Libero Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 ill always remember that away game that we lost 1-0 (?) and in the final seconds he was 1 v 1 with the keeper, only for the full time whistle to be blown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Great signing, welcome to the Heart Iain. Hope you have a good time and help us to lots of wins. What refreshing post this is compared to the crap on this forum recently. ?? Did you read any of the other posts in the thread? Majority are positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 No need to apolgize king, all in good fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baresi Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Why another winger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libero Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Why another winger? makes me think we are less likey to sign Richie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torn Asunder Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 good signing ... and if nothing else, he will play with passion and fight, which is desperately needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melburnian Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Our team lacked pace and creativity. Ramsay brings this. I personally love this signing. With Ramsay and Mate our width is dangerous and the pace could really worry teams. Still a long way to go, but I can see some signs of life, finally. Massive decisions to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attack11 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Great signing. Competition for places is key to any successful team... With Ramsay in the squad there will be a few heart players that will need to lift if they want to be in starting 11... Great move by the club to axe those 4 players, I look forward with interest to see who we sign next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannon Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 from what JA said on sen last night he could be playing left back could be looking into it too much but he kept mentionting behich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natalie182 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 JA just confirmed on the radio that they'd be trying to convert Ramsay into a left back. We'll certainly be fast down the left, and if it works could be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I think if JA plays Ramsay at left back it will just not work. The worst thing a coach can do is move a player for the sake of filling a position when that player is not used to playing in that position. Ramsay is one of those players who needs the freedom to be unpredictable, that's why I think he's better suited to a midfield role. He's like a firecracker who doesn't even know himself when he'll spontaneously combust...that's why I like about him. If he's locked away in the back left I think he might struggle to find his flare. In some cases moving a player into a new position works, a la Gerhardt but in other cases it's a complete failure, almost like a fish out of water - a la Lavicka playing Emerton on the left, Hoffman played at...anywhere, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexDaGroza Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Excited to see what he will offer next season anyone know what No. He will get? Only criticism of the signing is that itd be nicer to get a few more melbourne boys in the squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ton1no Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Ian Ramsey is better than what we CURRENTLY have- that's the bottom line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Inb4 he is transformed in to the leagues top LB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 The boy has pace to burn and given what happened at left back after Aziz was sold, another whippet option isn't such a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTP Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 We need a centre back, sign another winger. Sometimes this club really baffles me lol relax, the current season isn't even over yet. I'm sure we will sign a CB when the time is right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 I think if JA plays Ramsay at left back it will just not work. The worst thing a coach can do is move a player for the sake of filling a position when that player is not used to playing in that position. Aziz Behich says hi. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
United Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 How does it make sense to make this guy a LB after watching this vid? You have to have some sort of defensive ability otherwise will just cop even more goals than this season ffs. This guy is better than Williams, and thus obviously slots into that left side role. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 He's got an awkward-ish goal in that highlight package where his right foot shooting looks exactly like Aziz's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzo Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Nice to see some positive news coming out of the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 JA just confirmed on the radio that they'd be trying to convert Ramsay into a left back. We'll certainly be fast down the left, and if it works could be great! No he didn't? All he said is he'll help replace some of the pace we lost down the left when Aziz left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natalie182 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Did you listen to the interview this morning on 927? He said straight out he'll be trying to convert Ramsay to a left fullback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 We're already wasting Jezza as a wing-back, so why we would want to do the same with Ramsay is beyond me. We must see ourselves as some sort of wing-back 'factory.' Excited by the signature one day, hopes dashed the next. Same old Heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Did you listen to the interview this morning on 927? He said straight out he'll be trying to convert Ramsay to a left fullback. doesn't surprise me after listening to his interview last night on SEN he sort of hinted that. Hopefully with a good pre-season Ramsay will learn how to play that role better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Did you listen to the interview this morning on 927? He said straight out he'll be trying to convert Ramsay to a left fullback. Ahhhh. Makes sense. My mistake. Also, don't knock Ramsay as a LB until you've seen him play there guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 A number of times Aziz was in a great position to have a shot at goal if he had the ability or confidence. I haven't seen much of Ramsay's defensive work, but this might turn out to be a cracker of a signing if he overlaps anything like Behich. