Neil Lennon

I've went right off Sinclair, but I'd still have him on before Johnstone until Mikey starts hitting the protein shakes and sme dumbells...

 

There’s also the fact, we’re aw injured as *. Midfield wise, there’s very little we can change in there just now.

Stick Rogic in, how big a difference does that make?

 

Bitton is the weak link in that midfield, too * slow, missing Cal Mac badly...

 

We have our whole first pick midfield out..

He seemed a bit panicked at HT tho, there was need to change it so much, so quickly.

 

I’m sure he’s seen us play a lot over the past few years, so don’t think we can use that as an excuse.

We are injury riddled though, so we do have to take that into account.

If we had McGregor, Christie and Rogic in midfield we would have strolled it today.

 

So if it's not working don't take a risk and try and change things up in case we concede. Maybe players knowing they'll get hauled off at half time might make them put in more of an effort. Having a far superior midfield out injured doesn't give a manager a lot of options

 

Aye, our whole team's like the * walking wounded man, even Tierney is still rusty as *!

I definitely would like to see this Bayo fella getting a sht alongside Edouard up front - evident as * we don't have someone to play up top who is capable of being an aerial nuisance, so crosses are pretty much useless just now, as are set pieces and corners.

 

I would've brought on Weah if anyone else along with Eddy

 

I was about to say just that. Technically he's not out injured and even playing at 80% he does OK; but he's nowhere near his usual level.

 

Don’t * cross the ball then, that does my * in. Do what Tierney usually does, pick a player out instead of flinging the ball in and hoping.

I’d rather Weah and Eddy if we’re going two up top.

 

Imagine he'll be disappointed with that today felt his subs were poor and sticking forrest central when we're playing poorly isn't going to work every week.

 

Subs at half-time I always find bizarre unless someone is having an undoubted stinker.

Think he thought/hoped it was gonna be a masterstroke

That’s fine in Champ Man when you can switch it off if it doesn’t work

 

Aye we don't really have anybody that can aggressively attack a ball. We haven't for * years.

What annoys me is our tippy tappy * balls into the box. Too many times today we got in behind with a chance to drill a ball across the deck into the box and we put in * wee tippy tappy * passes into the box. Hammer it hard and low and its a tap in for somebody, or it can hit a defender and deflect and go into the back of the net.

 

NL: "The performance was ok. We were a little bit flat, a little bit leggy but I understand that."

NL: "There was always going to be a little bit of a lull and you could see that. I think it's more psychological than anything else. We just lacked that little bit of pizzazz."

NL: "We've had three really difficult games to negotiate in the last 10 days and we've come out of it unscathed. We'll get them together again, get a couple of days' rest and then move forward.


NL: "We'll analyse things we could have done better but physically we just looked a little bit off today."

NL: "We take the point, still unbeaten since the turn of the year. It could have been better, there's no question about that, but these players have given me everything."

NL: "I'd have loved to have won the game and been 10 points clear but you can't have everything and they've given me everything so far.

 

I’m confused by those answers!?

We had a week to prepare for today

 

Probably the problem mate. It’s not all systems go.

So we’ve got ten players out, a full week to concentrate on the Aberdeen games and it sinks in to the players, Rodgers * walked out, the guy thats led them and done it very well for the last two seasons, the sheer fight and defiance last week is dulled, you start thinking about the * thats happened in the last couple of weeks.

You’re trying to get used to a new manager, new manager is trying to find out about his players. Ends up with a lethargic performance.

 

I would’ve had Bitton aff straight after he shat out that tackle in the first half, Sinclair was the correct decision imo but I would’ve put Burke out left and Edouard through the middle then left it until later in the 2nd half for more changes.

 

We weren't that great against Hearts either tbh

3 games so far, 2 wins and a draw. By no means a disaster, but there's been some honking football in there.

 

You could tell after 10 mins today it wasn’t happening.