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    Bakbear got a reaction from JCDBigBear in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Listen. The nuance here is that if Cantwell is not following the managers orders and that is causing our team to underperform then Cantwell should be subbed. But as bad as Cantwell was and as much as he was cutting in instead of being a different type of player, he still wasn’t as bad as Cifu and Lammers. for me that’s the problem with the substitution.
     
    In the first 20 minutes Cifu should have been off as it was absolutely obvious he was miles off it. He looked like his legs were made of string and couldn’t pass a ball. That would have been one message to send. If that didn’t work then, as has been almost universally agreed on here, McAusland on for Lammers with Cantwell going central. 
     
    In 6 weeks of football PC has refused to put Cantwell in his preferred position. A preferred position that the manager acknowledges openly that he knows is his preferred position. He has had alternatives for right mid/right wing. But he had steadfastly refused to put Cantwell central. Why? 
     
    also in an interview yesterday he said he needs two DMs because he is using the fullbacks to get forward. Does that mean Tav wasn’t following instructions last night because it really looked like he had been instructed to stay back. He was barely involved in an attacking sense. 
     
    Lots of questions about the whole situation last night. 
     
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    Bakbear reacted to bluenoz in Todd Cantwell   
    I haven't liked many things about Cantwell this season, but he was made a scapegoat last night.
    Clement admits his best position is as a #10, yet he plays Lammers there.
    The blame lies at Clement's feet more than Cantwell's.
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    Bakbear got a reaction from Orange Persson in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Just watched that post match presser and I am seriously concerned about some of the stuff PC has said. 
     
    He spent his first 5 weeks studiously avoiding dishing out praise because it was about the team. When pressed on individual player performances he said I don’t like to talk about individuals it’s about the team. Last night he was very quick to talk about individuals. “Todd didn’t do as I told him so I hooked him. I know he is not a right sided player but I need him there. “
    “Cifu is not playing well” “Sima has had a baby and is not playing well” “Lawrence is making bad decisions”
    I don’t care how true these statements might be but as a leader you criticise in private and praise in public. He is doing the exact opposite. 
     
    One guy he didn’t criticise was Lammers. I am not saying he should but if he is going to call out the poor performances of the above guys how does Lammers get a by? 
     
    saying we have made progress because last time we played Limassol with better players we got beat is mental gymnastics. 
     
    We needed a strong manager and the first 5 weeks I thought we had the real deal. Last nights performance and comments are a source of concern. The players are rightly taking a tanking because they are weak minded losers but this manager needs to piss with the dick he has got and I don’t think throwing them under the bus is going to get the best out of them. Fingers crossed he knows more about getting a performance out of modern footballers than I do 
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    Bakbear reacted to CoplandStandBear in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Why is Clement playing a system that doesn't suit Sima, Danilo or Cantwell? Why is he playing Lammers and Cifuentes who clearly aren't good enough? If you can't beat Aris at home in a must win game then you're going to struggle in cup finals and against celtic.
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    Bakbear got a reaction from Waltersfarm in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Just watched that post match presser and I am seriously concerned about some of the stuff PC has said. 
     
    He spent his first 5 weeks studiously avoiding dishing out praise because it was about the team. When pressed on individual player performances he said I don’t like to talk about individuals it’s about the team. Last night he was very quick to talk about individuals. “Todd didn’t do as I told him so I hooked him. I know he is not a right sided player but I need him there. “
    “Cifu is not playing well” “Sima has had a baby and is not playing well” “Lawrence is making bad decisions”
    I don’t care how true these statements might be but as a leader you criticise in private and praise in public. He is doing the exact opposite. 
     
    One guy he didn’t criticise was Lammers. I am not saying he should but if he is going to call out the poor performances of the above guys how does Lammers get a by? 
     
    saying we have made progress because last time we played Limassol with better players we got beat is mental gymnastics. 
     
