MisterC 12,574 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 should we go back to the wattenaccio tactics of the 07/08 season. We have shown this season that when we open up in Europe we get destroyed, however when we keep it tight it has been known to pay off. I would argue that we need to go back to those tactics as we do not have the players to match other teams, however we can make it extremely hard for teams to beat us. Thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Go back? I wasn't aware he changed them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hopefully a new manager with new and fresh idea's will be installed by then, and we don't have to put up with any of Walter Smith's tactic's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,574 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 What I'm saying though is use those tactics where we set out to frustrate teams and try and hit them on the break. Keep it tight, dont concede and see what happens is the best way to go. Also I would aergue that we are at our best when our backs are against the wall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 The tactics never changed, Cuellar and Hemdani were immense for us defensively. While huge credit is due for getting to Manchester, there was a huge deal of good fortune along the way. You will not get that every season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie2909 21 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 The tactics never changed, Cuellar and Hemdani were immense for us defensively. While huge credit is due for getting to Manchester, there was a huge deal of good fortune along the way. You will not get that every season. Hemdani is a player we have missed badly in the CL this year thats and Weir being slow as fuck have been a reason we have lost alot of goals. Oh and Whittaker getting skinned constantly at RB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,574 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 believe it or not, this is not a fishing thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,630 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I miss the days of 4-5-1. Fuck you Messi ya dick, we've got Papac. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef 436 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 should we go back to the wattenaccio tactics of the 07/08 season. We have shown this season that when we open up in Europe we get destroyed, however when we keep it tight it has been known to pay off. I would argue that we need to go back to those tactics as we do not have the players to match other teams, however we can make it extremely hard for teams to beat us. Thoughts? Gotta be the way forward, it worked b4 and look what happened there, i said previous its gonna be baby steps so we should tread with caution, take it slow and make sure we recover from this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hopefully new management can come in, bring in some fresh faces, who can actually play football and we wont have to play with the tactics of the 07/08 season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterC 12,574 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 If we cannot match our opponents in terms of technical ability speed etc, then we should make it as hard as possible for them to score against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 He's not really changed thing's about, and he's hardly had a go. Infact, the formation against Stuttgart, 5-4-1, was even more defensive than usual, and did not work. Maybe if we actually had players in their proper positions, and signed the right ones, then we wouldn't be so poor. Players out of position, no creativity or pace absolutely kills us. One of the slowest, unorganiesd, lazy....sides not only in Europe, but in the SPL. We are in 2009, the manager is stuck in the past. Big lumpers, and hard workers does not work anymore, you need pace, ability, guile, creativity....along with hard work, grit and determination, and for the money we have spent, we should have at least a few players who possess that. Who's fault is it that we lack pace in almost every area - that we defend so deep - have 0 creativity - lack wide players - players out of position - nothing in the middle of the park.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I'm hoping Walter is gone by next season! The thought he isn't fills me with dread! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 When we win the league and get into the CL next season, we should have a new manager for that campaign, Weir should have retired or at least leave Rangers as a player and hopefully some new investment from a new owner. We will then see what change in personnel there is at the club and see what sort of tactics that new manager brings in. I don't have a problem with a 4-5-1 especially away in Europe and depending on the team even at Ibrox, but a lot of it depends on the players you have at your disposal as to whether or not you can pull it off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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