WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 2 things annoyed me today. 1st half performance and the subs made too late Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Not the best again today, don't know how it looked on tv but Black did hee haw for the team nothing more than a sideway pass passenger.Last 20 mins seemed like a training game, little urgency or drove about the boys.Second half was much better but should be doing better against these teams tbh.We should be thrashing these teams, especially at home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarkev 3,540 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 We've not pressed as a team for a long long time now, not even during Walter's reign iirc. Often been a bug bear of mine. We always seem happy to sit off the oppo, often waiting until they're in the box before finally making a challenge.That's ok when you have quality at the back to defend and players who can play successfully on the break...at the moment we have a poor squad but compared to our opponents we should be miles ahead....if we push up higher it puts less emphasis on our back line and puts more pressure on our opponents in more attacking areas!I watched a bit today just after they scored...jig, little and Hutton pressed trying to win the ball back but black and the back four stood back leaving a big gap and lots of space for the ES player who received the pass from the player under pressure...this is a simple thing that could be worked on in training and would help us dictate games better...there should be no excuse from a fitness perspective not to do it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 2 things annoyed me today.1st half performance and the subs made too lateAre you talking about Aird's lengthy appearance? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm more than happy to praise ally when it's due and I desperately want to be able to do that more...I do think at times he makes things harder for himself by playing players out of position....what's your take on Naismith at right mid? In a 4-2-3-1...I can see the logic but in a 4-4-2?I noticed something today as well...we don't press as a team, we do it individually or sometimes in small groups...we need to work on this...get our back line pushed up and put more pressure on the opposition! Thoughts?Kal: Having been surprised and impressed with his range of passing in the Stirling Albion game I'd say he is more of a midfielder than a forward, add to that we have Little, Jig back, Hemmings, Shiels, Temps in the hole and Sandaza then Kal will have to work bloody hard to get in as a striker. His best bet is to make a name for himself as a RW/RM and grow from there.Pressing: Quite a few times in the first half I found myself shouting at the TV "High-line!" We need to get the defence higher up the pitch to allow the midfielders to press higher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Are you talking about Aird's lengthy appearance? Yup was pointless Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
novosleftboot 6,285 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 That's ok when you have quality at the back to defend and players who can play successfully on the break...at the moment we have a poor squad but compared to our opponents we should be miles ahead....if we push up higher it puts less emphasis on our back line and puts more pressure on our opponents in more attacking areas!I watched a bit today just after they scored...jig, little and Hutton pressed trying to win the ball back but black and the back four stood back leaving a big gap and lots of space for the ES player who received the pass from the player under pressure...this is a simple thing that could be worked on in training and would help us dictate games better...there should be no excuse from a fitness perspective not to do it!There's a time for standing off, but there's also a time for pressing- we just never seem to do the latter. We seem, especially at this level, to always afford opponents too much time on the ball. If we could sort out the logistics/communication required for pressing on command, I believe we'd find defending much easier. I hope Ally is able to bring in some defensive reinforcements in Sept, plus a quality defence coach Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephants stoned 2,994 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I might be wrong. Happens quite a lot actually.Im saying nothing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnberry18 3,204 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Templeton and McKay should play in the same 11. This notion, so prevalent in Scotland, that a player with pace, or a ball player, must play out wide is naive. Templeton through the middle worked, and should continue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Bet Rangers minus 2 goals, could not believe they could not score another goal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Bet Rangers minus 2 goals, could not believe they could not score another goal.I still don't know how that Templeton effort didn't go in. I was up and bouncing then bemused to see it loop onto the post. You must have been raging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I still don't know how that Templeton effort didn't go in. I was up and bouncing then bemused to see it loop onto the post.I was sure it was in too then saw it bounce off the post. Gutted!Also, how did Hegarty miss in the first half? If he hadn't tried to cushion it it would have gone in off his thigh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I still don't know how that Templeton effort didn't go in. I was up and bouncing then bemused to see it loop onto the post. You must have been raging.Was sick mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I was sure it was in too then saw it bounce off the post. Gutted!Also, how did Hegarty miss in the first half? If he hadn't tried to cushion it it would have gone in off his thigh!Like Gordon Smith said if he just let it hit him it would have gone in. We could have had a lot more goals today. Story of our season pretty much.Was sick mate.Not surprised mate. drink up and it won't seem so bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarkev 3,540 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Are you being condescending now? Good to see you recognised Ally's managerial ability making the difference today, something plenty have been calling for over the season particularly the last few weeks.Oh well my credit has to go to Kenny McDowell it seems....il give him genuine, merited praise one day!http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/3480-kenny-tenp-ted-fate Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Oh well my credit has to go to Kenny McDowell it seems....il give him genuine, merited praise one day!http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/3480-kenny-tenp-ted-fateThat was nice of Ally. But we all know the buck stops with the Manager. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Kenny for manager! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Why cant he see these things ?Our First half performance was woeful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4everGers 82 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Tight first half but easy won the second well done Ally & the team yeeeeees Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Forever 179 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Hope not to see Little out on the left again, there are ways of accomodating Temps in the middle without resorting to shunting Little out of position. Might be controversial, but I think Jig should be put at the back and not up front, we could be doing with a commanding presence back there, and Little has performed well in the lone striker role, with Shiels just behind him.Also, Ian Black was fucking woeful today, as were the defence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Will Follow Rangers 12,921 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 just back, great day,. Sandy in royal blue back, the 54 minute bouncy all class, not great in the first half better the second still a few times where decision making isnt the best in the final third, still onwards and upwards , brilliant week to be a bear all in all with new sponserships and kit deals and the small matter of our vindication on thursday.Buzzing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef 436 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Nice seeing ally use his tactical genius to change a game Doing his duties correctly, if only thr was as many well done ally threads as thr would have been ally this and that threads if the opposite were to happen today.Well done ally and the team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Hope not to see Little out on the left again, there are ways of accomodating Temps in the middle without resorting to shunting Little out of position. Might be controversial, but I think Jig should be put at the back and not up front, we could be doing with a commanding presence back there, and Little has performed well in the lone striker role, with Shiels just behind him.Also, Ian Black was fucking woeful today, as were the defence.I thought Little did OK out on the left. OK, he's not a left winger, but he did use his pace well and it allowed him to cut inside.Agree about Black, he was pretty poor today.By the way Andy Stirling looks like a good player, and their keeper was decent too. You'd like to think that we have taken note of some of the decent talent in SFL3 and are keeping tabs on some of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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