3 Centre Backs?

[JammyDoidger]

3 Centre Halfs at home to that rubbish? Why on Earth did our manager think that was a sound idea..they offer Absoloutely nothing in the final third what so ever, baffling team selection, and how Youan comes on ahead of Mckirdy I'll never know. I like the way Johnson comes across but that wasn't good enough, don't care about the sending off, that's no where near our best starting 11 tonight. With all these fans coming too, what a Let down.

[TheCabbage]

After 99 went off no out ball
Boyle never kicked a ball
Youan did FA
Poor can’t jump.
How come we struggle against 10 but when we have 10 they don’t?

[PaulSmith]

If we were moving to three centre backs to accommodate Rocky then it’s bizarre.

[loanheadhibby]

3 guys in excess of 6ft got out jumped by 2 guys that are about 5 ft 7. Shameful.

[Unseen work]

This is one I agree with.

The 433 was working very well until Celtic.

McKirdy finally got his start against Celtic after a couple of good sun appearances. He got 45 minutes when the whole team was off it and we conceded some brutal goals.

Personally would have kept a 433 and tried to set up similar to Celtic with perhaps a couple of personal changes.

But the 352 was doing it’s job until a stupid red card, that’s the frustrating part. Even before the red Youan and Magennis had 2 good chances.

[Mikey_1875]

Didn’t like it pre-match and we never really played with any of the intensity or flair that we had shown in other games this season. Hard to tell if it was the formation or an extremely stuffy saints side causing it. We did have a couple of good chances for more goals tonight as well.

I fully believe we would have still won the match barring the sending off so you could argue it worked but it was certainly more laboured and boring than other games. It’ll be interesting to see where Lee goes for our next game.

[JohnM1875]

Aye, have to admit found it really strange the move to the back three tonight. Looked like the time didn't really know what to do either and took a wee while for us to get going.

Hopefully LJ comes out and admits it was a mistake. Though we were fairly comfortable until the Magennis sending off, we really didn't play as well as we have recently with the 433.

[A Hi-Bee]

I like L.J. I really do but do we have the time for him to try and get it right, some of his decisions I am starting to wonder about.

[Tambo]

After 99 went off no out ball
Boyle never kicked a ball
Youan did FA
Poor can’t jump.
How come we struggle against 10 but when we have 10 they don’t?

I thought it was the opposite and we struggle vs 11 men?

[JammyDoidger]

There's just no need to play 3 big centre halfs against what they had to offer upfront, one wee guy running about causing no hassle atall, last week was probably the time to play with the 3 centre halfs the amount of balls Celtic were going to put into our box, couldn't believe it when I seen the line up, they didn't even have a proper out and out striker playing. Agree with the poster above I'd have started Mckirdy, not very fair giving the boy a start at the hardest game in the league then dropping him.

[CmoantheHibs]

I would have started with the 433 with Kenneh and Youan in instead of Magennis and Rocky. Who knows how that would have worked but the 352 worked until Magennis had a complete brainfart. They had sat it all game and done nothing but changed and started coming out more. They changed formation and we started creating a few chances and then Magennis did that. It was beyond stupid and was the main factor in us losing. Nobody knows for sure but without that moment the 352 may have worked and got us the points. It had worked up until that moment and we had them where we wanted them.

[Ozyhibby]

No point moaning about the defence when we waste the chances we do.


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[Colinton Hibby]

Have to agree - the formation was baffling tonight. Hanlon was mostly playing left wing in the first half. Ridiculous. Lee has been brave before and changed it early and i really thought he would do that after about 20 minutes tonight. Crying out for 433.

[Jones28]

No point moaning about the defence when we waste the chances we do.


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Exactly this.

[Donegal Hibby]

I like L.J. I really do but do we have the time for him to try and get it right, some of his decisions I am starting to wonder about.
Celtic line up is only decision he's made so far I've questioned. He said he needs time and I'm prepared to give him that.Dont get why everyones panicking and really negative about LJ .Though as fans we can make things difficult to a point were the board sack him . We might get lucky and get some one better who knows or maybe we won't ,Hell we might get another Butcher or Maloney .

[Jones28]

Did we not play 3 cbs under Lennon towards the end of that brilliant season or am I imagining things?