Match Thread Aberdeen 1 - 1 HJK Helsinki

[Ke1t]

1 hour ago, TerryMcDermott said:

Interested to see how we line up tactically with then usually employing a 343 with the emphasis on the wing backs. 
 

I can see us almost matching them with three at the back. Miovski on his own with Duk sitting off him left. Hayes/McKenzie probably left wing back

 

Back line surely Gartenmann/Ruby/Jensen

Can’t see us playing two up front from the go.  

I feel like we probably should, given this is our best chance to get 3 points on the board. 

If we approach this too cautiously we're going to give them an opportunity to settle and decide whether they want to kill the game or not, and leave with a point that would be way more valuable for them than us. 

 I think if there's any game in this group we need to go for it it's this game.

 

[Donscanada]

35 minutes ago, Ke1t said:

I feel like we probably should, given this is our best chance to get 3 points on the board. 

If we approach this too cautiously we're going to give them an opportunity to settle and decide whether they want to kill the game or not, and leave with a point that would be way more valuable for them than us. 

 I think if there's any game in this group we need to go for it it's this game.

 

And 500k

[Ke1t]

8 minutes ago, Donscanada said:

And 500k

Doesn't hurt.

[virtualmontana]

https://www.aberdeenlive.news/sport/football/day-aberdeen-beat-icelandic-champions-7655196

I remember Akranes - smashed them. 

 

https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/match/overview/1050332-aberdeen-akranes

[maryhilldon]

On 10/3/2023 at 7:03 PM, NorthCarolinaDon said:

Talent wise on paper we should have more than enough to get the win

How do you work that out? We've been shit this season until the last couple of weeks. You a keen watcher of Finnish fitba?

[fine-n-dandy]

Don’t watch Finnish football on coke.

Takes ages

[maryhilldon]

4 hours ago, GAME OF BILLIONS said:

Not really. I watch the Greek league and I watch the German league and German Cup. Watched the Greek teams in Europe last season. The top four clubs of Greece really go at it, last season's finale was mental. Frankfurt are a pretty tame side by comparison these days. They used to have a great team, but not so much this season. Leipzig, Union Berlin, even Freiburg are the teams in Germany who have ascended. Frankfurt have reputation, a high UEFA co-efficient, but those things mean little to me, I judge teams by watching the recent footage of them.

Ever got yer hole?

[Footballs coming Rome]

3 hours ago, GAME OF BILLIONS said:

Yeah, unlike Bodo/Glimt and certainly Molde, HJK aren't a solid, clinical Scandinavian side. The Finnish league isn't a tough one, HJK and The Dons really need to go at that and beat them in the first half. 

Jari Litmanen was a great player for Ajax, he's easily the best Finnish player ever.

 

He came off in the 1995 Champions League Final for Kluivert who scored in this crazy, legendary match...

 

They are not even a Scandinavian side. 

[GAME OF BILLIONS]

 

[Jackp]

This mob got beat away by larne in the champions league qualifiers this season, fully expect us to put 3 or 4 past them tomorrow.

[NorthCarolinaDon]

51 minutes ago, maryhilldon said:

How do you work that out? We've been shit this season until the last couple of weeks. You a keen watcher of Finnish fitba?

I have a shrooms dealer.

[Cambridge Red]

1 hour ago, virtualmontana said:

https://www.aberdeenlive.news/sport/football/day-aberdeen-beat-icelandic-champions-7655196

I remember Akranes - smashed them. 

 

https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/match/overview/1050332-aberdeen-akranes

Very lazy journalism using that picture taken pre season 78-79 talking about matches 1st of which didn't take place until September 83. Archibald, Scanlon and Kennedy to name but a few in the picture no longer played for us.

Just reinforces my impression that most football journalists no fuck all in comparison to the punters they are supposed to be enlightening.

Feel great now I've had a rant 😂.

[TerryMcDermott]

Somewhere between my guess and my hope.

 

https://team-picker.files.bbci.co.uk/aberdeen-selector-2023-24-8e9b212c600feac9eee2a7611f6fd652.html

[Medw1311]

If we win tonight would a draw between PAOK & Frankfurt be the best result for us? Would have them both on 4 points with us just behind with 3 points.

Although if one of them win then we could go 2nd on goal difference with a win.

Wins tonight for us and Frankfurt would make the PAOK game on the 26th absolutely massive.

