Aberdeen FC’s entertainment-first strategy backfires

Aberdeen supervisor Jim Goodwin continues to be looking for his finest formation as his three on the again was uncovered at Rangers.

I believed the Dons boss had his formation labored out with the again three previous to the journey to Ibrox.

Nevertheless, the extent the again three was uncovered by Rangers was fairly horrifying at occasions within the 4-1 loss.

Rangers had 35 photographs on purpose, which is a regarding statistic.

My outlook has all the time been profitable first and entertaining second, and it seemed prefer it was leisure first at Ibrox for Aberdeen.

Whenever you try this at Ibrox then the chances are you aren’t going to come away with anything other than a humiliation, which it will definitely was as Rangers ran riot with the variety of possibilities they created as they took benefit of the areas.

It will likely be a studying course of for Aberdeen.

The entire level of any sport of soccer is to win it.

Sure, you want to win it with a bit of style and take the game to the opposition.

Nevertheless, at Ibrox, that outlook fell flat on its face.

It’s perhaps time for reflection on that one.

Whenever you play at Ibrox and Celtic Park, you recognize it doesn’t matter what kind they’re in they’ve good gamers.

And let’s face it, that was a depleted Rangers workforce with plenty of gamers out injured.

After a summer time rebuild at Pittodrie, it has been a little bit of a rollercoaster trip for Aberdeen with ups and downs.

We are actually on the stage the place the Dons have performed each workforce within the Premiership, and Motherwell twice.

Aberdeen are sitting fourth within the desk and can overtake third-placed Hibs ought to they beat them at Pittodrie on Friday.

That’s an appropriate place after a summer time rebuild.

I’d hope the supervisor and chairman Dave Cormack will purpose to herald extra signings throughout the January switch window.

Different groups will definitely be wanting on the winter window to attempt to strengthen their squads.

However Rangers and Celtic are nonetheless out of contact.

It’s admirable that Aberdeen are attempting to shut the hole on them.

But when Rangers aren’t doing properly, they are going to simply go to the conflict chest.

Celtic are the identical and are actually speaking about transfers in January.

I anticipate Aberdeen shall be contesting with Hibs and Hearts for third spot this season and the Edinburgh golf equipment will even look to strengthen.

Aberdeen have to take a look at the primary quarter of the season and take the plus and unfavorable factors from it.

They’ve to repair the away kind, which has been poor.

Nevertheless, the shape at Pittodrie has been good and Aberdeen are scoring objectives.

Duk specifically seems like an actual risk and hazard to any workforce, and I embody Rangers and Celtic in that.

Regardless of the loss at Ibrox, I’m nonetheless assured Aberdeen can get third spot.

Aberdeen have an enormous match in opposition to Hibs at Pittodrie on Friday night.

The Dons will little question really feel aggrieved after their final conflict with Hibs once they misplaced at Easter Highway earlier this season.

Aberdeen had been 1-0 up till an incident the place Hibs had been awarded a controversial penalty and Liam Scales was despatched off.

The Dons would go on to lose that sport 3-1.

Friday night time soccer gives Aberdeen the chance to leapfrog third-placed Hibs, who’re solely some extent forward of the Reds.

Aberdeen even have a sport in hand on Hibs so they’re in an honest place going into that match.

It’s critical the Dons study classes from the defeat at Rangers, however in addition they should bounce again from it immediately.

There will be no hangovers from that Ibrox defeat.

Aberdeen’s kind in entrance of their supporters at Pittodrie has been constructive to date this season.

They should ship that dwelling kind to leap again as much as third within the Premiership desk.

No scarcity of controversy with VAR

Aberdeen’s 4-1 defeat by Rangers gives additional proved that if we thought VAR would eradicate controversy, we live in la-la land.

Rangers had been awarded a penalty following a VAR decision on a Jayden Richardson hand-ball. 

James Tavernier hit the publish with the resultant spot-kick.

The Richardson hand-ball was nonsense.

If the referee seems at that there isn’t any intention – it’s a complete miskick from the Dons participant and there was completely nothing he may do about it.

The ball got here off Richardson’s leg and hit him on the arm.

You must increase your arm to steadiness your self.

How that may be deemed a penalty kick, I don’t know.

My solely thought is that the folks doing VAR are asking the referee to take a look.

Then perhaps the referee feels below stress and obliged to offer the choice.

There may be nonetheless a protracted technique to go earlier than VAR is perfected.

I do know it’s new and it’s important to respect there shall be teething issues.

However let’s hope they’ll clean it out within the weeks to come back.

Aberdeen Ladies in historic victory

Hopefully, a historic first win at Pittodrie by Aberdeen Ladies would be the first of many.

Aberdeen Ladies beat Glasgow Ladies 2-0 on Sunday to choose up their first SWPL 1 win of the season.

A bumper 1,652-strong crowd had been at Pittodrie to cheer on the Dons Ladies of their second-ever sport on the stadium.

Nadine Hanssen scored her first goal for the club to set Aberdeen on the way to a first-ever win at Pittodrie.

Jess Broadrick added one other to seal the historic victory.

Ideally, the primary win of the season will give Aberdeen a carry to drive them on for the remainder of the marketing campaign.

Like the lads’s workforce, there’s a sure expectation if you’re related to Aberdeen.

That goes with the ladies as properly.

Hopefully, the progress that has been made will be continued and we see extra video games and constructive outcomes for them at Pittodrie.

It was a fantastic turnout and followers within the north-east should be applauded for embracing the ladies’s workforce and turning out in numbers.

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Good to see so many followers exterior Pittodrie after in the present day’s sport.

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— Aberdeen FC Ladies (@AberdeenWomen) October 30, 2022

It helps the gamers to have followers end up, creating an environment at an enormous venue.

Hopefully, that is the beginning of Aberdeen Ladies build up some constructive momentum in SWPL 1.

Sadly, Aberdeen must wait three weeks to play their subsequent sport, which is an away journey to Motherwell on November 20.

Nevertheless, when that sport does come alongside, they’ll go into it with actual confidence.