Rousseau 10,489 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 On 09/08/2018 at 11:36, DMAA said: Celtic's defence has been lambasted yet again by their fans after last night. I think for the first time in a long time a number of our starting 11 would get into theirs. The only problem is that it's all in the same position! Just my opinion but it looks to me that almost our back 5 is better than theirs, I think Barisic will be fantastic but you'd have to give Tierney the nod. I think Jack can be better than Brown from now on. But the rest of the attacking positions go to Celtic, and it's not even close. They are still head and shoulders above us in all those positions and our guys would seriously struggle to make their bench. I think this is a worry and we need to address it before the window closes, otherwise we could have another season of frustrating home games where we lack the quality and creativity to break teams down. McGregor Tavernier Katic Goldson Barisic Jack Coulibaly/Arfield Candeias/Windass Arfield/Dorrans Murphy/Kent Morelos/Sadiq Gordon Lustig Ajer Hendry Tierney Brown Ntcham Forrest/Hayes/Christie Rogic/Arzani/Allan McGregor/Sinclair Griffiths/Dembele/Edouard Look at the cover they have, though? I'm bemused at the way we're always so eager to get players off the wage bill if they are not first-choice. You need options. We've got a decent first-team, but we need more cover. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublusince1982 243 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, Rousseau said: Look at the cover they have, though? I'm bemused at the way we're always so eager to get players off the wage bill if they are not first-choice. You need options. We've got a decent first-team, but we need more cover. just imagine our squad after four transfers windows with Gerrard and Allan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMAA 3,658 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 7 hours ago, Rousseau said: Look at the cover they have, though? I'm bemused at the way we're always so eager to get players off the wage bill if they are not first-choice. You need options. We've got a decent first-team, but we need more cover. I don’t agree with that actually. Celtic have had 4/5 times our income for 6/7 years straight. Even in our second season in the top level that was the case. So of course they have much more strength in depth and a much larger wage bill. By far the best strategy to for us to win the league is to focus on getting the starting 11 as strong as possible. It’s quality vs quantity, you can’t have it both ways. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,489 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 40 minutes ago, DMAA said: I don’t agree with that actually. Celtic have had 4/5 times our income for 6/7 years straight. Even in our second season in the top level that was the case. So of course they have much more strength in depth and a much larger wage bill. By far the best strategy to for us to win the league is to focus on getting the starting 11 as strong as possible. It’s quality vs quantity, you can’t have it both ways. We can't win the league by just having a strong first XI. Even a small injury and we're screwed. Having cover doesn't mean having the 3/4 options they have, it just means having a couple of options for each position. My point was that we seem to be almost pushing players out the door of they're not first pick. We signed Barisic and people were saying Wallace, John and Tavernier were out the door (John was, in this case). It was Flanagan and Barisic as first picks, and the rest could go. I'm exaggerating, but that's how it feels, at least to me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMAA 3,658 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 32 minutes ago, Rousseau said: We can't win the league by just having a strong first XI. Even a small injury and we're screwed. Having cover doesn't mean having the 3/4 options they have, it just means having a couple of options for each position. My point was that we seem to be almost pushing players out the door of they're not first pick. We signed Barisic and people were saying Wallace, John and Tavernier were out the door (John was, in this case). It was Flanagan and Barisic as first picks, and the rest could go. I'm exaggerating, but that's how it feels, at least to me. It’s tough to get it right. I would still like to see about 4 senior players out and about 2 in. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublusince1982 243 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I think we will still see 3 or 4 coming in and wallace leaving. Probably see whoever the CB cover is coming in on loan and will be able to cover LB also. Allows us to promise certain amount of games per season 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Ceptic have a big squad, but as the weekend showed it doesn't mean they are all world beaters. What is important is have a good TEAM. As we've seen (all be it mainly in friendlies), we are developing a team that can be interchanged without impacting the style & quality of play too much. A possibly problem with Ceptic is that they have individuals playing more for themselves, than the greater good of the team. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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