Amac9 2,060 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 WALTER SMITH has revealed Steve Davis is to be moved back into central midfield to cover for the loss of Lee McCulloch as Rangers get set for a vital SPL clash with Motherwell at Ibrox tomorrow.McCulloch is having surgery on Tuesday to cure a knee problem and may miss the rest of the campaign.Smith is concerned that the loss of his experience will leave Rangers short in this area so playmaker Davis will be given a central role.The manager said today: "I can move Steve Davis back into the middle now. He is more experienced. When you look at Maurice Edu and Jamie Ness they have not played a lot of football in their careers for different reasons."We can move a few players around. We have players who can play in a number of positions."Lee McCulloch was doing very well for us and it's a blow he is out injured."In fairness to Ness he has handled it very well so far. He has hampered by injuries when he was younger coming through the youth teams so he has not had many games overall."I think the five or six games he has had for us represents the longest run he has had fit since I came to the club."He is handling it very well and he is playing very well but like all other younger players, when you bring them in you have to be careful you are not over-playing them."Pretty sure that means the end of Jamie Ness in CM. If Ness gets left out for Davis and Edu then it will be totally wrong IMO. Davis and Edu have not turned up this season and Ness has been our best player since he came into the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Davis and Ness in the middle is what the majority would want I said in the other thread I didn't know about how injury prone he was. I always wondered why he fell away in the 2nd half of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGM_72 3,633 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I really hope Ness isn't dropped, but it wouldn't suprise me.Hopefully Davis can re-capture his best form because he's struggled badly recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnymate1690 625 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 it does sound like he is hinting ness is gonna be dropped for a while, imo it should be edu but we will see .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Maurice Edu should be sitting on the bench/stand every week.He is an awful footballer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Davis and Ness in the middle is what the majority would want I said in the other thread I didn't know about how injury prone he was. I always wondered why he fell away in the 2nd half of games.He's had a fair amount of injuries that have hampered his general fitness, plus the fact that he's only 19yrs old doesn't help.As he gets older, his fitness and stamina will improve as he learns how to pace himself during a game. That kid Forrest at the scum is going through the same stage of his career as Jamie Ness is.He will be fine! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWalterSmithLegend 206 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Sounds like the wily old fox is going to drop Ness in favour of experience, even though that experience has been awful this season. How gutted will he be after such a fantastic start to his Rangers career? Oh well, we can have our opinions but our say matters not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 He's had a fair amount of injuries that have hampered his general fitness, plus the fact that he's only 19yrs old doesn't help.As he gets older, his fitness and stamina will improve as he learns how to pace himself during a game. That kid Forrest at the scum is going through the same stage of his career as Jamie Ness is.He will be fine! No worries guys, Oz has sorted it. Just a transitional period in his career. Tell that Walter to calm it then eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Hopefully this gets Davis back to his usual standard of play- it could mean good things out of Ness/Edu as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
butthole 149 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 This is good news. Would rather Ness play than Edu, but it should allow for Weiss to play on the right. With Diouf and Naisy on the left/upfront with Jelavic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Moving Davis to the bench for a few games may have a bigger impact on his form! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BolloBollo 36 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Question is who does Wattie prefer, Edu or Ness?The typical answer would be the old head but thankfully neither. Reading into all of this and thinking logically who's the better player Ness should start with Davis! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkgers 3 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Edu at CDM, Davis & Ness at CM! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 I bet we still won't see Weiss at RW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwellrfc 6 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Looks like Ness will be dropping out, its a shame but I'm sure he'll still get plenty of game time between now and the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksen_da_best 2,034 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Maurice Edu should be sitting on the bench/stand every week.He is an awful footballer.This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beenie 42 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Davis and Ness in CM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksen_da_best 2,034 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Edu at CDM, Davis & Ness at CM!Yes, thats what we'll do, play 5 in midfield against Motherwell. Player should be played on performances, and Edu should be nowhere near the starting line up. Give me a midfield of Naismith , Davis , Ness , Diouf with Weiss suporting Jelavic, every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SandyWATP Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 If Ness gets dropped then I will be fucking raging. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BolloBollo 36 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yes, thats what we'll do, play 5 in midfield against Motherwell. Player should be played on performances, and Edu should be nowhere near the starting line up. Give me a midfield of Naismith , Davis , Ness , Diouf with Weiss suporting Jelavic, every week.This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Any money Walter Smith drops Ness and plays Edu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 No worries guys, Oz has sorted it. Just a transitional period in his career. Tell that Walter to calm it then eh? There's a lot of difference between resting a youngster and dropping a youngster.Some people think because a kid is substituted or left out of the team, the manager thinks he hasn't been playing well, when in fact the manager is just of the opinion the kid needs a rest, for the reason I stated.In these days of playing 50-60 games a season and at the pace the SPL is played at, it's too easy to burn a kid out very quickly if he's not looked after properly.Walter is too auld in the heid to let that happen to Ness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,606 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Any money Walter Smith drops Ness and plays Edu.Lets hope not Ness id the better player of the two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWalterSmithLegend 206 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Weiss-Davis-Ness-Naismith-----Diouf-Jelavic------- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Weiss-Davis-Ness-Naismith-----Diouf-Jelavic-------That will do for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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