This certainly isnt a well-thought, planned article and I am writing this as I go along. The blood in my veins is absolutely boiling after watching an abysmal Scotland result in Lithuania. One game gone and you could say qualification is pretty much over.A team, and a country, devoid of guile and cla s but full of work-rate and enthusiasm. Where did it all go wrong?Let me start on a positive note. The 40-year-old defender David Weir was an absolute cla s act, and credible mentions to McManus and Alan Hutton who performed well. Another major positive point
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I cant quite understand the motives of instructing the team to play 4-5-1 against Lithuania, a team which doesnt have a player anywhere close to being good enough for the Scotland side. For the record, the formation 4-5-1 doesnt actually bother
Scotty Washington Jersey me as I have seen many top-cla s managers using this system. But to choose 4 flat and average central midfielders, with your only quality in Dorrans, Morrison and McFadden all on the bench is absolutely baffling. Even Celtic supporters would agree, Scott Brown is an insanely average footballer who commanded a 4m price tag only a few years ago. Full of tenacity and drive but absolutely stinking when it comes to any form of technical ability. And as for Manchester Uniteds Darren Fletcher when are you going to even bother to turn up for an international match?Kenny Miller takes my full sympathy this evening for the way he was isolated this evening. Do we expect him to perform miracles on his own? His excellent performances for Rangers would show that he has got something to contribute, but come on, you could stick Lionel Me si upfront himself for Scotland and wouldnt make the slightest difference. Craig Leveins choice of picking Steven Naismith came as quite a controversial one in the media; but I actually agree with picking Naismith, just not as a left-midfielder. Steven has played right-midfield for Rangers this season, similar to Dirk Kuyt at Liverpool, but was deployed on the left where he became a whipping boy at Ibrox due to his poor performances. Wheres the sense
Logan Wilson Jersey in that?Scottish Football is on its knees. The debates and arguments about how we can improve our national game will continue, and continue, but as always nobody is wanting to take Scottish Football by the balls and do something about it. The lack of technical ability, even compared with average nations on a similar scale to Scotland, is quite dreadful. You could say there are some glimmers of hope coming through with Danny Wilson, John Fleck and James Forrest who have impre sed for their respective club sides. In all honesty, we might aswell give these guys a shot rather than the usual players who arent going to get us anywhere near a World Cup.Under-21 manager Billy Stark made a startling comment a while ago when he claimed Xavi and Iniesta
Cincinnati Bengals Men Jersey wouldnt have excelled in Scotland due to their physical size.Where can our inspiration come from when we totally lack any world-cla s talent?Our domestic game is becoming boring and dreadful to watch. Even our top teams, Rangers and Celtic, are becoming more and more average by the season. Our other bigger
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