Shankland

[Gordon_1874]

Is he dis-interested? Little motivation? First name on the sheet every game ? His place in the team is never under threat.

 

Whatever it is, he is part of the problem at the moment.

[mr fox]

Speculation went to his head 

[liam11]

He’ll not be getting any move at this rate.

Has come back miles off the pace. Miles

[Gokuzo_The_Jambo]

F off shankland drop the ****

[Fitzroy Pointon]

Needs a kick up the arse. Captain ffs!!

[Paul Shark]

Being played out of position. 

[neilnunb]

Service to him is shite. Still.

 

We're also far too reliant on him.

 

 

[King prawn]

No idea what’s happened this summer but either his head isn’t in or his feet have become lead over the break.

[mellors1874]

Whoever his agent is needs taken round the back of Tynecastle and slapped repeatedly.

Has badly advised Shankland and it's now affecting his game.

 

[Sid]

Who got the assist today? 
How many passes to him were over hit?  
How many clear chances were put to him?  

[Hearts007]

Just now, neilnunb said:

Service to him is shite. Still.

 

We're also far too reliant on him.

 

 

he had plenty passes to him on the break and fecked them all up and virtually every thing else he touched

[hmfc_liam06]

1 minute ago, Paul Shark said:

Being played out of position. 

The same one he played last season?

[kingantti1874]

3 minutes ago, mr fox said:

Speculation went to his head 

my theory. Hes ****ing down becuase no one has bid.

 

well shanks. You’d better get your ****ing finger out or it’ll be back to Ayr United 

[jbee647]

Taken the huff 

looks unfit and disinterested 

That big move has passed him by

Him and his agents look complete fools for not signing that deal when it was on the table 

 

[hmfc_liam06]

Playing like someone who doesn’t want to be here and doesn’t want an injury to jeopardise a transfer. 
 

But thanks to our wonderful recruitment we can’t afford to drop him as we have no one to replace him with.

[the posh bit]

Shadow of himself. If he keeps that up then bench the fat wee ***** for a year. 

[Marty-man]

Our defence is a shambles, we can't get the ball into the final third, but yeah, our striker is the problem 

[Go for it 1308]

1 minute ago, Sid said:

Who got the assist today? 
How many passes to him were over hit?  
How many clear chances were put 

Time to wake up mate....because Shankland hasn't 

[AC Mallin_51]

Steve Clarke has broken him

[Hømme]

Can you imagine if he was on 14k pw and serving that up.

 

Could be a bullet dodged.

 

He has credit in the bank though and he is only one of many abysmal performers.

[innerjambo]

He's human, not a God. A prolonged dry spell was bound to happen at some stage. Also teams have 2 or 3 men on him in the box, so he's got no time whatsoever on the ball. He's not quick enough to overcome defenders who are going to swarm all over him.

[Dennis Reynolds]

He doesn't want to be here. I feel like he's made that pretty clear. I get that we need to do what's right by the club but it's like playing with 10 man at the moment. We need to make a decision pronto.

[hmfc_liam06]

1 minute ago, Marty-man said:

Our defence is a shambles, we can't get the ball into the final third, but yeah, our striker is the problem 

Why is Shankland above criticism to some Hearts fans?

[SM Sheffield]

Deserves to be dropped going from this seasons performances but he knows that he is undroppable and we have nobody to replace him. Signing another forward before the window closes is an absolute necessity. 

[BackOfTheNet]

He had the season of his career last season, won every POTY award he could win, scored over 30 goals and earned his call up to the Scotland squad for the Euros. The guy he beat to the POTY just went to EPL for £25 million.

 

He was expecting interest. He was expecting his achievements to lead to something big. But instead he’s got nothing. I think Clarke’s lack of faith of him shattered his confidence too, he knows he’ll never reach that level again.
 

And he’s got a year left of his contract before he can get his move, so he’s resting on his laurels for me. Doesn’t help that he’s got zero competition for his place in the team either, he’s not being kept on his toes in training or on match day for that matter.

[Paul Shark]

Just now, hmfc_liam06 said:

The same one he played last season?

He played further forward for the vast majority of last season.

[upgotheheads]

It's got nothing to do with Shankland, he didn't get a pass today that he could do anything with. There's something wrong with our attitude though; from defence through midfield we're hesitant, slow, overcomplicated, and lacking pace.

[indianajones]

He's not the issue. He's suffering from a negative playstyle from the coaching team. 

 

 

[washniklaw]

Remember the game he scored a hatrick against Celtic he started on the bench because he wasn’t playing particularly well. Maybe needs to be reminded that he isn’t irreplaceable. Not sure if this is the answer but we need more in the attacking side of the team.
 

I’m not dismissing his contribution over the last 24 months but you are reallly only as good as your current performance, he should be contributing 

[skacel103]

1 minute ago, SM Sheffield said:

Deserves to be dropped going from this seasons performances but he knows that he is undroppable and we have nobody to replace him. Signing another forward before the window closes is an absolute necessity. 

