Gascoigne8 3,378 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Just now, Turnberry18 said: Pena can't control a ball? Face it, he was awful and its not really sticking my neck out to say hes a fuckin dud. He didnt look interested to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewhitevanman 1,619 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Pena is shite and anyone who believes we payed 3 million for this dud needs their head looked at. He's dreadful and doesn't even look like a footballer fucksake Danny Wilson shouted something to him trying to give him instructions or something and he just growled and stared at Wilson and let the game pass him by. I also don't understand if ur trying to get someone fit that u would leave him out the Dunfermline game that we are coasting but bring him on when we are 10 men down at home chasing a game, amateur stuff. I would take jimmy calderwood just now to try and get us sorted Gman36 and Reformation Bear 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenerife Bear 1,748 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Looks like another coo. Can see why he hasn't had a start yet, looks dreadful. bluewhitevanman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnberry18 3,204 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Gascoigne8 said: Face it, he was awful and its not really sticking my neck out to say hes a fuckin dud. He didnt look interested to me No way am I writing a player off so soon, and especially not when he comes on as a sub under those circumstances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gascoigne8 3,378 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Just now, Turnberry18 said: No way am I writing a player off so soon, and especially not when he comes on as a sub under those circumstances. Sound. We'll give him to the end of the season but im no expecting much tbh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnberry18 3,204 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Just now, Gascoigne8 said: Sound. We'll give him to the end of the season but im no expecting much tbh We are frustrated, you and me both, but he was the least of my concerns today. As soon as I saw Hodson on for Wallace on the team sheets I was concerned. Our midfield didn't look that strong on paper either, and we still need additions there. We are still lacking players. Gascoigne8 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reformation Bear 6,453 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 39 minutes ago, Smile said: Reminds me a bit when Warburton used Crooks against Hearts was a Daft Decision by him. Good point. Pedro having a Warbs moment. Maybe Warburton and Pedro are the same person and we've been conned all along into thinking there was a change of manager. After all, its developing into the same old same old as last season with curious soundbites coming from the manager to try to explain what he's trying to do or explaining what went wrong. Here's the new boss........same as the old boss. Crooks never really recovered from that did he. Come to think of it neither did Warburton. Smile 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaudrupsPatrickBoots 13,510 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Strange decision to bring him on in a game like this under those circumstances just a few days after we've been told he's not fit enough yet. I dont think he looked that bad though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk and disorderly. 14,407 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 He played at a walking pace when he come on. Very slow and clearly unfit. Is he on a lard diet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigyrfc11 24 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Anyone know the fee which was paid for him are the journalists just plucking numbers out of thin air was there anything official from Rangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladimirWeiss69 802 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 minute ago, craigyrfc11 said: Anyone know the fee which was paid for him are the journalists just plucking numbers out of thin air was there anything official from Rangers. According to transfermarkt we paid 2.55 million but could be shite craigyrfc11 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rblair92 28 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 He looked very short of fitness, but I think if he gets his head down and works then he could turn out to be a good player for us. Didn't do much when he came on but he was alive to Herrera winning the ball to get us that free kick late on. If we want to get the best out of Herrera up front then he needs people playing off him like that. Looks like Pena has been a good player and lost his way a bit. Just remains to be seen if he has the right attitude to get back to his best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reformation Bear 6,453 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, Drunk and disorderly. said: He played at a walking pace when he come on. Very slow and clearly unfit. Is he on a lard diet? I still don't get why he was even brought on. What made Pedro pick him over Rossiter who has at least had some good first team game time and is patently far fitter and more capable of chasing down and helping to minimise the effect of 10 v 11. I just don't see what Pedro was hoping to achieve by that substitution. The only explanation I can think of is he wanted Pena to experience first hand the 'feel' of a Scottish game that was going badly and to feel the intensity of pressure from the Support and to see first hand the sort of way teams are going to play against Rangers so that when he came off the pitch he was part of the team that experienced first hand the pressure of playing for Rangers. The point being to get him more mentally tuned to what is to be expected in games when he is fit enough to be considered for a starting position in the team. I'm only guessing. I've not seen any explanation from the manager in post match stuff about why he brought Pena on. weshallnotbemoved!, AndoBien and jintybear 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladimirWeiss69 802 