Marcel Ritzmaier

What position is he playing for them? Didn’t we play him at left back? Might be a okay in his preferred position.

 

We tended to play him at left wing back or left side of the diamond. He's been playing as a more box to box central midfielder. Plenty of players look better this season with the freedom they've been given by Ismael compared to how they looked in our rigid stay up or die system at the end of last season. I thought he always got a bit too much stick compared to some of our other players who also weren't pulling up any trees week in week out and while Cauley and Mowatt were being "wasted" in Struber's system, Ritzmaier was just rubbish. Felt a bit unfair.

 

I know it's cruel and I dont usually single out players, but whenever I think of Ritzy the Barnsley 'rona message pops in my head: 'when we play, please stay away'

 

I hear you. Though to be fair that was some free kick!

 

Agree, credit where it's due!

 

God. Is he still on our books. I’d forgotten.

Can you imagine him in this team!! We’d be better off with Stephen Hawking.

 

Tha should put lol then lol

 

To be fair I didn't say he was 'very decent' I said 'decent at the very least'. I'm not trying to claim that he's a world beater, but he's nowhere near as bad as some make him out to be.

 

I'll never ever put that. That word is worse than Tom Hanks post-Joe Vs The Volcano.

 

Aye being constantly picked after poor performances certainly upped his shitness.

Personally I thought he had a decent shot on him and would get over an haif decent cross once in a while but wasn`t up to the pace of the game and didn`t put in the graft for me, Schmidt was the same not enough effort applied in defending from the front.

 

Ok so I’ve just looked up the Austrian Bundesliga table.

How on earth does their points system work? RB Salzburg have won 22 games and have 42 points!

 

I don’t think he was awful but he was very average.

My biggest gripe was that Mowatt was in outstanding form scoring & assisting regularly playing on the left of the diamond & he got moved to the holding midfield role so that Ritzmaier could play on the left instead.

I always thought Mowatt should’ve stayed on the left of the diamond & that Dougall or Halme should’ve played the sitting role & that we should’ve signed a right footed central midfielder to go on the right side instead of playing Thomas there.

In the end it didn’t matter as Mowatt still played well playing deeper & we stayed up but I think it’s probably best for all concerned if Ritzmaier’s moved on.

Although a part of me thinks the fury of fans on here & social media would be hilarious if the club announced Mowatt was leaving & Ritzmaier was his replacement!