(02-13-2021, 11:20 AM)Makween Wrote: As a general thing, I'm sure no other club over the past 15-20 ( ) years has been as obsessed as Hearts with playing players out of position Every centre half who can trap the ball gets tried out in centre mid at some point, every winger plays on the other wing, every full back has a go at centre half (to accommodate the centre half who is playing in midfield so a midfielder can play at centre half), etc. That's without getting into the likes of Funk, who was one of our better players but consistently played out of position to accommodate shite ones, or Eggert Jonsson, who I think we tried to use as a ball at one point.
It's like we just set out to sign a team of utility players rather than have players who can actually be decent in one position.
I hate the fact that we go out to sign a defender (Haring) and then decide they're a midfielder, then when we're crying out for a centre half, we go out to sign someone else who'll inevitably end up playing up front.
Surely by the time we've signed someone, they'll be established in that role, and not been mistakenly playing in the wrong position for their whole career to date?
I blame Levein for this when he started throwing big Moose up front, and now every manager since seems to think they can do the same.
I don't mind swapping wingers now and again in a game where you're not having much luck against the full backs.
It makes them defend against something else as usually the opposite winger will try cut in instead of going beyond or vice versa. But that seems to be the only trick he's got up his sleeve and i don't think it has anywhere near the impact he thinks it does
And if it doesn't work which it usually doesn't then he's all out of ideas.
02-13-2021, 02:37 PM (Edited 02-13-2021, 02:38 PM by Zizou.)
(02-13-2021, 02:32 PM)Hank Scorpio Wrote: I liked Simmons
Fell out with Levein though
Sure Levein hooked him about 10 minutes after he brought him on as a sub for backchat
Aye he told Levein to shut it when he was having a go at him
Simmons is quite a good comparison to Irving. Both very good on the ball but slow as fuck. I remember he scored against Rangers and everyone thought he was the next big thing. Think Irving will have a better career though.
02-13-2021, 02:39 PM (Edited 02-13-2021, 02:46 PM by Grootovic.)
(02-13-2021, 02:37 PM)Zizou Wrote: Aye he told Levein to shut it when he was having a go at him
Simmons is quite a good comparison to Irving. Both very good on the ball but slow as fuck. I remember he scored against Rangers and everyone thought he was the next big thing. Think Irving will have a better career though.
That goal against Rangers was a fucking peach iirc
Simmons scored a lovely goal in the 4-0 derby at the start of 05/06
Remember that time Levein hooked him after he came on we all assumed he was injured, then heard Levein ripping into him on the radio saying he'd been disrespectful and would be disciplined