Tekel Towers » Dundee United v Celtic Friday 15 January 2016 @ 1945

TheShed · 12/1/2016 12:04 pm

Dillon's not as bad as gets made out, but there are flaws in his game, main one being his head goes down too easily which then affects his performance even more.

No one is strolling games for us just now, if they were we wouldn't be miles clear at the bottom of the league.

TheShed · 14/1/2016 11:17 pm

Anyone else think we'll nick something out of this?

Sensing a Darren Dods moment coming up.

bowers · 15/1/2016 7:27 am

14/1 utd and btts.....

Tek · 15/1/2016 11:37 am

The rumour doing the rounds on Twitter is that Billy McKay has sadly suffered a family bereavement and will therefore miss tonight's match.

Might not be a bad thing if true tbh.

Take away his penalties and he's missed a helluva lot of gilt-edged chances for us in the past wee while.Gives him a much needed break and also let's us try something a bit different.

Muirhead and Riski upfront would be interesting.Or Muirhead and Murray even.

Defence is chronic anyway.May aswell go down fighting and have a go tonight.

TheShed · 15/1/2016 11:44 am

Mixu has to be more positive, not just tonight but in every game from here on in.
We can't afford the isolation McKays suffered up top alone any longer, he gets so frustrated you see him dropping deeper and deeper just to get involved which doesn't help either.

Obviously a shame for McKay if true.

Throw Muirhead in with Riski.

bowers · 15/1/2016 12:13 pm

Simon murray starts upfront

TheMightyRojas · 15/1/2016 12:20 pm

bowers wrote:
Simon murray starts upfront

If true then his closing down and work rate and his pace will give Ambrose the fear. The rest of the team will need to press higher up though to benefit.

Tek · 15/1/2016 12:46 pm

bowers wrote:
Simon murray starts upfront

Not on his tod...surely?

Waffelz · 15/1/2016 12:46 pm

If Murray starts over Muirhead...

Tek · 15/1/2016 12:49 pm

Murray and Muirhead as a partnership i'm fine with btw.It definitely could work.

Tangerine_Ultra · 15/1/2016 12:54 pm

bowers wrote:
Simon murray starts upfront

Where you seeing that mate?

Tek · 15/1/2016 1:03 pm

Souttar and Murray both starting apparently.And yes,Murray is the lone striker (ffs).

I's hazard a guess the team must be.

Kawashima

McGowan
Dillon
Gunning
Dixon

Spittal
Souttar
Fraser
Rankin
Erskine

Murray

japanarab · 15/1/2016 1:08 pm

Murray alone upfront? Was gonna get up early to watch (5am) but getting rubber eared now. We're not even go down fighting. Losing faith in Mixu by the week.

TheShed · 15/1/2016 1:24 pm

bowers wrote:
Simon murray starts upfront

Holy fuck

SuperMario · 15/1/2016 1:36 pm

I'm happy Murray is starting however I would rather he played in a two, no matter what you say about Murray he will give 110% every game and with the way the celtic defence is playing he could thrive tonight, putting them under loads of pressure and making them make mistakes!

Tek · 15/1/2016 1:37 pm

SuperMario wrote:
I'm happy Murray is starting however I would rather he played in a two, no matter what you say about Murray he will give 110% every game and with the way the celtic defence is playing he could thrive tonight, putting them under loads of pressure and making them make mistakes!

Agree 100%

japanarab · 15/1/2016 1:39 pm

SuperMario wrote:
I'm happy Murray is starting however I would rather he played in a two, no matter what you say about Murray he will give 110% every game and with the way the celtic defence is playing he could thrive tonight, putting them under loads of pressure and making them make mistakes!

Agreed. If he had help. Pissing in the wind on his own.

Tek · 15/1/2016 1:42 pm

Tonight's team is - *allegedly*

Kawashima

Spittal
Mcgowan
Dillon
Gunning
Dixon

Riski
Souttar
Fraser
Rankin

Murray

Not sure that would have been my team but we'll see how we go.

bowers · 15/1/2016 2:13 pm

Id prefer ti see him up top with muirhead tonight and not as a loner

PatReilly · 15/1/2016 3:40 pm

If Tek's line up is right, I'd think maybe it is two up from as Riski looked comfortable through the middle seeking out spaces.

However, the midfield looks to lack dig, no matter who is in there, and why we haven't yet tried to bring in reinforcements at the back puzzles me. With better defenders we struggled against Celtic, so I don't expect any other outcome tonight. The only thing that puzzles me more is why I am going.

F'n cold too: won't be too many sitting on a plastic seat in these temperatures.

TheShed · 15/1/2016 3:53 pm

If that's the starting 11 then it'll be

. Kawa
McGowan. Dillon Gunning
Spittal. Souttar. Rankin. Dixon
Riski. Fraser.
Murray

Same formation As usual.

SuperMario · 15/1/2016 4:08 pm

TheShed wrote:
If that's the starting 11 then it'll be

. Kawa
McGowan. Dillon Gunning
Spittal. Souttar. Rankin. Dixon
Riski. Fraser.
Murray

Same formation As usual.

That will be the team except I would rather have erskine instead of Fraser

WeeDude_83 · 15/1/2016 4:31 pm

Whats really imperative is that our defenders are aware of Griffiths from the off.
Probably see GMS, Allan and Armstrogn all playing to rub it in our faces, the bastards.

jim@158 · 15/1/2016 5:18 pm

Sorry but think it will b the same old story tonight , Dillon bah watching when griffiths goes for ball and its cheerio bang ! Dillon great servant ,but he loses his trolley in the riverside Tesco FFs🎣

RRDH · 15/1/2016 6:20 pm

Tek wrote:
Tonight's team is - *allegedly*

Kawashima

Spittal
Mcgowan
Dillon
Gunning
Dixon

Riski
Souttar
Fraser
Rankin

Murray

Not sure that would have been my team but we'll see how we go.

5 at the back again. Not a good melon.