League Cup Final 2023

[irnbru1903]

Our manager is an utter embarrassment and if our chairman had anything about him at all would have got rid of him after the tim or killie losses but he didn't and we got everything we deserved yesterday as a result. Robson does not have a clue, has no idea how to learn or change and shows a complete disrespect to the support with our "style" of play and his pathetic post match interviews. Almost any other manager with the players he has at his disposal now would have us playing better and not the eye wateringly bad bazball. No decent players will come here knowing what he has in store for them. It is sad that only hindsight will be the way that Cormack will measure yet another failure of a manager.

[InversneckieDob]

Robson has sh@t the bed with those comments.
If that's what he thinks he should keep it to himself.
And if that's genuinely how he feels he should fu ck off and manage Arbroath

[sd12]

Our manager is an utter embarrassment and if our chairman had anything about him at all would have got rid of him after the tim or killie losses but he didn't and we got everything we deserved yesterday as a result. Robson does not have a clue, has no idea how to learn or change and shows a complete disrespect to the support with our "style" of play and his pathetic post match interviews. Almost any other manager with the players he has at his disposal now would have us playing better and not the eye wateringly bad bazball. No decent players will come here knowing what he has in store for them. It is sad that only hindsight will be the way that Cormack will measure yet another failure of a manager.

What a waste of talent that is in the side. The side will probably start to get broken up in january.

[Shetland Don]

We may not have scored but how many (players I mean) did Ruby put in the back of the net yesterday!? 😂

[mondo_notion]

I honestly believe we had the right tactics yesterday. We sucked up anything they tried going forward and we were set up to hit them on the counter but we didn't manage to because our final balls to the top 2 were absolutely pish poor.

Hayes especially wasted at least 2 really good chances to cut them open. Clarkson can usually pick a pass out but he just wasn't there. It was straight forward stuff too not world class through balls. Really disapointing.

[ZakkTheMakk]

I honestly believe we had the right tactics yesterday. We sucked up anything they tried going forward and we were set up to hit them on the counter but we didn't manage to because our final balls to the top 2 were absolutely pish poor.

Hayes especially wasted at least 2 really good chances to cut them open. Clarkson can usually pick a pass out but he just wasn't there. It was straight forward stuff too not world class through balls. Really disapointing.

Wasn't that the problem with the tactics though?

You're restricting yourselves to a couple of chances over the course of the 90 minutes and if the players don't execute it perfectly then it's goosed.

I'm sorry but in a final against a team you've beaten and drew with this season then you should fancy your chances and not be so defensive minded.

We gave every initiative to Sevco yesterday and what happened sadly could've been forseen.

[The_Moog]

Poor game betwen two poor teams - which meant it was there for the taking.

Unsurprisingly, we lacked the quality and belief to do so - how many times have we seen this movie?

Haven’t heard the comments. Won’t be listening either, I’ve heard more than enough fae Robson to last me a lifetime.

All I’ll say re the game is we had no shots on target. None, nada, zilch.

Im no expert, but I’d say it’s quite difficult to win games that way.

In a cup final too. Pathetic tbh…

[neilthedon]

I honestly believe we had the right tactics yesterday. We sucked up anything they tried going forward and we were set up to hit them on the counter but we didn't manage to because our final balls to the top 2 were absolutely pish poor.

Hayes especially wasted at least 2 really good chances to cut them open. Clarkson can usually pick a pass out but he just wasn't there. It was straight forward stuff too not world class through balls. Really disapointing.

I nearly agree with that Mondo. We should be better at playing the passes out by now. Too rushed.

Tend to be starting to agree with the naysayers regards Shinnie and Hayes
I`d like to have seen his subs on a bit sooner too.
And not playing Barron at all is a hindrance to overall team performance ?

We proven that playing it a bit more tippy tappy is entirely possible for this team. Motherwell away was excellent .

hope tae Feck that Robson can bend and change now............. 4 3 3 and attack with ball on the ground please ?

We have the players to do this.


However, also, having been beaten by the filth in Final, along with the usual late proof that there was a bias, along with their inherent self indignant cheat ( Cheats like ****well and Goldson playing the victims. And all that crowding out the Ref crap ) I`m expecting our boys to start building a bitter and twisted grudge against the sactimonious gits. Big Rubi has led the way on this. Honestly would have been ace if he`s decked a couple of them. ( Lets face it, the ban would have helped McDonald into the team, whils also promoting Rubi to Legends status ?!! )

Next league game v them, Cormack to should be screaming out to ban Dallas from Pittodrie, and demanding Clancy or Gollum as Ref. Strong letters n all that crap ?

Id they`re going to fall down in screaming agony when not even touched, lets get a proper dig in on them, eh ?

[mondo_notion]

Wasn't that the problem with the tactics though?

You're restricting yourselves to a couple of chances over the course of the 90 minutes and if the players don't execute it perfectly then it's goosed.

I'm sorry but in a final against a team you've beaten and drew with this season then you should fancy your chances and not be so defensive minded.

We gave every initiative to Sevco yesterday and what happened sadly could've been forseen.

You can argue that at the end of the day the buck stops with Robson but there is also an argument that certain players let him and the rest of the team down. I feel the counter attack was the best way to set up yesterday as we've got a couple of strikers these days who will put them away if they get even the slightest chance.

....But when the defence is doing their job and we get a slight break we needed Hayes and Clarkson (and a few others) to show a bit of composure and actually find their man. The only real criticism of Robson for yesterday, from me, would be that Jonny should never have been starting.

[InversneckieDob]

The Shinnie conundrum....
I think he's finding himself in a role too far up the pitch.
I'd still have him in the team but he needs to play with the game in front of him now.
That seemed to be Clarkson's role, as a "quarterback" (as the media seems to call it when a ball player sits deeper in midfield) yesterday.
That's fine in theory but in practice, if you're going long, having one of your best passers watching the ball being kicked away from him seems daft.