[Dons79]

Game day

work till 13.30

head on up to Aberdeen 

watch match

down road by 02.00

back up at 04.30 for Friday shift

COYR

[Footballs coming Rome]

1 hour ago, Medw1311 said:

If we win tonight would a draw between PAOK & Frankfurt be the best result for us? Would have them both on 4 points with us just behind with 3 points.

Although if one of them win then we could go 2nd on goal difference with a win.

Wins tonight for us and Frankfurt would make the PAOK game on the 26th absolutely massive.

A draw isn’t a bad result. We need one of those teams to ideally win all their games in this group and we nick a result at home against the team which doesn’t run away with the group. 

[Don_Corleone]

Roos
Gartenmann Rubezic Jensen
Devlin Barron Shinnie Hayes
Clarkson
Miovski Duk

Hard to leave McGrath out when he's been playing well, and Polvara does give a bit of height in the middle, but I think Barron gives us energy in midfield to help out Shinnie, and Clarkson is the most creative player we have.

Get at them from the first minute, overwhelm them, 2-0 up by half time and cruise home to a 3-0 win. 

[thurso]

Going to be a tough game tonight. I think it will be even but we will sneak it 2-1. 

[AyrshireSheep]

I think it'll be the exact same lineup as Frankfurt and Ibrox. Although I'd hope we'd be a bit more adventurous I feel Robson will stick with the team from Saturday. 

Considering the result on Saturday its hard to argue against. 

[Gilwern]

Does anyone know the best way to watch this game?

I've noticed you can sign up to a monthly TNT package, which isn't exactly appealing.

[Clydeside_Sheep]

8 hours ago, TerryMcDermott said:

Somewhere between my guess and my hope.

 

https://team-picker.files.bbci.co.uk/aberdeen-selector-2023-24-8e9b212c600feac9eee2a7611f6fd652.html

I like the look of that.

 

[Clydeside_Sheep]

The run up to this has reminded me of the Copenhagen game at home in 2007, in that its our best chance for a win in the group, although its a game we could well lose.  So there was a cautiously confident energy.

We obv went on to pump Copenhagen 4-0, a result that likely no-one dreamed of.

Lets have more of the same tonight!  

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Just none o those pissing vuvuzuelas!

[The Boofon]

18 minutes ago, Clydeside_Sheep said:

The run up to this has reminded me of the Copenhagen game at home in 2007, in that its our best chance for a win in the group, although its a game we could well lose.  So there was a cautiously confident energy.

We obv went on to pump Copenhagen 4-0, a result that likely no-one dreamed of.

Lets have more of the same tonight!  

No chance. 
 

Full house, confidence high after some good results and high expectations from the fans = capitulation on the pitch. 
 

3-1 Helsinki. 

[NEM]

8 minutes ago, The Boofon said:

No chance. 
 

Full house, confidence high after some good results and high expectations from the fans = capitulation on the pitch. 
 

3-1 Helsinki. 

That's the spirit!

[REDRODDIE]

First home game I’ve managed to get to this season. Looking forward to Seeing Robsons reds in the flesh. 

[Daisy1903]

14 hours ago, TerryMcDermott said:

Interested to see how we line up tactically with then usually employing a 343 with the emphasis on the wing backs. 
 

I can see us almost matching them with three at the back. Miovski on his own with Duk sitting off him left. Hayes/McKenzie probably left wing back

 

Back line surely Gartenmann/Ruby/Jensen

Can’t see us playing two up front from the go.  

If Duk plays, it's normally considered we've played 2 up front. But as you say he peels off to the left a lot (usually out of possession) and joins Miovski upfront if we attack down the right

[dave_min]

4 hours ago, Medw1311 said:

If we win tonight would a draw between PAOK & Frankfurt be the best result for us? Would have them both on 4 points with us just behind with 3 points.

Although if one of them win then we could go 2nd on goal difference with a win.

Wins tonight for us and Frankfurt would make the PAOK game on the 26th absolutely massive.

Nope. Frankfurt to run away with it, making their last game a dead rubber.

[Tord31]

4 hours ago, Medw1311 said:

If we win tonight would a draw between PAOK & Frankfurt be the best result for us? Would have them both on 4 points with us just behind with 3 points.

Although if one of them win then we could go 2nd on goal difference with a win.

Wins tonight for us and Frankfurt would make the PAOK game on the 26th absolutely massive.

I'd go for anything other than a PAOK win being a good result for us if we can win to keep us interested

[starryfish]

Anyone regularly use the discount code on First Bus in Aberdeen on match day? Just tried to use the code for tonight’s match AFCVHHFC23 but doesn’t seem to be working…..