Popular Post WCPRANGERS1 2,997 Posted July 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2018 Firstly I'll get the negatives out the way. We could've held up play better and invited pressure on at times, however we just won away from home in Croatia against a side who beat PSV home and away. Coulibally was superb, defensively we were solid and Goldson lead the line brilliantly. Morelos was superb and our goal was worked brilliantly. We defended well as a team and defended like a Water Smith side. There will always be bits we can improve on but we showed a maturity tonight I've not seen for such a long time. dougie76, bornabear, To Be A Ranger and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JukeBoxJohn 3,060 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 It's a great result. Performance needs fine-tuned in certain aspects IMO but any away win in Europe is not to be sniffed at. richles1872 and Blumhoilann 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCPRANGERS1 2,997 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Just now, JukeBoxJohn said: It's a great result. Performance needs fine-tuned in certain aspects IMO but any away win in Europe is not to be sniffed at. Considering some of the results we've had in Europe that was a real bonus tonight. We have miles to go but we look to be heading in the right direction. richles1872 and JukeBoxJohn 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
To Be A Ranger 4,032 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 First and foremost we need to be difficult to beat and fight as a team. In a short spell the manager seems to be getting that bit right. Any other improvements can come later but right now we need to be winners, and winning will breed confidence. Even if we were to become the finished article I still expect away euro days to be challenging where grit and determination is required more than fancy play. I agreed with a post elsewhere tonight where the poster mentioned there was not the usual fear in this game when we were under pressure. Even with the fullbacks being lost a few times the defence seemed to cope well enough. Both CB's and Keeper are forging a decent relationship already. There's optimism in the air. Blue Is The Only Colour, richles1872 and markem 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCPRANGERS1 2,997 Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, To Be A Ranger said: First and foremost we need to be difficult to beat and fight as a team. In a short spell the manager seems to be getting that bit right. Any other improvements can come later but right now we need to be winners, and winning will breed confidence. Even if we were to become the finished article I still expect away euro days to be challenging where grit and determination is required more than fancy play. I agreed with a post elsewhere tonight where the poster mentioned there was not the usual fear in this game when we were under pressure. Even with the fullbacks being lost a few times the defence seemed to cope well enough. Both CB's and Keeper are forging a decent relationship already. There's optimism in the air. A far more organized unit imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnymac 115 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 There's optimism in the air. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 this positivity wont wash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman36 3,456 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Away from home in Europe grinding out a win. Players giving it their all. Showed heart, character. Played it smart when we had to. Top performance, loved it. We've not been like that for years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 83,186 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I enjoyed last nights game Lloyd, BridgeIsBlue and TEFTONG 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,389 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 My neighbour asked me what had me so excited last night..? Don't think he is a football fan...Massive cheer for the goal and standing applauding the effort at full time woke up his 5month old son..but he accepted my explanation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Great result, performance was flawed and won’t be good enough against better teams. BouncyBluenose87 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
With Heart and Hand 8,949 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 thought it was a good result but not a great game, we allowed ourselves to be bullied at times but theres also improvements being made and its early doors yet so im happy with the performance Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big blue Fin 3,724 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Certainly puts us in a good position for the return leg but we'll need to be be more clinical up front. I can't comment on the game thou as the the stream I was watching got shut down after ten minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giffnockger 4,840 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 HAPPY AS LARRY Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Flipper 5,936 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 What really pissed me off last night was as the time was counting down and we were struggling with possession in the latter stages, we were still having McGregor punt the ball up the park... What happened next? Most of the time the other team picked up the ball in a few seconds and started another attack. Seems nuts to me. There were plenty of times when we could have passed to our defenders and just kept the ball and calmed the game down, but we didn't. Weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Flipper 5,936 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 54 minutes ago, .Williamson. said: I enjoyed last nights game Ya big sarcastic cunt Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCPRANGERS1 2,997 Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 27 minutes ago, Courtyard Bear said: Great result, performance was flawed and won’t be good enough against better teams. Totally. We have loads we can improve upon without a doubt, I though ball retention was poor at times but that kind of result has been a long time coming. Courtyard Bear 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornabear 6,211 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 15 hours ago, WCPRANGERS1 said: Firstly I'll get the negatives out the way. We could've held up play better and invited pressure on at times, however we just won away from home in Croatia against a side who beat PSV home and away. Coulibally was superb, defensively we were solid and Goldson lead the line brilliantly. Morelos was superb and our goal was worked brilliantly. We defended well as a team and defended like a Water Smith side. There will always be bits we can improve on but we showed a maturity tonight I've not seen for such a long time. You forgot to add that this team don't really know each other yet, they're new, the Manager is new and it's the start of the season. WATP-FOREVER and My Fathers Scarf 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,398 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 50 minutes ago, big blue Fin said: Certainly puts us in a good position for the return leg but we'll need to be be more clinical up front. I can't comment on the game thou as the the stream I was watching got shut down after ten minutes. buy it from RTV ya wrong yin ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,398 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 39 minutes ago, Jack The Flipper said: What really pissed me off last night was as the time was counting down and we were struggling with possession in the latter stages, we were still having McGregor punt the ball up the park... What happened next? Most of the time the other team picked up the ball in a few seconds and started another attack. Seems nuts to me. There were plenty of times when we could have passed to our defenders and just kept the ball and calmed the game down, but we didn't. Weird. Yes noticed that also that we never played it out once on the deck from the keeper in 2nd half. I’m sure we mixed it up I’m the 1st half Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKirk 25,766 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 3rd clean sheet in 3 competitive games we only kept 13 in the whole of last season or something like that WATP-FOREVER 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big blue Fin 3,724 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 41 minutes ago, Bad Robot said: buy it from RTV ya wrong yin ? I'm fucking skint. Costs me enough a month for my Wi-Fi and phone to knock RTV out of the running. Bad Robot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,287 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 The game is so much easier when you can defend properly WATP-FOREVER 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 18 hours ago, To Be A Ranger said: First and foremost we need to be difficult to beat and fight as a team. In a short spell the manager seems to be getting that bit right. Any other improvements can come later but right now we need to be winners, and winning will breed confidence. Even if we were to become the finished article I still expect away euro days to be challenging where grit and determination is required more than fancy play. I agreed with a post elsewhere tonight where the poster mentioned there was not the usual fear in this game when we were under pressure. Even with the fullbacks being lost a few times the defence seemed to cope well enough. Both CB's and Keeper are forging a decent relationship already. There's optimism in the air. You need to change your profile pic mate - naebdee could tolerate reading a sensible post, while looking at that ? To Be A Ranger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser1041 9,088 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 They were a good side and once again it was a very professional performance i fail to see the negatives WATP-FOREVER 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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