Chris Cadden

I think there's that and there's also the lack of relationships being built up with a fullback as well.

Maybe on the left-hand side, Jogan and Guinness Walker have had a bit more time and consistency, but given that our starting right-back in Chris Cadden only arrived basically two days before the season started, there's been no real hope of building up that relationship on the right-hand side, be it in training or be it in those League Cup games early on in the season.

Now...

You know, Shaden Morris wouldn't have made such an impact at the start of that 24-25 season without Nicky Devlin bombing up to give opposition defenders a different problem to think about on Shaden's inside.

Aberdeen then doubled up to help Cads.

Do you think we identified Chris Cadden as a potential weak spot, given he's well known to the club and no disrespect to Chris Cadden, but obviously he was a player we were happy to let go.

Was there an opportunity to get at him?

I think so.

Across the middle, Felix Passlack, Josh Mulligan, Miguel Checa, and Adam Maher, with Jamie McGrath, another former Aberdeen player, tucked in behind Boyle and Elding.

On the bench, it's Law, Newell, and Williams, Kleej, Cadden, and Suto, Reid, Devaney, and Owens.

That one enforced change for the Dons.

Jack Milne comes into the heart of a three-man defense in place of Lewis Mayo, having replaced him at half time in midweek.

So it's Marius Müller in goal.

A back three, Mads Konstal, Jack Milne, and Gavin Malloy.

Across the middle, Chris Cadden, formerly of Hibs, and he could take on twin brother Nicky today.

Then it's Conor Ronan, Afeez Aremu, Finlay Marshall, and Nestor Guinness-Walker.

Um, and that certainly marries up in terms of for the number of minutes played in the league so far this season.

Other than the goalkeeper, obviously the two players that have played the most minutes so far have been Chris Cadden and Nestor Guinness-Walker.

Um, and when you have Robinson himself talking about really at the tail end of the game, um, Cadden and Guinness-Walker's legs really going, I certainly was, it was noticeable.

I saw Guinness-Walker stop and go down on the deck to stretch his leg, so he was clearly suffering from cramp, you know, further down the line.

And, um, although, um, in fairness, after a real horror show away from Dundee, Guinness-Walker, to his credit, has really bedded in and I'd argue maybe the, possibly the best outfield performer out of the lot.

And while a few people have been critical of Chris Cadden, I, I don't think he's been, certainly not been terrible.

I think he's been okay.

But you're expecting an awful lot out of those two players if you're, if you're intending to play in that 4-2-3-1 setup where they are, uh, providing a lot of the width, either overlapping or supporting wingers.

As far as the point about Yogan often wanting to drift inside, I noticed that Antelo and Smith both did the same, which leads me to think this is an instruction from the manager and the width is to be provided by the fullbacks and...

Neither Guinness Walker nor Chris Cadden, who I've just had to Google, is 29 years old.

He'll be 30 later this month, but he is the oldest looking 29-year-old player in modern football, I propose, based on the way he's moved up and down the line.

But yeah, there was one or two moments where I think Stuart Armstrong just took it upon himself to try and become the left winger.

Yeah, all these guys have come in.

Chris Cadden is kind of like a...

I was going to say the expendables of the SPFL.

Olasanya, Nisbet, Jogan, he's

He looked more like a left winger in a 4-4-2 at times.

But there was no balance on the other side because Chris Cadden couldn't get up the pitch.

I don't know if that's because he's slow or because he was being pinned back by Young.

It's hard to tell.

I know we're missing bad lines, and we have to allow for that in any team selection right now.

But beyond a re-move, there's nothing in there to try and compete with Celtic in the middle of the pitch.

You've just mentioned it, Chris Cadden, certainly not the nippiest of right full-backs slash right wing-backs at any point in his career, never mind now.

And across the defence, there's a lack of pace there within the entire team.

So it'll still be Mariusz Malar in goal.

A back five of Chris Cadden, Mats Nustert, Lewis Mayo, Gavin Molloy, and Nestor Guinness-Walker.

A midfield three of Afiz, Remu, Alexander Bredahl, and Stuart Armstrong.

Ayub Malua joins Kevin Nisbet up top.

And he was...

there was one thing I've been a big fan of Nisbet as captain but end of the game he really disappointed me because he was moaning at the referee and the ref said we'll go have a chat inside and Nisbet went inside it was Chris Cadden that got the players to walk around the park and applaud the fans Nisbet should be the captain in that moment and go and thank the fans I know why he's pissed off and I know he's in a shock but

yeah

Golly, the players.