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Oh I totally agree. I wasn’t slagging the defenders. Our first line is the forwards to try and slow the opposition down while we organize defensive set up. Then if we decide to let them have space up ton30’yds from our goal then midfielders are the next line

If we don’t task him with chasing a lost cause among multiple defenders and long hopeful balls from his defenders I’m pretty sure he’d last 90 mins or at least a lot closer to it

Ok! Back to the football. As someone mentioned we really need to pick up at least 6 out of the next 9 points so it would be good to have the new guy in place and at least have a few days for him to work with the players if possible. Even with our depleted squad we are still capable of making top 6. If we have the new guy (with new attitude/approach/tactics) in place AND some players back we should be able to have a good run in to the split. COYW !!!

We are also terrible at the first basic rule of defense, close down the player with the ball!! Either that or we have decided that we start defending at the 18 yard line instead out around 30 yards. Similar issue with wide players where we give them too much space to fire balls into the box. we just look very disorganized defensively and don’t seem to go up and down the park as a team.

A few decent individual performances. Goalie, Sparrow, Thompson, Nicholson, Armstrong Average, Gordon and TJ. We’ll get more out of TJ if we can stop using him to chase all the time. Against our peers we should be giving him thru balls on the ground or to feet Poor, O’Donnell, Kaletta, Blaney Kaletta getting a lot of stick but I think he’s been playing thru an injury. SOD been struggling a bit since he came back but even harder for him today against the speed of the Celtic players. Blaney continually tracks back runners behind the defensive line playing forwards onside. Stop doing that! invisible Halliday, Paton MOM Sprrow with Armstrong close behind

Need to use our forward signings and play some attacking football our next 3 games. Based on what we are seeing we have to think we are going to give up goals so we have to bite the bullet and attack and score more than we give up. 8 games to the split so the next 3 will have a big influence on what half we end up in.

Goalie looked better today. Had a few good saves.

Paton needs to put in a bit more work. Just strolling around

I think they started Kaletta knowing he was carrying an injury. I think he’s been carrying a groin strain for a few weeks

I’ll take 1-2 at HT. As WeeYin said if we could sort the defence out it would help a lot. We are terrible at closing down the man with the ball

Kaletta struggling today

Too easy. Big holes everywhere and then Blaney on wrong side of Idah. Basic stuff

My goodness we scored!!

Well at least that kills the hope early

Could be in worse places. A nice sunny 77F today. Winters are brutal here 😂 I’m expecting the performance today to be the brutal part of the day. Casey not always the most reliable player but I’d rather see him playing than being left out today.

Game is live on CBS sports network in the USA

More looking forward to a two week break after this game than I am the game. Anton got a list of injured/sick players and when we are expecting them ready to play again? I’m hoping we get some back for the County game

No sightings at upper crust yet?

If Motherwell FC want to address the issue it might help if someone would specify what it was where it was etc.

See they pulled it back before HT. I may have to watch it

Off to a great start versus Villa only 2 down after 6 mins

Shamrock in the Europa conference play offs. Just missed out on automatic qualification to last 16 on goal difference

I don’t recall too much other than they done well last season and didn’t seem to get a chance to turn things around this season after a bad start

What about Naismith? Done well the first season with Hearts but quickly jettisoned this season and not given a chance to turn things around.

When they have he ball Just get stuck in and right in their Faces from the start high pressure as a team and bite their ankles for as long as we can keep that going. When we have the ball try and keep it for a bit. Easy option passes try not to give it away needlessly