Originally Posted by
hulldon
Just back to Englandshire so had a bit of 💭 no time whilst driving hame.
First thoughts on today
- DM should have played May not Cosgrove - not for goal threat but as we set up to defend, he’d have worked harder
- DM got tactics spot on - game plan relied on cutting down their options by going man-to-man everywhere, closing down all their midfield/ attacking players quickly and only giving time on the ball to Boyata or Benkovic. Worked really well as we kept our shape and all players knew their job. We switched off twice first half - Ball gave Rogic a yard too much and he hit the post, and Shinnie let Christie beat him for pace at the goal.
-DM gambled more than normal - McLennan on for GMS/ left 2 v 2 at back on our corners/ tried to get us passing the ball and playing quickly
- Ferguson is some player - he worked hard, took it to the Thims and stood up to them, looked our biggest threat. Hard to believe he’s a loon of 18.
- Dallas is useless. I’ve heard thepenalty was a joke, but he just doesnae understand football. Three egs - Corner given when Forrest dunked a cross straight out in 1st half. Anyone who has ever played could have said he’d hit it straight out with no deflection. 2. Second half when Shinnie’s runners no ball out of defence, thug Brown blocks him illegally but Dallas plays on giving an advantage presumably but GS momentum slowed so other Thim can win the ball - got to go back to 1st foul. 3. Late tackle on McKenna for obvious booking - he saw it and gave us advantage as we had ball, but when play stopped - for Thim free kick - he doesn’t go back and book him. It’s the many little decisions he gets wrong - 90% in Thim favour which are the issue!
- We are toothless up front - although we did create a number of half-chances from set-plays, which was in the game-plan. This must be addressed in January.
-Some of our fans are dic ks. Not just the pitch invader and the flare. Some tosser was arguing no with me and others about how crap we were playing. Now we got beat and I’m as gutted as all Dons fans, but you can only - to paraphrase - urinate with the appendage you’ve been given. We reduced the all-conquering Celtic to long balls, Forrest - the on-form Scotland star - was in Lowe’s hip pocket. Rodgers was forced to game manage with thug Brown and Ntcham. For once, I’d say DM out-thought BR as they got lucky to an extent.
- The Thim mob don’t like it when people stand up to them and get in their faces - I liked the pushing and shoving and getting it right up them!! Sadly Dallas didn’t do his job and stand up to them too as they lost their heads at times, as they couldn’t handle a team having the temerity to give it them back!
Sorry for the lengthy post, but 4 and a half hours in a car makes you think..
Still gutted but proud of the efforts of all, including the fans... it seemed like a 80/20 split in terms of noise!!
COYR