Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I think that may have been the first time I've only seen a single minute of stoppage time added on at the end of a game before today???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 72,188 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, writingranger said: Staunch. It was last time though. It's nothing to do with being staunch is it? Another absolutely unnecessary game after a shite performance in the cup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 5 hours ago, scottyc06 said: The only sub that would have made any sense was Morelos for Defoe purely on the basis that Morelos was on a yellow, had made a couple of fouls & Clancy would have loved to send him off. The problem being that we weren't creating enough for Defoe to be as effective so it made sense to have Morelos doing the running up top. Totally agree with all of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Smile said: A manager has to make brave decisions today Gerrard did nothing. I'm all honesty though, who do you think he could've brought on who could've changed the game today? There's an argument that Jack should've been subbed but Gerrard just recently said he was one of the players "who I trust" in a press conference. bluenoz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,622 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Redwhiteandblue said: I'm all honesty though, who do you think he could've brought on who could've changed the game today? There's an argument that Jack should've been subbed but Gerrard just recently said he was one of the players "who I trust" in a press conference. When Jack kept giving short passes and passing to Aberdeen players he should have been hooked, Arfield was poor as well and Kent was easily dominated by Dom Ball Morelos struggled again against Aberdeen there were so many players who could have been taken off but Gerrard did nothing., We were lucky today against a poor Aberdeen side. Lafferty McCrorie/Halliday should have been used today was not really a game for Defoe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBufalo20 7,983 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Strange bench today without Middleton I thought. Obviousky Grezda and Murphy are injured but if you’re tactics are 2 wide men in a front 3 surely you need at least one other winger on the bench to make a change if things aren’t going well. Wouldve put Defoe on for the last 10/15 to mix things up a bit. We were really poor today and lucky to get back with a replay Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo 1,436 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Jack was having a nightmare so it would’ve made sense to take on McCrorie and then maybe push Kamara into the Jack role. We were also looking a bit vulnerable from set pieces so McCrorie would’ve bolstered our set piece defending. All in all the lack of changes didn’t cost us though and we’ve got a chance to redeem ourselves at Ibrox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbm26896 995 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 47 minutes ago, Smile said: A manager has to make brave decisions today Gerrard did nothing. We have won one game out of five against Aberdeen so I do not share your optimism He did make a decision, not to change the team. Take them at ibrox- job done Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 31,285 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 50 minutes ago, Smile said: When Jack kept giving short passes and passing to Aberdeen players he should have been hooked, Arfield was poor as well and Kent was easily dominated by Dom Ball Morelos struggled again against Aberdeen there were so many players who could have been taken off but Gerrard did nothing., We were lucky today against a poor Aberdeen side. Lafferty McCrorie/Halliday should have been used today was not really a game for Defoe. The fact that you always bring up Lafferty when things don't go well tells me you know nothing. he would not have made the difference today, I played the game my entire life and i can tell that you did'n't. I'm willing to prove otherwise if you like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacBoyd 5,642 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 His ability to improve a game with tactical and personnel changes seems to be his biggest failing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 31,285 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Smile may be one of the biggest poters on RM and that is cool, he may be a big Rngers lover like all of us but he has no clue about football and how it should be played. Doubt he knows how to trap a ball if truth be told. He talks shite when it comes to football. I have no doubt his love however. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blue HMS 16 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 That game today was a battle from start to finish on a poor pitch. No matter who came on the pattern would be the same. Rangers trying (usually failing) to play football, Aberdeen lumping it up the pitch fighting for 2nd balls. Not sure who would have changed that from our bench. BTW I agree Jack was poor on the ball but off the ball he’s reliable and disciplined. I reckon that’s why he stayed on, if anyone was to come off it’d have been Morelos. He should have been sent off ...again. Cant be trusted bluenoz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Jack was poor today but who do we replace him with was the question, although it was a battle and I would always prefer McCrorie in a battle the problem then is who do we then have in the middle that can pass a ball forward? up until today Jack has been very good at playing in balls going narrow so I can understand Gerrard's reluctance in pulling him off when hoping he could just maybe come up with that one opportunity of playing in one telling pass that no other player today was capable of doing, when the 80 minute mark had been reached I thought it was sensible not to change things as that would have been a tough game to get up to speed in, Gerrard took a chance and was fortunate enough to get another chance at Ibrox it was a damned if you do damned if you don't decision. bluenoz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 72,188 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 If you watch that game and don't think McCrorie should have been on for Jack then I worry for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: If you watch that game and don't think McCrorie should have been on for Jack then I worry for you I can understand the calls for McCorie playing today but I'll ask again who would we then have that was capable of playing the forward pass, to put McCrorie on would have meant reverting to long punts and Considine and McKenna would have just lapped that up and balls would then have been lumped back up the park putting us on the back foot again, I have agreed that Jack was poor but the lack of someone with the ability from the bench to provide that forward pass always meant Jack was staying on as we had no alternative. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blue HMS 16 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: If you watch that game and don't think McCrorie should have been on for Jack then I worry for you Don’t worry for me... McCorie should play more, I like the lad but... For me a sub should change the game and McCrorie isn’t a game changer slimjim1690 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Smile said: A manager has to make brave decisions today Gerrard did nothing. We have won one game out of five against Aberdeen so I do not share your optimism he actually made the decision not to disrupt the team - right or wrong We will beat them at Ibrox Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 72,188 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 32 minutes ago, slimjim1690 said: I can understand the calls for McCorie playing today but I'll ask again who would we then have that was capable of playing the forward pass, to put McCrorie on would have meant reverting to long punts and Considine and McKenna would have just lapped that up and balls would then have been lumped back up the park putting us on the back foot again, I have agreed that Jack was poor but the lack of someone with the ability from the bench to provide that forward pass always meant Jack was staying on as we had no alternative. Jack's not exactly someone that's great at making forwards passes, and even then his sideways passing was awful. We needed a physical presence in midfield and McCrorie is exactly. 27 minutes ago, Mr Blue HMS said: Don’t worry for me... McCorie should play more, I like the lad but... For me a sub should change the game and McCrorie isn’t a game changer He adds more physicality than Jack and that's would we needed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blue HMS 16 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: Jack's not exactly someone that's great at making forwards passes, and even then his sideways passing was awful. We needed a physical presence in midfield and McCrorie is exactly. He adds more physicality than Jack and that's would we needed. Aberdeen bypassed midfield so imo McCrories added physicality wouldn’t have changed much imo. ForeverAndEver 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuistraHairDo 12,511 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Thought Kent’s final ball was awful today, I probably would have gambled and stuck Defoe on for him for the last 10/15. Gerrard must have been happy with the draw tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyalfollower 1,543 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Fans will never see the same game as management do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Glad we are still in the cup, we were dreadful yesterday. I would have brought Halliday on for Barasic. McCrorie on for Jack and Defoe on for Morellos. Surprised SG didn't make any subs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackrfc95 4,255 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Not sure I would of made any changes either yesterday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Didn’t really see the need for changes, we were playing for a replay as soon as we equalised. Some folk think you have to make changes no matter what. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 8 hours ago, ForeverAndEver said: If you watch that game and don't think McCrorie should have been on for Jack then I worry for you What difference do you think McCrorie would’ve made?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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