Match Thread Aberdeen 3 - 3 Celtic (5 - 6)

[strachanmcgheegoal]

47 minutes ago, TheRedPrawcess said:

I'm never confident with Roos saving penalties. Was never that confident with Joe Lewis either to be fair. I have absolutely no stats to back this up, but when Langfield was facing a penalty I often thought, "This fat bastard is saving this." Particularly later on in his Dons career

You mean apart from the Penalty that Lewis saved? In the final?

[RUL]

 thought they both were pens, hoilett and handball, admittedly biased as fuck. 
 

we couldn’t have asked much more of players and that’s why we need better players in the summer. That Celtic side was beatable and we couldn’t do it giving it everything we had. 

if our plan is to sell Miovski to fund it then there will be a huge drop off in quality in our team. He’s without a doubt the best forward we’ve had in 30 odd years. Unbelievable.

another Hampden day we will look back on as a real missed opportunity. Phillips penalty was an abomination. No belief. Fuck. So close 

[RUL]

5 minutes ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

You mean apart from the Penalty that Lewis saved? In the final?

My memory is brutal, which final?

[The Boofon]

19 minutes ago, shut up meg said:

His right foot looks like it is on the line, I believe that it is fine under the new rules.

Yeah it's not 100% clear but I thought at the time he was off his line. To be fair, Roos looked off his line every penalty. Had he saved one I think it'd have been retaken.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

1 minute ago, RUL said:

My memory is brutal, which final?

Fuck, doubting myself now.  Celtic, one of McInnes’ no?  I’ll check.

[BitWait]

Hope JT has a decent goalie in mind. The one we have is a man down.

[Helmet]

Agree with the criticism of Roos- committed himself far too early at the penalties and looked pretty poor for a couple of their goals.

I’ll be gutted if we give hIm a new contract.

[Roberto]

33 minutes ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

Fuck, doubting myself now.  Celtic, one of McInnes’ no?  I’ll check.

Sinclair?

[BaaBaaRedSheep]

Wasn't at the game because since the shambles management of the club since Cormack's tenure has kicked in I feared the worst.

However did watch the whole game on the box and was pleasantly surprised at the spirit and performance shown by almost all of the players.

Why was that, given that the majority of our performances this season have been poor?

1) Did the impending appointment of Thelin boost the players?

2) Did Leven employ the correct tactics?

3) Do the team generally play better without Shinnie?

4) Are Celtic not as good as the media try to tell us?

The answer is probably a bit of all 4 reasons. 

The only criticism I have on any player from yesterday is we surely can source a better keeper than Roos. He wasn't that convincing during the match and certainly didn't look like he could save a penalty if they were taken all day.

The position has to be a number one priority signing for Thelin.

[RUL]

20 minutes ago, Roberto said:

Sinclair?

Just read about it. Can’t remember it at all 😂

he also saved one v st Mirren. Has roos ever saved one?

[RUL]

3 minutes ago, BaaBaaRedSheep said:

Wasn't at the game because since the shambles management of the club since Cormack's tenure has kicked in I feared the worst.

However did watch the whole game on the box and was pleasantly surprised at the spirit and performance shown by almost all of the players.

Why was that, given that the majority of our performances this season have been poor?

1) Did the impending appointment of Thelin boost the players?

2) Did Leven employ the correct tactics?

3) Do the team generally play better without Shinnie?

4) Are Celtic not as good as the media try to tell us?

The answer is probably a bit of all 4 reasons. 

The only criticism I have on any player from yesterday is we surely can source a better keeper than Roos. He wasn't that convincing during the match and certainly didn't look like he could save a penalty if they were taken all day.

The position has to be a number one priority signing for Thelin.

I don’t think shinnie was a factor. There’s been many games we’ve won because he’s driven us on.

[Roberto]

1 minute ago, RUL said:

Just read about it. Can’t remember it at all 😂

he also saved one v st Mirren. Has roos ever saved one?

Sinclair one was never a pen either. Was shocking.

Think Roos has only saved 1. St Mirren maybe?

[BaaBaaRedSheep]

4 minutes ago, RUL said:

I don’t think shinnie was a factor. There’s been many games we’ve won because he’s driven us on.

Perhaps in the past min, given that I have always liked Shinnie as a player. 

However we haven't won many games this season to be honest. 

[RUL]

4 minutes ago, Roberto said:

Sinclair one was never a pen either. Was shocking.

Think Roos has only saved 1. St Mirren maybe?

