Mcghee Tactical Genius

[beesher]

oh dear oh dear,our self appointed tactical genius blew our top 6 chances today.a right back playing left back and our left back in midfield,kimple a defensive midfielder and three centre backs in defence,in a game we needed to win he sends a team like todays out to win a game.why he choose the team and formation today is beyond me.and then he waits till we go behind before he changes things,when everyone could see sutton,quinn and o'brien were crap.dundee,st johnstone last season nancy at home and st mirren in the cup this year.all games were mcghee has given it the big churchill speech,and we have rolled over.mcghee needs to spend the summer having a look at himself,and getting away from this idea that he is some sort of alex ferguson,when the reality is,he is nowhere near that.

 

Can I ask Gary. Are you a mongo?

[andybug]

Has Mo Camara let Jim O'brien out his back pocket yet?

[Well Up For It!]

Having read all the fallout from Saturdays gut wrenching performance, I've decided to put my oar in and have my two cence worth...

 

With regards to Hammil playing on the left of midfield, I was delighted by this! I've been shouting for this all season, and while I thought Hammel wasn't exactly electric in that position i'd like to try him there again. While I feel Quinn did ok in the unfamiliar left back berth, I'd have put Reynolds there and either Quinn or McLean partnering Craggs in the centre. So ultimately, I'm not questioning McGhee's tactics at all.

 

The thing he can take flak for is his delay in substitutions. As soon as St Mirren scored, the changes should have been made. We knew it was a win or bust game. That dissapointed me.

 

However, the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of the players I'm afraid. They failed to turn up and let us down badly, and that was how McGhee felt as reflected in his comments after the match and the 45min dressing down.

 

The people on here who are calling for McGhee's head, or questioning his ability to manage, etc are completely off the mark and I'm actually embarrassed you are fellow Well fans!! McGhee has worked miracles since he came here, introduced a good flowing football side and at times during his time as gaffer we have been electric! LAst season we punched way above our weight, and it was all done to McGhee's revolutionary ways. He was the second coming of Jesus last year, yet now he's a pariah!! Please!! There was four majory diffrences from this season and last:

 

1/ McCormack was never replaced, and thats probably due to financial issues. He was a major creative spark and was absolutely key for us last season.

 

2/ We had a horrific run of injuries Nov & Dec - sometimes we were fortunate to avoid last season. That is just bad luck

 

3/ The park is even worse than it was last season and is impossible to play free flowing attack minded football on it, which McGhee prefers and suits our squad best!

 

4/ And maybe most important, our consistent performers from last season have been off the boil this year including Clarkson, Hughes and Reynolds. They have let the team down at times, and not McGhee. While the three of them are key players, they need to up their game if they are at the 'Ark next season.

 

And I hope with all my heart McGhee is still with us next season! He is a brilliant manager and he would be almost impossible to replace! Who would you realistic have? But as with always, we won't fully appreciate him untils he's gone!

 

Yes I'm absolutely gutted at bottom six, but realistically Motherwell are a team that should be steering well clear relegation ever year as a priority, everything else is a bonus!

 

I predict a changes over the summer and not just with players in and out, but a complete overhaul! As I result I think we will be fresher and hungrier next year. McGhee has a pride about him, which natural some don't like, but it makes him a passionate and determined manager! We should do what we do best and stick by McGhee and give him our whole support! And all the cynics should get a grip, unless they would rather have a dud like Malpas back! FFS appreciate what we've got and be grateful!!

 

Anyway, rant over!

[MelvinBragg]

They have let the team down at times, and not McGhee.

He hasn't let us down this season. You have agreed that all his tactics and team line-ups made sense...?

[El Grew]

1) A right back at left back. Same fucking difference, Quinn had a good game. With McLean and Quinn we have two full backs who know how to attack AND defend. McLean was great at right back, and Quinn was solid at left back.

 

3) Three centre halves? McLean played right back, Craggs and Reynolds in the centre and Quinn out the left. I don't know how we played with three centre halves.

(in my opinion).

 

Wow!!! Well if Quinn had a good game, heaven helps us. The guy's passing is utter pish and has been since he came into the first team!! No improvement = time to move him out.

 

And we did play 3 centre backs - maybe not in the centre of defence but we did play them because McLean, Craigan and Reynolds are all centre backs!!

[Easy Target]

thought quinn did have a good game. even at left back. out of the back 4 (or 5) who's distribution isn't pish. none of them can pass a ball so I think it's a bit harsh to single out quinn. when does reynolds every make a good pass, or craigan?!?!

[El Grew]

Easy, I take your point but Craigan's done now and Reynolds is not really a centre back. But I've been watching Quinn since he came into the first team and has not improved one iota and its not just his passing. He ball watches, drifts to close to the centre backs, fails to spot midfield runners and position himself to deal with them. Admittedly he is playing in as poor a back four as is in the SPL but.... well that's another argument.