Morrison

[ramrod]

He is  utter dogshite , couldn't cross his legs . A country mike away from being anywhere near good enough 

[OTT]

He's a winger, his job is to get balls into the box. He's not doing that. Therefore he's doing a poor job. As is Mulraney. 

 

If Levein wants to play with wingers as a primary outlet for attacking then FFS sign decent ones. 

 

Edit: Mind he let Billy King go? And dinny give me that he's pish, pish. Countrymile better than what we have, 

Edited March 16, 2019 by OTT

[Maple Leaf]

4 hours ago, wattie exploited said:

first half he hit 6 crosses to nobody  

 

I don't think he even looked up to see who was there before he crossed the ball.

[Bainy]

Said it before he should be staying back after training to practice his delivery. How a professional footballer cannot cross a football is beyond me.  Embarrassing 

[18Jambo_dave74]

Absolutely sick of watching this lad attempting to cross a ball. His end product is woeful.

 

The fact that we’ve been left with Morrison and Mulraney as our first choice wingers is a disgrace. 

[Thomaso]

5 hours ago, Lovecraft said:

Is like a pishier version of Ivan Sproule

 

MacDonald must have really went downhill if he is the one being sent out on loan.

 

 

 

After all the praise Levein got last season for playing our young talent  like Cochrane and McDonald, at the first opportunity he bumped them!

[peebles jambo]

6 hours ago, Lovecraft said:

He needs sent on loan to Edinburgh City or someone till his contract finishes.

 

 

What's Edinburgh city done to deserve that, the guy's rank rotten and mulranie's not much better, we're shite 

 

Edited March 16, 2019 by peebles jambo
too many unwanted letters

[Jocam2325]

6 hours ago, Bongo 1874 said:

Feel sorry for him has decent potential. 

He doesn't though mate. He might have had a couple of years ago when he was scoring goals for Stirling Albion, but he has had ample opportunity this season to show he can cut it. He can't. He won't. He can't beat a man, can't cross. He is a winger. I wish him all the best and hope he has a succesful career but it wont be at Hearts nor will it be in the SPL.   Same applies to Mulraney. 

[Pasquale for King]

8 hours ago, cosanostra said:

His crossing is quite frankly pathetic. 

Hard to see how a player can have such a massive flaw in his game and still play for a club the size of Hearts.

Would you say passing the ball is quite important, Berra has done ok without possessing this basic ability. Morrison needs specialist coaching. Maybe Eammon Bannon could do a few sessions with our wingers, or does Levein hate him too?

[Pasquale for King]

2 hours ago, Jocam2325 said:

He doesn't though mate. He might have had a couple of years ago when he was scoring goals for Stirling Albion, but he has had ample opportunity this season to show he can cut it. He can't. He won't. He can't beat a man, can't cross. He is a winger. I wish him all the best and hope he has a succesful career but it wont be at Hearts nor will it be in the SPL.   Same applies to Mulraney. 

I think they played him as a striker, maybe like Walker who was a striker as a youngster and barely beat a man to get a cross in. Mulraney can beat a man but has no idea if there’s anyone in the box as he doesn’t look up. It annoyed me that much I tweeted him saying so ??.

[Baxfee]

He’s had loads of opportunities this season but simply isn’t good enough. We desperately need someone in his position, but we need quality. 

[Tommy Brown]

9 hours ago, Jocam2325 said:

He doesn't though mate. He might have had a couple of years ago when he was scoring goals for Stirling Albion, but he has had ample opportunity this season to show he can cut it. He can't. He won't. He can't beat a man, can't cross. He is a winger. I wish him all the best and hope he has a succesful career but it wont be at Hearts nor will it be in the SPL.   Same applies to Mulraney. 

 

I came to the conclusion months ago that he isn't a winger.

 

his best game for us was against Hibs in the 0-0 game, he played well up top. He held the ball well, he has talent and still young.

he has been badly overplayed when he has been struggling. A lot of the times because of the  dross beside him.

 

[Ibrahim Tall]

Morrison will end up at a similar level to Glen, Tapping etc. 

 

With experience you become more consistent and make the right decision more often I.e. 'When' to cross or 'when' to take on another man or 'when' to shoot. 

 

It doesn't teach you the basic ability to cross a ball or finish and Morrison is terrible at both. 

