Gutless eleven V The Poorest Bunch of Tims For Decades

[Ajja]

Not particularly specific to last nights game but was listening to the HWG Podcast this week and they did some interesting analysis on winning duels from the Hearts game. 
 

Talked about how we have tried to build a squad of technical players when physical battles is increasingly the dominant trend in the premiership. Even Motherwell (aka Ajax circa 1973) are battling to win possession. 
 

Stats for duels won (aeriel and ground) at Tynecastle;

Milne 1/9

Morrison 9/13

Nilsen 9/12

Geiger 2/12

Hearts 55 Dons 45

This is a big issue for us and our ability to control games, breed confidence and create platforms to build on for the front line. 

[Bukta Bertie]

Bottom line is in recent games we've pretty much held our own against celtic and hearts. Two of the three challengers for the league title. 

Things aren't nearly as bad now as people are making out. I don't get what comfort people are taking from being continually negative about our performances but it's so bloody tiring. Mood hoovers are toxic and they need to cut it out. 

The Spanish have a good word, ANIMO!

[Mason89]

2 minutes ago, Bukta Bertie said:

Bottom line is in recent games we've pretty much held our own against celtic and hearts. Two of the three challengers for the league title. 

0 points out of 6. That was nowhere near Hearts first team and it’s the worst Celtic side I can remember. 
We’ve not won many points against the rest of them either. 

I know your turd polishing is performative but nobody is going to fall for it 

 

 

[Bukta Bertie]

7 minutes ago, Mason89 said:

0 points out of 6. That was nowhere near Hearts first team and it’s the worst Celtic side I can remember. 
We’ve not won many points against the rest of them either. 

I know your turd polishing is performative but nobody is going to fall for it 

 

 

1) My comments are neither performative, trolling or phishing. Just my opinions and I comment for the same reasons as anyone else does on a forum. If you don't agree with them that's fair enough but please don't try to shut me down with your obviously toxic and passive aggressive snipes. I'm too long in the tooth to let it bother me.

2) I surely can't be the only one who can see we are a vastly improved team in recent times. Some of the passages of play are absolutely superb. Obviously we need to keep it up for the whole arc of the match rather than just short periods but that will come.

3) While it's true our improved performances haven't paid off yet in terms of points on the board surely no-one can seriously suggest we aren't a better side now than we were months ago.

4) I'm not touching on any particular point you raised but I want this put on record. We won't go down. We won't even come close to it. In fact I'm confident we will win if not all, almost all of our post-split games to finish either 7th or 8th.

I'll let you get back to your moping.

Whatever makes you happy.

 

 

[RicoS321]

52 minutes ago, Ajja said:

Not particularly specific to last nights game but was listening to the HWG Podcast this week and they did some interesting analysis on winning duels from the Hearts game. 
 

Talked about how we have tried to build a squad of technical players when physical battles is increasingly the dominant trend in the premiership. Even Motherwell (aka Ajax circa 1973) are battling to win possession. 
 

Stats for duels won (aeriel and ground) at Tynecastle;

Milne 1/9

Morrison 9/13

Nilsen 9/12

Geiger 2/12

Hearts 55 Dons 45

This is a big issue for us and our ability to control games, breed confidence and create platforms to build on for the front line. 

I think anyone could have told you that without the stats! A midfield of Armstrong, Cameron and Geiger is mental for example. I'd be interested to know what counts as a duel. Whilst I'm not a fan of Geiger, he's not there to win duels necessarily. Aouchiche, Ramadani and Jack weren't particularly good at winning duels, but their positioning and coverage were excellent and thus interceptions were high, as well as just slowing attacks down or forcing errors by being in the right place. If Geiger could up his work rate significantly, he might just be able to give us that. Milne's stats look low, but if a ball is going to a striker's chest, then most of what is called a duel could only be won by ploughing through the back of the player, and so it's much better to just try and put him off.