MOTM Aberdeen 27-Sep-2025

[weeyin]

You never beat the same team twice in consecutive games.

Discuss - after you take your pick...

[mio]

Watt was excellent in the first half and a bit quieter second half. Odonnell did well but I thought welsh was exceptional all game.
Defensively we are looking quite good….. first time I’ve uttered this since about 1995

[wellsince75]

Welsh has made a huge difference to our defence,  reads the game well and cuts out a lot of danger. 

 

[texanwellfan]

Just now, wellsince75 said:

Welsh has made a huge difference to our defence,  reads the game well and cuts out a lot of danger. 

 

And unfortunately not able to play next week 

[Orinoco]

Watt ran the game. 

[grumpy]

I went with Watt, he is integral to the style we are playing. Welsh, O'Donnell and Ward all worthy of mention.

[BigManTam]

Went for O'Donnell as I just can't get over his improvement so far this season. I was desperate for him to leave the last two summers, but what do I know?

[weeyin]

Welsh is exactly the kind of central defender we were needing and has been performing well.

Even without Slattery and Just, the midfield was excellent again, and Watt edged it again for me.

Will be interesting to see what JBA does next week without Welsh. Start Koutroumbis and play him or SOD out of position, or start with Balmer.

[wellfan]

Welsh 

[Lobey_Dosser]

Really impressed with what I’ve seen from Welsh so far. 

[texanwellfan]

Would be nice if we could sign him in January instead of having him on loan. 

[MFCL84]

O'Donnell for me because he deserves it for his consistency this season and all round quality of performance. 

[weeyin]

17 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

Would be nice if we could sign him in January instead of having him on loan. 

He's under contract until the summer of 2027, unfortunately.

[texanwellfan]

We need one of those parted by mutual consent deals then so we can get him 😃

[weeyin]

Knowing Celtic, they'll be looking for a sizable fee they can fail to reinvest in the summer. 

[Welly Machine]

Could easily have went for Watt or Welsh but thought O'Donnell looked assured all game with some nice touches in tight positions and going forward  unfortunately the latter didn't come off.

Whole defence looks fairly solid recently, pity Welsh won't be available at Celtic.

Ap Stam put a great shift in but a lot just didn't come off for him, hopefully things will start to click for him.

[fizoxy]

Went for Welsh. He was solid.

I didn't think we were particularly good today, but the team still put a shift in, and kept their nerve in the latter stages, which was especially important with the lack of bench reinforcements that we have right now.

However, we wouldn't have had the chance to win it if Lazetic had taken that chance, and a lot of that goes down to Welsh, who didn't give up and recovered well enough to put him off.

 

[texanwellfan]

18 minutes ago, Welly Machine said:

Could easily have went for Watt or Welsh but thought O'Donnell looked assured all game with some nice touches in tight positions and going forward  unfortunately the latter didn't come off.

Whole defence looks fairly solid recently, pity Welsh won't be available at Celtic.

Ap Stam put a great shift in but a lot just didn't come off for him, hopefully things will start to click for him.

O'Donnell had one header, under Pressure in the first half, back to Ward that was excellent 

[SteelmaninOZ]

Watt for me 

[joewarkfanclub]

Gordon was really solid, won everything in the air and looked far more assured with the ball at his feet. Great block at the end to keep us level.

Welsh fits this system perfectly. Very good with the ball at his feet and really allows us to play out.

SOD has been excellent all season and very good again yesterday. Distribution was a bit off in places first half, but was excellent second half and deserved his standing ovation.

Love Said and the chaos he causes the opposition. Once he figures out the final third part he will be immense.

MOTM though for me was Elliot Watt. So composed, just bossed the game. His partnership and understanding with Fadinger is excellent. It really is a joy to watch a midfield that can play football. Cant wait for Slattery and Just to be back so we can hand out a few hidings!

[grizzlyg]

15 hours ago, BigManTam said:

Went for O'Donnell as I just can't get over his improvement so far this season. I was desperate for him to leave the last two summers, but what do I know?

Transformation been great and reception he got from fans when substituted said it all, delighted for him