Pena

[centenarystand 2,227]

It's possible Saturday's game might come to quick for a few of our players and we might have some missing due to injury.

We may well lose on Saturday but overall there were a lot of positives to come out of tonight's game which will stand us in good stead moving forward.

[King Jela 20,364]

Still desperately unfit but there's a player in there. 

[El Buffalo 120]

Thought Pena looked alot sharper tonight. Hopefully will turn out to be a good signing.

 

Herrera played very well when he came on. Definitely some positives to take from tonight

[AldoKrfc 106]

6 minutes ago, ronniescu said:

Are you trying to say Windass isn't very good? ???

To be fair I think it was john (who was possibly our best player) who was in every time but couldn't find a man in the box

[Big Al 55 9,252]

4 minutes ago, King Jela said:

Still desperately unfit but there's a player in there. 

I don't think he's desperately unfit at all. Difference between 60 / 70 and 90 minutes is match fitness. He was still running well and closing down as he was subbed. Morelos only lasted 70 mins.

[magic8ball 27,901]

danger danger .too much positivity on this thread just now 

he's getting there bit by bit but is still a fair bit away from the player we hope he can be .which would be a guy playing the full match.scoring 15 a season from midfield and creating plenty 

for me his goal was an Indication of the quality he has and I thought his movement at times excellent. 

 

[johanhentze 14,089]

Some people were slagging him off during the game... he was not playing badly. In fact, he made us a much more fluid team, in my opinion. He had a good game... he certainly showed much more than he had the chance to in previous games. There is still more to come from him, I suspect.

Time.... give him time.

[cushynumber 25,178]

Pena has now scored every 10 seconds  he has been on the park. FACT.

[Ivybank 4,582]

36 minutes ago, johanhentze said:

Some people were slagging him off during the game... he was not playing badly. In fact, he made us a much more fluid team, in my opinion. He had a good game... he certainly showed much more than he had the chance to in previous games. There is still more to come from him, I suspect.

Time.... give him time.

Agree he looked a lot better,his goal was a cracker

[Turnberry18 3,204]

I wasn't completely won over tonight; he will need to be a lot better than some of his play. Good goal, and he looks the type of player who can get a goal out of nothing, but some of his play still needs to improve.

[Teddy bear 1873 57]

Good goal the night ????

[JCDBigBear 10,825]

11 hours ago, Gustav said:

It's comparing two international teams who are ranked 6 places apart so you're wrong. International caps mean nothing.

That is your opinion.  My main argument was the fact he had played in some 40+ games in the Mexican top flight last season for two of their top sides.   Too many people just don't want to give Pena a chance.  It is pointless debating with people who are already set against him.  I remain to be convinced either way.

[JCDBigBear 10,825]

11 hours ago, OhW said:

100% agree. It's not fair to compare Pena to a footballer.

Another who has decided without giving the player a chance.

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

42 minutes ago, JCDBigBear said:

Another who has decided without giving the player a chance.

The place is full of, with apologies to the President, 'rocket men'.  Nice to see both Pena and Hererra on the scoresheet again. 

[RangersScotty9 255]

I said before the game elsewhere on Facebook that people will place him under the microscope and they well blow everything out of proportion where every little mistake he does they will emphasise it tenfold, it was predictable. I also said don't get your expectations up, too early and Pedro made himself clear, he told you that he's not quite ready yet as he needs to adapt to the Scottish style of game which is far different to the game in Mexico. I said all of that before the game, I even stated that they shouldn't expect anything spectacular and what can I say, how many shots at goal has he had and how many goals does he have?

Some people have it in for him, in fact they're the very cancerous type of people who would be sitting moaning about Rangers even if we were winning every single game, cancerous because they give you brain cancer.

[The Specky Forum Organiser 64,803]

Impressed me enough tonight I'd play him on Saturday, he's very very erratic but in a game like that that's maybe the kind of player who is going to step up and produce some magic

[RangersScotty9 255]

1 hour ago, cushynumber said:

Pena has now scored every 10 seconds  he has been on the park. FACT.

What does it mean by every 10 seconds? Sorry I'm not that clued up on how statistics like that work out. Is that referring to 10 seconds worth of him on the ball accumulated?

[ForeverAndEver 71,522]

Was better than his performances so far, don't think he was great, very good header for the goal.

Should shoot more often as well.

[Davie Mr Magic Cooper 515]

11/10 for the header...that was simply superb. Going away from the goal and directing it perfectly.

He did some good stuff, but he did some shit stuff too. I wanted him to do so well, but he gave the ball away too many times for my liking. He looks to have a lot in his locker (tries too hard) but has still to show it...lack of confidence? Hopefully he'll come on (and prove his price-tag) and prove he was a good buy. Good luck to him.

[KirkBroadband 203]

I'm not reading through the last few pages cause i can't be arsed.... he was dreadful in the first half..... but what a fucking header, outstanding... then he was blowing out his arse after it. He's not fit enough to start against the Taigs!

[JellyBearss 2]

Impressed me today I'll give him that. Still think fitness is the worry but we knew that, think he'll improve anyway. 

[Ozblue 4,331]

3 hours ago, Turnberry18 said:

I wasn't completely won over tonight; he will need to be a lot better than some of his play. Good goal, and he looks the type of player who can get a goal out of nothing, but some of his play still needs to improve.

I would say you could point that finger to every player on the park tonight; some more than others. Every thing I learned not to do in football, we did it. Defenders letting the ball bounce (as what cost us a goal at the weekend) don't ball watch....don't give your opponent 5 yards space on the flanks...No need to try and burst the net with the goal at your mercy AND don't try and defend a lead in your own penalty box. Fucking hell! no wonder my health deteriorates watching us play.

[eejay the dj 31,964]

4 hours ago, cushynumber said:

Pena has now scored every 10 seconds  he has been on the park. FACT.

Not getting this one Cushy ?

[PRW. 5,631]

He was decent and showed glimpses of what he can really do.

Archibald mentioned they had to change shape in the 2nd half because of the threat Pena was creating. 

[lewislaudrup 851]

Wonder if whats going on in mexico might effect the two guys for saturday