
Originally Posted by
LongDistanceRed
The squad is full of central midfield players, this season we will barely trouble the goal scoring charts, total reliant on an 18 year old right back to provide all the width and crosses
Same style of play, 4 central midfielders slowly passing the ball around, allowing the opposition get into a good defensive team shape, with no wingers, no real number 10's, and a striker in Ramirez who offers nothing other than goal poaching, doesn't link up the play or run the channels
Why on earth Glass thinks by playing central midfielders wide in a 4-4-2 will ever work is beyond me, maybe it works in the USA 'scoccer' leagues, but in the SPL you really need 1 or 2 wingers starting every game who are quick and direct, it was baffling to me why the club give McGinn another contract when he failed to score a single league goal last season, Hayes is past it as a winger and is now a reserve left back
No Wingers until at least January, recruitment model was bizzare, said as much at the time, can't get far in a league just playing 5 or 6 central midfielders every game, and i also consider McCrorie to be a central midfielder, he's too small and too weak to be an SPL central defender
Very poor start to the season, knocked out of 2 cups competitions and mid table with the easiest fixture caldender for years