hutchy14 4 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Rangers manager Walter Smith says David Weir will return to the side to face Celtic in midweek after the captain was left on the bench against St Johnstone."Davie had sickness prior to the game in Portugal, where he still played for an hour," Smith told BBC Scotland. "I just felt it was better to leave him out today and we can get him back again on Wednesday." Nikica Jelavic scored two and Sasa Papac and Kyle Lafferty also chipped in to seal a 4-0 win for Rangers at Ibrox. The win, which came after Celtic were beaten 2-0 by Motherwell, means Rangers trail their Glasgow rivals at the top of the Scottish Premier League table by five points with two games in hand. "We're pleased with the result," said Smith. "We played very well in the first half and we dictated play for most of it."We restricted St Johnstone's chances, with Allan McGregor only needing to make one good save. "In the second half, St Johnstone made one or two little changes and they pushed us back for 25 minutes. "But we managed to claw ourselves back into the game and the third goal effectively killed it. "It meant we could go on and finish strongly and we're delighted with the result." Slovakian winger Vladimir Weis was forced to leave the field in the first half of the match, but the Rangers manager said his ankle knock was not serious. Rangers travel to Celtic Park on Wednesday for their Scottish Cup fifth-round replay.Happiness is short lived then? Can Walter not see that he is holding our team back? Look at Bartley and Bougherra yesterday, they were pretty solid for their first game together, for the majority of the game they were basically in St Johnstone's half.Walter catch a grip ffs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNuts 552 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 "we all dream of a team of davie weirs'..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchy14 4 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 "we all dream of a team of davie weirs'..." World Class team it would be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueben_d 40 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Could be so, could be a back 5 on Wednesday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchy14 4 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Could be so, could be a back 5 on Wednesday.Wouldn't fucking put it past him!Needs to be 4-4-2 though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffbear 4,096 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 So it's Jelavic up front himself and they'll put Hooper on Weir and we're fucked again.Good to see he has learned from his mistakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabDYC 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 It was good having weir out the team and playing a 4-4-2 while it lastedBack to negative tactics on Wednesday huh walter even though Weir doesnt merit a start on his performances lately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram 1,919 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Fed up commenting on his failure to see what has went wrong in the previous 3 Old Firm games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL.I.AM 18 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 If we play in more attacking manner we can win wether we have Weir at the back or not. Look what happened yesterday when Well attacked the scum, they wer fucked and couldn't get afford to commit as many players forward as they usually do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollman1972 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 could play the 352 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelle1880 225 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Fuck right off then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcol 13 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 would rather weir didnt start but if he does lets hope it isnt the same old negative pish like the last 3 old firm games, they can be beaten if you attack them, come walter no more negative nonsense please :chopometer: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Walter does tend to like experience in a player ... and they don't coe much more experienced that big Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beenie 42 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear_Necessities 41 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 honestly thought big davie would pack it in of his own accord before it got to this stage, he must realsise his old creaking bones are not up the pace of an old firm game now. he is still capable of holding his own in your average spl game but not against them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I don't see the need for David Weir. Yesterday we played a higher defensive line, the defenders were comfortable on the ball, especially when bringing the ball out from the back, the distribution was better (even with a few shockers from Bougherra and Bartley). There was a bit more pace in there, which was obvious to see.How often did we catch St. Johnstone offside yesterday, how little did they create... Weir will come back in and we will sit deep, invite the bheggars onto us and Hooper, Samaras, Stokes, or whoever, will destroy him for pace. Bartley isn't the quickest, but he's got a hell of a lot more pace than Weir.Why change a winning defence, why set out a team to accommodate a 40 year old who's legs have gone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Why change a winning defence, why set out a team to accommodate a 40 year old who's legs have gone?Because he won't drop him due to misplaced loyalty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 If Weir comes back in for Wednesday night. It has to be in a back 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 If Weir comes back in for Wednesday night. It has to be in a back 5.Setting up to accommodate Weir - why not let them worry about us!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 It was always going to be a case of giving him a rest with an Old Firm game coming up rather than actually dropping him for the reason he's finished. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvager 498 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 If Weir comes back in for Wednesday night. It has to be in a back 5.More than likely. Hope WS sends out two strikers to put pressure on thie back 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryMc 2,394 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Score 4 and keep a clean sheet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Setting up to accommodate Weir - why not let them worry about us!?That's Walter thoughts on it, it wouldn't be my preferred set up. The back 4 that was used yesterday would be more than enough going to Parkhead on Wednesday.I would be shocked if Walter didn't start Weir on Wednesday, cause that would be him making a statement that his captain is finished. Rightly or Wrongly he'll not hang Weir out to dry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 More than likely. Hope WS sends out two strikers to put pressure on thie back 4.Can't see that tbh. It will be Jelavic up on his own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 More than likely. Hope WS sends out two strikers to put pressure on thie back 4.A front 2 or 1 up and one supporting, all depends on us playing David Weir or not. Like us all, I wan't Walter to make a statement on Wednesday. Sadly he's far too loyal and stubborn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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