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    Imodium got a reaction from SwallowsHisOwnSpunk in *****The Official Rangers v The Other Mob Match Thread *****   
    If no changes at HT we are in trouble 
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    Imodium got a reaction from Kylegib in Things that are doing my nut in   
    Short goal kicks and immediately losing possession when teams press. Not as bad domestically but absolutely killed us in Europe. 
     
    Being in the attack third and within three passes the ball is back to our keeper.
    Outswinging corners.
    Midfield not making runs into the box.
    Not having cover at the back post defending set plays.
    The standard stat of 70% ball possession / 4 or 5 attempts at goal.
    No urgency in final 15 minutes of a game when chasing an equaliser or winner. 
    Slow build up / lack of counter threat
     
    General fitness of players & muscle injuries. Something not right in the sports science dept.
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    Imodium got a reaction from MacBoyd in Things that are doing my nut in   
    Short goal kicks and immediately losing possession when teams press. Not as bad domestically but absolutely killed us in Europe. 
     
    Being in the attack third and within three passes the ball is back to our keeper.
    Outswinging corners.
    Midfield not making runs into the box.
    Not having cover at the back post defending set plays.
    The standard stat of 70% ball possession / 4 or 5 attempts at goal.
    No urgency in final 15 minutes of a game when chasing an equaliser or winner. 
    Slow build up / lack of counter threat
     
    General fitness of players & muscle injuries. Something not right in the sports science dept.
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    Imodium got a reaction from Zappa6995 in Things that are doing my nut in   
    Short goal kicks and immediately losing possession when teams press. Not as bad domestically but absolutely killed us in Europe. 
     
    Being in the attack third and within three passes the ball is back to our keeper.
    Outswinging corners.
    Midfield not making runs into the box.
    Not having cover at the back post defending set plays.
    The standard stat of 70% ball possession / 4 or 5 attempts at goal.
    No urgency in final 15 minutes of a game when chasing an equaliser or winner. 
    Slow build up / lack of counter threat
     
    General fitness of players & muscle injuries. Something not right in the sports science dept.
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    Imodium got a reaction from KeyserSoze in Things that are doing my nut in   
    Short goal kicks and immediately losing possession when teams press. Not as bad domestically but absolutely killed us in Europe. 
     
    Being in the attack third and within three passes the ball is back to our keeper.
    Outswinging corners.
    Midfield not making runs into the box.
    Not having cover at the back post defending set plays.
    The standard stat of 70% ball possession / 4 or 5 attempts at goal.
    No urgency in final 15 minutes of a game when chasing an equaliser or winner. 
    Slow build up / lack of counter threat
     
    General fitness of players & muscle injuries. Something not right in the sports science dept.
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    Imodium got a reaction from Bad Robot in *****Rangers vs Hearts match day thread*****   
    Morelos, Arfield & Scott Wright to start at the weekend - they all made a difference. Shite performance but 3 pts, another win vs St Mirren and try and regroup during the break. Can’t see us going any further with Gio but not a chance he will be away.
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    Imodium reacted to DiamondDan in Gio Discussion Thread   
    Lundstram was a disgrace for the first goal on 2 occasions he chucked it, failing to close down on the edge of the box but also gave up chasing back in their half in the build up.
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    Imodium got a reaction from J-Maestro in Gio Discussion Thread   
    Writing on the wall - even Lundstrum downed tools yesterday (and booking vs Napoli). No one single player is playing for him, can see the lethargy running through the entire squad. The board will not want the aggro with AGM coming up.
    WC break offers an opportunity to get someone in and give them time to work with the players. We need to transition from tippy tappy to being very physical and taking the game to the opposition. It feels very Le Guen esq - Walter came in, had half a season to work with what he had & started to build up from the back. Bringing success beyond what we ever would have imagined. 
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    Imodium got a reaction from DiamondDan in Gio Discussion Thread   
    Writing on the wall - even Lundstrum downed tools yesterday (and booking vs Napoli). No one single player is playing for him, can see the lethargy running through the entire squad. The board will not want the aggro with AGM coming up.
    WC break offers an opportunity to get someone in and give them time to work with the players. We need to transition from tippy tappy to being very physical and taking the game to the opposition. It feels very Le Guen esq - Walter came in, had half a season to work with what he had & started to build up from the back. Bringing success beyond what we ever would have imagined. 
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    Imodium got a reaction from graeme_4 in Gio Discussion Thread   
    Writing on the wall - even Lundstrum downed tools yesterday (and booking vs Napoli). No one single player is playing for him, can see the lethargy running through the entire squad. The board will not want the aggro with AGM coming up.
    WC break offers an opportunity to get someone in and give them time to work with the players. We need to transition from tippy tappy to being very physical and taking the game to the opposition. It feels very Le Guen esq - Walter came in, had half a season to work with what he had & started to build up from the back. Bringing success beyond what we ever would have imagined. 
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    Imodium got a reaction from mark1963 in Leon King take a bow   
    Maurice Ross, Bob Malcolm, Alan Hutton and even Barry Ferguson comes to mind. We aren’t the most patient of fan base when it comes to giving young guys a chance to develop without screaming at their every mistake.
    The guy has shown some promise - has had a brutal set of results but at least he’s pulling up the socks and giving his best. Invaluable experience playing against some of the best and will only aid his development in looking back at where the mistakes were made. The full backs offer very little cover & he was getting drawn out of position trying to plug the gaps.
     