None according to this and conceded 33/36 his whole career

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kelle-roos/elfmeterstatistik/spieler/123503

 

Craig Gordon only saved 6/68 so I guess Roos record isn’t that unusual.

[Roberto]

Just now, RUL said:

None according to this and conceded 33/36 his whole career

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kelle-roos/elfmeterstatistik/spieler/123503

 

Craig Gordon only saved 6/68 so I guess Roos record isn’t that unusual.

I was certain he saved one last season?

[Roberto]

 

 

[Ernie McCracken]

Just now, Roberto said:

I was certain he saved one last season?

He saved a pen against Hibs.  With his trailing legs mind you, as he dived the wrong way.

[Schapenneuker]

1 minute ago, Roberto said:

I was certain he saved one last season?

He saved one from Nisbet of Hibs in the 0-0 draw in May.

[Schapenneuker]

14 minutes ago, RUL said:

I don’t think shinnie was a factor. There’s been many games we’ve won because he’s driven us on.

I think we would have won that game today with Shinnie playing. 

Polvara was one of the few weak links in the team.

It was his chance to show he could be a big game player.

He didn't take it. 

[DelMonte]

I thought Polvara played pretty well. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

16 minutes ago, RUL said:

I don’t think shinnie was a factor. There’s been many games we’ve won because he’s driven us on.

We were a better team without him yesterday. 
He shouldn’t play every game next season. 

[Oregon Red]

8 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

We were a better team without him yesterday. 
He shouldn’t play every game next season. 

Or he should not be captain and played in a different position?

[Oregon Red]

Watched the RedTV. highlights they totally blanked out on the controversial decisions. I might cancel next season, total SFA toadies.

[RUL]

21 minutes ago, Roberto said:

I was certain he saved one last season?

Must not be up to date. Some knowledge I’d never remember that.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

2 minutes ago, Oregon Red said:

Or he should not be captain and played in a different position?

Nah. 
His best position is (was) centre midfield, ratting about the opposition, driving the team on. 
Not sure he can do that every week. 
He’s definitely lost the ability to do it every game, & has lost a yard. 
Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s his illness which will be debilitating. 
I’m not saying don’t ever play him, just do it less so & not every week. 

[BaaBaaRedSheep]

1 minute ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Nah. 
His best position is (was) centre midfield, ratting about the opposition, driving the team on. 
Not sure he can do that every week. 
He’s definitely lost the ability to do it every game, & has lost a yard. 
Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s his illness which will be debilitating. 
I’m not saying don’t ever play him, just do it less so & not every week. 

My son has been through what Shinnie has been through, perhaps worse.

However once illness is under control normal life is perfectly achievable.

Shinnie may be failing a bit due to age, particularly in the legs, not the illness. 

By the way my son still plays football twice a week, aged nearly 29, and is one of the fittest players in his team.

[Ernie McCracken]

23 minutes ago, DelMonte said:

I thought Polvara played pretty well.

I like Polvara, but he just needs to find the Eye of the Tiger a bit more in order to kick on.

[afc_blockhead]

1 hour ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

You mean apart from the Penalty that Lewis saved? In the final?

Plus the one in a shootout win at Easter Road 

[afc_blockhead]

26 minutes ago, Schapenneuker said:

I think we would have won that game today with Shinnie playing. 

Polvara was one of the few weak links in the team.

It was his chance to show he could be a big game player.

He didn't take it. 

Totally disagree with this. Ive liked Shinnie in the past but we just dont play that way with him.

He is constantly charging about in a way he cant manage anymore leaving gaps to exploit. He also takes too many touches and loses the ball too much.

Yesterday in the good passages of play we were much better at quickly getting forward in to dangerous areas. Clarkson was his old self for a start.

[Don_Corleone]

14 hours ago, Andy_123 said:

Langfield stepped up when it mattered in an important penalty shootout. Made an early save in the league cup final we won.

Whereas Roos saves nothing then puts off our own takers acting like a drama queen.

I’d like to see us play Doohan for the rest of the season. Roos is away anyway

Aye. He must be thick as mince. Anyone with half a brain cell would know just to quietly move to the side, sit down, let your own player take his penalty quickly, then just remain sitting down and call the physio on when Celtic are waiting to take theirs. This clown did the exact opposite of what any normal thinking human being would do. He'd have been better just crawling off the pitch and staying off it - was more likely a Celtic player would put it wide or over the bar than him save one of them anyway. Wonder if Ryan Duncan's chinned him yet...