James Maddison

[King Street Loon]

I hope his shite performance today hasn't put you off.

[ebbe]

It's put me off, fuck them. Gutless shitebags.

[RUL]

I don't think he was that bad today but just not enough influence

[Reed or deed]

He makes the wrong decisions and holds on to the ball too long, quite a lot.

[ebbe]

Whoever -1'd me, you have the team you deserve.

[King Street Loon]

He makes the wrong decisions and holds on to the ball too long, quite a lot.

This.

Doesn't track back or cover his full back either.

Play him behind the striker and let others do the covering.

[The Lighthouse]

The reasons we failed today are varied but I would not blame Maddison to any great extent.

 

For sure, it wasn`t his best game - his decision to try and score rather than put the ball through to Rooney was a mistake but he`s a young loon and overall his contribution has been very good. Just check the comments after every game he`s played and look at the online footage of his performances.

[alscotoz]

Far from the worst. Had no support and i wonder if sometimes he has little confidence in his team mates. Might explain his tendency to dwell on the ball too long sometimes?

[BWG]

Any time Maddison got the ball yesterday he was surrounded by 3 Celtic players and had fuck all support around him. It maybe wasn't his best performance but he was far from the worst player on the pitch.

[vanderark14]

Any time Maddison got the ball yesterday he was surrounded by 3 Celtic players and had fuck all support around him. It maybe wasn't his best performance but he was far from the worst player on the pitch.

 

exactly, he was smothered and Mcinnes nor his players offered any change to this.

[King Street Loon]

He was hung out to dry.

[fine-n-dandy]

So was he basically taken out of the game early via getting fouled whenever he got on ball. Noticed a good few on him first half on bbc text

[Red Ram]

Can't see him wanting to extend his loan - not much fun getting lumps kicked out of you every game. Celtic were clever yesterday as they took it in turns to hack him down to avoid persistent fouling yellow. Most disappointing thing is that even though he is only here on loan and was being played out of position and getting kicked constantly he was one of very few who looked as if he cared yesterday and couldn't believe it when Brown wiped him out and got booked that none of our players got in Browns face or gave him one back at first opportunity

[Hewitt a the pies]

Strange that isnt it...if it were me id be calling brown a cunt to his face as a standard reaction to being within reasonable distance to him. For the crime of hacking my team mate id be sawing his leg off with a bread knife.

 

Thats the kund of midfielder we need; my attitude with plenty football ability thrown in. And youth.

And a bread knife!

[1903Fitba]

Was out last night... can't believe any of those gutless players could show their faces in Aberdeen last night.

 

Not a peep out of any of them on social media. Expected the usual 'Come back better and stronger' shite.

 

The winter training (holiday) camp needs sacking off unless we have an undefeated December.

[King Street Loon]

Was out last night... can't believe any of those gutless players could show their faces in Aberdeen last night.

Saw Niall McGinn coming out of Union Square earlier whilst i enjoyed a bier in Jagerhaus. He looked happy enough clutching jis bags of shopping.

[RAZOR]

So was he basically taken out of the game early via getting fouled whenever he got on ball. Noticed a good few on him first half on bbc text

I felt sorry for him yesterday. Absolutely zero protection.

 

They were always going to make life difficult for him given how good he was/is. We sat back and watched Brown and co tear him to pieces.

 

Shameful.

[The Oxford Don]

Was out last night... can't believe any of those gutless players could show their faces in Aberdeen last night.

I can't get too exercised about this. They either go out, have a few drinks, try and clear their heads, or they stay at home moping about and dwelling on the result.

 

Providing they weren't being dicks I don't really have an issue with the players going for a couple after the game.

[Tommy]

I can't get too exercised about this. .

Well you fuckin should you fat cunt. :-)

[Dandyesque]

Maddison was a big part of the reason we were so shit 1st half.

 

He looked good with the ball in front of him facing the Celtic goal but left Considine totally exposed a handful of times- including the 2 goals.