That's why not signing another forward is baffling after letting tagawa go. 

[hmfc_liam06]

1 minute ago, Paul Shark said:

He played further forward for the vast majority of last season.

He really didn’t.

[feej]

Just now, indianajones said:

He's not the issue. He's suffering from a negative playstyle from the coaching team. 

 

 

Correct get him up top, get some pace around him, get Dhanda in behind him.

[skacel103]

1 minute ago, washniklaw said:

Remember the game he scored a hatrick against Celtic he started on the bench because he wasn’t playing particularly well. Maybe needs to be reminded that he isn’t irreplaceable. Not sure if this is the answer but we need more in the attacking side of the team.
 

I’m not dismissing his contribution over the last 24 months but you are reallly only as good as your current performance, he should be contributing 

We had humpries then who did ok. Who's gonna replace him? 

[Gow Maroon]

Sadly has turned into a waste of space. Yes fat,slow and little control. Get him training with the youngsters,his heads gone.

[indianajones]

Just now, feej said:

Correct get him up top, get some pace around him, get Dhanda in behind him.

 

Yep. It's taking a million years for the players to look and pass forward. They are already back in numbers and defensively sound before we even know what to do with the ball. 

 

Poor coaching. Can't expect Shankland to carry for a third season in a row. 

[GBJambo]

Buy a striker and bench him 

[Paul Shark]

Just now, hmfc_liam06 said:

He really didn’t.

Yes he did. Vargas played wide for the 1st half of the season. Shankland would drop in but not to the extent that he is doing now. He's played just as much in our half as he has in the opposition half this season.

[GBJambo]

Can’t believe we got rid of Tagawa . Should have kept him and played with pace around him 

[TyphoonJambo]

9 minutes ago, jbee647 said:

Taken the huff 

looks unfit and disinterested 

That big move has passed him by

Him and his agents look complete fools for not signing that deal when it was on the table 

 

Shanks, if you dont like it F###k off. No one s bigger than the club

[MR INCREDIBLE]

Strip him from captaincy now and give to someone who even pretends to give a toss 🇱🇻

[Diadora Van Basten]

10 minutes ago, Paul Shark said:

Being played out of position. 

His position is bizarre he is dropping deeper than the centre mids and losing the ball in dangerous areas.

 

I don’t know if this is our tactics or just where he fancies playing. At the moment it’s just highlighting his lack of pace.

[Hashimoto]

He's not interested, body language is appalling. If that's how he feels, let's just take the money and get a new head coach to spend it wisely.

[Bill Sikes]

As predicted, this was always going to happen.

 

 

[feej]

1 minute ago, indianajones said:

 

Yep. It's taking a million years for the players to look and pass forward. They are already back in numbers and defensively sound before we even know what to do with the ball. 

 

Poor coaching. Can't expect Shankland to carry for a third season in a row. 

It's not fecking rocket science, I'm no coach but I can see like most of us this is a shambles. 

I now more convinced that what Naisy is saying in public about needing to be brave and express themselves is not what he's actually coaching them to do.

Motherwell manager on the radio saying he's studied Hearts and identified where to get at them.

Wasn't enamored about his appointment but was reasonably happy how things were going but now I've lost patience, it's just not good enough.

[BillyMurphy]

It's genuinely as if he's modelling his game on Harry Kane for England at the Euro's. 

 

Player or Managers fault?  I'll go the latter. 

Edited August 25, 2024 by BillyMurphy

[cazzyy]

10 minutes ago, Dennis Reynolds said:

He doesn't want to be here. I feel like he's made that pretty clear. I get that we need to do what's right by the club but it's like playing with 10 man at the moment. We need to make a decision pronto.

 

What decision do we have to make, what are the choices?

He's not asked for a transfer, nobody has bid for him and he's under contract.

[vegas-voss]

He gets **** all service is being asked to play deep for Vargas and **** me today Forrest.I get his frustration.

[cazzyy]

Amazed that the folk clamouring for him to be dropped were amongst those screaming blue murder when he was dropped for the Falkirk game. 😄

[Paul Shark]

Just now, Diadora Van Basten said:

His position is bizarre he is dropping deeper than the centre mids and losing the ball in dangerous areas.

 

I don’t know if this is our tactics or just where he fancies playing. At the moment it’s just highlighting his lack of pace.

This, he's  receiving the ball 30 -40 yards out facing his own goals, and losing possession far too often. We want to play narrow and try to get width from wing-backs and we signed 2 attacking midfielders that thrive on playing with a striker that stretches teams and finding space in and around the opposition box. By coming so deep Shankland is strangling everything.

[Carter]

20 minutes ago, Paul Shark said:

Being played out of position. 

Not being allowed to use his scorching pace