Footballs coming Rome Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, thurso said: If he’s playing 433 with mccrorie in defence he will shoe horn hayes or roberts in there with Ramadani sitting deep if he has to, maybe even vini in there as with the amount of attacking players in the squad they will all have to get in some how vini and Robert’s sitting in the midfield 3 of a 4-3-3 is murder and we will get fucked in a bad way. You need more defensive minded players in the middle of the park for that formation to work. Link to comment
thurso Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Helmet said: Don't think Roberts will play in the 2 if that's what you mean. He's a winger/attacker by sounds of it. Predominantly yes but sure I read he can play in centre mid to but I know nothing about him so just waiting to see how he fits into the team Link to comment
Footballs coming Rome Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Helmet said: Don't think Roberts will play in the 2 if that's what you mean. He's a winger/attacker by sounds of it. Robert’s is attacking mid not a sitting midfielder. Link to comment
thurso Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Footballs coming Rome said: vini and Robert’s sitting in the midfield 3 of a 4-3-3 is murder and we will get fucked in a bad way. You need more defensive minded players in the middle of the park for that formation to work. In a 433 you don’t have 3 defensive midfielders sitting. One sitting others more box to box Link to comment
torry_battery_ram Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Footballs coming Rome said: vini and Robert’s sitting in the midfield 3 of a 4-3-3 is murder and we will get fucked in a bad way. You need more defensive minded players in the middle of the park for that formation to work. I think we will be more likely to try and be a more attacking side and there may be games where McCrorie and Ramadani are expected to sit and protect the defence while the others bomb forward but it may well lead to some very high scoring games. Link to comment
Footballs coming Rome Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Chester Don said: I tell you we are looking an altogether different proposition for prospective targets now after the summer work of the club. To outside observers we are genuinely getting stuff done, with a manager who is unequivocal about what he does, and more importantly doesn’t want. This is a good thing. Quality attracts quality and I can genuinely see a very pleasing season ahead of us. Bloody excited actually. Agreed. Also having better attackers will improve our defence and vice versa. Training must have been easy for our defenders against only Ramirez. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, thurso said: If he’s playing 433 with mccrorie in defence he will shoe horn hayes or roberts in there with Ramadani sitting deep if he has to, maybe even vini in there as with the amount of attacking players in the squad they will all have to get in some how Nae probs. Absolute guarantee we'll bring in another midfielder imo but let's just wait and see Link to comment
Don_Corleone Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Hancock apparently started his career as a central midfielder - looks to me like he could fill in there if necessary. What we're lacking is a McInnes style utility man who can play every position across defence and midfield very badly - the likes of O'Connor, Vyner, Ojo etc Link to comment
thurso Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, aberdeen1970 said: Nae probs. Absolute guarantee we'll bring in another midfielder imo but let's just wait and see If we do and he’s in the team ahead of Barron or even polvara he better be an exceptional player that will really excite the fans. And if he’s that good I can’t wait Link to comment
Durrant Dived Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Don_Corleone said: What we're lacking is a McInnes style utility man who can play every position across defence and midfield very badly - the likes of O'Connor, Vyner, Ojo etc That's mccrorie for me. And they were all pretty average/shite we don't need another. 1 Link to comment
Footballs coming Rome Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, thurso said: In a 433 you don’t have 3 defensive midfielders sitting. One sitting others more box to box Vinny and Robert’s don’t defend by nature they are attacking mids. I didn’t say we needed defensive mids. We need more defensive players than those two playing who can protect our back 4. Link to comment
Helmet Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, Footballs coming Rome said: Robert’s is attacking mid not a sitting midfielder. Yep. isn't that what I just said? Link to comment
Footballs coming Rome Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, torry_battery_ram said: I think we will be more likely to try and be a more attacking side and there may be games where McCrorie and Ramadani are expected to sit and protect the defence while the others bomb forward but it may well lead to some very high scoring games. Yeah in a 4-2-3-1 not a 4-3-3 consisting of 5 attackers and one holding midfielder like I was replying to before. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, thurso said: If we do and he’s in the team ahead of Barron or even polvara he better be an exceptional player that will really excite the fans. And if he’s that good I can’t wait I'd expect a more attacking central midfielder as the other 4 can cover the sitting positions in a 2 but less suited to taking the ball on the half turn and running at defences. That's how Goodwin used McGrath and Ronan to link midfield with attack and it feels like we're lacking that type at the moment. Roberts might be able to do it, we'll have to wait and see. Most of the clips I've seen he seems to be in a role like we saw Hedges in, coming off the right. Polvara could use a loan this year, even for half a season. Link to comment
Footballs coming Rome Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Helmet said: Yep. isn't that what I just said? I am agreeing with you. Link to comment
Helmet Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, thurso said: Predominantly yes but sure I read he can play in centre mid to but I know nothing about him so just waiting to see how he fits into the team I only know what I've read since we signed him but it sounds like he's best used as an inverted winger. He's also 5'8" if that helps. I can't quite see him as a CM, maybe can play in behind the striker though. Link to comment
Helmet Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Footballs coming Rome said: I am agreeing with you. ? Sorry dude. Link to comment
