Lawrence Shankland ....

[TerryTheTerror]

Absolutely. I've said enough on the matter over the last few days. You'd like to think Tam and the recruitment team are onto this, as it doesn't take ten laptops and all the analysis in the world to work out.

Yeah but we need more than 1 striker available in the squad. A balanced squad probably needs 4 and we have 3 with 2 injured for a long time (and started the season with 2).

The lack of creating changes is to do with the way the team are being asked to play IMHO. Too much emphasis on keeping possession, sometimes you just need to get the ball in the box and let the strikers do their thing. We must go through games and have fewer than 5 touches in the box opposition box. ☹️

[tHeArAb]

Yeah but we need more than 1 striker available in the squad. A balanced squad probably needs 4 and we have 3 with 2 injured for a long time (and started the season with 2).

The lack of creating changes is to do with the way the team are being asked to play IMHO. Too much emphasis on keeping possession, sometimes you just need to get the ball in the box and let the strikers do their thing. We must go through games and have fewer than 5 touches in the box opposition box. ☹️

Of course, and I'm not saying we don't. It's clearly an issue. However as I've said, we could have whoever up front and I don't think it would matter. Is that to do with the way the managers sets us up or the players we have? I'd suggest the latter as we've been like this for almost two years now with the same players. We all know the difference Levitt has made to the team. He gets injured and we revert to type. Also the introduction of Declan Glass as well. We look like doing things when he's on the park. He has the side of his game that Pawlett & Harkes don't. The quicker we can get him up to being a regular the better. I'd even go as far as saying we were more creative with the kids playing at Ibrox than we are with the usual first team regulars in there.

[TerryTheTerror]

I'm not too sure about that last point, we barely created a chance that game.

I'll agree is about the players we have available and losing Levitt as an option in midfield has caused lots of problems.

[tHeArAb]

I'm not too sure about that last point, we barely created a chance that game.

You must've missed the first 5 minutes. 😜😂

[arab1970]

You must've missed the first 5 minutes. ����

agree, if we have a midfield of butcher, fuchs and harkes we arnt creating much

[arab1970]

Yeah but we need more than 1 striker available in the squad. A balanced squad probably needs 4 and we have 3 with 2 injured for a long time (and started the season with 2).

The lack of creating changes is to do with the way the team are being asked to play IMHO. Too much emphasis on keeping possession, sometimes you just need to get the ball in the box and let the strikers do their thing. We must go through games and have fewer than 5 touches in the box opposition box. ☹️

the problem is where do the balls into the box come from? we dont get the ball to our wide players

[TerryTheTerror]

You must've missed the first 5 minutes. 😜😂

I think we had one or two shots (and one was a moosy-crawler from Clark). By and large it was as per usual. Not decrying a good performance under difficult circumstances, we played well, but we didn't create that much.

[utd4me]

the problem is where do the balls into the box come from? we dont get the ball to our wide players

We have wide players???????

[TerryTheTerror]

Interestingly, we have players that can put good crosses in; McMann, Niskanen, Appere for instance. Don't get into position to do it that often though. ☹️

[cybershed]

Of course, and I'm not saying we don't. It's clearly an issue. However as I've said, we could have whoever up front and I don't think it would matter. Is that to do with the way the managers sets us up or the players we have? I'd suggest the latter as we've been like this for almost two years now with the same players. We all know the difference Levitt has made to the team. He gets injured and we revert to type. Also the introduction of Declan Glass as well. We look like doing things when he's on the park. He has the side of his game that Pawlett & Harkes don't. The quicker we can get him up to being a regular the better. I'd even go as far as saying we were more creative with the kids playing at Ibrox than we are with the usual first team regulars in there.

Re: your comment on Levitt

You've hit the nail on the head there. We were a different proposition as a team when he was playing.