Just like Walter

[bordersbear 1,105]

That's how the sheep set up. Pack the defence and midfield and try to nick one from a set play or on the break. Never easy to play against as our run to Manchester showed. You could see it coming a mile away. 

[ShanksRFC 3,869]

Are you saying we should have packed the defence and midfield against Aberdeen?

[HuistraHairDo 12,490]

Definitely worth another thread.

[bluenoz 30,828]

a good team breaks down that system. Just ask Zenit

[Smile 26,600]

Everybody's worked Gerrard out now it was the same with Warburton he has to find a solution we had the players on the park to beat Aberdeen but at times we looked lost in the game with no sign of anyone on the sideline who could change the game.

[TMB 14,167]

We have the superior group of players.  I suspect most teams will sit back and look to counter attack us.  

This high counter pressing system we use works best against teams that try to open up and attack us.  Maybe that’s why it’s worked in Europe, but not domestically.  

[With Heart and Hand 8,949]

we're just predictable as a team same as our previous managers. we've been sussed

[GaryMc 2,394]

Our main tactic is to go out wide and get crosses in however without a striker we don't have enough runners from deep for it to work for us.

Without Morelos we look terrible in attack. He's been fantastic this year and we missed him badly through his own fault and also Gerrard's for playing him in the previous round. Why didn't he play Sadiq in that game ffs?!

[nugegz 4]

cos he has no confidence in the  2nd rate he pushed 4.....

[Blue Avenger 22,567]

Don't know why we haven't got the title sewn up already with the experts in here.

I mean this football management deal is just so easy. Why do we even need a manager. Get a few fans in that dug out. Sorted!

[The Ibrox Derry 8,904]

22 minutes ago, With Heart and Hand said:

we're just predictable as a team same as our previous managers. we've been sussed

A top manager should never have a "Set Style". And a good group of players should be able to adapt to multiple styles of play and tactics.

[The Ibrox Derry 8,904]

We need a minimum of 2 strikers added to the squad. Or give the boy Dallas a chance. I also wonder what Middleton would be like through the centre??

[sandyinroyalblue 16,478]

50 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

a good team breaks down that system. Just ask Zenit

with a little help from the SPL.

[minstral 5,375]

Walter was fantastic manager who also made mistakes.

[Gascoigne8 3,378]

1 hour ago, TMB said:

We have the superior group of players.  I suspect most teams will sit back and look to counter attack us.  

This high counter pressing system we use works best against teams that try to open up and attack us.  Maybe that’s why it’s worked in Europe, but not domestically.  

Got to agree with the 2nd part 100%.   Worral and goldson were on the halfway line for most of the 2nd half and you could see a breakaway was coming. Rapid tried to match us and got caught out pretty much the same as we were against aberdeen 

[Nailed-It 44]

1 hour ago, bordersbear said:

That's how the sheep set up. Pack the defence and midfield and try to nick one from a set play or on the break. Never easy to play against as our run to Manchester showed. You could see it coming a mile away. 

I wish our current team was like Walters.

 

[WATP-FOREVER 5,231]

What's this got to do with Sadiq? 

[MurrayWilson 3,381]

1 hour ago, GaryMc said:

Our main  tactic is to go out wide and get crosses in however we don't without a strikerwe don't have enough runners from deep for it to work for us.

Without Morelos we look terrible in attack. He's been fantastic this year and we missed him badly through his own fault and also Gerrard's for playing him in the previous round. Why didn't he play Sadiq in that game ffs?!

No matter what striker plays the crosses in have to be decent. The quality of balls into the box was the man problem, no striker can do anything with the ball going over his head, straight to the keeper or smacked off the first defender. 

[KingKirk 25,633]

That's the downside to our form now most are gonna come and sit in give us the ball and say break us down.

Id much rather that than a team filled with belief believing they can go toe to toe with us

[big blue Fin 3,724]

57 minutes ago, The Ibrox Derry said:

We need a minimum of 2 strikers added to the squad. Or give the boy Dallas a chance. I also wonder what Middleton would be like through the centre??

Has to better than that big Nigerian streak of pish.

[Hutton2008 646]

5 hours ago, bluenoz said:

a good team breaks down that system. Just ask Zenit

That’s zenit. A CL team with world class players at the time. We were never breaking Aberdeen down. The taigs got very lucky when they played. Mcinnes is a good tactition who works with a weaker side each season.

 

[Hutton2008 646]

30 minutes ago, MurrayWilson said:

No matter what striker plays the crosses in have to be decent. The quality of balls into the box was the man problem, no striker can do anything with the ball going over his head, straight to the keeper or smacked off the first defender. 

When was the last quality ball into the oppositions box you can remember? Honestly I can’t think of any. Our best chances have came ball on the deck with some Morelos endeavour 

[16BlueSherbert90 19,223]

6 hours ago, Blue Avenger said:

Don't know why we haven't got the title sewn up already with the experts in here.

I mean this football management deal is just so easy. Why do we even need a manager. Get a few fans in that dug out. Sorted!

BA calm yourself down young man.  Everyone is entitled to an opinion - including yourself(now and then) 

[TheCutch 4,340]

8 hours ago, KingKirk said:

That's the downside to our form now most are gonna come and sit in give us the ball and say break us down.

Id much rather that than a team filled with belief believing they can go toe to toe with us

So you would rather have games like Spartak / Sheep than games like Maribor / Rapid / Hearts?

Mon tae fuck Kirk. 

[Gazza1212 1,212]

None of the players we have take enough care with the final ball. That or they simply don't have the ability to direct it where its going to hurt the opposition. 

Getting behind a defence , beating a man, getting to the byline, the outcome is invariably the same. Crosses are continually wasted and most of the time fail to reach a blue Jersey.

I don't like to single him out but Candeias is case in point. The work he gets through is unreal but the final product for a winger falls way short most of the time. I don't know how you sort this on a training field tbh but that's where the bulk of our problems lie from where I'm standing.