Gonzo79 13,597 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 The sheep are an irrelevance in the grand scheme of things but they have finished above us the last two seasons. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,059 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 13 hours ago, cooponthewing said: Anyone know if we are home or away first next week? Think we are away first. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 What I don't get about the reaction to Tuesday's game is ... did anyone actually expect any different? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 4,808 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 15 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: The sheep are an irrelevance in the grand scheme of things but they have finished above us the last two seasons. Perhaps they should be but they patently aren't an irrelevance at this point in time. The sooner we realise that there isn't an automatic fast pass taking us to where we want to go, the better. The club have to get their act together at all levels, put together a coherent strategy and work towards it rather than the constant upheaval at various levels. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,597 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, Bill said: What I don't get about the reaction to Tuesday's game is ... did anyone actually expect any different? Hope more than expectancy, as far as I'm concerned. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: Hope more than expectancy, as far as I'm concerned. My score prediction certainly was. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,671 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bill said: My score prediction certainly was. I expected a win but having not seen any of the game due to work i'm guessing from what I have heard that Shkupi set up to simply not be humiliated at home. I could pull 10 healthy guys off the street who could throw up a wall and make it difficult to score. And these weren't just 10 healthy guys off the street they were professional footballers used to playing together and who were apparently a high scoring outfit in the closing stages of last season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, JFK-1 said: I expected a win but having not seen any of the game due to work i'm guessing from what I have heard that Shkupi set up to simply not be humiliated at home. I could pull 10 healthy guys off the street who could throw up a wall and make it difficult to score. And these weren't just 10 healthy guys off the street they were professional footballers used to playing together and who were apparently a high scoring outfit in the closing stages of last season. Steel yourself, when you watch the game you'll see we had plenty chances to score but made a pig's ear of all of them. The Morelos heading masterclass is particularly instructive. ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer 1,665 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 26 minutes ago, Bill said: What I don't get about the reaction to Tuesday's game is ... did anyone actually expect any different? I honestly did Bill. I felt the problem we had last season was losing goals. Scoring goals seemed more straight forward. So when we sorted out the defence, I expected us to win these games by a couple of clear goals. We've definitely got a much improved defence and despite Shkupi throwing the kitchen sink at us last night, we really weren't in any trouble. But OMG, I expected us to put away some of those chances. It would be reasonable to expect any pro footballer (never mind a striker) to put those chances in the net. Watching some of the efforts at passing/shooting in the 18 yard box was how I imagine I'd act if I was asked to play for Celtic - I couldn't have done a better job at making a bigger mess of it. We can complain about the players not being good enough, but those players are too good to be missing chances like that. It's clear that the weight of expectation is too much for them. They'll be banging in those chances in training I bet. Windass, Morelos and Murphy can never be doubted for their skills. They are excellent players, but with Morelos in particular I'm seeing a mental fragility that will no doubt be a real concern to SG. Obviously I want us to do as well as we can in Europe, but the real focus has to be on the league. Fortunately he has some time to fix this before the opening day against Aberdeen. Its a shame in many ways though, because we should have been allowed to become excited at how well the defence is developing. Katic, Goldson and MacGregor (and Flanagan to be fair) have made a huge difference and I'm no longer watching through half closed eyes when the opposition attacks. Instead though, we are all worried about how we are ever going to score goals this season. Nil - Nil draws each week won't be enough to challenge. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,671 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, Gaffer said: but with Morelos in particular I'm seeing a mental fragility that will no doubt be a real concern to SG. Morelos is becoming a bit of an enigma. I would like to see us have a coach who works exclusively with strikers and who better than Ally McCoist to teach this boy and the others how to put a ball in the net. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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