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That's two corners where Polvara has ran into his own player. Knocked over Devlin at one corner (although Devlin also to blame), and on his arse there to allow Aasgaard an easy finish.

Be interesting to see where Milanovic playing. Is he wide on the right (meaning Karlsson left). That means either 4-2-3-1 with Clarkson or Polvara advanced, or basically just the Jimmy Thelin tactics of 5-2-3 and we'll knock it around our own half until we give the ball away. Or, or is it the same as midweek, with Karlsson and Lazetic as a front two with Milanovic in a No.10 role? That would be more interesting. Either way, 1-0 the Dons.

I remember a game in the 90s down at Ibrox, where the game was called off 10 minutes before kick-off. Been a long time waiting to repay the favour, but..

Bold line-up from Dundee

Presume Leven will stick with two up front. He hinted in his press conference he would when he spoke about Bilalovic being signed as a winger but that he's going to work with him on playing through the middle. Not been a fan of three at the back as it encourages us to just knock it around our back line too much, and it relies on us having really attacking wing backs which I don't think we have apart from Lobban, so I think we need a few signings to make that work. Would go 4-2-2 diamond or a simple 4-4-2.

From what I was told, Aberdeen have already spoken to Robinson. But, you may have noticed he isn't currently the manager of Aberdeen, so take of that what you will.

Oh I totally agree, which is why I think Leven shouldn't be in the conversation unless he is a) being paired with an experienced assistant manager and being given help from all areas of the club (what should have happened with Glass), or b) becoming an assistant with perhaps a long term strategy to eventually take over. On Gisvol, it was slightly tongue in cheek on account I don't think we've spoken to him and may have no plans to, but he does tend to make a decent stab of things in his first 18 months and would have the experience required for Leven, so it wouldn't be the worst idea. As said in a previous post, I don't think that should necessarily be taken as gospel. If Askou and Robinson don't want it, who are the alternatives that meet that criteria? I certainly didn't hear Lutz saying the sporting director should have knowledge of Scottish football. And you can pair a foreign manager with a Scottish assistant.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/markus-gisdol-open-aberdeen-next-36529995.amp I'm sold. Gisdol for 18 months to help smooth the path for Peter Leven to take over permanently. Teach him how to implement his gegenpress then hand over the reigns. (I'd suggest, if no approach has been made at this stage despite Lutz and him knowing each other, there probably won't be one. But then I don't know how Lutz works.)

I wonder if that was a comment Lutz might regret saying, because it would limit his options if he stuck to that. And it also means it would likely be someone Lutz hasn't worked with before. I think a happier medium might be a Scottish assistant with someone Lutz knows. Although, Stephen Robinson is very much on the radar, as is Askou, so maybe at the time he said it he was confident he could get one of them. Begs the question, what would be the better education? Manage, say, a Morton or Airdrie, or be assistant to an experienced manager, working with a spitting director, and handling bigger names and expectations? It is kinda what's happening at Celtic with Maloney and O'Neill. Maloney I'm sure could get a smaller job as his own man. Gisdol himself gave up an early managerial role to be assistant to Ralf Rangnick at Schalke.

Markus Gisdol is interesting. Has spent the majority of his career taking over clubs battling relegation and turning them around, but hasn't had any long term success at a club. His most recent job in Turkey, he only took charge for eight games and failed to win a match, but I was reading the reaction of fans and they mostly said he never stood a chance with their squad. Has experience of some huge clubs (Hamburg, Kaiserslautern, Koln, Lokomotiv Moscow), is a free agent and has worked with Lutz before. I'd like to think we're grooming Leven to be the manager eventually one day, but maybe be needs a term as assistant manager first. Bring in Gisdol for 18 months before it inevitably goes tits up, then Leven can finally get the top job.

Disagree, think he's actually played very well in spells, but has been woefully mismanaged. He's been over played (compare his minutes to Graeme Shinnie), he's been constantly shuttled into different positions, and has had little to no chance to development any sort of partnership with anyone.

Lyall Cameron? Rangers prepared to loan him out, but could we coax them, and him, with a permanent transfer bid? They haven't actually paid Dundee for him yet, and he's not really playing under Danny Rohl.

Wasn't really referring to your post, and absolutely he should be dropped if his form isn't good enough, like you would expect in any other position. But there's others that want him to hand back his SC winners medal and do a walk of shame down union street.

Good to see we've all stood by our cup final hero Mitov through some rocky times. Should do his confidence the world of good.

That's 12 players min, and that's before you shoehorn Allan Campbell in there.

Thought we were helped by Rangers being pretty bang average to be honest. Barron basically took on our midfield by himself. Clarkson gave us some impetus late on, good to see someone running forward with the ball, but Lazetic and Karlsson were both a waste of time. We played three at the back, presumably to get the wing backs high since we had no width, but Gyamfi and Devlin aren't players who are going to take on the full-back. Whoever wins the league this season, it'll be the poorest champions I can remember, and yet we've lost 4/5 to the top three, and 10/11 to the top six.

Despite everything, it's two corner kicks that's the difference. If we just did the basics right we could have been frustrating them while growing into the game. Think the three at the back is again a waste of time, and our midfield are coming so deep we've six players all in the same area so can't break. Armstrong going on little dribbles outside our own box is achieving what? Polvara into midfield, Armstrong further forward. I'd actually go 4-4-2.

Appears to be a 3-4-1-2. I'm actually liking the two up front.

That's the end of any suggestion he should get the job permanently.

Don't think he's actually been mentioned in the thread, but Miovski is on the bench for them.

Thankfully not. Although a man many are punting for the Dons job - Stephen Robinson - is the one signing him.

That looks like a 4-3-3 to me, or a 4-2-3-1 if Polvara is playing a bit further forward. Kjartansson and Bilalovic both start. Looks like Aouchiche hasn't made it. Clarkson still being on the bench interesting, maybe wasn't just a Thelin thing there.

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