EE: McGhee loses plot

Aberdeen FC boss: I’ll play defender Ifil as striker

McGhee reveals shake-up plans

 

By Charlie Allan

 

Published: 02/03/2010

 

ABERDEEN FC boss Mark McGhee today revealed he is considering playing Jerel Ifil up front to add some muscle to his strikeforce.

 

Aberdeen FC haven’t won a match since main target man Lee Miller moved to Middlesbrough in January for £600,000.

 

McGhee is contemplating asking defender Ifil to fill in until he’s able to sign a new striker.

 

To read what Mark McGhee said about Jerel Ifil, pick up a copy of today’s Evening Express or read our digital edition now

Considering he has the touch of a rapist, how on earth is this going to work?

Oh for EFF EFF ESS sake.

Hmmm very strange.  I wouldn't object if he threw Ifil on as a striker with about 15 minutes left in a game we were losing. 

Did Jimmy forget to take his tactical tombola to Rubgay park?

Tabloids will be going to town on us tomorrow when they steal that article. Laughing stock? Us?

Sometimes you wonder why managers like McGhee (and JC before him) ever open there mouths to the press.

Wouldn't we be better trying Mcdonald up front? 

At least he has an eye for the goal, and at the moment he's totally ineffective in his normal position.

i suppose he's maybe just giving him a chance to see if he can actually bring anything to the team, lets face it he is an absolute car crash of a defender

Wouldn't we be better trying Mcdonald up front? 

Or Chris Maguire? Oh wait 

W T F !

do you think he's finally cracked?

do you think he's finally cracked?

I think he may have. He blamed the strikers for Saturdays defeat in the Retard this morning and even praised the midfield for their effort.

I think he may have. He balmed the strikers for Saturdays defeat in the Retard this morning and even praised the midfield for their effort.

http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/aberdeen/160889-mcghee-blasts-rubbish-strikers/

McGhee blasts ‘rubbish’ strikers

 

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee slams strikers in latest episode from Pittodrie

 

Aberdeen boss Mark McGhee blamed his strikers for his side’s defeat to Hearts at the weekend and branded Steven MacLean and Darren Mackie “rubbishâ€. The Dons made it eight games on the trot without a win after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Hearts and McGhee placed the blame firmly on the attacking duo.

 

"Our two strikers were rubbish at the weekend and that had an effect on our whole performance,†said the manager whose side has won only seven from 26 games.

 

"I told them I was disappointed with them and that they must do much better if they want to feature in our remaining games.

 

"The winning goal came from losing the ball up front and we kept doing that throughout the game. If the strikers want to stay in the team they have to earn their places and not just by scoring goals.

 

"Steven won't like me saying this because he came here on loan to play regularly. But he hasn't played nearly as well in the last three games as he did against Celtic and that has badly affected the team's displays.

 

"It might seem harsh to put this on him but I am only saying it because I know that he has the ability to do a lot better for Aberdeen and himself. It is the same with Darren who had worked hard to convince me that he was the best strike partner for Steven.

 

"I don't have a lot of options but if I don't get more from them I will have a look at replacing one or both of them."

Did they even get one decent ball on Saturday?

Great idea however McGhee should've announce it just before a home game cos attendance are bound to increase

I'd gladly pay to watch Ifil at CF, Langfield ar right back, Mackie in goal, McDonald in centre midfield etc, would be good for a laugh 

Nah, in fairness though this must've been taken oot of context or something, surely 

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/aberdeen/160889-mcghee-blasts-rubbish-strikers/

Did they even get one decent ball on Saturday?

Yip, thought that Mackie and MacLean were pretty much blameless on saturday

Great idea however McGhee should've announce it just before a home game cos attendance are bound to increase

 

I'd gladly pay to watch Ifil at CF, Langfield ar right back, Mackie in goal, McDonald in centre midfield etc, would be good for a laugh 

 

Nah, in fairness though this must've been taken oot of context or something, surely 

I smell shite...

Anyone actualy read the full story?

Is it possible that he said it tongue in cheek. Like to show how pissed off he is at the strikers he joked that he may play Ifil upfront.

i could have told him Mackie was mince before he came here

seriously though for him to blame the strikers for the defeat at the weekend, and not to have a go at our midfield, who in recent weeks have probably done fuck loads more damage to our season than the front to is insane!

i'm telling you, he's cracked

We never lost the ball up front when Hearts scored - our captain passed it across goal from not much outside our penalty box and Hearts intercepted 

I would be raging if I was McLean getting singled out like that when he says nothing about KERR   

Seems like McGhee isn't too concerned about the confidence of the strikers he has remaining at the club.

Has Ilfil ever looked dangerous at set pieces?  I can only think of maybe one time he even won a header at a corner.  What the fuck would he do up front?

On the bright side the futher Ifil is from our goal the better.

On the bright side the futher Ifil is from our goal the better.

We never lost the ball up front when Hearts scored - our captain passed it across goal from not much outside our penalty box and Hearts intercepted 

 

I would be raging if I was McLean getting singled out like that when he says nothing about KERR   

MM, i'm all for you giving the players a hard time when they're playing shite, but why not try and single out the RIGHT FUCKIN PLAYERS

Aberdeen's own Emile Heskey!

Come on you redz!!!

Aberdeen's own Emile Heskey!

 

Come on you redz!!!

Saying we dominated the game on Sat, also that he couldn't criticize the effort, the strikers were to blame and failing to mention the lack of support to said strikers, yes he's pretty much losing the plot.