Liam Scales

It isn’t. He’s clearly gone up a level this season (so far).

 

Aye he got one mate. I was just meaning that he fully merited it also.

 

Definitely

 

Think that’s came with a more steady less chopped and changed back line. He was excellent in Europe last year and Hun games. His performance on Griezmann the 2-2 was tremendous

 

Aye and he was making a * load of mistakes last year that he isn’t now.

 

By the end of the season, weirdly when CCV came back and the rest of the team picked up mistakes did creep in. The rest of the season prior to that, in harder circumstances I’d say, I disagree with that.

He’s settled into a more consistent backline now though, and he’s showing what he did for 80% last season, surrounded by a better team now though.


Yes, I’ll say improved as well but not down to him not being good last year, down to the team gelling and everyone improving. His performances aren’t much different, others around him though? They are. And it improves him as well.

 

I'd say his mistakes were far more common earlier in the season, last season. I remember I and many others being incredibly frustrated with him in a lot of games. Tbh we still need an upgrade on him.

 

Earlier in the season last year? Have you got any examples there, because it was frustrating watching Lagerbielke, Nat Phillips, Nawrocki and then we had brief respite when Welsh next to him was better.

And it was bewildering Scales who would have been punted if we weren’t playing Aberdeen 2 weeks into the season and then suddenly had 5 injured CB’s stood up and was the only performer at the back. AJ and Hart first half last season being mostly poor before stepping up at crunch time.

And then it was lets see if he can do this in Europe, or against Rangers, and he did.


He was the only guy back there for a good part of the early part of the season. Mistake ridden, I flat out disagree with and would need evidence of that tbh.


We spent £6m on a defender this summer as an upgrade, he’s not allowed himself to be replaced. If we get someone better, then I want them to also prove they are, not just be infront of him because he’s the £300k LoI signing. And £6m Trusty behind him is fair for me

 

The most obvious example was the first game against St.Johnstone where it looked like he had never seen a football before. I’m not imagining his errors or loads of folk complaining about him. Overall he did an ok job last season and is playing well so far this season. I expect Trusty to take his place eventually.

 

That game, will 100% agree with that. Infact after it I can remember saying ack he had a chance get shot though. Then the next week was the 1 -0 at Ibrox when he was Motm of I remember right. After that, the only time he was shaky at all was maybe March when CCV came back and our players hit top form and he deflated a bit. Still wasn’t awful or mistake after mistake.

But that St Johnstone game, freely admit that one, but don’t think there was any others like that.

If Trusty does he’ll need to show a * of a lot to win that place though, more likely Trusty will be there when CCV can’t play just now though. I hope he shows a level that he wins Scales place, with CCV being fit and his imperious self consistently no niggles. I can’t see evidence that Trusty has that in him to or CCV being able to either

 

I was at the St. Johnstone game last season and I remember thinking he’s nowhere near good enough to be playing for Celtic, but found myself defending him a lot last season.

I thought he was very good up until about January but definitely dipped towards the end. He wasn’t as imposing defensively and his distribution with the ball was chronic at times.

He’s started this season brilliantly though and at the moment I’m finding it very hard to see Trusty taking his place, barring an injury. Scales is still only 26 and has improved as a player every season, so hopefully that’ll continue.

 

Absolutely * for their first and let them back into the game.

 

Looked so slow for their first goal.

 

It'll always be the issue with him.

Yes he's had a good start to the season but he's always going to be slow on and off the ball. That first goal highlighted how slow he is.

 

Didn't blame him in the slightest for that goal, we were high up as a team and they exploited it with a perfectly weighted pass.

Thought he was excellent today once again.

 

Yep. Being slow is something that is inherent to the player, and the manager must work around that. Our manager exacerbated the issue by ordering a high line.

 

Thing with him is he's perfectly fine when we're dominating games and will occasionally give a really good performance in Europe but having him as a first choice is absolutely mental.

There's a place at the club for lads like him that are supporters as a squad player but bar CCV the defence all regularly get roasted in the CL but folk defend them because they play well when we pump someone domestically 5-0.

 

He did keep the player onside though didn’t he? So he * himself in that regard.

Thought he played well again aside from that, but his lack of pace is always going to be an issue. I’d be going three at the back on Wednesday and play much deeper, otherwise I have visions of us being roasted all night, much like we were in Dortmund.

 

He did but I credit the vision and execution of the pass more than I put the blame on Scales.

Definitely need to be a lot deeper on Tuesday. We need to be absolutely perfect if we want to compete, every player has to be 100% tuned in from the first whistle. Gonna be * tough man.