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I know it’s a Sevco coach but I think his point is valid. The game here is a lot more physical than other leagues and I think it hurts us when we play in Europe.
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13-05-2019 12:36 PM #1
Is our game too physical?
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13-05-2019 12:45 PM #2
I think it is.
Some games I've attended have seemed more like wrestling matches, in particular when playing Hearts, Killie, Aberdeen and, more recently, games against The Rangers.
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13-05-2019 02:49 PM #4
Rich coming from a Rangers coach with Flanagan doing his best effort to rearrange Scott Brown's facial features just yesterday.
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Just read the article and to me he is absolutely spot on.Last edited by JimBHibees; 13-05-2019 at 03:11 PM.
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13-05-2019 03:51 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There has been a lot of noise and silliness surrounding our games with Sevco over the past few years but we've actually had some really good technical games of football with them.
Even some of the "weaker" teams try to play football in the SPFL so I don't think this is a fair blanket comment to make.
Hearts and Aberdeen are a blight on the league and it is shameful what they are allowed to get away with. Decent refereeing would clamp down on them.
That, and ditching the plastic pitches would do a lot for our game.
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13-05-2019 03:24 PM #10
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13-05-2019 05:20 PM #12
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Yes. It's a nationwide problem imo. We like to focus on the physical attributes of players rather than their technical ability. We are so far behind other nations in terms of skill it's quite embarrassing.
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13-05-2019 09:32 PM #13
Fans often wonder why Scotland struggles on the international stage when the likes of Iceland are managing to qualify for major tournaments. Our game suffers because there seems to be a bigger focus on physicality and out muscling your opponent rather than a focus on the technical aspect of the game, and as long as we continue to focus on that, we're going to struggle in International competition.
So yes, our game is too physical, and if the SFA and everyone else want us to start qualifying for major tournaments, they need to deter teams from trying to kick their opponent off the park if they choose a more technical style of play.
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13-05-2019 09:34 PM #14
I don't think it helps when so much is made of picking players for the national side who can defend set pieces rather than play football.
Genetics eh?
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14-05-2019 08:36 AM #15
The problem lies with the SFA and therefore the Referees. I'm sure most Hibs fans, like me want,to watch decent standards of football. Passing, movement, pace. Unfortunately the SFA allow some teams to kick, wrestle and elbow their way through a match. The fact that 2 of these teams regularly feature in our top 6 means that other teams need to adopt a more physical approach to compete. It makes Scottish Football a joke imo.
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14-05-2019 10:48 AM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Celtic, Rangers, Hibs and Killie all play good football and there have been some brilliant games between these sides.
Some of the bottom 6 sides try to play good football too. There will probably be more football played in the Championship now we're not in it (less teams sticking every man behind the ball). These clubs don't have a great deal of cash but still try to play.
I don't think Hearts and Aberdeen (arguably Livingston) should represent Scottish football more than all the other teams put together.
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14-05-2019 11:18 AM #17
Certain teams are over physical. Watched the St Mirren v Hamilton game last night and thought Hamilton were a bunch of thugs.
Would be great to see them getting relegated but if Inverness come up they'll be just as thuggish.
Referees need to clamp down on these teams but they don't. Hearts have got away with it for years. If they hadn't they might have been forced to try and play some football.
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14-05-2019 02:18 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
We have a few overly-physical sides but I don't think our game as a whole is overly physical or a joke.
What can be done about rotational fouling? I often know early on in a game against Aberdeen or Hearts if we're going to get a result. If the referee gets the yellow card out when the first bookable offence is made then we're normally ok. If the referee "is sensible, keeps his cards in his pocket, doesn't ruin the game" (insert Scottish football cliche of choice here) then we know there is going to be little football and we're going to be hoofed out of our stride. That for me is what could be done to improve the game most in this area. Book players that deserve bookings and send them off if they do it again.
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14-05-2019 12:06 PM #21
Take jellyfish McGregor out and the problem lessens immediately.
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14-05-2019 01:28 PM #22
If we focused more on a more passing, less thuggery type of game our football might improve, as someone mentioned some teams in Scotland actually try to play football, while other teams (Dons/Hertz) dont, it stifles our game. the Dutch game encourages football, not always nice to watch, but, their game benefits from it. As can be seen with the amount of their players in other Euro leagues. Maybe just maybe if we had league expansion, without the threat of relegation for a year or so, clubs might be more willing to play football, we could have a plan in place for the future of the Scottish game.
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This is just another area the SFA are failing in.
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16-05-2019 04:55 AM #25
I’m not sure I want to move to EPL style football which is fast becoming a non contact sport/diving competition
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16-05-2019 11:30 AM #27
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A funny quirk of our game is that we are seemingly wedded to the idea of a physical, 'up and at em' style but we do not produce players that match that style of play. England (and many other nations) are on a different planet from Scotland physically, both domestically and internationally.
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16-05-2019 11:32 AM #29
The game's gone a bit soft. I used to like the old gutsy stuff with tackles going in and players getting up and limping away. Watch videos of the 70s and see.
The worst thing is watching a game on a plastic pitch and the slightest touch leads to a free kick. Awful.
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16-05-2019 02:42 PM #30
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Dont agree that hearts and Aberdeen are to blame for Scottish football being poor. Yes they’re big and physical but we have some big boys that like to mix it. Bartley, Milligan, Hanlon, mcgregor, Stevenson all put the boot in. Everyone wants to see nice fitba but good players cost a lot money and teams in Scotland don’t have it
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