes friendlies at times too seriously. The Brazil game fucked the seeding for the 2014 WC qualifiers so that could be Scotland not participating again in a national championship.Read in the paper the other day and he was on about trying to get Scotland to play like Barca or Spain or something on they lines. Cringed so hard, fairplay if he want's to play football the right way but that is an awful statement to make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lylad 33 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 unlike that fud burley, Levein will learn from his mistakes.... i have full faith in him. the future is bright! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintonGrey 365 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 All this 'play football the right way' pish.The only 'right way' to play football is to win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanow 72 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 The 4-6-0 really fucked all my hopes for him. He tried to copy walters tactics but with his own little unique touch so it didn't look too obvious and it failed big style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 At the end of the day Scotland can't keep sacking managers when they fail to qualify for tournements.They'll have a new manager every two years. End of the day Scotland haven't been at a tournement since 1998 so it must be a deeper problem than the manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanow 72 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 At the end of the day Scotland can't keep sacking managers when they fail to qualify for tournements.They'll have a new manager every two years. End of the day Scotland haven't been at a tournement since 1998 so it must be a deeper problem than the manager.Fuck me you remind me of a guy I knew who ALWAYS said at the end of the day before he said anything Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,435 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I think he is a diddy, Strapon would be a better choice for Scotland manager from the list of managers who would probably want to manage us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Fuck me you remind me of a guy I knew who ALWAYS said at the end of the day before he said anything I do have a bit of a habit for it.Never realised i'd said it twice there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoyDave 123 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I do have a bit of a habit for it.Never realised i'd said it twice there. At the end of the day you can be forgiven because at the end of the day you only said this phrase twice because you were tired as it was the end of the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alstone 374 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 the czech game was a fucking joke 4-6-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyboyblue 226 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 It is a hard job no doubt about it, but given time I`m sure we will have limited success (compete at the WC or Euro`s). Good to see a few Scottish lads playing down south now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer 11 2,561 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 We're scotland we don't have a high calibre of player we should play the Scottish way kick fuck out of the opposition and run then into the ground Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka 14 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 He made a mistake in Prague, but i still believe he is the right man. Albeit it a 'Friendly Cup' we were unlucky not to beat RoI quite easily and Wales should have been defeated by more. I think he has installed a really good mindset into the players and has us playing good stuff. If he can get Fletcher back in the fold and a decent centre half pairing then i think we have a chance for the play-off's!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brissyger 8 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I do have a bit of a habit for it.Never realised i'd said it twice there. Haha don't worry mate I have a habit of saying "that being said" all the time. I think Levein's tenure hasn't been that bad. He hasn't got the spectacular results like winning against France twice like Walter did but then Walter is a better manager, especially at that style of tactic, and while a huge achievement France had just lost Zidane and were ashambles.I like the fact that he is introducing a lot of new players. We won't qualify for this tournament and tbh I think our chances of getting to Brazil are slim as well but if we can start bringing through some decent talent at international level and keep a clearly motivated man in the job for a while we eventually get back to competing. I think Scotland punched above its weight for a long time really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 In terms of attacking quality, I think we have a potentially fantastic line up.It's a pity our manager seems to want to concentrate on defending all the time. Play to your strengths, and ours certainly isn't the Caldwell brothers and/or Berra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGM_72 3,599 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Levein is far too concerned about telling our squad/nation what it can't do rather than allowing it to show what it can do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broxi 11,473 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I think he's doing well bar that 4-6-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdasyn 431 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Not doing too badly, don't think he deserves too much criticism (bar the 4-6-0)Hope he can kick on and give us a few results to be proud of and help us qualify for a tournament or two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulRFC1 115 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 He is a complete mong plain and simple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie1807 146 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 All this 'play football the right way' pish.The only 'right way' to play football is to win.Exactly.Where I stay I think I was the only one critical after the Scotland-Spain match."Yeah, maybe played well but we still lost and you get no points for a loss.""Jamie, we played great against the World Champions.""I couldn't give a fuck! Football is a results business, not a performance one." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Exactly.Where I stay I think I was the only one critical after the Scotland-Spain match."Yeah, maybe played well but we still lost and you get no points for a loss.""Jamie, we played great against the World Champions.""I couldn't give a fuck! Football is a results business, not a performance one."We seem to be living in a era where there's a huge fuss over playing lovely football, small clubs have fans calling for a manager's head who's had good results because his style of football is 'boring' or whatever term they decide to use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 So far, got better but much to be concerned about. Concerns in no particular order;The clamber for an English gran is a bit pathetic, always has been don't get me wrong, Bardsley and Morrison have exclaimed englishness previously and so I'd leave them out - if they have an affection/affinity for Scotland then that's fine whether Gran/Papa or Mum/Dad connection but a mercenary, then not for me and the Manager picks them and so I blame him. Pre Liechtenstein he said 'flair is a risk' and I almost don't care what context it was in as that's shocking and also, its before a country that couldn't fill bloody Hampden. After the Czech game I heard a Chick Young interview in which the topic matter said to Chick 'At 0-0, I wasn't going to go for it' and for me that's quite wrong. He as a Manager was far too happy to settle for the draw. He's the Scotland Manager, he represents the footballing nation. I don't think he focuses enough on SPL players, not that we should ignore the EPL. The Brazil game was a waste, I agree. Was taken for the money, pure and simple and was an embarrassment for us.Also, we should have won away against Lithuania. That was really important. The Scotland Manager is one I childishly call 'loser levein' or again admittedly crassly 'cock levein' but the former for me rings hard, never won a trophy. There's many a Scotland available coach that have who we could have brought in and tbh still could, I'm not expecting us to win Euro 2012/2014 WC but I do want a winning mentality. I do however think, from reading quotes, that Levein is starting to recognise the attacking quality we have but I'm not sure if he'll ever come out the 'small club mentality' manager. And the Caldwell brothers, please no. I'm passionate about the national team but don't expect sadly for us to qualify for 2012 euros under this management team. Oh aye, and he should shave more often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
50ShadesofBlue 667 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 The Spain performance was terrific and really showed he was up to the challenge but the 4-6-0 is what people will remember him for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathewIsHere 58 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Won't last long imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibroxgers25 18 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 dont give a hoot about levein Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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