Dave Bus Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, Don_Corleone said: Hancock apparently started his career as a central midfielder - looks to me like he could fill in there if necessary. What we're lacking is a McInnes style utility man who can play every position across defence and midfield very badly - the likes of O'Connor, Vyner, Ojo etc Ojo couldnt play centre half, or right back for that matter, he was a total liability there. Ojo was shite. Link to comment
RabidGiraffe Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 49 minutes ago, thurso said: Think I’m just old school but number 6 should be a centre half I hear you, and all hail Willie Miller's number 6 shirt, but in a later era 5&6 as centre half means 4 in midfield, which makes me think of Brian O'Neil in midfield, along with Aitken paying something like £750k for him only for him to be absolute garbage, then Alex Fucking Miller selling him about a year later for £250k. (five minute pause while I desperately try to forget the trauma of the Miller years, our subsequent spiral into debt and years without a trophy, the meaninglessness of life, the cold dark emptiness of the universe........ ) Link to comment
NEM Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 52 minutes ago, RabidGiraffe said: I hear you, and all hail Willie Miller's number 6 shirt, but in a later era 5&6 as centre half means 4 in midfield, which makes me think of Brian O'Neil in midfield, along with Aitken paying something like £750k for him only for him to be absolute garbage, then Alex Fucking Miller selling him about a year later for £250k. (five minute pause while I desperately try to forget the trauma of the Miller years, our subsequent spiral into debt and years without a trophy, the meaninglessness of life, the cold dark emptiness of the universe........ ) AKA the Stewart Milne era 1 Link to comment
sheepcrooky Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave Bus said: Ojo couldn’t play football FIFY Link to comment
thurso Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 57 minutes ago, RabidGiraffe said: I hear you, and all hail Willie Miller's number 6 shirt, but in a later era 5&6 as centre half means 4 in midfield, which makes me think of Brian O'Neil in midfield, along with Aitken paying something like £750k for him only for him to be absolute garbage, then Alex Fucking Miller selling him about a year later for £250k. (five minute pause while I desperately try to forget the trauma of the Miller years, our subsequent spiral into debt and years without a trophy, the meaninglessness of life, the cold dark emptiness of the universe........ ) when I think of number 4 I forget about Brian O’Neil and remember the great Brian grant 1 Link to comment
thurso Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Helmet said: I only know what I've read since we signed him but it sounds like he's best used as an inverted winger. He's also 5'8" if that helps. I can't quite see him as a CM, maybe can play in behind the striker though. Goodwin said himself when he signed he could play of the right, number 10 or attacking centre midfield which to me indicates he could be the attacking midfielder in the 3, as number 10 is in behind the striker or if you will the middle of the 3 in a 4231 Link to comment
TerryMcDermott Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Finished a gig.in the quarter. Spoke to five people. Not a single one has any opinion on David Bates leaving Aberdeen FC. It’s that ambivalence that suggest that keeping would be a mistake. Granted, not a single person knows what an Aberdeen is but that’s not the take away here. Bin him. 4 Link to comment
Helmet Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 7 hours ago, thurso said: Goodwin said himself when he signed he could play of the right, number 10 or attacking centre midfield which to me indicates he could be the attacking midfielder in the 3, as number 10 is in behind the striker or if you will the middle of the 3 in a 4231 Exactly. So not a central midfielder who'll vie for a spot in the 2 when playing 4231 then. Link to comment
Helmet Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 8 hours ago, Don_Corleone said: Hancock apparently started his career as a central midfielder - looks to me like he could fill in there if necessary. What we're lacking is a McInnes style utility man who can play every position across defence and midfield very badly - the likes of O'Connor, Vyner, Ojo etc The utility man! Some of McInnes teams felt like they were all utility men. Link to comment
TheRedPrawcess Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Don_Corleone said: Hancock apparently started his career as a central midfielder - looks to me like he could fill in there if necessary. What we're lacking is a McInnes style utility man who can play every position across defence and midfield very badly - the likes of O'Connor, Vyner, Ojo etc Dom Ball, BHH 1 Link to comment
ERNIE Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 hours ago, TerryMcDermott said: Finished a gig.in the quarter. Spoke to five people. Not a single one has any opinion on David Bates leaving Aberdeen FC. It’s that ambivalence that suggest that keeping would be a mistake. Granted, not a single person knows what an Aberdeen is but that’s not the take away here. Bin him. What do you play? Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 8 hours ago, RabidGiraffe said: I hear you, and all hail Willie Miller's number 6 shirt, but in a later era 5&6 as centre half means 4 in midfield, which makes me think of Brian O'Neil in midfield, along with Aitken paying something like £750k for him only for him to be absolute garbage, then Alex Fucking Miller selling him about a year later for £250k. (five minute pause while I desperately try to forget the trauma of the Miller years, our subsequent spiral into debt and years without a trophy, the meaninglessness of life, the cold dark emptiness of the universe........ ) Was there a manager spunked more cash away than those maroon haired cunt? O Neil. Tzvetanov. Kiriakov, Gillies, Walker, Bernard. I will give him credit for Windass Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 8 hours ago, RabidGiraffe said: I hear you, and all hail Willie Miller's number 6 shirt, but in a later era 5&6 as centre half means 4 in midfield, which makes me think of Brian O'Neil in midfield, along with Aitken paying something like £750k for him only for him to be absolute garbage, then Alex Fucking Miller selling him about a year later for £250k. (five minute pause while I desperately try to forget the trauma of the Miller years, our subsequent spiral into debt and years without a trophy, the meaninglessness of life, the cold dark emptiness of the universe........ ) Was there a manager spunked more cash away than those maroon haired cunt? O Neil. Tzvetanov. Kiriakov, Gillies, Walker, Bernard. I will give him credit for Windass Link to comment
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