Aberdeen v Celtic (Scottish Cup )

[InversneckieDob]

Clarkson.....dinna know what to make of him.
He's extravagantly talented with a ba' at his feet, but I am fu cked if I know his best position.
The obvious answer is "10" in a 4-2-3-1, but his eye for a pass suggests he should be playing deeper with the game in front of him.
Yet his lack of physicality perhaps inhibits that.
I think we have, potentially, one helluva midfielder.....but where?
Over to you Jimmy T.....

[TheDeeDon]

Clarkson.....dinna know what to make of him.
He's extravagantly talented with a ba' at his feet, but I am fu cked if I know his best position.
The obvious answer is "10" in a 4-2-3-1, but his eye for a pass suggests he should be playing deeper with the game in front of him.
Yet his lack of physicality perhaps inhibits that.
I think we have, potentially, one helluva midfielder.....but where?
Over to you Jimmy T.....

Last season, once we got Shinnie and Ramadani together in midfield, we saw the best of Clarkson. He was a joy to watch at times.

This season, because we lost Ramadani and didn't replace him (mind, easily replaced!), we have been all over the shop in midfield with none of our midfielders having really coveredthemselves with glory which has also had a huge impact on our defence performance.

Get the spine of the team sorted and we give ourselves half a chance and allow Clarkson and dare I say McGrath too, as he has been another player not used correctly, to impose themselves more on the attacking front.

Thankfully Thelin has the task of correcting our wrongs, whilst we snipe from the sidelines.