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Post by WullieFort on Mar 26, 2017 20:55:55 GMT
Well deserved win. Very well deserved win.
Good second half performance, although I didn't quite get the Naismith move. He's a trier but that's all. Brilliant piece of magic from Armstrong to set up Martin. Stuart is amazingly calm in those tight situations and gets his head up. I would not have been pleased if Gordon had conceded that goal. Should have been saved.
I still don't think that we'll qualify but kudos to wee Gordon for having the guts to go the "Celtic route" in his selection.
Charlie Mulgrew still thinks that building play from the back means trying to hit the opposing crossbar from 60 yards. That's why he is playing for Blackburn and not Celtic.
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Post by runie on Mar 26, 2017 21:39:22 GMT
listening to those fellas chatting after the game - stating they should beat Englnd was quite bemusing
but I hope they get second .
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Post by MrFurious on Mar 27, 2017 11:35:16 GMT
Delighted for wee Gordon yesterday but looking at the fixtures its gonna be very tough.
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Post by staggerstag on Mar 27, 2017 13:54:57 GMT
Yes, some toughies in there for sure. Now is the time for Scotland to turn things around but unfortunately their destiny really isn't in their own hands. Even with my optimistic (but, I think, perfectly realistic) Scottish predictions, Slovakia can still easily do them out of second spot. And Slovenia, with home games left against Malta, Lithuania and the Scots, have every reason to be optimistic.
10.06.2017 FIFA WCQL Scotland - England (1pt)
01.09.2017 FIFA WCQL Lithuania - Scotland (1pt)
04.09.2017 FIFA WCQL Scotland - Malta (3pt)
05.10.2017 FIFA WCQL Scotland - Slovakia (3 pt) * very optimistic, I know
08.10.2017 FIFA WCQL Slovenia - Scotland (0 pt)
10.06.2017 FIFA WCQL Lithuania - Slovakia
01.09.2017 FIFA WCQL Slovakia - Slovenia
04.09.2017 FIFA WCQL England - Slovakia
05.10.2017 FIFA WCQL Scotland - Slovakia
08.10.2017 FIFA WCQL Slovakia - Malta
10.06.2017 FIFA WCQL Slovenia - Malta
01.09.2017 FIFA WCQL Slovakia - Slovenia
04.09.2017 FIFA WCQL Slovenia - Lithuania
05.10.2017 FIFA WCQL England - Slovenia
08.10.2017 FIFA WCQL Slovenia - Scotland
1 England p5 pt13 +8
2 Slovakia p5 pt9 +7
3 Slovenia p5 pt8 +1
4 Scotland p5 pt7 -1
5 Lithuania p5 pt5 -4
6 Malta p5 pt0 -11
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Post by WullieFort on Mar 27, 2017 22:57:07 GMT
24 hours later.
If, as seems likely, Strachan continues with the Celtic Six, then some thought needs to be given to the other 5 places. I'm not too confident of the central defenders. Slovenia made them look good but against better quicker attackers Martin and Mulgrew will get found out, but who else do we have ?.
Robertson is a shoo-in for left back and that leaves 2 attack-minded players to fit in alongside Armstrong. Brown is playing more and more this season as a defensive midfielder although the BRodger has invested in Eboue. I'm not much of a fan of Snodgrass, Morrison nor McArthur. I do like Matt Ritchie and Anya who never has a bad game for us. I also like John McGinn and actually prefer Forrest playing on the left. Scott Sinclair has that position tied up at Parkhead but Ritchie is equally at home on either wing. That gives GS more options. If he is fit then Griffiths should be our striker. He can play the lone striker role very well. But plz Gordon, no more giving your favourites a game. I mean Naismith who looked every inch, the headless chicken in the second half..
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