 

He also tried the glory move every time the ball came near him, rather than a simple lay off to another red shirt and time after time gifted possession to them.

 

Clearly a no. 10 only right now

[King Street Loon]

Maddison was a big part of the reason we were so shit 1st half.

 

He looked good with the ball in front of him facing the Celtic goal but left Considine totally exposed a handful of times- including the 2 goals.

 

He also tried the glory move every time the ball came near him, rather than a simple lay off to another red shirt and time after time gifted possession to them.

 

Clearly a no. 10 only right now

Totally agree on this.

[Dandyesque]

I'll expand

 

 

For me it was straight choice between Maddison and McGinn if we wanted to set up defensively and McInnes chose the wrong option

[Tord31]

I'll expand

 

 

For me it was straight choice between Maddison and McGinn if we wanted to set up defensively and McInnes chose the wrong option

100% this. Maddison should have been brought off the bench

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Agree to a point. If we want to defend and counter, usually the best option against the old firm* then play Hayes and McGinn left and right respectively in a 4-5-1 come 4-3-3. Surely to fucking Jesus in a midfield 4 of Hayes, Maclean, Jack and McGinn we have enough quality to permit us a bit of a luxury player for our central 5th the excellent attacking shit defending Madison to be precise. Against the bottom 8 I'd say they (the four midfielders mentioned) do have sufficient qualities whether that's dig, nous or whatever. Celtic horrifically exposed that at their level they don't. We're about to find out about the teams in between.

[Dandyesque]

I agree about Maddison coming off the bench- if it had been a closer game his fresh legs late on or in extra time could have been the difference

 

With Celtic playing midweek I think McInnes wanted to set up to keep it tight- the longer the game goes either level or with one goal in it the better our chance of winning

 

I don't know if he was thinking of the criticism he got for leaving out Maddison against Celtic before- but McGinn was the correct choice to start wide- with the added benefit of Hayes switching to the left where he may have had a better game.

 

I could see what McInnes was trying to do but I think he got the personnel wrong- including bringing Taylor back - not because I hate Taylor but because we finally had a settled looking defence for the first time all season leading up to Sunday.

 

Hey ho- Celtic were strong favourites and realistically they should be putting 3 or 4 past every team in the league every game based on budgets and we just never got going

[King Street Loon]

I desperately wanted Maddison to play.

I really thought that deployed correctly he could have made the difference.

Unfortunately he wasn't deployed correctly. He doesn't have the discipline to play where he did. He offered no protection to Considine and often tried to do too much.

[Boras83]

I agree about Maddison coming off the bench- if it had been a closer game his fresh legs late on or in extra time could have been the difference

 

With Celtic playing midweek I think McInnes wanted to set up to keep it tight- the longer the game goes either level or with one goal in it the better our chance of winning

 

I don't know if he was thinking of the criticism he got for leaving out Maddison against Celtic before- but McGinn was the correct choice to start wide- with the added benefit of Hayes switching to the left where he may have had a better game.

 

I could see what McInnes was trying to do but I think he got the personnel wrong- including bringing Taylor back - not because I hate Taylor but because we finally had a settled looking defence for the first time all season leading up to Sunday.

 

Hey ho- Celtic were strong favourites and realistically they should be putting 3 or 4 past every team in the league every game based on budgets and we just never got going

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[Redforever86]

I desperately wanted Maddison to play.

I really thought that deployed correctly he could have made the difference.

Unfortunately he wasn't deployed correctly. He doesn't have the discipline to play where he did. He offered no protection to Considine and often tried to do too much.

Agree with this.

[DelMonte]

Maddison should have played in his proper posistion. He wasn't played there due to shoehorning Taylor in.

[alscotoz]

I desperately wanted Maddison to play.

I really thought that deployed correctly he could have made the difference.

Unfortunately he wasn't deployed correctly. He doesn't have the discipline to play where he did. He offered no protection to Considine and often tried to do too much.

 

Far too often.