Rangers FC: Reviewing 17/18 and Preparing for 18/19

[Ace 3,556]

An article by Dougie Wright on behalf of the new ModernFitba website

 

Who’d have guessed it?

Another turbulent year at Ibrox.

Three managers, a Europa League exit at the hands of Luxembourg’s (fourth) finest, seven home defeats, fifty league goals conceded and an aggregate scoreline of 14-2 against celtic.

This season, Rangers were a bit like a man trying to escape a straitjacket. As much as they thrashed around, changing managers, players and board members, they ended up more or a less where they left off.

What’s the root of this inertia? Is it as bad as it seems? And how can they get better?

https://www.modernfitba.com/blogs/2018/5/13/Rangers-fc-reviewing-1718-and-preparing-for-1819

 

[Drunk and disorderly. 14,393]

A pretty good article which seems very well researched.

Says we have scored one goal from 223 corners this season. A truly shocking stat! Fucking shameful.

We need to sort that out for next season. Players who are more physical and good in the air, vary how we take corners and a lot more practice. 

 

[Bakbear 3,580]

Very good article. Which highlights that we have lost far more goals down the left side than down the right. And more from the middle than the wings.

So actually the commonly held belief that Tav is a major liability seems not to be borne out in stats. 

Damn stats. 

 

[BlueKnight87 17,281]

A really good and well thought out article. 

Really highlights the amount of space we leave when the full backs bomb foward. 

I think for the system to work mentioned we need power and physicality at CB and CM. 

[.Williamson. 82,019]

This season was dreadful.

Next season as it stands is also set to be dreadful. 

[Scottyarf37 963]

Cheers mate

Been a great read on the bus home

I can defo believe the corner stat, we get so so many a game its unreal that we don't convert more.  

Some interesting player suggestions amd a few defo worth a punt. Lindsay I think is the pick of the bunch. Wouldnt mind Souter from hearts either 

Defence is a top priority....but not with guys that are 33+

[Brubear 2,905]

What isn't covered is the missed opportunity this season. The Tarriers just won the league with 83 points, that is 31 dropped points and the lowest ever since the 12 team format, something like 30 years. 

That is with them unfortunately taking 10 out of 12 points off us, this means they dropped 29 points off the other teams versus us dropping 34 points to the other teams and we are supposedly shite and they are brilliant. The main thing we need to address next season is getting past the psychological barrier of beating them, that alone will make the top of the table much tighter. 

 

[Blue Avenger 22,567]

Utter shite.

None of it makes anyone a player, but what you see in front of your eyes is real and that equals shite.

[Ger_onimo 20,488]

1 minute ago, Blue Avenger said:

Utter shite.

None of it makes anyone a player, but what you see in front of your eyes is real and that equals shite.

 

[.Williamson. 82,019]

4 minutes ago, Blue Avenger said:

Utter shite.

None of it makes anyone a player, but what you see in front of your eyes is real and that equals shite.

You're genuinely the strangest poster on this forum.

[danger ranger 922]

5 minutes ago, .Williamson. said:

You're genuinely the strangest poster on this forum.

Why, he basically said the same as you only he quoted the stats and stats don't tell the real story.

 

[.Williamson. 82,019]

Just now, danger ranger said:

Why, he basically said the same as you only he quoted the stats and stats don't tell the real story.

 

His opinions on everything are so up and down.

Go into a thread that mentions Gerrard and next season and he's fully on for 55 next year. 

[ForeverAndEver 71,374]

8 minutes ago, .Williamson. said:

His opinions on everything are so up and down.

Go into a thread that mentions Gerrard and next season and he's fully on for 55 next year. 

Well, you saying Gerrard hasn't a clue.

Weird bastard that he is

[Young Bob 1,360]

Some interesting information in that.As well as two centre backs we need two top quality fullbacks

 

[raging blue 1972 894]

1 hour ago, Bakbear said:

Very good article. Which highlights that we have lost far more goals down the left side than down the right. And more from the middle than the wings.

So actually the commonly held belief that Tav is a major liability seems not to be borne out in stats. 

Damn stats. 

