Comments on: Your opinion? http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2004/08/21/your-opinion/ Technological Education, it's an adventure! Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Gordon http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2004/08/21/your-opinion/#comment-905 Gordon Tue, 24 Aug 2004 23:19:54 +0000 http://foolfillment.co.uk/?p=430#comment-905 It's funny. I watched the Match of the Day when Strachan was asked about this, I thought, at the time, he was just using it as a way of having a dig at the lack of investment in the lower echelons of Scottish Football. I didn't actually stop to think if he was serious about wanting the job. The REAL question now is, what the hell is taking the SFA so long to give it to the wee man!! It’s funny. I watched the Match of the Day when Strachan was asked about this, I thought, at the time, he was just using it as a way of having a dig at the lack of investment in the lower echelons of Scottish Football. I didn’t actually stop to think if he was serious about wanting the job.

The REAL question now is, what the hell is taking the SFA so long to give it to the wee man!!

]]> By: Lord Of All http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2004/08/21/your-opinion/#comment-901 Lord Of All Tue, 24 Aug 2004 01:42:28 +0000 http://foolfillment.co.uk/?p=430#comment-901 I don't like barracking managers. But I am Scottish, and I don't believe for a second that we can qualify with Bertio Vogts in charge. You don't have to look at many games to see that he's not very good. I give you, as an example, the Wales game. Player by player, we were about equal, but no, we were 4 goals worse. If we hadn't beaten Holland at home, I think there would be a bit more hope. For me, losing 6-0 away nullified that a little, but Berti has got "well we beat Holland and didn't get beaten by Germany" in his defence. And that will work with the SFA, until they can say "Ah, but you lost to Sloveia, Norway and Italy. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I am. I don’t like barracking managers. But I am Scottish, and I don’t believe for a second that we can qualify with Bertio Vogts in charge. You don’t have to look at many games to see that he’s not very good. I give you, as an example, the Wales game. Player by player, we were about equal, but no, we were 4 goals worse.

If we hadn’t beaten Holland at home, I think there would be a bit more hope. For me, losing 6-0 away nullified that a little, but Berti has got “well we beat Holland and didn’t get beaten by Germany” in his defence. And that will work with the SFA, until they can say “Ah, but you lost to Sloveia, Norway and Italy.

I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t think I am.

]]> By: big bruv http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2004/08/21/your-opinion/#comment-899 big bruv Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:11:44 +0000 http://foolfillment.co.uk/?p=430#comment-899 Yes. He should go. As sson as possible. And Burns too. Either he agrees with Berti, or he'd have had a very public shouting match and quit by now. I've tried (search this website if you don't believe me), to give him a chance. He's not Craig Brown after all, has been my defence. Craig Brown picked Scotland squads that made you cringe, ignored every player under 27, was overly loyal, picked a team from the squad that made you tear your hair out, then (usually) got a result that made you think, how did that team manage that? Vogts picks a squad you're reasonably happy with, give or take one or two players. Than the team comes out, you think, that won't work, and usually it doesn't. The odd successes (Germany 1-1, Holland 1-0) are easily outweighed by the failures (France, the Faroes, Denmark, Australia, Holland, Wales, Hungary). They aren't his main failures tho. It's player positioning and communication. He had in the squad for Hungary, McNamee (a right back) and Anderson (who started out at right back). He picked at right-back, Holt, a 30 yr old average holding midfielder who'd never played right back before. That's the player positioning fault. The communication problem? Holt said in the press at the weekend that the squad were told the lin-up on Tuesday. Holt assuemd he was in midfield and Caldwell, a centreback who has played right back, would be the right-back. He only foud out the truth (the reverse) late on Wednesday afternoon. . Go they must. Yes. He should go. As sson as possible. And Burns too. Either he agrees with Berti, or he’d have had a very public shouting match and quit by now. I’ve tried (search this website if you don’t believe me), to give him a chance. He’s not Craig Brown after all, has been my defence.

Craig Brown picked Scotland squads that made you cringe, ignored every player under 27, was overly loyal, picked a team from the squad that made you tear your hair out, then (usually) got a result that made you think, how did that team manage that?

Vogts picks a squad you’re reasonably happy with, give or take one or two players. Than the team comes out, you think, that won’t work, and usually it doesn’t. The odd successes (Germany 1-1, Holland 1-0) are easily outweighed by the failures (France, the Faroes, Denmark, Australia, Holland, Wales, Hungary).

They aren’t his main failures tho. It’s player positioning and communication. He had in the squad for Hungary, McNamee (a right back) and Anderson (who started out at right back). He picked at right-back, Holt, a 30 yr old average holding midfielder who’d never played right back before. That’s the player positioning fault. The communication problem? Holt said in the press at the weekend that the squad were told the lin-up on Tuesday. Holt assuemd he was in midfield and Caldwell, a centreback who has played right back, would be the right-back. He only foud out the truth (the reverse) late on Wednesday afternoon. .

Go they must.

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