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Fergusons performances in a Scotland shirt have certainly been a little underwhelming. However, he was one of the few who actually came out of the World Cup with any credit in the bank and was probably one of our better performers thru qualification. This camp he has been just ok. Id cut him some slack for the Switzerland game as he was forced to run around putting out fires. Last night though he was absolutely honking. Would Lennon be better playing the 6 currently? Certainly he has the composure on the ball and ability to find a pass. My concern would be whether he is ready for it physically and psycholgically. Id be a lot happier if he had nailed down a starting spot for Udinese and their fans were raving about him the way Bologna fans did with Ferguson. Im not sure he is quite there yet, but this camp will certainly have given Poconogli food for thought. Im not sold on the 3 at the back as I dont think it gets our best players all playing in their best positions. If he solves that, there might be more room for Lennon.

Although not at his peak, I would persevere with McGinn, always capable of something. Ferguson, on the other hand , I dont see it, if he does find his man, its always square and he gives too many fouls away...I get he works hard, but just pretty average at most things. Ive not seen him play for his club so maybe hes different for them.

You need to look at how the other teams have changed tactics after playing us twice last season. They weren't going to sit about and let us pass it thru them all season. After February we were well sussed out by the other teams, on how to stop us playing. Even with all our good players and JBA . Results suffered a lot . It has carried on this year as well, we are playing same style but with a squad of lesser players. We now need new ideas to keep ahead of the game. Counteracting our opponents tactics and stopping daft mistakes.

When we were at our peak last season, late November through to February, we were absolutely brilliant to watch and it was always going to be nigh on impossible for us to replicate that, even if JBA had stayed for this season. But it wasn’t a vintage season in that we didn’t get close to winning silverware thanks to two dismal cup exits and we had that long winless run at the start and then tailed off quite a bit from March onwards with only the win at Ibrox as a major highlight during the latter stages. It was a really good season for us but it wasn’t brilliant, indeed we have had better (2nd place in 12/13, 3rd in 07/08, 95/96 were all better both result wise and football wise IMO). But this season is pretty flat and this current team and manager haven’t shown anything in the way of something to get enthusiastic about so far.

He was an absolute wee nyaff that night and even worse than that fat fozzy character. Every tackle he was up pestering the 4th official and was continually giving verbals to our bench and Jens. I saw him in a totally different light that night…. Horrible wee man vibes. I’m going into this game hoping for something but not really expecting anything. Not sure about anyone else but I’m pretty downbeat about the season so far and ahead. At risk of sounding overly dramatic, I just don’t see us ever having such a season as we did last year again. We were completely spoiled and it’s hard rewiring expectations

And we could have scored as well . McBurnie is not the answer. Don't know who is but it's no him. Lennon doing fine in the back ground the now.

They are. It doesn’t stop some people using the term rather than call Celtic and their fans out when they are the main problem though…

Truth.

I like the idea of the press, but it must be difficult to drill a bunch of random players to execute it with a week or two's training. And if you don't get it right 100% of the time you really expose yourself. And as we all know from our JBA experience, everyone has to be on it from front to back. No use if only half the team is pressing and the other half is zonal.

There is no Old Firm anymore. The Rangers are dead......

The Celtic fans should be moved into the POD, that seems the best way to resolve the "new seat" shambles and get some decent new ones at no cost to Motherwell, simples.

Tonight was an absolute shitshow. Our press and shape were all over the place. Kinda glad Lennon didnt get any minutes tonight. Not sure he would have been able to influence the game at all and might have just ended up denting his confidence.

We could have been 3 down after the first half.

McGinn looks fat n a bit past international quality I'm afraid. What a change from first half to the second half tonight. May take a while to sort this team out .

If they are in South stand and wrecking seats then yes....it will be old firm fans fault

I am massive well fan and Scotland fan. Lennon just needs to be patient. Mcginn looking finished at that level sadly and christie just headless chicken. Team.in transition, he will get his chance

Finally we get the proper football back this weekend. But I don’t see Sunday being a good day for us. As I said we don’t have what it takes to trouble Celtic so we’re either looking at a defeat by two goals or more or else yet another last gasp loss to them. And however the game goes the South Stand will end up wrecked, seats ripped out and overcrowded. Might even see a tennis ball ‘protest’ after the golf incident with their sugar Daddy. And you’ll get folk on here blaming “Old Firm fans” for it afterwards

I get that some Motherwell fans just arent Scotland fans, and thats perfectly fine. But given the extra kudos, not to mention salary and transfer value that being an international player brings, you dont even have to be that bothered about playing for your country to see the benefits of it.

An absolutely wild shout that a 20year old in our strongest area of the pitch would even think like that

I dont disagree. But he wasnt. I still dont think he should refuse to play for Scotland to concentrate on his club career as was suggested.

Miller doesn't need to be starting for Scotland, but he was worth a punt as a sub in the Slovenia game for example.

No its the Judeans peoples front

Alpologies for the forthright nature of my post! In my defence, I was still in Macedonia, and alcohol had been consumed. However, all that said, I dont think Lennon Miller should be behaving like a petulant child and refuse to play for his country because he is currently finding it difficult to get into the side. Look at the system that the new manager is playing. Where does Lennon fit into that, and who does he replace? Lewis Ferguson, the Italian Cup Winning former Bolgna Captain? Billy Gilmour? First choice pick for Napoli and arguably currently our best midfielder? Or John McGinn, the Europa League winning Aston Villa Captain with over 90 caps? You also need to look at in game changes, who came on and why. More importantly who didnt come on and why. I love Lennon Miller as much as the next Motherwell fan. But there is a reason he isnt a nailed down starter for Udinese and why international managers arent yet ready to trust him as a first pick for the national team. He is only 20. His time will come and he should be ready when it does. To suggest he tells Scotland where to go would suggest no great desire to play for the national team. Thankfully Lennon feels differently.

It was quite interesting and he speaks well, but the questions were generally quite straightforward.