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    Imodium got a reaction from Vision in Tav & Gio Out   
    Not saying get him out but he is clearly carrying an injury and having an issue with his fitness. He’s got no power behind his crosses/corners which is a tell tale sign, smallest tweak will cause more damage.
    His positioning tonight and in recent weeks has been really poor and is causing us all sorts of issues.
    Gio’s tactics made sense - we set up to press their back line high up the pitch and pounce on any mistake they made. Tillman was higher up than usual and was hovering waiting to win the 2nd ball. Unfortunately the white flag came out after 3 mins when they scored and the press stopped. Only we can be on the break and within three passes & no touch from the opposition, be hitting it 30 yards back to our goalkeeper. 
     
    We have papered over the cracks domestically and rode our luck on occasion to be only 4 points behind. We have been unlucky with injuries but I just can’t see how Gio can turn it around. Don’t know if his heart is in it - he should have got money to spend when we qualified for CL - team seemed to take a dip after the window closed.
     
    Role of Ross Wilson doesn’t help. He is signing the players and manager is having to try and put the pieces together. The lack of game time for Ramsey (injuries aside) was two fingers up to the board IMO. He knew the deal when he took the job but it’s not working. Next manager needs to have complete control, a vision and the ability to boot a player up the arse and get the best out of him.
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    Imodium got a reaction from The No.9 in Tav & Gio Out   
    Not saying get him out but he is clearly carrying an injury and having an issue with his fitness. He’s got no power behind his crosses/corners which is a tell tale sign, smallest tweak will cause more damage.
    His positioning tonight and in recent weeks has been really poor and is causing us all sorts of issues.
    Gio’s tactics made sense - we set up to press their back line high up the pitch and pounce on any mistake they made. Tillman was higher up than usual and was hovering waiting to win the 2nd ball. Unfortunately the white flag came out after 3 mins when they scored and the press stopped. Only we can be on the break and within three passes & no touch from the opposition, be hitting it 30 yards back to our goalkeeper. 
     
    We have papered over the cracks domestically and rode our luck on occasion to be only 4 points behind. We have been unlucky with injuries but I just can’t see how Gio can turn it around. Don’t know if his heart is in it - he should have got money to spend when we qualified for CL - team seemed to take a dip after the window closed.
     
    Role of Ross Wilson doesn’t help. He is signing the players and manager is having to try and put the pieces together. The lack of game time for Ramsey (injuries aside) was two fingers up to the board IMO. He knew the deal when he took the job but it’s not working. Next manager needs to have complete control, a vision and the ability to boot a player up the arse and get the best out of him.
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    Imodium got a reaction from Sunglasses Ron in Tav & Gio Out   
    Not saying get him out but he is clearly carrying an injury and having an issue with his fitness. He’s got no power behind his crosses/corners which is a tell tale sign, smallest tweak will cause more damage.
    His positioning tonight and in recent weeks has been really poor and is causing us all sorts of issues.
    Gio’s tactics made sense - we set up to press their back line high up the pitch and pounce on any mistake they made. Tillman was higher up than usual and was hovering waiting to win the 2nd ball. Unfortunately the white flag came out after 3 mins when they scored and the press stopped. Only we can be on the break and within three passes & no touch from the opposition, be hitting it 30 yards back to our goalkeeper. 
     
    We have papered over the cracks domestically and rode our luck on occasion to be only 4 points behind. We have been unlucky with injuries but I just can’t see how Gio can turn it around. Don’t know if his heart is in it - he should have got money to spend when we qualified for CL - team seemed to take a dip after the window closed.
     
    Role of Ross Wilson doesn’t help. He is signing the players and manager is having to try and put the pieces together. The lack of game time for Ramsey (injuries aside) was two fingers up to the board IMO. He knew the deal when he took the job but it’s not working. Next manager needs to have complete control, a vision and the ability to boot a player up the arse and get the best out of him.
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    Imodium got a reaction from graeme_4 in ***** The Official Napoli v Rangers Champions League Match Thread *****   
    Yilmaz looks like me might have a decent outball going forward. He was moving forward in exactly the way everyone has been screaming at Barisic to do. Injuries aside the lack of investment and forward planning has been an absolute shit show. Our midfield has no drive and can’t press.
    Team has lost heart, no fight what so ever. Can’t see Gio lasting past the weekend if we drop points. World Cup break affords an opportunity to get someone in and give them time with the players. Decision needs to come now though with the run of games coming up. Stick or twist for the board.
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    Imodium got a reaction from Orange and Blue in ***** The Official Napoli v Rangers Champions League Match Thread *****   
    Yilmaz looks like me might have a decent outball going forward. He was moving forward in exactly the way everyone has been screaming at Barisic to do. Injuries aside the lack of investment and forward planning has been an absolute shit show. Our midfield has no drive and can’t press.
    Team has lost heart, no fight what so ever. Can’t see Gio lasting past the weekend if we drop points. World Cup break affords an opportunity to get someone in and give them time with the players. Decision needs to come now though with the run of games coming up. Stick or twist for the board.
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    Imodium got a reaction from delparlane in *****The Official Rangers v Liverpool Match Thread*****   
    First half tactics and approach was spot on. Opposition  had a wobble after the Arfield goal, genuinely thought we were going to go on and score another couple.
    Complete collapse once Goldson went off injured. Tactics not changed and we got pumped because of it. Should have switched to a back 5 with Lundstrum giving the FB’s more opportunity to hit them in their weak FB position. That’s where they were vulnerable and our chances were coming from.
    The quick succession of goals was embarrassing. Was like watching a training session. Obviously Liverpool are a good team but we made it far too easy for them. Complete lack of press & belief in the second half. 
     
