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I knew it wouldn’t be long before we had a Shinnie is pysh thread.
The boy McKenna would maybe be better off going to Hull,if he stays here long enough he will be classed as shyte as well.
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He's a carthorse.Originally Posted by rico94
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As the OP says Shinnie is not bad just that as a captain he is not doing his job especially in the big games. He surely is the bookings king though. A captain would realise getting yourself booked every week will eventually have an adverse affect on the team.
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Aberdeen teams over the years always put in ****e performances,doesn't mean the captain is to blame? Just saying that,you cant win on this forum,apparently russell anderson was the dogs *******s as captain and when pointed out that he wasnt ****e as captain he's still pointed out as being captain when we've played ****e,mental
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First of all I think Russell Anderson was a great player for us, but in his time as Aberdeen captain his team put in some terrible performances in big games. Im not necessarily talking about OF games but he was the captain in cup games against the likes of Hibs, Hearts and Dundee Utd etc which were classed as big games at the time and we never showed up in those games like last night.
Im not saying it was all down to Russell Anderson that we lost those games but he didn't play well in most of them, a bit harsh on him maybe but its also a bit harsh on Shinnie expecting a lot more from him because he is captain.
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I am sticking up for Shinnie...he never hides and always looks for the ball. Never afraid to take a pass and generally tries to get us going. He has difficulty like anyone else during games sometimes but still tries very hard to get himself back playing better.
I honestly think left back is his strongest position and if we could get a decent midfielder then I believe we would strengthen. Considine is no modern day left back and is definitely constantly a weak link during bigger matches where he gets tested. Shinnie is definitely more suited to that role.
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Can't believe this thread. There are 10 other starters in the team more worthy than chastisement than him
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I wasnt starting the thread to have a dig at Shinnie, only that recently he has been off the boil and its out of character. He has shown many times that he is more than capable of being captain and he deserved to be made it when Jack snaked off. It doesnt void him of criticism though and while i know there are many more players who play worse, he is captain and so he will have to take some criticism where its due.
All i was stating was that he hasn't been playing at his usual level, that we have become accustomed to and want folks thoughts on why. Playing out of position hasn't helped and constant rearranging of tactics for games against Sevco and Celtic is very likely not helping either.
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I was thinking this last night watching him running all over the pitch again.
Personally, i think that it is down to him having to cover so much for the inadequacies of the midfield around him. Rather than just doing his job, he is being run ragged trying to make up for nobody else putting in a tackle.
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Mulumbu was as strong as an ox and Shinnie struggled to compete with that in their battles.
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