[i8hibsh]

10 hours ago, 18Jambo_dave74 said:

Absolutely sick of watching this lad attempting to cross a ball. His end product is woeful.

 

The fact that we’ve been left with Morrison and Mulraney as our first choice wingers is a disgrace. 

 

 

Yup. Also, we are still left with full backs of Struna, Sowah level.  Almost every player CL brings in is a dud.

[1971fozzy]

I like his enthusiasm and occasionally does quite well until he has to cross the ball. 

[Jamhammer]

13 hours ago, OTT said:

He's a winger, his job is to get balls into the box. He's not doing that. Therefore he's doing a poor job. As is Mulraney. 

 

If Levein wants to play with wingers as a primary outlet for attacking then FFS sign decent ones. 

 

Edit: Mind he let Billy King go? And dinny give me that he's pish, pish. Countrymile better than what we have, 

Billy King, Jamie Walker, Sam Nicholson although all infinitely better than Calum Morrison very rarely got to the byeline and crossed the hall. All preferred to cut in and shoot. I honestly can’t remember the last time we had a proper winger? JC maybe

Edited March 17, 2019 by Jamhammer

[i8hibsh]

6 minutes ago, Jamhammer said:

Billy King, Jamie Walker, Sam Nicholson although all infinitely better than Calum Morrison very rarely got to the byeline and crossed the hall. All preferred to cut in and shoot. I honestly can’t remember the last time we had a proper winger? JC maybe

 

 

Paterson for me. Great delivery. Albeit not a winger.

[Bridge of Djoum]

18 hours ago, Lovecraft said:

Both him and Mulraney will be playing at Stranraer or somewhere in 2 years.

You just said Edinburgh City. You seem desperate to undermine the boy. 

[jimmy the jambo]

 

I'd guess that Allan Johnston,Miko and Templeton was the last time we had an effective players who could take someone one.

[OTT]

27 minutes ago, Jamhammer said:

Billy King, Jamie Walker, Sam Nicholson although all infinitely better than Calum Morrison very rarely got to the byeline and crossed the hall. All preferred to cut in and shoot. I honestly can’t remember the last time we had a proper winger? JC maybe

 

Suso & Driver not more traditional wingers in that sense? Agree with your point though. 

[Geoff Kilpatrick]

Morrison has the second highest appearance total for us this season when you include used sub appearances.

 

Just let that sink in.

[Lovecraft]

24 minutes ago, Bridge of Djoum said:

You just said Edinburgh City. You seem desperate to undermine the boy. 

I said loan him to Edinburgh City.

 

I think he will probably be playing in the Scottish lower leagues in a couple of years.

 

Edinburgh City have a good chance of playing in the same division as Stranraer by then.

 

I'm never desperate to undermine our own players, but he's quite clearly not good enough, hence 90% of the rest of the comments on this thread.

 

 

[Prof]

Have a bit of patience. I just wish some of the boo boys here would give young players like Morrison a chance to develop instead of slagging him off. When Donald Ford first played for Hearts he got the same treatment yet went on to become a great player. 

[Bridge of Djoum]

4 minutes ago, Lovecraft said:

I said loan him to Edinburgh City.

 

I think he will probably be playing in the Scottish lower leagues in a couple of years.

 

Edinburgh City have a good chance of playing in the same division as Stranraer by then.

 

I'm never desperate to undermine our own players, but he's quite clearly not good enough, hence 90% of the rest of the comments on this thread.

 

 

Playing in a team that isn't doing well won't help the boy either. I think he has the potential to be a good player for us. Finding him a set position and role would help as well. 

 

Time will tell.

[Lovecraft]

9 minutes ago, Bridge of Djoum said:

Playing in a team that isn't doing well won't help the boy either. I think he has the potential to be a good player for us. Finding him a set position and role would help as well. 

 

Time will tell.

His position is right wing and his role is to beat his man and cross the ball, or the very least pass to someone in our team.  The fact that he can't do that is one of the reasons we aren't playing well, not the opposite.

 

Yes, wingers are usually very inconsistent, but if our giant forwards don't have anything to attack, they won't score.

 

You can't blame Levein (not saying you do)for players on the wing not supplying crosses.  You can blame him for balls being punted up to forwards bypassing the wingers, but when they get the ball out wide, they really only have 1 job. 