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) Heart became really weak on the left side when Behich left. Unlike our right side, where Walker would push up field and really help our attack, our left side floundered as Coyne and Mitchinson proved ineffective at helping our attacks. The great thing about Iain Ramsay (nicknamed 'Rambo') is that he knows how to go forward. Aloisi also said he worked with Ramsay at Sydney FC, so he knows what kind of player he is. I really like the idea of an attacking, all guns blazing, Melbourne Heart. So I'd be happy to have Ramsay and Walker as our fullbacks. Both will need to work on their defence a bit, but so did Behich when he started in that position, and he turned out to be an excellent fullback. I look forward to seeing this new attacking left side, with Ramsay getting forward and combining with Williams/Garuccio. Edited April 9, 2013 by Murfy1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Using wing-backs as full backs is all good and well but you need a smart defensive midfielder who can cover and slide into the gaps, something we've never had. I'd much rather we play 3-5-2/5-3-2 and utilize Walker and Ramsay on the flanks and give Paddy a license to push forward from defence. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 As BG has repeatedly said, our style of play will break down without the right midfielders in the engine room. Wing-backs are fine, but if no-one slips in behind to cover them, when the attack breaks down we are extremely vulnerable to the quick counter-attack down the wing, the cross in to the back post and we're a goal down. It's been that way since Day 1 - doesn't matter whether it was Marrone and Aziz or Walker and Mitchinson. The signings we need to make are those for CBs and midfielders. And they need to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedaik Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) What somebody said on another forum Im on about RamsayRamsay has good technique and pace but if he wants to make the step up to becoming a really consistent player, he needs to improve: 1) positional sense. When Flores was at United, instead of realising that Flores could knock the ball down the line for him to run onto, he'd stand a metre away. This year he spends most of a game hugging the touchline and doesn't drop in to help out defensively. 2) awareness – e.g. he runs to the byline and puts in a cross, then looks up to see there was no one there. Needs to hold onto the ball for a striker's run or attack the last defender. 3) has pace and tricks but rarely runs at defenders like Leckie did and rarely cuts inside. Just because the teamsheet says "winger" he can't just be a pure winger. Well he can, but he'll have to deal with being a spectator for 85 mins in some games. Not trying to bag the guy as I think he has a lot of potential – hopefully he gets the right coaching under JA to help him improve these areas. And when I mentioned about JA's ambitions for him....LOL... he has almost no defensive instincts. Edited April 10, 2013 by hedaik1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Good signing, although I feel wingers were the only thing we didnt need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyHeart Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 fkn great signing, welcome to the club, will bring the pace and fancy feet we need, and can score a goal (scored against us so often) Positive start to off season, bolton, colosimo, thompson, fred, gone leaving $$ Sign richie and get rid of DMAC, and we already looking better, fresher, and with a vision and purpose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melburnian Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Has no defensive mindset, at 25 hard to change that, so not sure on the left back position. Would rather him and Dugandzic play the wide attackers. Would cause mayhem for opposition defenses. Get in behind them and supply crosses into the box. My kinda team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defibrillator Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Did you listen to the interview this morning on 927? He said straight out he'll be trying to convert Ramsay to a left fullback. Ahhhh. Makes sense. My mistake. Also, don't knock Ramsay as a LB until you've seen him play there guys. This is what worries me Jimmy. I'm beginning to sound like a really critical bastard, but if it doesnt work, we're left with a dud taking up a position on a list flush with attacking minded wingers.. Again there is the potential of trying to put a square peg in a round hole and playing a player out of his natural instinctive position. We've seen this fail many times. Thompson as a natural box to box midfielder exclusively played as a defensive mid, Hoffman played anywhere but upfront, Fred on a wing, Good dropped in centrally before he was ready. If you have a need, go and get the player with that skill set. My solution would be to implement our youth policy. Go and find the best three young left backs in the VPL , or any state league for that matter, put them in the youth team and develop them aggressively. With good skilled coaching and development, one of them will come good, much like Walker. Then you are putting a round peg in a round hole. To change the mindset of a 25 year old player may work, and Gerhardt will attest to that (although he was already playing CB for Liberia), but to recruit this guy for a specific position with no history of playing in that position is a risk. With small squads that is not ideal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 confirming he will be playing left back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriente Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) yep http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiSPzbciIs Edited June 18, 2013 by loriente Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Pretty confident Ramsay will do well at LB, has all the attributes to get forward, although his defensive game will need some work. He is very much the same type of player as Aziz was, if he applies himself I think he'll be a perfect addition to the XI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 like how he kept referring to us as Melbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Pretty confident Ramsay will do well at LB, has all the attributes to get forward, although his defensive game will need some work. He is very much the same type of player as Aziz was, if he applies himself I think he'll be a perfect addition to the XI. you're right in saying he's got the same attributes as aziz, definitely a very similar type of player, so hopefully he will have a similar effect with us. Think i remember him playing LB a couple of times for Adelaide last season, but he didn't really put his mark on the match like behich did with us. Hopefully though with the way we play, and assistance of the coaching staff and other players he'll turn out to be a very smart signing and will mould into that left back position nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 like how he kept referring to us as Melbourne Yes, there's only one team in Melbourne, worth bothering with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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