laudrupno1 3,932 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, evenstevens said: Is Declan John injured? I thought he’d been dropped in favour of Flanagan. ? His Granda died recently I thought he was maybe giving time off to grieve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,252 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, PromDeAnglais said: Result aside. Fuck me. 5 or 6 awful bits of defending. Goldson bailing him out numerous times. He needs a kick up the arse or a place at right midfield. Wonderful cross for goal...haven't read thread tbf. PromDeAnglais 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evenstevens 890 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, laudrupno1 said: His Granda died recently I thought he was maybe giving time off to grieve. Ah ok, cos we look awful down the left without him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,252 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 33 minutes ago, Tomatasauce said: 3 clean sheets an tonight if it wasn’t for tav’s contribution, we would have lost that game Not lost a goal in 3 games an the defence still getting criticised fucking hilarious in here Defence Weren't great tonight you'd be a fool not to recognise that...still early though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIRB_72 4,000 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Same stuff with Tavernier that we've been talking about since 2015. Good going forward...shite at the back. I think tonight he got really exposed due to the fact we were under pressure for a bit. Wee slips in concentration, not being in right place etc. He could alone have cost us 2 or 3 goals single handedly. Even Shkupi clocked onto that he was our weak link and their best chance came down his side. He can produce a goal or create a goal (been involved in all 3 of our goals this season) but at the same time he'll lose you one down our own end. SeparateEntityMyArse 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,798 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I kept thinking during the game Tav would have been much better in Murphy's position. He is good going forward and can put in a great cross, as he did for the goal tonight, it is just some of his defending is poor. I cannot see anything changing at the moment because he has been made captain and will be playing unless injured or has a couple of terrible games. I am going to try and accept that is the case and hope he manages to defend better as the season goes on. PromDeAnglais 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromDeAnglais 5,471 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 11 minutes ago, Big Al II said: Wonderful cross for goal...haven't read thread tbf. To be fair. The thread has grew from my point. Great going forward. Shite at the back... Big Al 55, Bears r us and Rum Ham 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromDeAnglais 5,471 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, Bears r us said: I kept thinking during the game Tav would have been much better in Murphy's position. He is good going forward and can put in a great cross, as he did for the goal tonight, it is just some of his defending is poor. I cannot see anything changing at the moment because he has been made captain and will be playing unless injured or has a couple of terrible games. I am going to try and accept that is the case and hope he manages to defend better as the season goes on. Great points. This is basically what I mean. We can afford to be poor in the wingbacks if we are solid defensively and sound in possession. We are neither at the moment though. Bears r us 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeSS 512 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Made the goal with tremendous Voss for Morelos. And saved certain goal with goal line clearance ! Enough said Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeSS 512 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Much more worrying is the performance of Flanagan !!! Ivybank and Rangers_no1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,798 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, PromDeAnglais said: Great points. This is basically what I mean. We can afford to be poor in the wingbacks if we are solid defensively and sound in possession. We are neither at the moment though. I think that Tav would be better farther forward and probably Flanagan would be much better at right back, but not sure if SG thinks John is who he wants at left back. I suppose when the window is over we might have a better idea what SG thinks is his best 11. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivybank 4,580 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, GeeSS said: Much more worrying is the performance of Flanagan !!! Doesn't look a good player at all and never ventures past the half way line Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatnobeer 89 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 He switches off too often, but worth keeping, he'll win us more matches than he loses I think. One case early in the 1st half where the ball was lost and instead of him tracking back he pushed up to try and regain possession. He didn't and left a huge hole for them to attack into. Unless he learns not to do that or the midfield is trained to cover for him, we'll have issues there. It's obvious stuff though so I do think we'll either get better at accommodating that or he'll have to be a little more switched on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomatasauce 1,253 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 22 minutes ago, Big Al II said: Defence Weren't great tonight you'd be a fool not to recognise that...still early though. Been a long time since we had a great defence, very long. we look miles better than last year. Some people don’t want to see improvement when it’s right there in front a them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmiralBlue 84 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, BlueMe said: Without his assist, we don't win that game. That won't be the last time that's said this season either. Agree. However, on many occasions it may well be followed by "missed tackle," "out of position" or "failed to clear his line" Love him going middle to front, bombscare going middle to back. It just is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Created the only goal of the game with a top quality cross and some great bits of defending towards the end. WilliamMunny 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave30 8,706 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Can tav not defend? Who knew? It’s not like everycunt and their dog have been saying it for 2 seasons. On the bright side what a ball in for the goal and good to see the wee man sorting out his 50p heid for the header! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Avenger 22,567 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 He shouldn't be near a Rangers jersey, far less be captain. He's fucking embarassing as a defender. Utter fucking mince and will cost us. End of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,728 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 43 minutes ago, Bears r us said: I kept thinking during the game Tav would have been much better in Murphy's position. He is good going forward and can put in a great cross, as he did for the goal tonight, it is just some of his defending is poor. I cannot see anything changing at the moment because he has been made captain and will be playing unless injured or has a couple of terrible games. I am going to try and accept that is the case and hope he manages to defend better as the season goes on. I've got gout and I still think I'd offer more than Murphy did tonight. Anonymous. Bears r us 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfcno121 1 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 What I’m about to say should be a no brainer for any competent manager. tavenier has an abundance of ability going forward beating his man and a cracking cross, his defending will for a fact cost us games. We need to play tav on right wing , Flanagan right back and get John back in at left back, it’s a no brainer. we played tav on the wing once against celtic and that side of the park was class! He offered us ability going forward but also supported the full back defensively. i genuinely think making this decision to play tav on the wing in place of Murphy and playing Flanagan and John as the full backs is the kind of decision that could make our season great and not merely ok !! Hope he try’s this and stick with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,798 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sportingintegritymyarse said: I've got gout and I still think I'd offer more than Murphy did tonight. Anonymous. Yes he was very poor I thought. Whether you and your gout would have been better only you would know mate. SeparateEntityMyArse 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,534 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Murphy's head down, run in a straight line counter attack in the first half when he had two men wide left in a great position was criminally poor play. A terrible lack of vision for a guy playing his position. Wasn't his finest hour tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears&Reds 460 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 38 minutes ago, Ivybank said: Doesn't look a good player at all and never ventures past the half way line If you ever see him going past the half way line you would understand why he is awful going forward as his passing is poor, i am quite glad to see that he has realised his limitations and isn't going over the half way line nowadays, also when he goes forward he has no pace to get back so he is better playing as a purely defensive fullback. Ivybank 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamMunny 3,237 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Listen, the guy is our most creative player. Yes shakey defensively but he creates a lot. Without that we'd be in a worse place. If we had someone that converts his chances he'd be far more appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Avenger 22,567 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, WilliamMunny said: Listen, the guy is our most creative player. Yes shakey defensively but he creates a lot. Without that we'd be in a worse place. If we had someone that converts his chances he'd be far more appreciated. You're havin a giraffe.He creates a lot my erse. He might create more than others, but that aint saying much. He aint shakey as a defender, he is a bombscare. To Be A Ranger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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