Left Side

[garycassidy1802 37]

I would play Little before Kerkar

Aye, I'd even be happy seeing that. I think he could support Healy well until Laff is back.

[Weird_Beard 99]

With our current injuries, I'd even love to see.

McGregor

Bartley Goian Bocanegra

Aluko Davis McCulloch Edu Wallace

Healy Mervan

[rfc_no1fan 13]

The problem is we have to many "left midfielders"

McKay, Wylde, Kerkar, Wallace, Papac, Lafferty, Ortiz, Mervan and Aluko have all played there this season. Not to mention Whittaker, Fleck and McCulloch from the previous season.

Ally is incapable of targetting players for positions we need and instead stocks up in utility men.

Jelavic should have been sold after we went out of Europe and instead of bringing in a barrel load of mediocre players, we should have been adding an attacking midfielder and at least one striker.

Ally doesn't deserve any more money, he has wasted his budget and failed to even get us in the europa league or beat Falkirk.

He was not left with a bad squad of players, but somehow he has managed to take them all backwards.

The performances have been shocking all year and Ally is out of his depth.

[Weird_Beard 99]

Then Naisy in for McCulloch and Lafferty in for Healy when the time is right.

[Ivybank 4,580]

I would play Little before Kerkar

little has been at the club for years and played about 5 different positions hes hopeless!

[flecky1 4]

Then Naisy in for McCulloch and Lafferty in for Healy when the time is right.

that will be next season at the earliest plus jig isny even in the team the now

naisy will take alukos place when he leaves in the summer

[garycassidy1802 37]

little has been at the club for years and played about 5 different positions hes hopeless!

I always say it, but I think he is with us for versatility rather than ability, there to plug a potential gap if we lose players.

[Carsons Dog 9,878]

little has been at the club for years and played about 5 different positions hes hopeless!

Playing him in five different positions probably doesn't help

He can't be worse than Kerkar

[Weird_Beard 99]

that will be next season at the earliest plus jig isny even in the team the now

naisy will take alukos place when he leaves in the summer

Thats because we don't play a 3-5-2 and I didn't know I could only pick players that are playing.

Then I would go with Healey, Kerkar, Wylde and Little.

[deleteduser1 169]

It's clear as mud that Wallace is not and never will be a left winger.

The solution could and should be Gregg Wylde but Gregg needs to ( A ) Practice dribbling around cones at pace 3 hours a day and generally working on his ball skill and ( B ) practising free kicks , corner kicks and crossing the ball at pace from the left hand side into the 6 yard box with pace and accuracy - over and over and over again until he masters these skills.

Wylde could be a fantastic player for The Rangers and the international side - If he works on these weaknesses.

If he doesn't - he will be a so-so squad player for a mid table SPL club - at best.

[Scottish_Bear 4]

This left side thing is such a shame, its such an important position for any team who want to attack and such an easy one to fill, i have no idea how we have struggled so badly to fill it properly and why so many players make it look so hard to play there. There simply must be more ot it than all these players failing there, there must be something the coaches are telling them to do or not to do more to the point. Its almost like a taboo position. At first glance Wylde looks perfectly suited to it but then you see him struggling to do the basics, Wallace nor Papac every look comfortable there, Ortiz i thought was the best of a bad bunch out there from this seasons squad. Celik looks like it maybe his best position when he is fit enough to start games. McKay i would not mind seeing being given a chance there although i do admit that looks unlikely.

Celtic have had McGeady, Maloney, McCourt, Riordan, Samaras and even Forrest all play there and look comfortable, why cant our players? The incredible thing is, they are all right footers. Nakamura was a stand out on the right, as was Robson, both left footed. So what is it? Is it the personnel or the coaching? Is it both?

Hearts have Tempelton on the left, another right footer, a stand out in this league and i would say the best option for left wing in the whole league.

James Murphy i am sure has also played left wing for Motherwell and done more than ok, another right footer.

[Weird_Beard 99]

It's clear as mud that Wallace is not and never will be a left winger.

The solution could and should be Gregg Wylde but Gregg needs to ( A ) Practice dribbling around cones at pace 3 hours a day and generally working on his ball skill and ( B ) practising free kicks , corner kicks and crossing the ball at pace from the left hand side into the 6 yard box with pace and accuracy - over and over and over again until he masters these skills.

What is he doing at training then if he's not doing this.

[OneDavidCooper 2,505]

We should never have bought Wallace, it's just created a problem where there wasn't one before

Totally agree. Didn't need him and he's not added anything.

[bluenose_72 198]

It's an experiment that has rarely worked and I have no idea why McCoist hasn't ditched it. I agree that Wallace would be a better option than Bartley at right back.

[messiah10 58]

its very simple imo

wallace at lb, wylde lm

best players best posistions

[will_1974 204]

McKay should be given a chance.

Start playing defenders only in defence and not everywhere else.

[OneDavidCooper 2,505]

My team for next game:-

McGregor

Papac, Goian, Bocanegra, Wallace

Edu, Davis, McKay (if only to stop all the threads)

Aluko, Al Jolson, Wylde

[HG5 11,113]

Apart from his great strike against Arbroath, has Kerkar actually kicked a ball?

Summed it up when he was so slow he kicked Rankin after he'd been tackled by him!

With our current injuries, I'd even love to see.

McGregor

Wallace Goian Bocanegra Papac

Aluko Davis Edu Mervan

Healy Kerkar

[bgally 452]

i agree with all that m8.

as much as i like papac at lb he's no midfielder as most of his passes are either to the side or backwards,i say give young wylde a chance there as he'll improve with more game time,

i can't understand ally's decision to play papac left mid,it's baffling,as is bartley at rb.

cmon ally sort it out.

[HG5 11,113]

Sasa simply does not have the energy or drive to play in midfield - his efforts to recover once his man's got by him are nothing short of woeful.

The time he takes making his mind up where he's going to pass the ball make him look like he's playing in fog.

[Redsox1 1,361]

its very simple imo

wallace at lb, wylde lm

best players best posistions

[Weird_Beard 99]

Sasa simply does not have the energy or drive to play in midfield

Simply he's not a midfielder.

[Carsons Dog 9,878]

Wylde did well enough in the run in to the title last year

[HG5 11,113]

Simply he's not a midfielder.

Quite right - if he had one or both those qualities, it might make him seem a bit more like one.......

[garycassidy1802 37]

Papac on the wing is just baffling, still can't see any reason for him to be there aside from being left footed.