    We needed a strong manager and the first 5 weeks I thought we had the real deal. Last nights performance and comments are a source of concern. The players are rightly taking a tanking because they are weak minded losers but this manager needs to piss with the dick he has got and I don’t think throwing them under the bus is going to get the best out of them. Fingers crossed he knows more about getting a performance out of modern footballers than I do 
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    Bakbear got a reaction from JCDBigBear in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Just watched that post match presser and I am seriously concerned about some of the stuff PC has said. 
     
    He spent his first 5 weeks studiously avoiding dishing out praise because it was about the team. When pressed on individual player performances he said I don’t like to talk about individuals it’s about the team. Last night he was very quick to talk about individuals. “Todd didn’t do as I told him so I hooked him. I know he is not a right sided player but I need him there. “
    “Cifu is not playing well” “Sima has had a baby and is not playing well” “Lawrence is making bad decisions”
    I don’t care how true these statements might be but as a leader you criticise in private and praise in public. He is doing the exact opposite. 
     
    One guy he didn’t criticise was Lammers. I am not saying he should but if he is going to call out the poor performances of the above guys how does Lammers get a by? 
     
    saying we have made progress because last time we played Limassol with better players we got beat is mental gymnastics. 
     
    We needed a strong manager and the first 5 weeks I thought we had the real deal. Last nights performance and comments are a source of concern. The players are rightly taking a tanking because they are weak minded losers but this manager needs to piss with the dick he has got and I don’t think throwing them under the bus is going to get the best out of them. Fingers crossed he knows more about getting a performance out of modern footballers than I do 
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    Bakbear got a reaction from CR3 in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Just watched that post match presser and I am seriously concerned about some of the stuff PC has said. 
     
    He spent his first 5 weeks studiously avoiding dishing out praise because it was about the team. When pressed on individual player performances he said I don’t like to talk about individuals it’s about the team. Last night he was very quick to talk about individuals. “Todd didn’t do as I told him so I hooked him. I know he is not a right sided player but I need him there. “
    “Cifu is not playing well” “Sima has had a baby and is not playing well” “Lawrence is making bad decisions”
    I don’t care how true these statements might be but as a leader you criticise in private and praise in public. He is doing the exact opposite. 
     
    One guy he didn’t criticise was Lammers. I am not saying he should but if he is going to call out the poor performances of the above guys how does Lammers get a by? 
     
    saying we have made progress because last time we played Limassol with better players we got beat is mental gymnastics. 
     
    We needed a strong manager and the first 5 weeks I thought we had the real deal. Last nights performance and comments are a source of concern. The players are rightly taking a tanking because they are weak minded losers but this manager needs to piss with the dick he has got and I don’t think throwing them under the bus is going to get the best out of them. Fingers crossed he knows more about getting a performance out of modern footballers than I do 
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    Bakbear got a reaction from bluedart1952 in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Just watched that post match presser and I am seriously concerned about some of the stuff PC has said. 
     
    He spent his first 5 weeks studiously avoiding dishing out praise because it was about the team. When pressed on individual player performances he said I don’t like to talk about individuals it’s about the team. Last night he was very quick to talk about individuals. “Todd didn’t do as I told him so I hooked him. I know he is not a right sided player but I need him there. “
    “Cifu is not playing well” “Sima has had a baby and is not playing well” “Lawrence is making bad decisions”
    I don’t care how true these statements might be but as a leader you criticise in private and praise in public. He is doing the exact opposite. 
     
    One guy he didn’t criticise was Lammers. I am not saying he should but if he is going to call out the poor performances of the above guys how does Lammers get a by? 
     
    saying we have made progress because last time we played Limassol with better players we got beat is mental gymnastics. 
     
    We needed a strong manager and the first 5 weeks I thought we had the real deal. Last nights performance and comments are a source of concern. The players are rightly taking a tanking because they are weak minded losers but this manager needs to piss with the dick he has got and I don’t think throwing them under the bus is going to get the best out of them. Fingers crossed he knows more about getting a performance out of modern footballers than I do 
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    Bakbear got a reaction from don logan in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Just watched that post match presser and I am seriously concerned about some of the stuff PC has said. 
     
