RicoS321

I wouldn't keep Palaversa, he's been terrible since joining (cup final aside). I'd keep Polvara for his utility. Agreed on the others. Milanovic is quick, but not over ten yards, which is why he's setup as inverted. Looks to me like he'd be far more of a threat centrally, but needs a loan move, as he presently isn't any better than Ryan Duncan was. I don't think he's suited to ten minutes here and there. Personally, I'd do as deep a purge as we can. Look to get around seven or eight out the door (I'd include Clarkson as it's fairly clear he doesn't want to be here, even if it means we miss out on his obvious talent). I think any manager would want to go even further than that in the summer, so might as well make a big dent in it now. Ambrose Yengi Karlsson Molloy Gyamfi (probably) Clarkson Nilsen Palaversa Milanovic (loan) Sokler Besuijen On the assumption that one or two won't be shifted.

TLDR: @Radiored hisnae tae be the next manager

But he has though, because of your first point. Lutz, or alternative, should have been in the door before McInnes left the building. That's certainly when I and many others were suggesting at the time, so it's not in hindsight either. It was completely in line with how Cormack said he wanted to run the football club. Everything in his strategy depended on having an experienced football person behind the scenes ensuring that the whole lot came together. Employing either of the inexperienced Glass, Goodwin, Robson or Thelin without the guy to oversee is a major, major fuck up. As the evidence has shown. It's exactly why each manager has had to rebuild and exactly the thing that Cormack vowed we were going to avoid when he first arrived (succession planning, transitioning between managers was a big thing).

I'd add Karlsson to that list.

We're not a well organised football club, we're a well organised commercial entity. The summer transfer window was staggeringly incompetent and showed the ineptitude of the footballing department.

It's a bizarre tactic to go from a back three to a 4-2-4 within a few days of your last match without a huge amount of time on the training pitch. We showed in the second half (a little bit, anyway) that the 4-2-3-1 was a more balanced setup, and at least one that the players seemed a little familiar with. It seemed a little bit like a final punt by Thelin. Back to day zero for the three year project.

Mental amount of space. Never a foul. Good header.

I didn't say he was a good option, I said that in a 4-2-4, when the other midfielder is Armstrong, he's the best option. Which he is. Hence why Thelin has properly addressed it at half time by bringing on Polvara alongside him and pushing Armstrong further forward. Of course, if he'd done that very obvious tactic in the first place, we wouldn't have had to bring on Nilsen at all.

No, the answer is to change to a 4-2-3-1. But, if you're replacing Aouchiche and you only have Armstrong, then Nilsen is the best option. Clarkson would be extremely high risk, and Polvara is a bit of a fanny, who's been poor of late.

Kjartansson looked a little bit off it against Hibs, not a risk worth taking. We were losing the game in the midfield, so as you say, Nilsen the best shout. Realistically, none of the midfielders (apart from Aouchiche, who does the running required), can really do the job required in a 4-2-4. I'm all for attacking against teams like Falkirk, but we're losing so much in midfield, the extra attacking options just aren't getting brought into play. Karlsson has worked hard, but it's interesting how a player of his calibre (based on transfer values rather than reality it seems) reads the game so badly. Both Keskinen and Bilalovic went beyond him on occasion, and he just stayed central when they lost the ball. Both times, he had to sprint to get back in to cover, when he should have been in position ready to hold up the fullback ages before.

A 4-2-4 with Nilsen and Armstrong is absolutely mental.

Nilsen.

It really was a wild setup. That midfield of Aouchiche and Armstrong is winning nothing unsurprisingly.

I'm guessing a very attacking 4-2-3-1 Shinnie at left back. Sitting two of Aouchiche and Armstrong with Karlsson, Nisbet and Keskinen in behind Bilalovic.

Cancelled at 14:55 the most likely outcome.

Or he was upset at Aberdeenshire being at the top of the BBC news.

Supposed to be fine down there. Would only be off for the away fans travel, so I'd expect it to be on.

"To be fair to us, at the time we awarded him the FIFA peace prize.... who could have known?"

Gie it a chance, it only started yesterday.

I wonder if we will now, with Kjartansson breaking through. I don't think we have room for two 19 year olds in the midfield (I thought Kjartansson was okay against Hibs, but clearly isn't ready for a run of games). For me, the priority with any of the young lads has to be their own game time, and I think that might be difficult at Pittodrie because of both Kjartansson and the formation. I expect Marshall would probably play further forward, but it's not really a position we have available, with Armstrong filling in across the front area and almost always being replaced by a winger when we're inevitably chasing a game.

That's nae fitba.

Must be a difficult day for you without fitba. Do you just sit all day staring at the unplugged TV, saying nothing?

Hadn't realised it was that type of show.

Not with our players he wouldn't. McInnes isn't exactly a purist, and..... you might have a point.

Motherwell seem to manage it fine.