 

Probably the area of the park requiring the most skill, but at the same time the position tactically - is probably the easiest to play.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 17, 2019 by Lovecraft

[Bridge of Djoum]

2 minutes ago, Lovecraft said:

His position is right wing and his role is to beat his man and cross the ball, or the very least pass to someone in our team.  The fact that he can't do that is one of the reasons we aren't playing well, not the opposite.

 

Yes, wingers are usually very inconsistent, but if our giant forwards don't have anything to attack, they won't score.

 

You can't blame Levein (not saying you do)for players on the wing not supplying crosses.  You can blame him for balls being punted up to forwards bypassing the wingers, but when they get the ball out wide, they really only have 1 job. 

 

Probably the area of the park requiring the most skill, but at the same time the position tactically - is probably the easiest to play.

 

 

 

 

He's also been deployed as a ''wing-back''. A much different role to winger. Hasn't he played right-back, too?

[wavydavy]

5 minutes ago, Lovecraft said:

His position is right wing and his role is to beat his man and cross the ball, or the very least pass to someone in our team.  The fact that he can't do that is one of the reasons we aren't playing well, not the opposite.

 

Yes, wingers are usually very inconsistent, but if our giant forwards don't have anything to attack, they won't score.

 

You can't blame Levein (not saying you do)for players on the wing not supplying crosses.  You can blame him for balls being punted up to forwards bypassing the wingers, but when they get the ball out wide, they really only have 1 job. 

 

Probably the area of the park requiring the most skill, but at the same time the position tactically - is probably the easiest to play.

 

 

 

 

 

Why not?  is it not him that recruits these supposedly great youngsters and decides on tactics. If he picks players that are incapable of the basics then surely that is his fault?

[Lovecraft]

3 minutes ago, Bridge of Djoum said:

He's also been deployed as a ''wing-back''. A much different role to winger. Hasn't he played right-back, too?

I think he played a little part of the game at RB after Brandon was sent off.

 

He has played as wing back a few times too, but that means we are playing a back 3, with him still essentially starting at the same place up the park.

 

 

[Bridge of Djoum]

Just now, Lovecraft said:

I think he played a little part of the game at RB after Brandon was sent off.

 

He has played as wing back a few times too, but that means we are playing a back 3, with him still essentially starting at the same place up the park.

 

 

Yes, but it is a different role. 

 

Wingers have little defensive role, ''WB's'' do. 

 

Anyway, no argument here. He does need to up his game, but he needs help with that. IMO.

[Lovecraft]

2 minutes ago, wavydavy said:

 

Why not?  is it not him that recruits these supposedly great youngsters and decides on tactics. If he picks players that are incapable of the basics then surely that is his fault?

 

Mainly because Morrison may have been amazing in training or bounce matches during the week.

 

He certainly needs to take blame if he continues to play him though, as everyone can see he is struggling.

 

Ryan Edwards must be ****ing mince.

 

 

 

 

[Bozi]

I want to defend the lad but him and mulraney played against a team that had Lenny Sowah in it, without doubt the worst full back to have worn maroon in the last 10 years at least. 

Put any sort of pressure on Sowah and he gifts the ball away, that should have been an area we are capable of exploiting 

[wavydavy]

4 minutes ago, Lovecraft said:

 

Mainly because Morrison may have been amazing in training or bounce matches during the week.

 

He certainly needs to take blame if he continues to play him though, as everyone can see he is struggling.

 

Ryan Edwards must be ****ing mince.

 

 

 

 

 

Ryan Edwards is a similar case to Maulary Martin the difference being that Levein signed Edwards although only he knows why.

 

Surely must be worth a try soon. I saw that he has scored a couple of goals recently for the reserves

[Lovecraft]

2 minutes ago, wavydavy said:

 

Ryan Edwards is a similar case to Maulary Martin the difference being that Levein signed Edwards although only he knows why.

 

Surely must be worth a try soon. I saw that he has scored a couple of goals recently for the reserves

What about Zannatta?

 

I always thought he looked fairly decent.

 

 

[Lovecraft]

4 minutes ago, wavydavy said:

 

Ryan Edwards is a similar case to Maulary Martin the difference being that Levein signed Edwards although only he knows why.

 

Surely must be worth a try soon. I saw that he has scored a couple of goals recently for the reserves

 

 

Olly Lee make Maulary Martin look like Usain ****ing Bolt.