 

stats can be manipulated to how you want to perceive them -

example from that article

'Doing some quick calculations shows that Rangers won 84% of all available points whenever they scored twice, but 88% of all points when they kept a clean sheet. Keeping a clean sheet is more valuable than scoring two goals.'

but how many of those games when we kept a clean sheet did we score 2 goals and / or had the opposition on the back foot they couldn't attack??

[Bakbear 3,580]

7 minutes ago, moody blue 1972 said:

stats can be manipulated to how you want to perceive them -

example from that article

'Doing some quick calculations shows that Rangers won 84% of all available points whenever they scored twice, but 88% of all points when they kept a clean sheet. Keeping a clean sheet is more valuable than scoring two goals.'

but how many of those games when we kept a clean sheet did we score 2 goals and / or had the opposition on the back foot they couldn't attack??

There were 8 league games where we kept a clean sheet and scored 2 or more goals. But I think they were just presenting an interesting hypothetical choice to highlight how bad our defending was. 

Most people would take a guaranteed 2 goals scored versus a guaranteed clean sheet. The presumption being that if you are guaranteed to score 2 you will win more often than if you are guaranteed a clean sheet but our poor defense actually meant that even when we scored two the opposition also scored more and we either drew or lost. 

Its nothing more than a quirky way of saying our defense was our problem which no one needed stats to tell them

[raging blue 1972 894]

2 minutes ago, Bakbear said:

There were 8 league games where we kept a clean sheet and scored 2 or more goals. But I think they were just presenting an interesting hypothetical choice to highlight how bad our defending was. 

Most people would take a guaranteed 2 goals scored versus a guaranteed clean sheet. The presumption being that if you are guaranteed to score 2 you will win more often than if you are guaranteed a clean sheet but our poor defense actually meant that even when we scored two the opposition also scored more and we either drew or lost. 

Its nothing more than a quirky way of saying our defense was our problem which no one needed stats to tell them

naw I get that mate lol, just saying not everything is black and white (oh and it was the only bit could be arsed to read lol)

don't think we need an in-depth analysis mind to tell us martin is shite

[Prso's headband 35,348]

The corner stat isn’t surprising in the slightest. I never feel like we’re ever going to score from them. 

[Jamie0202 12,220]

9 minutes ago, Bakbear said:

There were 8 league games where we kept a clean sheet and scored 2 or more goals. But I think they were just presenting an interesting hypothetical choice to highlight how bad our defending was. 

Most people would take a guaranteed 2 goals scored versus a guaranteed clean sheet. The presumption being that if you are guaranteed to score 2 you will win more often than if you are guaranteed a clean sheet but our poor defense actually meant that even when we scored two the opposition also scored more and we either drew or lost. 

Its nothing more than a quirky way of saying our defense was our problem which no one needed stats to tell them

FWIW and slightly off topic I think most people would take a guaranteed clean sheet before a guaranteed 2 goals. I certainly would.

[PRW. 5,631]

1 hour ago, Blue Avenger said:

Utter shite.

None of it makes anyone a player, but what you see in front of your eyes is real and that equals shite.

Its not like you to post something that doesn't relate even slightly to what you're replying to. 

"None of it makes anyone a player"  WIT. Read the article ya loonball

[Smile 26,600]

I think it's an interesting read.

[danger ranger 922]

3 hours ago, .Williamson. said:

His opinions on everything are so up and down.

Go into a thread that mentions Gerrard and next season and he's fully on for 55 next year. 

Not with this squad he won't and unless he gets serious money and brings in the correct talent it will be more of the same.

It makes me laugh that a lot of Rangers fans think that better players brought in certain positions will make underachievers  become winners.

[Malvern 11,329]

Sure as hell do not want to revisit 2017/18.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,626]

We must have lost more from our corners than we scored with teams breaking away.

Mental how bad we were at them. But then most teams CHs chip in with a few goals from corners so it shouldn't be surprising ours didn't given how poor they are.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,626]

14 hours ago, Bakbear said:

Very good article. Which highlights that we have lost far more goals down the left side than down the right. And more from the middle than the wings.

So actually the commonly held belief that Tav is a major liability seems not to be borne out in stats. 

Damn stats. 

 

"Six from Rangers’ right side, eleven from their left and twenty two from the middle. Rangers’ soft centre is failing them".

So 1/6 from the rhs, or that neck of the woods, compared to elsewhere. As you say, damn stats.