Parcbara Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 2 hours ago, gblue said: McPake when he came on made us worse didn’t think that was possible the youngster's introduction always weakens us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Pirie Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 Square pegs in round holes, the manager is losing us games with his tinkering and poor substitutions. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 (edited) Nelson should never have started in midfield, taking McGowan off was another mistake and the boy young boy McPake is not ready for this level of football. Having three loan players on the pitch at one time is asking for trouble, especially when the sleeves need rolled up. Edited 9 November 2019 by BigG 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeVinci Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 I've said for a few games now Nelson is getting played out his comfort zone and that we would get caught out asking him to track back on the wing and defend against better teams, because he can't, a feel a bit sorry for him as we're asking him to do something he can't do at this level. It's nothing to do with heart or desire he doesn't have the positional sense or awareness to defend properly, he's probably never played this position much up until now. McPake needs to recognise this and find someone who can track back and defend properly in that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue4evr Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 3 minutes ago, DeeVinci said: I've said for a few games now Nelson is getting played out his comfort zone and that we would get caught out asking him to track back on the wing and defend against better teams, because he can't, a feel a bit sorry for him as we're asking him to do something he can't do at this level. It's nothing to do with heart or desire he doesn't have the positional sense or awareness to defend properly, he's probably never played this position much up until now. McPake needs to recognise this and find someone who can track back and defend properly in that position. Our last 3 managers were all guilty of signing players then trying to fit them in instead of signing a player for a certain position. We now have 5 central midfielders, none of them can play on the left. We have never had a left midfielder since the days of Conroy. Now we have Nelson following the footsteps of Loy, CW etc. When Ness is fit we'll still have that problem but we'll have yet another CM on the bench. Poor recruitment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 So, is Todd injured or what? I know some haven't been impressed but I genuinely think he's been fine, a bit frustrating but did a job V Aberdeen when deployed in a physical battle and has always been a hard working player when I've seen him over the years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeVinci Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 13 minutes ago, Blue4evr said: Our last 3 managers were all guilty of signing players then trying to fit them in instead of signing a player for a certain position. We now have 5 central midfielders, none of them can play on the left. We have never had a left midfielder since the days of Conroy. Now we have Nelson following the footsteps of Loy, CW etc. When Ness is fit we'll still have that problem but we'll have yet another CM on the bench. Poor recruitment. Agree wholeheartedly and it should be a priority in the next transfer window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeighorstsWang Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 24 minutes ago, Blue4evr said: Our last 3 managers were all guilty of signing players then trying to fit them in instead of signing a player for a certain position. We now have 5 central midfielders, none of them can play on the left. We have never had a left midfielder since the days of Conroy. Now we have Nelson following the footsteps of Loy, CW etc. When Ness is fit we'll still have that problem but we'll have yet another CM on the bench. Poor recruitment. I don't believe that's so. Dorian's is an opportunity we couldn't (and shouldn't) have passed up. Ness and Byrne sitting. Dorrans ahead of them in a free role with McDaid on one wing and McPake (he has to be given a run) on the other. That leaves Robertson to come in for any of the 3 in the middle. It's ideal, IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelegendthatisBeto Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 56 minutes ago, WeighorstsWang said: I don't believe that's so. Dorian's is an opportunity we couldn't (and shouldn't) have passed up. Ness and Byrne sitting. Dorrans ahead of them in a free role with McDaid on one wing and McPake (he has to be given a run) on the other. That leaves Robertson to come in for any of the 3 in the middle. It's ideal, IMO. Totally agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue4evr Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 1 hour ago, WeighorstsWang said: I don't believe that's so. Dorian's is an opportunity we couldn't (and shouldn't) have passed up. Ness and Byrne sitting. Dorrans ahead of them in a free role with McDaid on one wing and McPake (he has to be given a run) on the other. That leaves Robertson to come in for any of the 3 in the middle. It's ideal, IMO. Agree about signing Dorrans, as long as he plays further forward. What I don't agree is playing McPake. Nowhere near ready for this level. He only got on because we have no one else to play there. ( my original point ). Also that would be Robertson and Gowser out of the team. IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attilio Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 2 hours ago, harry94 said: So, is Todd injured or what? I know some haven't been impressed but I genuinely think he's been fine, a bit frustrating but did a job V Aberdeen when deployed in a physical battle and has always been a hard working player when I've seen him over the years. Todd has been injured but even when he was fit, JMP preferred Nelson in that wide midfield role. Todd should be a shoe-in for that position imo. Goes back to what I was saying about playing your best players in their best positions. At no time in the last few games has Andrew Nelson looked comfortable or effective in that position - in fact it was an accident waiting to happen. I do feel sorry for the lad. He was getting it in the neck from a couple of players last night after the 2nd goal including one experienced player who failed to show up himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkBlueKnight Posted 9 November 2019 Report Share Posted 9 November 2019 36 minutes ago, Attilio said: Todd has been injured but even when he was fit, JMP preferred Nelson in that wide midfield role. Todd should be a shoe-in for that position imo. Goes back to what I was saying about playing your best players in their best positions. At no time in the last few games has Andrew Nelson looked comfortable or effective in that position - in fact it was an accident waiting to happen. I do feel sorry for the lad. He was getting it in the neck from a couple of players last night after the 2nd goal including one experienced player who failed to show up himself. Playing the lad out of his favoured position is daft. Better being a sub and showing what you can do . I hope it’s not just to keep the player happy when he hasn’t been getting a start- that’s no way to pick a team 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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