BallochBear 1,613 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I expect this will be controversial but WS gets lots of stick on here for his tactical nous and general management of the team, but he must have done something right as there was a marked improvement in the 2nd half performance today. So for once how about some praise for Walter. Tin hat on! :unionflag: :unionflag: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-RFC 308 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 It was Inverness Bottom of the league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 For once it did look like they had been in a dressing room. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 aye but we all said we need to start winning away from home so mayey noo we might start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 They couldn't have come out any worse - pity he couldn't have done it last week! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangers4eva 12 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 He must have said something right. You have to wonder why it takes till the second half for us to show up when we are playing against the team at the bottom of the league and have the opportunity to close the gap on the scum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoyd 355 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 It did seem something changed at half time, whoever it was, Smith, Mccoist or even dare i say Barry? Did well. Like i said in the match thread, Smith probably told them to buck up and score a goal or Adam and McCulloch would take their places next week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson 2 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Since he came back, the first half has been a non event in 90% of the games. I think we scored about 4 first half goals before Xmas last year! If the players need a bollocking after every first 45 mins there must be serious motivational problems before the games and so Smith is only fixing the bad prep he has given to games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfc_no1fan 13 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Yeah, he told Barry to get injured, Novo to beat 2-3 men and for Davis to back heel the ball to an advancing Mendes. However, Mendes decision to curl a beauty into the top hand corner of the net was nothing to do with Walter Smith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangers4eva 12 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Yeah, he told Barry to get injured, Novo to beat 2-3 men and for Davis to back heel the ball to an advancing Mendes. However, Mendes decision to curl a beauty into the top hand corner of the net was nothing to do with Walter Smith. aye that was mccoist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluepeter 5,627 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I expect this will be controversial but WS gets lots of stick on here for his tactical nous and general management of the team, but he must have done something right as there was a marked improvement in the 2nd half performance today. So for once how about some praise for Walter. Tin hat on! :unionflag: :unionflag: Don't be ridiculous BB, why would Walter get credit for anything? On here, it's more likely the boot boys buffed their boots up in a better way than that Walter's team talk had the desired effect. For the record, if it goes wrong, it's Walter/SDM's fault. If it goes right, it's because Pedro Mendes is God. Please don't ask such ridiculous questions again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueIsTheColour 35 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Absolutely not, his team should have been at the races from the first whistle. Performing for one half isn't good enough as has been proved already this season at Tannadice, Celtic at Ibrox, Rugby Park and Pittodrie where we have either come out slow or fallen away after half time. Consistency is the key aspect which is missing from everything surrounding our team at the moment. The only way that Walter will get any credit from me is if we can consitently win games, home and away, aswell as performing for the full 90 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvager 498 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 He deserves credit for geeing them up, but at the same time deserves derision for one of the worst first halves ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsa 3,906 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I expect this will be controversial but WS gets lots of stick on here for his tactical nous and general management of the team, but he must have done something right as there was a marked improvement in the 2nd half performance today. So for once how about some praise for Walter. Tin hat on! :unionflag: :unionflag: we were playing caley thistle mate. he deserves no praise. kaunus, £20 mill + wasted, cronies always playing, players out of position, still 5 points behind a rubbish celtic...etc etc etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saudibear 0 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 We played for 15 minutes in the second half, the first 5 and the last 10. 3 - 0 flattered us. Great to get 3 points and 3 goals for the goal difference but I would not think that our overall performance today was worthy of praise for Walter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKai 439 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Every time there is a close up of Wattie, he looks like he's in a daze! Almost as if he's been taken over by an alien...!! Shit..maybe he has...and thats why everyones played outa position! Seriously..he always looks like he wishes he was somewhere else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgersbear 3,225 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Tbh, with this win, it puts the title race BACK in our own hands and the players need to realise just how important that is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffbear 4,096 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Do i get credit for doing my job the way it should be done......eh NO!!!! Walter should be slated for still having no width in the team,for bringing on Burke, a right winger , and playing him on the left.For playing a striker as a left winger and playing Barry ferguson ,who has done fuck all for 2 seasons. Will he get credit for signing Lee Wilkie ,Playing Broadfoot,making