sonofbear 398 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 If we play 3 at the back then we are toast. If we want to mix it up we could play Jig and Daly as our CB's and play Mosh up front. He;s got more pace than Daly and is as good a goal threat. Daly has played many times at CB as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weshallnotbemoved! 714 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 We need to nullify their midfield.Rankin will run all day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,715 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I try to be positive on here but unless tinkerbell waves a wand full of fairy dust over us,we're f**ked.Play like this last couple of months and DU will tear us a now AH. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickshaw77 287 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 would personally go for 3-5-2 at the weekend, we have zero pace at the back with Jig and Mohsni and if they were left one on one would be destroyed by any player with pace.Would maybe do what Advocaat done with Tugay once and use Foster as a sweeper behind the two CBs, he may not be great but has a bit of pace the other two don't have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 37,610 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I actually think that because we all want Ally out so badly, that we might just win on Sat and justify him keeping his job for another season in some peoples eyes.Weird situation, I'd love to beat Dundee Hibs, but if we do it probably means Ally stays and we don't go up next season. Probably actually best for progress as a club if we lose, bizarrely enough.Still be hoping for a win on Sat though. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Flipper 5,936 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Definitely wouldn't go with 3 at the back, you need good organisation, communication and good quality centre halfs to play that system. We'd end up playing left and right backs in midfield anyway and since wallace is not looking likely to take part it would end up being a 5-3-2. Midfield would be crowded out, we'd be dominated and end up hoofing the ball up to strikers to no effect yet once again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Fearing Dundee United I'd love to see us win but I can't see it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoR20 2,133 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Dreading going to this tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilstonloyal 186 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Its only fucking Dundee united we are playing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christchurch Rangers 1,229 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Its only fucking Dundee united we are playingaye and that was only raith last weekend Its gonna be an interesting game for many reasons, not least being to see how the team responds after losing to raith also there's the yardstick of how we went in the cup game against dundee utd last season as well: have we moved forward since that hiding?!Obviously I really want the lads to come out and win this cup semi and to show passion, desire and guts while doing so: elements sorely missed last weekendbut its going to be a real challenge for Rangers, make no mistake.Losing to Raith really hurt but now here's a chance for the lads to show what they are made offor better or for worse we are gonna know a lot about the character of this current squad come saturday evening Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilstonloyal 186 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 aye and that was only raith last weekend Its gonna be an interesting game for many reasons, not least being to see how the team responds after losing to raithalso there's the yardstick of how we went in the cup game against dundee utd last season as well: have we moved forward since that hiding?!Obviously I really want the lads to come out and win this cup semi and to show passion, desire and guts while doing so: elements sorely missed last weekendbut its going to be a real challenge for Rangers, make no mistake.Losing to Raith really hurt but now here's a chance for the lads to show what they are made offor better or for worse we are gonna know a lot about the character of this current squad come saturday evening Dundee united are average at best Put peralta on Ryan gauld and they are fucked 2-0 rangers for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christchurch Rangers 1,229 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Dundee united are average at bestPut peralta on Ryan gauld and they are fucked2-0 rangers for meyour off your trolley mate Peralta is a poor player so if dundee united are average at best, how do you rate raith?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu43rigger 327 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 your off your trolley mate Peralta is a poor player so if dundee united are average at best, how do you rate raith?!Raith are poor but lets not forget we had the lions share of possession and far more chances than Raith, we're a much better side than them and had we played that fixture 10 times over we probably would have won 8 of them, and that's with the players looking like they were barely trying.This united game is winable albeit everyone needs to get their finger out but don't let one very poor result cloud your judgement, we're playing an average spfl team and hopefully one that has become complacent, we can turn this lot over Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christchurch Rangers 1,229 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Raith are poor but lets not forget we had the lions share of possession and far more chances than Raith, we're a much better side than them and had we played that fixture 10 times over we probably would have won 8 of them, and that's with the players looking like they were barely trying.This united game is winable albeit everyone needs to get their finger out but don't let one very poor result cloud your judgement, we're playing an average spfl team and hopefully one that has become complacent, we can turn this lot overyes you're right about chances against raithMohsni missed two sitters for starters didnt he Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilstonloyal 186 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 your off your trolley mate Peralta is a poor player so if dundee united are average at best, how do you rate raith?! a would play peralta to stop Ryan Gauld plus he's 10x the player Fraser aird is Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCutch 4,340 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 We have became so predictable that Macnamara will know our line up and formation before Ally even puts it down on paper.He has 7 (8) undroppable regardless of form...BellMohsniJigWallaceBlackLawDalyFoster (Getting to this status)These 7/8 (and the rest of the squad) KNOW they will be picked, even if half fit or off form.It sends out a terrible message to everyone of the squad.It's little wonder next to none of us give us a hope in hell of winning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds_Bear 8,299 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Right up for this one now! First game i've managed to get up to in a while, reckon the atmosphere is going to be something else. Fingers crossed we can put these past few months performances behind us and really get at Dundee Utd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyonderbill 127 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Are there still quite a few season ticket holders waiting on their tickets arriving then? Not got mine yet.Still waiting on mine, with any luck they are lost in the post. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram 1,919 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 We have became so predictable that Macnamara will know our line up and formation before Ally even puts it down on paper.He has 7 (8) undroppable regardless of form...BellMohsniJigWallaceBlackLawDalyFoster (Getting to this status)These 7/8 (and the rest of the squad) KNOW they will be picked, even if half fit or off form.It sends out a terrible message to everyone of the squad.It's little wonder next to none of us give us a hope in hell of winning. Said it elsewhere that when players become undroppable so does their desire and form.It also means there is little point keeping players like Crawford, McAusland and Gasparotto if they cannot get a game in place of those not delivering the goods.What he should be doing is picking a team to exploit the weaknesses in the United team and not focusing solely on stopping their strengths. If he thinks playing Daly on his own and isolated is the way to win a match he's a bigger clown than i first thought.It didn't work against Raith and it certainly won't work against United.He has options to change it but won't tinker too much outside his comfort zone. sonofbear 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackandra 732 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Id be far happier if we tried something different on Saturday, it would be easier to accept a defeat if it at least looked like we tried, and you never know, few changes, couple of new faces in the team, we might just pull off a win. We cant however go with this stupid big punt up the pitch from defence to Daly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 56,411 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 We are so toothless going forward I expect Dundee United will be happy to just let us have possession and then destroy us on the counter attack like they did in the Scottish Cup game a few days before administraton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,630 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 2-1 Rangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 56,411 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 2-1 Rangers.We've been humiliated in a cup final, our manager has had both barrels all week and we are underdogs in this game too.Us pulling a result out seems inevitable because that's usually how football works Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,630 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 We've been humiliated in a cup final, our manager has had both barrels all week and we are underdogs in this game too.Us pulling a result out seems inevitable because that's usually how football works It's the infallible logic of football . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie1972 6 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Team id go for on saturday.BellFoster Faure McCulloch Mohsni WallaceLaw BlackShielsClark DalyI believe Wallace will be fit & we are just saying it to play mind games (O'Neil done it for years under them - week before playing a big game saying Larsson etc had no chance then come the game they are fit enough) As for Clark i believe he has got to start up top with Daly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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