chilledbear 16 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I think Eustace has problems at home, hence why he is not signing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,283 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 That's a bit unfair, FS, and you are intelligent and clever enough to know that. Law is averaging 50 mins/game, Zelalem 75 mins. Law has only played 90 mins in 2 league games, Zelalem has played 90 in 4 league games. Law has not played more than 31 mins in 5 of his last 6 league games. Law has not been a regular starter other than in the Cups. Zelalem has started every game except either side of International duty. Last season when a regular starter, Law was stop scorer with 13 goals and had 9 assists in 54 games. Neither is setting the heather on fire though, thus comparing their stats ain't helpful. As I said before, were it not for Law's goals, he would get much more flak. He sure has the ability to improve, as has Zelalem. Right now, I don't think either of them will be the answer. I'd prefer a midfield three of Halliday, Shiels and Holt, with the former two having the freedom to interchange positions. We might put Zelalem into the central/holding role instead of using him on the left side of midfield, where Halliday should be playing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman 9 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 The state of the game in Scotland since Rangers were banished to the depths by the haters has bombed big time. The most consistent side in the earlier part of the season throughout the SPFL were Rangers who chalked up 11 straight victories in the 2nd tier, now it's Hivs who are showing similar form with their current run. Take a look 'upstairs' and the top league shows no side with any form at all and we are approaching Xmas. Hertz had a decent start then collapsed, the sheep were being pushed by the media as the 'saviours' of the game yet find themselves behind Hertz never mind challenging for the title. The Bheasts have shown just how good they are with shocking defeats in Europe's lesser competition against Norway's finest and another dismal 0-0 draw at home in front of a very poor attendance to cannon fodder Kilmarnock. I can see a copy next season in the top league of what's happening right now in the championship...Rangers and Hivs battling it out for the title with Delia already sacked and Robbie Neilson plying his trade in the English championship. This has nothing at all to do with the thread, but I thought I'd just get it off my chest in here. The game really is suffering 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Neither is setting the heather on fire though, thus comparing their stats ain't helpful. As I said before, were it not for Law's goals, he would get much more flak. He sure has the ability to improve, as has Zelalem. Right now, I don't think either of them will be the answer. I'd prefer a midfield three of Halliday, Shiels and Holt, with the former two having the freedom to interchange positions. Isn't that the point though, Law is a proven goalscoring midfielder. I agree and have already said I would have Shiels ahead of Zelalem any day of the week. Shiels at least tries adventurous passes and has scored 3 goals, Zelalem does neither. Edited November 23, 2015 by BrahimHemdani 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,299 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Maybe we should try both Holt & Law(when fit) in the same MF. Both goal scoring MF players. It might compensate for our shortage of goals from up front(except Waghorn) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,487 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 And I think your infatuation with a "metronome" is totally irrelevant in our game. Give me a proper box to box midfielder who can create goal scoring chances as opposed to a 10 yard square pass specialist all day every day and watch the goals scored increase, and to hell with the pass completion rate and the possession stats when very little, if any, of it creates goals. I know which one is better to watch and is more valuable to a winning team. "Our game", as in the Scottish game? An attitude that explains our diminishing status on the European stage. This obsession with, to quote Germinal -- who has made my point for me --, "Effort! Fitness! Work rate! And if they can pass, that's only a bonus", is out-of-date. An all-round box-to-box player is a great addition to any side, but shouldn't be the main complement. I accept I like the "metronome", but I've not said it's absolutely necessary in our team. The benefits are clear. I prefer to see us dominate possession rather than go back to the 'run harder', 'hit-and-hope' type nonsense we are all used to in Scotland. No wonder Scottish sides fail in Europe. Zelalem is a terrific wee player; a modern player with a bright future. Any scout, pundit, analyst will say the same. Is he absolutely necessary to our side at the minute? Perhaps not. But he's a big influence IMO on our possession, which is nine-tenths of the modern game. Dominate possession and you go along way to negating the opposition. From that base you then need the box-to-box midfielder, or an attacking-midfielder to go and make things happen. A mix is what is required. I think you need to ask more people 'in-the-know' before suggesting you know which type of player is more valuable to a winning team. (I'm certainly no expert either.) And as for which one is better to watch? That's a personal opinion. I prefer the slower, possession-based, 'chess' game than the clueless, running-about that is Scottish football; give me Barcelona-Bayern over any open, end-to-end game. At the end of the day, we have differing opinions on the game. We'll never see eye-to-eye, so we'll have to agree to disagree. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,487 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 It's nice to see people thinking again about Law. He has certain qualities that could be beneficial. Like RANGERRAB says, Holt and Law would be an interesting experiment in midfield; or even pushing Halliday further forward and dropping back Zelalem (I think someone else mentioned that?). I think on reflection, we actually have a decent variety of central-midfield players, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. A bit of tinkering might bring some rewards. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,354 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I think Eustace has problems at home, hence why he is not signing. So nothing to do with his fitness? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 So nothing to do with his fitness? All sounds a bit 'mysterious'. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boabie 230 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 For what it's worth I'll agree with a couple of guys here; Law is a scoring midfielder. But only if he turns up. Imo he has the ability. However he seems to have some sort of mindblock and goes hiding far too often. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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