Scotland vs Russia/San Marino

[Studebaker-90]

The Scotland national fitba team. LOL. Couldn't care less - which is sad really and plenty folk I know are exactly the same.

That’s the thing, I couldn’t give one fuck. Scotland are so bad that I’ve completely lost interest. It’s beyond pathetic how inept the players are. Genuinely at the same level as countries like Andorra.

[ebbe]

We need a bloody good war

Batter a hun day.

[Henry]

 

 

Id rather have Jack and Victor commentating or Millertime and FnD.

 

Genuinely . 

 

That is damning. 

[shooftahmooftah]

That’s the thing, I couldn’t give one fuck. Scotland are so bad that I’ve completely lost interest. It’s beyond pathetic how inept the players are. Genuinely at the same level as countries like Andorra.

That's the same feeling about the mighty dons since the first euro games. lost interest and their on the same level as Inverness raith rovers and Morton.

[thedandydon]

Pretty easy to see where the problems lie with the national side and unfortunately there’s no quick fix on the horizon. We have one genuinely quality defender in Robertson and potentially one other in Tierney were he not made out of paper mache. We’re trying to fit square pegs into round holes with the rest and nothings working so far. Mckenna was the one who stood out as our best hope at a commanding CB but sadly his progress has stalled in recent months for a number of reasons. I think Clarke is hoping to hit upon a partnership at the back by trial and error but you’d be hard pressed to find a Dons fan who believed Devlin has been playing well enough to merit a call up let alone a first team start.

The other major problem is at the other end of the park where there’s not one striker we can look towards as a serious goal threat. The fact that Clarke has had to drop into the first division to find a goal-scoring Scottish forward in Shankland speaks volumes. No one is making waves in the SPL. Our most likeliest goal threat is from our smattering of above average midfielders like Christie, McGinn and Fraser who are certainly capable of turning a game but have struggled to make an impression against quality opposition.

Sadly I think Clarke is just going to have to keep trying to polish the turd that is out national team and hope some youngsters make the breakthrough. As mentioned we lack any kind of leadership on the park so how he solves that conundrum I don’t know.

The only positive I can see is we have three ties left which we should be taking full points and notching a few goals so hopefully someone takes the opportunity and helps build our fragile confidence. Another Kazakhstan failure could sink us further into the mire though.

[shut up meg]

The problem is the SPFL and their team selections.

If you look at the league and the available Scottish players it's embarrassing.

Either they are too scared to play young players or their coaching and scouting systems are shit.

[Andy_123]

I’m using N Ireland again as an example, but take a look at their line up from last night and ask how many of them are better than their individual counterparts in the Scotland team. The 2 CB’s would be about it for me (and that’s not saying much), yet as a team they are miles superior to us.

[tightbreeks]

Why don't we stick andy robertson in the middle of the park in the next game, nothimg to lose, and we're not exactly Liverpool when it comes to who to leave out, since we have at least two quality players fighting for each position... Not.

[V for Vendetta]

Mental how wales and NI can produce better players/ team at national level.

 

It's got to come down to Celtic and der Hun

You don't think setting up for 30 years of only 2 league winners is developing top international players?

[tightbreeks]

Steve Clarke has a villainous look about him. I could imagine him holding court in the ponderosa like Arthur Thompson sr. The tabloids favourite weegie gangster way back when.

[tightbreeks]

Proper football on bbc alba just now. Stenhousemuir v Waterford. Proper golden gordon hardcore fan material, they even have a one of those drummer fans.

[tightbreeks]

And a programme about Argentina 78 on bbc Scotland. He's dead, he's nearly dead, it's like watching world at war.

[tightbreeks]

That throat stamper willie Johnston was on just now, yuk.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Arab 87 is on Alba. Quite good. Excited to see how it ends. Can they go all the way...

[robbojunior]

We should play Andy Robertson in left mid. He's shite when he has to defend

[Hagi's pubic hair]

We should play Andy Robertson in left mid. He's shite when he has to defend

Agreed, play that Tierney prick at left back.

[tightbreeks]

It's the usual pish with international games, players are scared shitless of getting injured and therefore maybe jeopardising that big money move, or losing their place in their clubs first team

[eeps]

Have you been freebasing the semen of a righteous man in a bizarre African football ceremony today?

 

Unseen before levels of slavering here from you.

 

It's actually impressive.

Easily the best poster on the site.

 

The drugs work.

[Guest the shepherd]

Easily the best poster on the site.

 

The drugs work.

Nae according to Richard Ashcroft.

[OddJob]

That throat stamper willie Johnston was on just now, yuk.

An utter cretin of a man

[True_Don]

Agreed, play that Tierney prick at left back.

Need to go full on defensive mode...Fraser not doing it.. as we've got nothing up front. Against decent teams got to get some solidity going:

 

Marshall

 

O'Donnell Cooper McKenna Tierney

 

Phillips McTominayMcGinnChristie Robertson

 

McBurnie

[OddJob]

Need to go full on defensive mode...Fraser not doing it.. as we've got nothing up front. Against decent teams got to get some solidity going:

Marshall

O'Donnell Cooper McKenna Tierney

Phillips McTominayMcGinnChristie Robertson

McBurnie

O’Donnell, Cooper, Philips & McBurnie should be nowhere near that team. Would rather promote some boys from the Under-21’s instead of that imposters

[aberdeen1970]

Dropping Fraser would be nuts

[Dons79]

Maybe there is something in Strachans comments about the size of players. We've a team full of wee boys. We have a lot of good talent in the side, but we don't have any strength or leadership in the middle of the park to boss things. Same up top.

Only going to get worse with the likes of billy Gilmour and karamoke dembele coming through as our “best young talent” both about 5 foot

[caledonia]

The Scotland national fitba team. LOL. Couldn't care less - which is sad really and plenty folk I know are exactly the same.

The Irony of not supporting Scotland because they are shit

 

Aberdeen on the other hand are world beaters.

[True_Don]

Dropping Fraser would be nuts

Apart from 1 game done nothing...no defensive cover...luxury

[pocrawred]

Apart from 1 game done nothing...no defensive cover...luxury

Must be somethin up wi Fraz. I dont think he has started much league games this season...

[Mr Brightside]

Not signed a new contract!

[aberdeen1970]

Apart from 1 game done nothing...no defensive cover...luxury

He's not designed to run up and down the wing though. He's just a wee boy with wee legs. He's best if he's allowed to get the ball further forward. I'd excuse him of too many defensive duties.

 

As David Ginola once said "how many defenders do you need?"

[robbojunior]

Why don't we play Robertson and Tierney as the wingers. They both are used to playing in teams who are mostly on the front foot (certainly Robertson has looked shite at defending in a Scotland shirt). Something like (for example):

 

Marshall

O'Donnell McKenna Gallagher Taylor

Tierney Armstrong mcginn Christie Robertson

Shankland

 

Basically it's playing with 6 defenders which might give our full backs a bit more protection than having Fraser and forrest ahead of them, and will allow Robertson and Tierney to play more advanced than they would otherwise be in a Scotland team that will be playing much deeper than Liverpool arsenal Celtic.

 

We are so shaky defensively and so lacking in creativity that surely it would be worth a try? Robertson has been like a man down for the past few games.