Dibble 25 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Just my opinion, so feel free to disagree...I think our biggest issue in the central midfield pairing. Over my time watching Rangers, we've hadMcCall and FergusonGascoigne and GattusoBarry Ferguson and Van BronckhorstMendes and DavisWe have always had great combinations in there that can dictate play and provide the ammunition to the attack by creating from the heart of the midfield. Now, I know we are in the Championship and cannot expect to have the level we have had before, but we need much better than we have. Whether this is down to personnel, management or a bit of both, I am not certain.However, my suggestion (as I know many others would also have) would be to move MacLeod into the middle and to partner him with a new signing. I am not convinced any of the current squad are up to the standard, except MacLeod. I see Lewis as the main creative central midfielder, capable of box to box play. I feel we need a solid, holding midfielder next to him, but obviously to a higher standard than Black or Hutton, neither of whom is good enough in my opinion. We need someone with energy and bite in there beside MacLeod and this should have been a signing priority of McCoist's. It's not to late to make this change but I fear, along with many others, that we have a season of Law and Black ahead of us… On current form, that is a complete and utter disaster and Boyd and Miller will not score that many goals with those two in the heart of the midfield.Signing Boyd and Miller yet providing Black and Law as ammunition for them would be like buying a nice, quick, powerful car without a key to get it started. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,151 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Could've had Scott Allen but the dud in the dugout chose to give the limited at best Hutton a new deal Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickshaw77 287 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Far too lightweight in midfield Law and Macleod get easily pushed off the ball at times.Got no one who can grab the game by the scruff of the neck in that area either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,607 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I agree all our midfielders want to get forward its like watching kids play on a Saturday morning. All wanting to attack and score a goal.No structure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,735 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Our biggest problem is in the dugout Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,360 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 We'd be as well starting the game without a midfield and going on with 7 because they are absolutely anonymous. A midfield 4 of useless bastards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I reckon it's the Spine.You need to have a Commanding GK and CH we do not have that at Set Pieces. IMO.Then you have to have a proper dominant Central Midfielder like Ferguson who could Tackle, had a great Engine was solid and could pass a Ball with vision.We don't have that either.Also our RB posn has been woeful for Years and going forward we have no pace unless Aird is out right.His problem is his final ball and we have no one who will have a dig outside the Box either.We really really are a shambles on the Pitch with no balance at all.We have been exposed time and time again, even in the lower Leagues and Cups, yet nothingness improved.Worse Rangers team and Manager I've ever seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frama 0 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I think the biggest problem the central midfield have is that they need the services of a good chiropractor for the crick they get in their necks as the watch the ball being launched over their heads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Flipper 5,936 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Have you watched our defending?I would say the problem is we don't have any proper defenders except from wallace, I would also class wallace as a very attacking fullback. Our midfield is also a big problem, apart from lewis the words that pop into my head straight away are disjointed and lazyy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 We have a quality CM in Lewis but Ally keeps playing him out of position. Lewis should be our first choice CM but obviously Ally doesn't see it that way. Keep in mind, Ally went out and signed Ian Black from Hearts. Ian Black never has been and never will be a footballer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachothelegend 1,932 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Far too lightweight in midfield Law and Macleod get easily pushed off the ball at times.Got no one who can grab the game by the scruff of the neck in that area either.All our Midfielders where being bullied. Far too lightweight in the Middle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGovanFront 0 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 It's worse than that, we have problems all over the pitch from our keeper, defence, midfield and up front. Problems range from people out of position, people not fit enough, favouritism, people hiding I could go on and on.It has got to the stage I now don't see things improving, and we need to be thankful the Hibs game was a cup tie or that'd be 5 points dropped.On way home today it's a mixture of anger, embarrassment and thinking how will be let down next. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertz Laces 35 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Heard a few shouts about putting Peralta in CM. Whats the opinions on that? Preferably Id have him at RB instead of that idiot Foster. I agree with signing a new CM but I dont trust Ally or anyone in the coaching staffs judgement in the transfer market, and his pals law and black wont be dropped. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bob 1,360 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I reckon it's the Spine.You need to have a Commanding GK and CH we do not have that at Set Pieces. IMO.Then you have to have a proper dominant Central Midfielder like Ferguson who could Tackle, had a great Engine was solid and could pass a Ball with vision.We don't have that either.Also our RB posn has been woeful for Years and going forward we have no pace unless Aird is out right.His problem is his final ball and we have no one who will have a dig outside the Box either.We really really are a shambles on the Pitch with no balance at all.We have been exposed time and time again, even in the lower Leagues and Cups, yet nothingness improved.Worse Rangers team and Manager I've ever seen.Summed it up perfectly.We have a crap goalkeeper, crap centre half and midfielders. No balance in the team. No leadership on the park and a manager who knows he is hopeless but wants his 800 K to walk away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCPRANGERS1 2,997 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 You could start several different threads sating our main problem is Defence,Attack or Midfield the simple fact is that its currently all over the parl and that is simply down to our management team.Our team during pre season and the first two matches look like they have just met and don't look to know how they've been set out to play.We play players out of position and make bizarre substitutions.You can't single out one are of the pitch when all of it is in a mess just now. Only one or two individuals get any kind of pass marks from our opening matches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,702 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I don't even think Lewis Macleod is the answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wearethepeople72 1,845 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 A formation change us required to fix the problem, in my opinion.Need to get MacLeod back in the middle of the park and play Law just off the strikers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFREG 471 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 With the squad off players we have, and all played in their proper positition,and with decent leadership in the dugout we would skate this league.But no we have a manager who is now using Charles Green in his post match interview as an excuse for the players underperforming. Your post match interviews are an Embarrassment, i will never stop going but for Christ sake Ally will you please just just go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamess 3,407 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Ally is our biggest problem, but agree on the pitch the midfield is the biggest weakness - we just don't have one. Teams walk through it onto our defence, and when we go forward, the defenders can't locate it so punt it up the park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalton 1,192 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 The midfield is definately the weakest we,ve had at ibrox for a whileProblem being they are only capable to do 50% of what they need to dothey are happy in their own half - thats itTheir failure is being in the attacking half and supplying our oap strikers .So we have a midfield that are lazy supplying a striker that can score but cant run.I wouldnt trust ally in the transfer market - we are sadly stuck with the what we haveThe team sheet will have the same faces friday night Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
del gray leuchars 52 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Black has been found out, no pace or strength! Kevin thomson wouldnt have been a bad shout but again thats a step past. None of the youth coming through are good enough as a holding midfielder imo. Wouldnt be surprised if we get a cm in on loan once epl decide who is surplus to requirements. Until thats sorted we xan forget boyd and miller getting 40+ goals. 3-5-2 with bell zaluskas mcculloch mcgregor Law mcleoadPeralta templalton wallace Boyd miller Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
docspiderman 1,225 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 We lack pace; the only players, in the team with any semblance of pace were Wallace and Foster and the latter is, clueless and unable to pass to a team mate. Midfield is slow and unimaginative as well as lazy and sloppy. central defence is immobile and our front two are 4 years off the pace.When you look at Hearts who were prepared to pass forward on the deck and move and support and how easily they cut through our midfield and then compare our efforts it makes me wonder if we really do any ball work in training. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawsburst 1,381 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 The management team are the problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan_RFC 57 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Let's have a clear out from top to bottom. Only the absolute decent players should stay. And the sooner we remove the whole management team, the better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 We need a solid RBWe need 2 CBs at the back. Not Jig!2 actual wingers Macloed and 1 solid CM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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