 

 

Edited March 17, 2019 by Lovecraft

[jambopilms]

Hasn't kicked a ball since he had a baby.

The boys boys in our support do not help with our players, who are lacking in confidence.

[Gavman81]

Morrison was playing well up to November. His dip in form is directly connected to the teams dip in form. With confidence, experience, maturity and more mobile forwards he’s a good player and option to have in the squad. Far too soon to rule out but we do need proven wingers for next season. 

[Lovecraft]

Who are the wingers in the current U-18s? @Footballfirst

 

Are they any good?

 

 

[Four faces]

55 minutes ago, Lovecraft said:

 

 

Olly Lee make Maulary Martin look like Usain ****ing Bolt.

 

 

Wasn't a fan of Martin and neither was Levein.He stated this by saying he wasn't a bad player but wasn't the type of player he was looking for in midfield.I agreed with him but then he goes and brings in a similar type in Olly Lee.I could give a big list of comments and actions where Levein's judgement is questionable.On the subject of Morrison.He actually showed good dribbling ability yesterday but agree his decision making was suspect.Crossed early when he could have driven in more and looked devoid of confidence.Better than Mulraney though.A ferrari driven by a five year old.

[jr ewing]

Cadden a must when fit. 

[wavydavy]

1 hour ago, Lovecraft said:

What about Zannatta?

 

I always thought he looked fairly decent.

 

 

 

Yes he did well the few times he was given a game but as seems to be the case with some of the younger lads they play one game and then disappear unlike Morrison.

[wavydavy]

13 minutes ago, jr ewing said:

Cadden a must when fit. 

 

I'm not so sure about him as he seems to be out injured a lot especially for a young lad. Good player when fit but that doesn't seem to be that often.

[wavydavy]

1 hour ago, Lovecraft said:

 

 

Olly Lee make Maulary Martin look like Usain ****ing Bolt.

 

 

 

I ahve said this before on here but the first game we had on the day the new stand opened was against Partick Thistle and the best player on the park that day was Ryan Edwards. Why does he not even get a sniff at getting a game? What was the point in signing him in the first place?

 

I read on another thread on here that Martin was away although it was never confirmed as far as I saw.

[lauriesrank]

It really is simple I played left wing and this is the thing... if you look up and are not visually impaired you will see where the ball should go.

[lauriesrank]

His crosses are actually not too bad, well if he picked his heid up they would be, currently though he couldn't cross a hot bun!

[mitch41]

Young Morrison is being hung out to dry. At training you work on your weaknesses over

and over until you perfect your game. Your coach gives you drills, advice ect that helps 

your confidence so that when you take the field your ready to take on the world. Never 

let a young lad go into a game when he’s not ready.

[OTT]

2 hours ago, mitch41 said:

Young Morrison is being hung out to dry. At training you work on your weaknesses over

and over until you perfect your game. Your coach gives you drills, advice ect that helps 

your confidence so that when you take the field your ready to take on the world. Never 

let a young lad go into a game when he’s not ready.

 

Yeah, what are they doing in training with him? IIRC he was practising crossing which suggests its a weakness in his game. 

 

So how the hell does he get to 19 at a top tiered professional club unable to do arguably the most important aspect of his position???

 

 

[feedthefox]

Don't buy this he's only 19, if he's in the first team then he's presumed good enough and should be delivering a performance worthy of his selection.

 

Vanecek clearly needs crosses to attack so not only is Morrisson making a man down but he's blunting Vancek and Uche's potential.

[frankblack]

36 minutes ago, OTT said:

 

Yeah, what are they doing in training with him? IIRC he was practising crossing which suggests its a weakness in his game. 

 

So how the hell does he get to 19 at a top tiered professional club unable to do arguably the most important aspect of his position???

 

 

 

More of a concern is that he had this issue at the start of the season and we are in March and he still gets into the team and can't cross, beat a man, or score enough goals.

[Jean Louis Valois]

I don’t mind Morrison, he has been played more than he should have though. I’ve got more of an issue with Mulraney, I can’t recall him doing anything well this season. Constantly wants rid of the ball when he gets it.

[The Doc]

We let a better winger go out to ICT on loan.

 

Nothing against the lad but I see nothing in him to suggest he’ll make any meaningful impact st this level.