Nailrod
11-02-2010, 07:15 AM
Disappointing to have leaked two goals in half a game to a team as weak in front of goal as Aberdeen, but a bit indicative of the way our games are going lately.
It's worth noting that if you take the eight matches since the Rangers game at ER we have managed one single clean sheet (against Junior opposition) and conceded eight goals. In the eight matches prior to the Rangers game we conceded just three goals and had five clean-sheets.
A win yesterday would have allowed us to keep up the pressure on both halves of the OF, who are themselves showing signs of weakness, with Celtic's recent results against ourselves, Falkirk and Killie, and Rangers having failed to beat Hamilton, St Mirren, and Motherwell in the last few weeks. As it is we now basically have to beat Rangers at Ibrox to keep in touch - do-able, but a tough ask.
Since I've been out of the country since Christmas I haven't seen any of the games live. Is our defence really weaker than it was, or are we just not getting the rub of the green so much?
It's worth noting that if you take the eight matches since the Rangers game at ER we have managed one single clean sheet (against Junior opposition) and conceded eight goals. In the eight matches prior to the Rangers game we conceded just three goals and had five clean-sheets.
A win yesterday would have allowed us to keep up the pressure on both halves of the OF, who are themselves showing signs of weakness, with Celtic's recent results against ourselves, Falkirk and Killie, and Rangers having failed to beat Hamilton, St Mirren, and Motherwell in the last few weeks. As it is we now basically have to beat Rangers at Ibrox to keep in touch - do-able, but a tough ask.
Since I've been out of the country since Christmas I haven't seen any of the games live. Is our defence really weaker than it was, or are we just not getting the rub of the green so much?