    He spent his first 5 weeks studiously avoiding dishing out praise because it was about the team. When pressed on individual player performances he said I don’t like to talk about individuals it’s about the team. Last night he was very quick to talk about individuals. “Todd didn’t do as I told him so I hooked him. I know he is not a right sided player but I need him there. “
    “Cifu is not playing well” “Sima has had a baby and is not playing well” “Lawrence is making bad decisions”
    I don’t care how true these statements might be but as a leader you criticise in private and praise in public. He is doing the exact opposite. 
     
    One guy he didn’t criticise was Lammers. I am not saying he should but if he is going to call out the poor performances of the above guys how does Lammers get a by? 
     
    saying we have made progress because last time we played Limassol with better players we got beat is mental gymnastics. 
     
    We needed a strong manager and the first 5 weeks I thought we had the real deal. Last nights performance and comments are a source of concern. The players are rightly taking a tanking because they are weak minded losers but this manager needs to piss with the dick he has got and I don’t think throwing them under the bus is going to get the best out of them. Fingers crossed he knows more about getting a performance out of modern footballers than I do 
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    Bakbear got a reaction from Bad Robot in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Just watched that post match presser and I am seriously concerned about some of the stuff PC has said. 
     
    He spent his first 5 weeks studiously avoiding dishing out praise because it was about the team. When pressed on individual player performances he said I don’t like to talk about individuals it’s about the team. Last night he was very quick to talk about individuals. “Todd didn’t do as I told him so I hooked him. I know he is not a right sided player but I need him there. “
    “Cifu is not playing well” “Sima has had a baby and is not playing well” “Lawrence is making bad decisions”
    I don’t care how true these statements might be but as a leader you criticise in private and praise in public. He is doing the exact opposite. 
     
    One guy he didn’t criticise was Lammers. I am not saying he should but if he is going to call out the poor performances of the above guys how does Lammers get a by? 
     
    saying we have made progress because last time we played Limassol with better players we got beat is mental gymnastics. 
     
    We needed a strong manager and the first 5 weeks I thought we had the real deal. Last nights performance and comments are a source of concern. The players are rightly taking a tanking because they are weak minded losers but this manager needs to piss with the dick he has got and I don’t think throwing them under the bus is going to get the best out of them. Fingers crossed he knows more about getting a performance out of modern footballers than I do 
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    Bakbear got a reaction from Ayrshire Blue in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Just watched that post match presser and I am seriously concerned about some of the stuff PC has said. 
     
    He spent his first 5 weeks studiously avoiding dishing out praise because it was about the team. When pressed on individual player performances he said I don’t like to talk about individuals it’s about the team. Last night he was very quick to talk about individuals. “Todd didn’t do as I told him so I hooked him. I know he is not a right sided player but I need him there. “
    “Cifu is not playing well” “Sima has had a baby and is not playing well” “Lawrence is making bad decisions”
    I don’t care how true these statements might be but as a leader you criticise in private and praise in public. He is doing the exact opposite. 
     
    One guy he didn’t criticise was Lammers. I am not saying he should but if he is going to call out the poor performances of the above guys how does Lammers get a by? 
     
    saying we have made progress because last time we played Limassol with better players we got beat is mental gymnastics. 
     
