Why Hartley MUST play and why Caldwell MUST go

worth a bash

or we could build a brick wall in the goal and paint a net on it

 

You like Donati, I think that's fair to say. But the combination of Donati and Brown leaves us badly exposed through the middle because neither of them are either capable or willing to sit just in front of the back four.

Having Hartley screening the defence allowed Brown (or Donati if he played) and our widemen the freedom to do their stuff further forward.

 

Exactly. Can anyone conclusively tell me what position Donati is most comfortable in? Is he a defensive or attacking midfielder?

I think Hartley looks the best player for that particular job in midfield, and we have a busy schedule so everyone will get their chance including Donati.

 

caldwell gets all the flack but the worst player in the team was hinkel he was absolute mince in the first half but nobody slagged him off. give caldwell a break he is not the worst player by a mile i.e. voh donati.

 

Hate to rain on most folks Caldwell is */must go parade BUT his partner seems to go uncritisized.
Now am not saying for 1 minute that McManus is */must go am not. I have to say for my opinion that Mcmanus is hardly the commanding CB that we have been used to. He is not the attacker of headers as say Mjallby,he certainly does not possess fantastic passing ability as say Stubbs yet it's always Caldwell who takes the flak.
Is this because he is the Captain and the blue eyed(or should that be Green eyed!) boy? Remember the Huns game? McManus was ragdolled by Cousin before the nasty head injury. Tell me when you see a ball coming into the box and he makes it his ball?
So in retrospect,both are not great,but, are the best of what we have and it appears that our manager agrees.
My tuppence worth.........

 

Yet Aberdeen still managed to drive through our midfield and create more chances than Killie did when Donati played?
Donati showed a few weeks ago against Killie at home with his MOTM performance that he is well able to track back and defend.

 

Donati is a deep lying playmaker,a poor man's Pirlo or Xabi Alonso.He has also shown he has the ability to get forward.Why do we need a holding midfielder and an attacking midfielder?Last year we were crying out for some dynamism in the centre of the park and this year we have it.Donati should start most games with Hartley coming in when the pitch is *.

 

So that means almost every away ground in the league.

 

would you pick OD ahead of caldwell if Bobo was injured?

 

simply put.... scapegoat.

 

No.

 

Why do you think he has been made the scapegoat ?

 

I thought Hartley played well on Sunday but I think Donati would have played well too. For me the big difference is a proper right back. Although Hinkel wasn't at his best he plays the game far enough up the park to make the midfield guys jobs a helluva lot easier.

The forwards are comfortable because crosses are no longer hit in from the half way line, defenders are better because the midfield are now controlling the game because they are no longer outnumbered. Caldwell although he appears very sloppy at times is a better tackler than McManus in my opinion. For me the weakness in defence right now is Naylor. The discovery of another left back somewhere on the books would be fantastic.

 

Interesting. you really dont rate Caldwell but you still wouldnt pick OD ahead of him. i take it you dont rate OD then.

 

No I mean really * i.e Fir Park.Rugby Park was alright last week and Pittodrie was OK aswell.

 

Great post Positive stuff. Funny thing is that McManus once looked a great long ball pinger. Dont know what happened.

 

i would odea deserves his chance he never did anything wrong when he did come in caldwell in europe is a disaster

 

i agree with mk ,od can only get better with games,although at this stage of the season he couldnt b put in,like to c bobo back in,as a partener with mick i think we'd look that bit safer at the back,but sure as long as were wining.....