    Gio was screaming at McGregor to punt the ball out so he could bring King on. Two quite telling observations with that. why would you voluntarily give up possession to a team that are battering you? And the fact that McGregor blanked the instruction was quite clear.
    The loss of Goldson is massive and looks like a bad one he has picked up. He is our only competent aerial defence we have. Couldn’t be any worse that we are playing Motherwell on Sunday. They will be playing for set pieces and rubbing their hands at the prospect.
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    Imodium got a reaction from Valance1690 in *****The official PSV v Rangers Champions league play-off match thread*****   
    Unreal man. James Sands btw 👏🏻. What a team performance that was, will be massive to push us on 
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    Imodium got a reaction from BlueKnight87 in *****The official PSV v Rangers Champions league play-off match thread*****   
    Unreal man. James Sands btw 👏🏻. What a team performance that was, will be massive to push us on 
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    Imodium reacted to EMRFC in *****The Official Livingston V Rangers Match Thread*****   
    Didn’t think I’d say this but think Davis on would help a lot
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    Imodium got a reaction from ayrshireranger in *****Rangers v West Ham United*****   
    The positions Lawrence took up for his goal and Matondo’s was excellent. Something we have been lacking over the years. Looks like he will chip in with a few goals, defences will struggle with him and others around him that he creates space for.
    Souttar done okay will take a bit to find his feet (especially on the left side) but good guy next to him to learn from. 
    If Tav and Barisic can consistently find similar form to last night then we are in for a special season imo. 
     
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    Imodium got a reaction from falkirkNS in *****Rangers v West Ham United*****   
    The positions Lawrence took up for his goal and Matondo’s was excellent. Something we have been lacking over the years. Looks like he will chip in with a few goals, defences will struggle with him and others around him that he creates space for.
    Souttar done okay will take a bit to find his feet (especially on the left side) but good guy next to him to learn from. 
    If Tav and Barisic can consistently find similar form to last night then we are in for a special season imo. 
     
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    Imodium got a reaction from Straight-Edge-Loyal in *****The Official Rangers vs Savilles Match Thread*****   
    Big credit to Gio got the tactics spot on. Bassey was touch tight to Rogic and completely nullified the threat. The stamina and drive he showed for our winner was outstanding - we have a special player in our hands. Still a bit raw in places but he is still young for a defender and can only get better.
    We got the heads up after they scored and showed the desire we have all been asking for. Davis dominated that midfield when he came on, all the subs had a positive impact on the game. Also credit to Kamara for the goal - they were standing in front of the ball trying to stop the free kick but he seen the pass, acted quickly and got the move going that led to the winner.
    Lundstrum had the game of his life. What a player he is. Well deserved motm performance 👏🏻 
     
     
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    Imodium got a reaction from ayrshireranger in *****The Official Rangers vs Savilles Match Thread*****   
    Big credit to Gio got the tactics spot on. Bassey was touch tight to Rogic and completely nullified the threat. The stamina and drive he showed for our winner was outstanding - we have a special player in our hands. Still a bit raw in places but he is still young for a defender and can only get better.
    We got the heads up after they scored and showed the desire we have all been asking for. Davis dominated that midfield when he came on, all the subs had a positive impact on the game. Also credit to Kamara for the goal - they were standing in front of the ball trying to stop the free kick but he seen the pass, acted quickly and got the move going that led to the winner.
    Lundstrum had the game of his life. What a player he is. Well deserved motm performance 👏🏻 
     
     
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    Imodium got a reaction from delparlane in *****The Official Rangers vs Savilles Match Thread*****   
    Big credit to Gio got the tactics spot on. Bassey was touch tight to Rogic and completely nullified the threat. The stamina and drive he showed for our winner was outstanding - we have a special player in our hands. Still a bit raw in places but he is still young for a defender and can only get better.
    We got the heads up after they scored and showed the desire we have all been asking for. Davis dominated that midfield when he came on, all the subs had a positive impact on the game. Also credit to Kamara for the goal - they were standing in front of the ball trying to stop the free kick but he seen the pass, acted quickly and got the move going that led to the winner.
    Lundstrum had the game of his life. What a player he is. Well deserved motm performance 👏🏻 
     
     
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