    We needed a strong manager and the first 5 weeks I thought we had the real deal. Last nights performance and comments are a source of concern. The players are rightly taking a tanking because they are weak minded losers but this manager needs to piss with the dick he has got and I don’t think throwing them under the bus is going to get the best out of them. Fingers crossed he knows more about getting a performance out of modern footballers than I do 
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    Bakbear reacted to chris182 in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Woke up still fucked off 
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    Bakbear reacted to ayro in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Tbh a lot of what you’re posting is bang on but the worrying one for me out of that was we are progressing as the last time we played them we got beat but tonight we didn’t.
    Fuck me.
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    Bakbear reacted to Ivybank in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Sorry but that was nonsense, talking about the fans being nervous(we know these bottlers). Sima having a new baby utter bollocks, Lawrence not decisive enough wtf ,making countless excuses yet not once mentions the elephant In the room , lammers . Just come out and say we were poor we would respect you then. Lots of players expecting babies that’s a first😪
    and more vertical passing! What utter shite
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    Bakbear got a reaction from JCDBigBear in Todd Cantwell   
    Last season he was being celebrated for those tricks. 
    Midfield and Center halves should be more than capable of preventing a goal from that loss of possession. 
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    Bakbear got a reaction from Laudrupsleftfoot in Todd Cantwell   
    Last season he was being celebrated for those tricks. 
    Midfield and Center halves should be more than capable of preventing a goal from that loss of possession. 
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    Bakbear got a reaction from graeme_4 in Mentality   
    Cifuentes looked weak at the knees every time the ball came to him. He was absolutely shitting himself. 
    Lammers barely resembles a footballer, he hides constantly and cannot do the basics. That he is a professional footballer would suggest that he has ability but it is clear the weight of the jersey is too big for him. 
    It is 100% mental fortitude thats our issue. These players have more ability than Limassol, Aberdeen, and the majority of SPFL sides but they fall apart in front of an expectant Ibrox. 
     
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    Bakbear reacted to MacBoyd in Mentality   
    Yes but he had much better to chose from than lammers so deserves stick. I'd bet less than 10 per cent of ibrox agreed with his selection 
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    Bakbear reacted to Laudrupsleftfoot in Todd Cantwell   
    Not on the right, he said himself in that recent podcast it’s a position he’s never played before.
    He’s comfortable on the left, drifting inside into the middle. It’s far easier as a right footed player to protect the ball cutting in from the left than it is on the right, before even thinking about angles for through balls etc.
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    Bakbear reacted to esquire8 in Todd Cantwell   
    Manager said he knows his best position is as a 10 but due to what he has available there is no one apart from McCausland who can play wide right. Didn't want to throw McCausland in but had to now. 
    Totally get where he is coming from but if the squad don't fit the system you want then you modify it. Stop the square pegs in round holes. 
    Lammers ain't a player let alone a 10. Sima ain't a left winger. Cantwell ain't a right winger. Danilo can't play up top himself. Cifuentes can't play. Tav can't do shit. Centre backs can't defend.
    He's got to change it for the sake of the remaining games and then bring in players he wants for that system and dump those who don't fit.
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    Bakbear reacted to SeparateEntityMyArse in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Thought Cantwell was rotten tonight, but never hid whilst offering nothing the way Lammers did. Lammers off, Cantwell played off Danillo was the right sub.
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    Bakbear reacted to King Jela in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Fingers should be appointed at Clement for that tonight. 
    Picking Lammers and Cifuentes. Persisting with Cantwell on the right where he does absolutely fucking nothing. 
    Whipping Cantwell off before half time but keeping Lammers and Cifuentes on, Cifu even playing the whole game. 
    Keeping Sima on too long. 
    Not a good night for the gaffer at all. His decisions were shocking. 
     
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    Bakbear reacted to SwallowsHisOwnSpunk in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    If Clement wants width then don’t play Todd fucking Cantwell on the right wing not really a difficult concept anyone can see he’s not a winger.
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    Bakbear got a reaction from mark1963 in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Terrible terrible man management. In any walk of life. 
     
    Cantwell probably finished here but fastest way to lose a dressing room is to throw your players under a bus
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    Bakbear got a reaction from Laudrupsleftfoot in *****The Official Rangers v Aris Limassol Match Thread*****   
    Terrible terrible man management. In any walk of life. 
     
    Cantwell probably finished here but fastest way to lose a dressing room is to throw your players under a bus
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