Auston Trusty

Jezus lads I think we are doing the Media's job for them....they are champing with the "trouble in paradise" headlines.
- Trusty (like most of the squad) did not have a good games.
- Trusty (like some of the squad) has had an up & down season.
Regardless of whether you see him as 1st choice for next season or replaced with a better option, at this time I would prefer that we get behind him and the team. He needs to up his game (to a consistent level of his good days) Is that just a him problem, is that coaching needs, is it part of a bigger squad apathy issue....I don't know....but I would be roaring him on with positivity, rather than moaning at him.

 

CCV gets away with a * of a lot with some of our fans, he has been a great signing for us yeah, but there have been chunks of this season Trusty has looked much more comfortable than him, some folk will just refuse to see it.

 

His performances in Europe to help us get to where we did means he has been good value for money yes.

 

The guy's partner had a baby very recently, there is clearly an adjustment period he is going through.

 

Scales is rotten, fair enough if you don't rate Trusty but wanting Scales back doesn't fix the problem.

 

How anyone could watch Scales completely * the bed at Ibrox in January and seriously come out with a statement like this absolutely * wild.

 

The game you mentioned, the whole team shat the bed, and I think you are being unfair in singling Scales out. Liam Scales has actually had many good games against Rangers, and he had formed a solid partnership with CCV, before Rodgers broke the partnership up.

Trusty by comparison has been a £6M flop in my estimation, and gets battered about from pillar to post by journeymen SPL strikers.

It will be interesting to see what CB partnership, Rodgers goes with against Kilmarnock.

 

He gave the ball away and cost us a goal within the 1st 5 minutes and then was a complete nervous wreck who treated the ball like a bomb for the remainder of the game.
It's not the 1st time either, his performance on and off the ball v Aberdeen in semi final last year was dreadful and came in the middle of a horrendous run of form

His performances continued to decline from Xmas onwards last season to the point large sections of the support where * off that he was given a new deal rather than be allowed to leave on a free.

Fair enough he picked up a bit of form again at start of the season but he's a limited player and is no way the answer and despite recent bias is nowhere near as good as Trusty is, the manager clearly shares that view.

He does have his qualities but at no point have I ever watched him and thought passing was one of them. Takes 3 or 4 touches before making a pass bcoz confidence isn't there to do it 1 or 2 touch, which then slows down our speed of play. I thought at the time Rodgers comments after cup final were bizarre and to be honest think he made a bigger deal out of it for his own ego

 

Trusty is the 2nd best defender we have, it's not even close v others in squad.
He and CCV haven excellent majority of season and will continue as 1st choice next season.
I for one look forward to seeing that partnership continue to improve.

 

If we can have CCV back next season and fully fit I think that would be a massive boost for us as I really do think he has basically played almost the whole of this season nursing that toe injury he got early on and its still not 100% recovered.

 

On numerous occasions we've seen centre backs take a year to get to grips with Spfl and then really kick on in 2nd season. Expecting the same from Trusty

 

Ya, fair point, mate, but he can be dodgy as * domestically.

 

He just doesn't seem to be comfortable on the ball at times and he really should be stronger in the air.

 

I think he is struggles with the pace of the game and physicality domestically. Both are things he can get better with. The pace of the game here for example should be something he is used to and I’d expect him to be better next season. He reminds me a bit of Jullien with the physical side of things. He is a big lad same as Jullien but seems to get thrown about too often.

 

Ya, they are similar now that you mention it. Needs to up it a bit next season.

 

Pace defending is his strong point but if you’re meaning pace of the game and frantic nature and pace he needs to move the ball I agree, he takes a touch a pause then a pass. That pause can be crippling for fluidity, he needs to learn to know where he can pass before getting the ball, and first touch to set it up, and the pass right away.

Physical though, spot on, that’s been annoying me. Because he is a tank sometimes, but can be easily bullied, rattled, and overpowered when he is rattled. He has some concentration issues for me as well. When he needs to be defending all game he’s really good, when he needs one or two moments in a game to switch on he can be daft.

I don’t know what to make of him still, he’s like a less obvious and ridiculous Efe Ambrose (before Juve destroyed him and he never recovered)

He can be really good. He can sell goals.

He’s been responsible for more goals since the New Year than Scales has for us under Rodgers. I’ll die on that hill.

 

I’ve not been impressed at all generally. Strangely seems to excel in Europe and he genuinely was very good in the CL bur our bread and butter is a Dundee away and he’s really toiled in too many run of the mill games. Dragged at half time in his only derby too.

 

He wasn’t actually bad in that derby, it was a tactical switch that worked brilliantly, Scales passing being a lot better than his.

He’s played a lot worse and finished games than that. He wasn’t great either but wasn’t really bad to my memory. There was great confusion over that sub, and BR took the plaudits for that.

Dundee away was noticeably pathetic, sticks in the mind but there was maybe 5/6 games around that time if not outright to blame for a goal, he was poor for it. Almost every goal around that time, he was the guy I pointed to.

It’s down to concentration and bravery for him. He can be great as well, but being a big game player isn’t enough for us. You need to be that, and 99% of other games on top form.

 

From a defensive standpoint he didnt do much wrong but he was * himself at the prospect of passing it forward to my memory so we couldn’t build the game at all. The few times he did he was battering an overhit pass into McGregor so he was rid of the ball.

Dundee away was pathetic as a 6m quid centre half, i was calling him for to be dragged before we even hit the two mistakes in the second half.

I’m not huge on Scales but i think he looks noticeably more comfortable in domestic run of the mill games, think he takes it off his back foot a lot better than Trusty and we play forward quicker when playing out.

Not sure i agree on concentration but certainly do on Bravery, i also think when we buy someone at that price i need a stand out top level attribute that is CL standard. I’m not sure what i could tell you he excels in.

doesn’t dominate in the air, quick but not overly, not noticeably strong, in fact quite weak imo. Aggressive on the deck granted but doesn’t like a tussle if the ball goes into a strikers chest, can’t play out under pressure.. not a threat at corners other than to the ball boys.

 

Aye I don’t mean speed across the ground mate. I know he is quick. The speed of the game in Scotland is where he struggles. You get more time on the ball in Europe than you do domestically, where it’s a hundred miles an hour. He was our best defender in Europe I felt, but he has struggled domestically.