Blue Avenger 22,567 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I don't know wtf we will do when Alfredo leaves. Need to phone ma mammy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuistraHairDo 12,496 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Send him back. 2 games, one goal, useless. what were we thinking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Blue Avenger said: I don't know wtf we will do when Alfredo leaves. Need to phone ma mammy. Morelos is our best player. He's the top striker in the country. When he goes it'll be a huge loss for us. You talk as if he's nothing. We were very lucky to pick up Morelos for £1m and it's going to be very difficult to find a player of similar quality to replace him. celtic spent £9m on a striker that isn't as good as El Buffalo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 4 hours ago, Blue Avenger said: An emoticon isn't a counter argument so I'll just reaffirm my point that 'changing the team shape to accommodate Defoe does seem to effect overall performance' in a negative way. If you need evidence of that go watch the Kilmarnock game again and how poorly that 4-4-2 diamond worked out. Better yet, watch the Livingstone game that followed and how much better we played having gone back to a 4-3-3. In time maybe Gerrard will figure out a way to get Defoe in to the team but for now I'd rather he stick with the 4-3-3 and keep our best performers who are Kent, Morelos, and Candeias, up top. StaunchLondonGer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,924 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 6 hours ago, BlueAvenger said: Defoe and Davis....I'll reserve judgement for now ! Both miles off the pace atm which is understandable given the lack of football they have played and they need minutes to get up to speed, but our league situation means we need victories and can not afford to carry passengers which these two are just now. they should be on the bench and our Tim/Livi team should be the first 11. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman36 3,456 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 7 hours ago, Leeds_Bear said: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a support overreact as much as ours. Kent was shite (I also said this!) Coullibaly was a world beater who needs signing up. Arfields shite etc. We need to be giving players more time than this! Warburton for England manager Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 35,577 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Were you standing next to me last night? Roaster next to me said after 20 minutes Defoe is finished and is our Robbie Keane cause mind he thought he could stroll it and got beat off Killie he said. Mentalists in our support MurrayWilson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, Prso's headband said: Were you standing next to me last night? Roaster next to me said after 20 minutes Defoe is finished and is our Robbie Keane cause mind he thought he could stroll it and got beat off Killie he said. Mentalists in our support I’d be thrilled if Defoe scored at the rate Robbie Keane did. Us winning the league that year does change that he was great for them. He was terrified of Thomson, though. Prso's headband 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 35,577 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, Creampuff said: I’d be thrilled if Defoe scored at the rate Robbie Keane did. Us winning the league that year does change that he was great for them. He was terrified of Thomson, though. Exactly it’s been argued on here before sure he scored 12 in 16 or something. One result in a football fans head just totally alters any form of reality sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,614 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 6 hours ago, Blue Avenger said: I don't know wtf we will do when Alfredo leaves. Need to phone ma mammy. Losing the best player in the country and the best we've seen at Ibrox for nearly a decade would be a doddle right enough. Fucking weapon. StaunchLondonGer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMax399 3,757 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 It sounds like we are saying Defoe isn’t good enough to play for us in the SPFL? That is just nonsense. He has made a living out of scoring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman36 3,456 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Defoe is a good squad addition. He's not a first team pick. Gerrard needs to be strong on this. End of the day defoes near the end of his career he'll appreciate what's required. See when morelos gets a stupid red in the next few games, and defoe comes in and scores a winner, won't see any shite threads like this cropping up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,614 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, Gman36 said: Defoe is a good squad addition. He's not a first team pick. Gerrard needs to be strong on this. End of the day defoes near the end of his career he'll appreciate what's required. See when morelos gets a stupid red in the next few games, and defoe comes in and scores a winner, won't see any shite threads like this cropping up. Why would this happen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackrfc95 4,255 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 9 hours ago, KingKirk said: Hes still a good player look at what morelos does for us the chances he makes for himself and others and the goals he scores. Alfredo Morelos bullies defenders fucking destroys them Something Defoe can't do You're literally arguing with yourself. No one anywhere on this thread has said Defoe is better than Morelos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaunchLondonGer 1,651 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 21 minutes ago, Gman36 said: Defoe is a good squad addition. He's not a first team pick. Gerrard needs to be strong on this. End of the day defoes near the end of his career he'll appreciate what's required. See when morelos gets a stupid red in the next few games, and defoe comes in and scores a winner, won't see any shite threads like this cropping up. Honestly think its far too soon to say whether Defoe should be a first team pick or not tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,387 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 9 hours ago, jjbscotty12 said: So we should just abandon morelos and defoe up top because the killie defeat? We should be playing 2 upfront no matter what at ibrox imo. Disagree completely Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMckee 3,424 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Let's see how he does on a half decent pitch. He scored against killie and if we didn't fuck about at the back and won the game 1 0 it would be a completely different thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,387 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 22 minutes ago, BridgeIsBlue said: Why would this happen? Because apparently he gets red carded all the time. Seems to be the popular view floating around at the minute. BridgeIsBlue and Prso's headband 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,695 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 42 minutes ago, DMax399 said: It sounds like we are saying Defoe isn’t good enough to play for us in the SPFL? That is just nonsense. He has made a living out of scoring. Course he will score goals but to get the best from him our style needs to change Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanMK 4,670 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I get that forums are used to discuss and debate but seriously, will you stop making threads for every wee thought that pops in your head? He's made 2 starts, scored 1, played on 3 terrible pitches and isn't even match fit. Robmc1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sket 13,610 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 '2 awful team performances But it's Defoe who's shite... Op is a mong Bluekev 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,812 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Defoe at the moment seems a luxury player, the type who will do little but then come alive and score with a half chance. Don't think we're at the stage we can afford this yet. I also don't think our play at present is that good that we're creating an abundance of chances. I'm still confident he'll do well for us, and tend to think he'll do far better at Ibrox where we'll likely push teams further back and the ball will be in the opposition box that bit more. Saturday, hopefully we're a couple up and he can get the last 30 - 45 mins. I'd like to see him at Ibrox as a 2 with Morelos for part of that, then finish as a lone forward supported by 2 wide men feeding him crosses. He's got one goal, bawhairs from more, he'll get goals, no doubt, but he'll not be a true replacement for Morelos who dictates our best system now is with him as a 1 up front. Robmc1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,610 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 10 hours ago, KingKirk said: Major problem going forward that and I dont think we should change to fit him in. Dont get me wrong using 433 we have seen some poor performances but it suits this team and its got us challenging the scum That is the future We need to change as the system we play with Morelos upfront doesn't get us enough goals. Defoe needs time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robmc1 4,741 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, DeanMK said: I get that forums are used to discuss and debate but seriously, will you stop making threads for every wee thought that pops in your head? He's made 2 starts, scored 1, played on 3 terrible pitches and isn't even match fit. Just about sums the situation up, plus he’s still to adapt to the Scottish game. Once he builds some match sharpness and full fitness regardless of systems, he is a quality proven goalscorer in a top league. Think we will see the best of him (taking age in to account) following next seasons pre season... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,695 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 32 minutes ago, jackrfc95 said: You're literally arguing with yourself. No one anywhere on this thread has said Defoe is better than Morelos. I don't expect anyone to either gonna be a nightmare trying to replace him and trying to get like for like somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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