Alan Stubbs Tactics

[Keith_M]

Any team running at that Rangers defence with pace last night would have scored goals.

We still seem to be lacking that pace, trying instead to walk the ball into the net.

That needs to change on Saturday.

[Smartie]

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Any team running at that Rangers defence with pace last night would have scored goals.

We still seem to be lacking that pace, trying instead to walk the ball into the net.

That needs to change on Saturday.

I would agree but I simply don't think we have anyone with that pace.

We're lost without Boyle.

[Iain G]

Think I would like to have seen Handling on, offers a different option in behind and keeps it simple and keeps it moving. Entire midfield were well below par, quietest I have seen Fyvie.

[J-C]

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I would agree but I simply don't think we have anyone with that pace.

We're lost without Boyle.

Not so much pace but tempo, it needs to be upped.

[Blaster]

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Think I would like to have seen Handling on, offers a different option in behind and keeps it simple and keeps it moving. Entire midfield were well below par, quietest I have seen Fyvie.

I thought fyvie was poor too.

[HFC 0-7]

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Not so much pace but tempo, it needs to be upped.

That will never happen with Oxley in the team. I have noticed that every game he takes an eternity to take goal kicks.

[Iain G]

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I thought fyvie was poor too.

None of our midfield played well last night

[Iain G]

Its a worry they had weeks to prepare the team for this game and we put out exactly the same shape and formation as when we lost againt them at ER...it didnt work then...

[J-C]

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Its a worry they had weeks to prepare the team for this game and we put out exactly the same shape and formation as when we lost againt them at ER...it didnt work then...

It didn't work at ER last time because McCall set them up with 3 at the back and nullified the wingbacks, don't think that was the problem last night, judging by what I heard on the radio and what has been said here, the midfield where by and large fairly poor, also we lost two soft goals again.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

We need to stop lumping aimless high balls into the box as well, we had loads last night and not one of them troubled their defence.

[Thecat23]

Scott Allan hit every corner kick the same. A floated ball which was cleared EVERY TIME! Stubbs should have Farid on for those balls! Why do we always seem to mess up the basics in the most inportant games??

[B.H.F.C]

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Scott Allan hit every corner kick the same. A floated ball which was cleared EVERY TIME! Stubbs should have Farid on for those balls! Why do we always seem to mess up the basics in the most inportant games??

I thought there was actually some decent deliveries in there. Bell was stuck to his line all night. When he did come he flapped a bit. Any set plays on Saturday and we need to pile in right on top of him. I think we just need to be more aggressive in going and attacking the ball. Floated balls or not that shouldn't stop us competing for them and they headered it away freely too often.

[ManBearPig]

I think everyone is agreement for the amount of corners and set pieces we had Cummings should've been pulled for Farid.

[Iain G]

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I think everyone is agreement for the amount of corners and set pieces we had Cummings should've been pulled for Farid.

And Allan should have let someone else take some corners!

[Thecat23]

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I thought there was actually some decent deliveries in there. Bell was stuck to his line all night. When he did come he flapped a bit. Any set plays on Saturday and we need to pile in right on top of him. I think we just need to be more aggressive in going and attacking the ball. Floated balls or not that shouldn't stop us competing for them and they headered it away freely too often.

Get Farid on from the start. He wins everything in the air and would do better than What I'm saying though about the floated balls is after 7 or 8 times of it not working change it ffs. Whip it in or take it short and draw them out. Same every time though and it's not good enough.

Agree we need to just pile the pressure on this sat and get on top of them.

[Steve20]

I'm not sure Stubbs has done enough to get the incredible amount of praise he has recieved. Overall, our results haven't actually been that great and in our two biggest matches of the season (Falkirk semi final and yesterday), we've struggled. I know people will say we were the better side in both those games, but we lost both.

It's a results business and if he fails to get us promoted then he has not delivered the aim this season. I'm not for any minute suggesting that his position should be under threat, but he would need to get us promoted next season without fail.

[07BigD]

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I would agree but I simply don't think we have anyone with that pace.

We're lost without Boyle.

Dje dje?

[Smartie]

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Dje dje?

I've seen him a couple of times and I'm not convinced he's any quicker than Cummings or Malonga.

He definitely deserved a run out last night. Has he had any chances since coming on and playing that superb pass in for Farid in the derby?

Boyle is really quick and offers us something totally different.

To be honest I was actually really impressed with how quick Malonga looked last night - he can really shift when he wants to. He has a clever change of pace and direction about him - that's what we need more of if we're to get anything on Saturday.