Scott Sinclair!

If there is no contact then he should be banned

He did make the most of it an was defo harsh but the defender goes to pull him back then realises what hes goin ti be doin then stops, the fact hes through on the goalie is why its a red

 

It didn't.

Sinclair is literally the only senior, natural left winger at the club. Like you said, Hayes mainly plays on the right. Roberts and Forrest are right wingers who can be moved to the left but they are nowhere near as effective as they are on the right. Tierney is our left back so he's not moving to left wing. Johnston is still a kid who is developing.

The others you mention are woefully out of position at left wing.

As I said, he doesn't have any serious competition.

 

There's competition when BR changes the system to a 3-4-2-1 he leaves him out in general..

 

Regardless of how you try to dress it up, every single one of those players I gave you HAS played on the left hand side since Rodgers came into the club.

Therefore, Sinclair has competition. You do recall Sinclair didn't even come on from the bench in the last game against PSG, aye?

 

He doesn't. Sinclair has started every game this season, bar 3. Two of them were in August before we had really seen this 3421 formation. PSG was the only time since that he hasn't started.

 

Guys we have won a cup first part of a possible historical back to back trebles can we enjoy our night!

Whether he made a meal of it or not it was given, the player raised his hand and had a tug! Don’t care what Clyde SSB or the bitter and twisted Scottish media day about it!

He needs a break and will get it I am sure! So much negativity on another historical day in our illustrious 130 year unbroken history!

 

Mate I'm not the one trying to dress up anything. Scott Sinclair is the only real natural left winger at the club.

Look at the right hand side of the pitch. Forrest and Roberts both see a fair amount of game time because they can be rotated without the overall quality of the team being affected. On the left, the only backups to Sinclair are players being played out of position. Either that, or Hayes (who can play on the left) who hasn't shown to be up to the task.

Saying McGregor and Armstrong can play there is clutching at straws a little. Just because they CAN and HAVE played there, doesn't mean they are any good at it.

 

Probably our best domestic performance was the 3-0 win at Aberdeen, where he left him out..

 

If you cast your mind back to the last time Hayes played on the left (think it might actually have been the ONLY time) it was his best game in a Celtic jersey to date.

Me giving you a list of players who HAVE played on the left hand side (regardless of whether or not you think they were played out of position), isn't clutching at straws, it's pointing out facts.

 

Where is this 'no contact' * coming from?

It might not have been a lot but earlier in the season he was pulled back by Ambrose v Hibs at Parkhead, he didn't go down but stayed on his feet, and should have had a penalty. So it's little wonder he went down today.

And as for Lennon saying it was a "disgrace". * up.

 

Missed that one!

So 28 games we've played this season, he's started in 22 of them and played the full 90 in 19. And I think everyone can agree that for a while now he hasn't been playing anywhere near his best.

He clearly has a lack of competition at that spot. If Forrest had been playing as poorly as Sinclair has done, he'd have been replaced by Roberts weeks ago. That's the difference.

 

Why would you want to drop your top goalscorer though?

Scott Sinclair

171 per goal

1707 played

10Goals scored

2 Assists

Shots on target
Total
65%
26
40

 

And? Like you said, it was perhaps the only time Hayes has played there. Therefore that again shows that Hayes is mainly a right winger, providing 'competition' in that side of the pitch. In all honesty, it's pointless even including Hayes in this argument as he clearly isn't seen as being a serious contender to start for us - other than against pish teams at home on the odd occasion.

It is clutching at straws. So because Armstrong played there a few times (and was * at it), he is now providing competition for the left wing spot? Nonsense.

 

A list of 8 players you were given who have played on the left hand side.

But yeah, no competition whatsoever

 

Don't get me wrong I'd like to see another brought in too.. wouldn't mind seeing Roberts tried on the left tho, link up with his Bro..

 

Because he's been * for weeks.


He's scored 1 goal since the 27th of September.

1 league goal since the 8th of September.

1 assist in the league since the 26th of August.

Considering how effective he was last season, and at the start of this season, those stats clearly indicate that he's been way off form for 2 months.

 

It's a waste of time debating the subject if you are going to suggest that Armstrong and McGregor (who both started today in midfield, as it's their natural position) are providing serious competition to Scott Sinclair.

Those two aren't even remotely similar to Sinclair in terms of playing style and what they can bring to the team.

 

What has natural position have to do with anything? You have Tierney - natural position is left back. Yet he has been deployed at LB, LWB, LM, RB and CB.

Lustig's natural position is RB, yet he's been deployed at CB.

Then there's Bitton - natural position is CM, yet he's been deployed at CB.

Need I go on?

If you can't get it into your heed that Sinclair isn't the only person who can be deployed on the left hand side, then you have a problem.

Not once did I say anyone is as good as Sinclair in that position (would be hard seeing as he IS the best in that position, and is currently our top goalscorer), but we have a fluid team with players who can play in a multitude of positions.

 

Well it has a lot do with it. Why would you want players being shifted to an unnatural position, where they aren't at their most effective, rather than having a natural replacement for the injured/out of form player?

Okay, so let's say we have two centre backs at the club - Jozo and Boyata. You'd be happy with that because Bitton, Tierney and Lustig can fill in? Technically that's 5 centre back options we have because Bitton, Tierney and Lustig have played there before.

It's the same principle when it comes to the left wing. Yes there's a few players who CAN play there if needed, but none of them are left wingers, and none of them can play that position to their full effect. Therefore, when Sinclair (an actual left winger) is fit then he is pretty much always going to start because he's the only left winger.

I really don't get the fuss here. In terms of quality players we have Roberts and Forrest on the right. We have Sinclair on the left.

 

Brendan on the pen.

That's that.