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northstbuddie

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  1. 3 minutes ago, portmahomack saint said:

    100% we make it so easy for these teams to defend their goal, no one that can hit the byline and get in behind them, must be the easiest away game they play all season, sit back defend at take at least a point. The defence get frustrated at the lack of chances created, push forward and we get caught out again and again.

    But for me our main problem in these games is the lack of creativity and vision in middle of the park, we're crying out for a player like a Scott Allan a clever luxury player in these games, can anyone tell me the last time any of our midfield players has made a defence splitting pass in any of these home games,  

    Boyd Munce is the only player close to what we need in these games he gets time on the ball but so far rarely if ever makes the killing pass. a good midfield player finds time on the ball knows when to make a simple pass and has the vision to make the pass that matters, 

    Is Fraser Taylor the type of player we need in these games, I think he deserves a chance and should have been brought back in 

     

    There seems to be general consensus re lack of creativity and lack of basic passing skills.

    I thought this was apparent on Saturday against the bottom team in the league, who showed more creative link up play and running off the ball.

    I made this point on here on Saturday but was slagged off by some.

    St Johnstone had Elliot Watt (No44) controlling the centre of midfield with the aid of his team mates running creatively off the ball into spaces and also ex Buddie Graham Carey chipping in with his pin-point defence splitting passing (similar to John McGinn in that regard).

    Fraser Taylor has the potential to play a similar role to Watt but only with the cooperation of his team mates.

    Noone else at present offers that option.

  2. We have a team full of huffers and puffers - plenty of effort and team spirit - but as SR admits himself lacking in creativity.

    This includes basic passing to each other and running off the ball.

    I thought St Johnstone were a class above us in that regard.

    As someone else pointed out, James Scott, when he came on, was significantly more of a threat than our other regular strikers.

    We will have to pay more attention to quality and skill if we wish to improve.

  3. It is now becoming more obvious that we are headed for a relegation battle (ie 11th) rather than a top 6 finish.

    The sooner we accept this fact, the easier it will be for our state of mind.

    We should use the rest of the season to blood our younger more talented players in the first team - and not just for 5 minutes per game.

  4. We had the effort - but the quality was sadly missing.

    Mooney and Penman look to have more quality than most of their team mates, but don't get the chance to show it for more than 5 or 10 minutes.

    Fitzpatrick had the quality and was made captain at the age of 17 by our greatest manager in histoy, but perhaps Robinson sees something which we don't see, in the tried and tested old timers who fall short week after week.

  5. 35 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

    What makes you think that? 🤔

    Both clubs have  apparently confirmed an interest in signing Mooney, which means in the event of a biiding war, we are unlikely to resist a suitable incoming offer in these circumstances, and with the arrival of Oseni, we have a surplus of strikers - so someone has to give way.

    However, the club might surprise me and hold on to Evan and offload someone else.

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