I'm surprised at some comments saying it was a mistake to start with him. For the first half he constantly won headers and flicks to bring others into play. After providing the assist to Stevenson for the goal he played a lovely through ball to Squirrel which should have made it 2-0. Just before halftime he made a loose pass which stood out because it was the first thing he hadn't done well for 45 mins.
I felt he was hooked just after halftime because Lennon wanted a change of shape, not because of anything he'd done wrong. He just looks very at home out there, impressed
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14-12-2017 07:30 AM #1
Shaw
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14-12-2017 07:32 AM #2
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14-12-2017 07:34 AM #3
Was it not Murray that set up the goal?
I thought Shaw was ok. Was a bit too weak for the second Rangers goal. We definitely improved when he went off but I think it would’ve been the same had we taken off Murray/Stokes in favour of Barker. We 100% need another striker signed in January though.
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14-12-2017 07:48 AM #5
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It was only a mistake because were didnt take our chances blew it last 5 of half
If we took our chances we would be proclaiming lennon as a genius
We were excellent last night bar a 5-10 min spell
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14-12-2017 07:52 AM #6
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Defo Murray who set up LS goal.
I don't think it was wrong to start Shaw but I do think we need to take time with the laddie.
Making Stokes a consistent first team pick on the other hand.......... Needs the treatment Cummings got last season and dropped. Either that or a pair of sizes 9 straight up the jacksie....
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14-12-2017 07:57 AM #7
He was poor apart from one through ball and winning a couple of fouls. Don't think it's his fault but he got bullied quite a bit. It'll take time for him to settle into the team and hopefully Lennon sticks with him on Saturday
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14-12-2017 08:03 AM #8
He performed as I expected and this was another valuable piece of first team action for him. Not surprised to see him replaced, plenty more to come from him as he develops and time on the pitch is the way to do it.
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14-12-2017 08:17 AM #9
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It would have been interesting to see how he would have dealt with the umpteen balls that whistled across their box second half. Never seen so many dangerous balls in with no finish.
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14-12-2017 08:22 AM #10
He is a very good young talent but I think he struggled last night.
I'm not sure the formation helped him or Murray as none of the forwards quite seemed to know who was meant to be playing where. Playing with 3 strikers and essentially a winger in Boyle was a bold move but I dont think it really worked.
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14-12-2017 08:32 AM #12
He was asked to led the line last night and I'm not sure that'd his game, he seems to be the kind of striker that gets into the right positions at the right time and it was tough being up against a good solid CB like Alves. There seemed little understanding with Murray and when Barker came on maybe Lennon should've taken Murray off instead.
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It was a strange first half. Both teams were very open, with lots of men pushed very high up the pitch.
A stark contrast to every team defending on the edge of their box last season.
To an extent, I think we're still working out how to play against this different approach.
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14-12-2017 08:37 AM #14
Didn’t get stuck in enough last night but looks a very intelligent player. That through ball to boyle that put him one on one with the keeper was better than any pass from a midfielder this season
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14-12-2017 09:10 AM #16
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Not for me - a couple off flick ons, but struggled to make any impact. Not strong enough in lead up to second goal, and was surprised he came out for second half. That said, he has shown enough in other games to expect to see him get more game time as the season progresses.
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14-12-2017 10:52 AM #19
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He was no worse than Stokes or Murray last night.
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14-12-2017 03:48 PM #27
Looks promising and certainly knows how to find the back of the net, but for a tall guy he was bullied off the ball. He needs the bulk up and bit and start getting physical.
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14-12-2017 05:05 PM #28
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I would rather Shaw had come of the bench if we needed to chase a goal. Sticking Hanlon upfront didn't really work for me.
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