texanwellfan

Captain obvious speaking here but our current set has us playing some delightful football but with too few goals. So I would try Shaw up front for a few games. He seems to be the most mobile and looks to have some skill and positional awareness for a goal scorer. Let’s see what he can do when working with a fresh midfield. Yes, he’s missed a couple of chances but strikers at every level don’t convert every chance.

The good thing is if we don’t know then Livi won’t know !

Im wondering If SK is liking the approach of one up top for 70 mins or so and if not in the lead, then switch to two up top. Or Did he decide that’s our best chance regardless of who we play or our best option for the last 3 opponents?

It may depend who we have available and who we are playing so it might chop and change as the season goes on.

I haven’t watched it again but i thought at the time that Souare was completely the wrong side of the attacker. Therein lies part of the issue or problem for SK or any coach. You have tired legs but players are “tuned in” to the game so do you bring on a sub with fresh legs but perhaps not tuned into the game Or leave on the player tuned into the game but with heavy legs? It could go either way so I can’t be too harsh on the coach. Results have been very frustrating but the last two games especially, I have enjoyed our performance more than I have in a long time. We didn’t roll over but stood face to face with our opponents and showed that while there may be a wide gap in finances, perhaps the gap in ability is not so wide as it is perceived to be. A well used phrase has been used many times with reference to results, bad and good, against our peers, in that it’s fine margins which way the result goes but it would seem now that it can also be applied to results against the old firm.

Spittal had similar chance earlier but goalie had decent save

SK taking stick for not having signed a good striker. It might be that Berith is that striker but he got clogged and not many teams are going to have another prolific scorer to take over from the main guy.

Good point. We have been playing very well and we are all expecting some better players to return to the team. So how good will we be then?

Four games left to complete first round of fixtures Aberdeen plus bottom 3. These are the games we need to be winning but nobody is going to give us the points we will need to play well and score and win the points. We are capable of winning these games but we must execute.

I think Bair had supporting midfielders arriving but by time Shaw was on he was totally isolated with midfield run in out of steam. I’d like to see them switch roles and start Shaw to see how he does with more time on the field.

Be interesting to see how we play and what players SK selects as we get the squad back to full strength.

Miller put a shift in and you could tell he emptied the tank. Slattery, yet another solid performance, McGinn, Bevis and Casey very steady but Paton had yet another outstanding game.

Ok back to picking up points again next week. COYW.

That’s a hard one to take

Yaaaaaaasssssssss

Fuk

We are looking ragged

I think Miller is knackered

Do we have enough stamina to keep this up to the end?

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As long as he doesn’t have a reaction to his Egyptian garlic kebab. 💩

I’ll take any points, any way. COYW!!

Your initial comment does raise the questions….. who drops out for the second striker and how will it affect our midfield ?

Fair comment perhaps but I’d say from his limited minutes Shaw looks to have a bit more speed and skill. I’d like to see him get more time. Maybe not start but maybe on at half time or at least by 60 mins unless Bair is playing a blinder.

Seems like some short memories on display as well. KVV wasn’t averse to missing some easy chances. First half of last season he missed a good number of chances and also took stick for some of his performances.