McCulloch a centre half,never playing our talented youngsters,playing Lafferty at left wing,playing Adam against Celtic.............i'm sorry 1 good half time team talk against the leagues worst side doesn't do it for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw69uk 123 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I expect this will be controversial but WS gets lots of stick on here for his tactical nous and general management of the team, but he must have done something right as there was a marked improvement in the 2nd half performance today. So for once how about some praise for Walter. Tin hat on! :unionflag: :unionflag: Don't be ridiculous BB, why would Walter get credit for anything? On here, it's more likely the boot boys buffed their boots up in a better way than that Walter's team talk had the desired effect. For the record, if it goes wrong, it's Walter/SDM's fault. If it goes right, it's because Pedro Mendes is God. Please don't ask such ridiculous questions again. seems you were right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Walter will be dammed by some no matter what he does - even if he wins the league some will cast up failings - such is the support of the modern football managers. Strapon has won 3 leagues in a row and still a whack of their fans don't like him. Go figure. Asrne Wegner is starting to get slated by some ArseNil fans - Go figure. If Man U dont win the league fans will say fergie is past it - Go figure. As for Scolari - he has yet to prove himself!! Go figure! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Stars Bearette 1 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 he said some of them would be taken off if there isn't an improvement after half time according to Boyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffbear 4,096 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Walter will be dammed by some no matter what he does - even if he wins the league some will cast up failings - such is the support of the modern football managers. Strapon has won 3 leagues in a row and still a whack of their fans don't like him. Go figure. Asrne Wegner is starting to get slated by some ArseNil fans - Go figure. If Man U dont win the league fans will say fergie is past it - Go figure. As for Scolari - he has yet to prove himself!! Go figure! So point nout how spending £28m and still being second to a shit Celtic side is success. How playing poor players like Adam,McCulloch,Broadfoot and Whittaker is success. Playing Lafferty and Novo who are strikers as wingers. Playing Ferguson every game when he has been our most overrated player in the past 2 years Having Beasley,Burke and Aarron as wingers yet plays strikers there. Plays with 4 centre halves at the back,a central midfielder as right winger and a right footed striker as left winger and wonders why we're 5 points behind the worst celtic side since Liam Brady was in charge. Go Figure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
port_bear 86 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Praise for his half time team talk? Are you having a laugh? He shouldn’t have to wait till half time to dish out some much needed verbal, he should be on hand to do that throughout the game, not sitting chatting to his little monkey Durant. I mean answer me this question, how many top flight European managers chose to sit for almost the entire game in the stands? Would you see Ferguson, Wenger, Mourinho or the likes sitting in the director’s box week in week out? Managers these days are sent to the stands as a punishment FFS and yet the great Walter chooses to sit there of his own free will. Anyway the change in our performance second half yesterday IMO had fu.ck all to do with whatever Walter did or didn’t say at half time. Yes we scored early on but putting Mendes wonder strike to one side we didn’t look like scoring until Mendes went off injured and Davis was put into the middle. IMO this is what changed the game for us, once Davis had adopted his favoured central midfield role we looked like a different side. Instead of having two centre mids trying to play little one-two’s with each other or getting in each others way we had a guy who wanted to be more direct, run at the Calley defence and actually take the game to them. This was a change that was forced upon Walter and one which I hope he looks at in the future (which i doubt), Davis in the middle with either Ferguson or Mendes looks a far more balanced and effective combination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw69uk 123 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Walter will be dammed by some no matter what he does - even if he wins the league some will cast up failings - such is the support of the modern football managers. Strapon has won 3 leagues in a row and still a whack of their fans don't like him. Go figure. Asrne Wegner is starting to get slated by some ArseNil fans - Go figure. If Man U dont win the league fans will say fergie is past it - Go figure. As for Scolari - he has yet to prove himself!! Go figure! So point nout how spending £28m and still being second to a shit Celtic side is success. How playing poor players like Adam,McCulloch,Broadfoot and Whittaker is success. Playing Lafferty and Novo who are strikers as wingers. Playing Ferguson every game when he has been our most overrated player in the past 2 years Having Beasley,Burke and Aarron as wingers yet plays strikers there. Plays with 4 centre halves at the back,a central midfielder as right winger and a right footed striker as left winger and wonders why we're 5 points behind the worst celtic side since Liam Brady was in charge. Go Figure That is all fine, the thing is, as with a few of our players, the attitude seems to be, its fine to slate, yet, when things go right, or are god, it should be expected so no praise, or rather, compliments should be given? Some people need to learn some balance, its not a crime to say well done, or, good job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochBear 1,613 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Why do so many fail to either read a post or fail to understand what is said. What I asked was is he due any praise for the 2nd half performance, not the whole game, not how much he's spent, not being 2nd to Smellik, not whether anyone else gets praised at work etc. etc. :unionflag: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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