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I still think he could offer us something once up to speed, today was not the game to throw someone lacking in match fitness on while we are struggling LaudrupsPatrickBoots, eejay the dj and AndoBien 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersScotty9 255 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I personally have a different perspective on Peña and his performance, I thought he did well to track back and even at one point dived in for a few challenges to win the ball back showing signs that he is the box to box player. There were also moments you could see him linking in midfield to pass and looking to get forward and even attempted a 1-2 that nearly pulled off as well as won us the free kick, he also looked like he had a bit of pace when he did chase back, don't get me wrong there were spells he slowed up. Perhaps the only negative I saw of him was out wide he should've went for the ball rather than hesitated. I like him personally, I think he looks a good player and can't wait to see him when he's properly up to speed and playing in a Rangers team with 11 men on the park, hopefully this is the start to him getting games so he can get up to match fitness and he should become a good player. eejay the dj and AndoBien 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDYT2 96 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 i honestly could not believe my eyes watching him the day. I have never seen a Rangers player that out of place in my life. I hope it is just a serious lack of fitness Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murty 210 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Strange decision for Pedro to bring him on when he did. The guy actually doesn't even look like a footballer, the way he moves, the way he stands with the ball at his feet etc. There was two times where he just slowed an attack right down and actually stopped dead and looked around for somewhere to kick the ball to. We've bought an absolute dud I fear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negri's lovechild 13,915 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 21 minutes ago, MDYT2 said: i honestly could not believe my eyes watching him the day. I have never seen a Rangers player that out of place in my life. I hope it is just a serious lack of fitness Did you see Crookes at tyncastle last season? The guy couldn't have been any more out of place if he tried Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivybank 4,578 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Looks like he's never played football in his life, looked like that player souness brought over from abroad for Southampton and he wasn't even of junior standard Gman36 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibroxholm 2,276 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Thought it was a bit unfair to bring him on today given the situation we were in. Thought Rossiter should have been on asap after Jack sent off to shore up our midfield. When Pena burst through at the end, I thought he made a meal of it. However, the referee gave a foul which, if he saw it that way, should have meant the Hibs CB sent off as it was definite goal scoring opportunity. Referee wasn't up to it, the entire game he was out of his depth. ianferguson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMax399 3,689 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, RangersScotty9 said: I personally have a different perspective on Peña and his performance, I thought he did well to track back and even at one point dived in for a few challenges to win the ball back showing signs that he is the box to box player. There were also moments you could see him linking in midfield to pass and looking to get forward and even attempted a 1-2 that nearly pulled off as well as won us the free kick, he also looked like he had a bit of pace when he did chase back, don't get me wrong there were spells he slowed up. Perhaps the only negative I saw of him was out wide he should've went for the ball rather than hesitated. I like him personally, I think he looks a good player and can't wait to see him when he's properly up to speed and playing in a Rangers team with 11 men on the park, hopefully this is the start to him getting games so he can get up to match fitness and he should become a good player. I'm with you on this. Far from ideal circumstances today, but I saw a player who showed glimpses of what he could give us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianferguson 2,619 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 49 minutes ago, Murty said: Strange decision for Pedro to bring him on when he did. The guy actually doesn't even look like a footballer, the way he moves, the way he stands with the ball at his feet etc. There was two times where he just slowed an attack right down and actually stopped dead and looked around for somewhere to kick the ball to. We've bought an absolute dud I fear. No way is this guy a dud. Will he adapt to our league is a reasonable question but he has loads of ability , lets give him some time. Pedro said he would wait till the right time before he was introduced, by fu* it's a worry if he thinks 1-3 down with ten men is a good time. JCDBigBear and CoatbridgeBear 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianferguson 2,619 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 45 minutes ago, Ivybank said: Looks like he's never played football in his life, looked like that player souness brought over from abroad for Southampton and he wasn't even of junior standard magic8ball 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoatbridgeBear 7,113 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 He didn't look 'atrocius' at all he looked rusty, and it was a good touch to take him through before the foul and a reckon he would've scored if he wasn't fouled. LaudrupsPatrickBoots, magic8ball and Skyson1872 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Deacon 55,133 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I liked when he just stopped and looked at the ball Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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