SIRB_72 3,985 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Delighted with that today and the response from the team since last Sunday. Today we were in complete control. Today, as with Thursday, we took our chances when they came and that was the difference to last week combined with playing against a weaker opponent who couldn't hurt us. Tav was outstanding today and seemed to be everywhere and took the penalties very well, I'm glad he's our regular taker again. This was a captains performance from him and he really led from the front. I was a bit unsure with Hagi out the 11 how creative we would be centrally but Arfield again was superb and his link up play today, for me, was superb. The second goal being the perfect example. Kamara and Davis protected the back 4 very well today and we seemed much more a unit in defence than we did last week. I noticed a few times how we'd win our 1 v 1s out wide, leave no spaces centrally in the final third and it left Motherwell with no option but to play it back to defenders then our front 3 would press. Really good effort in that regard. As for the two big changes I thought Bassey was pretty solid and was good going forward. I think his strength and athletic ability alongside Kent's skill could become a really nice balance down that side. Jones was good and linked up well with Tav and actually, to my surprise, came inside more often than I was expecting but it really worked as he let Tav and even Davis get to the byline with some through balls at points. He took his goal really well. For me Gerrard hasn't been good enough with the larger squad over the last year and we've suffered from it. I don't think Bassey or Jones are in any Rangers fans' first 11 but there is no reason why they can't come in a game here or a game there and have an impact as long as the the starting line up is still strong. Jones, in particular, has suffered from Gerrard's seeming dislike of players after a few games. If we were to let him go I think it would be silly not having another back-up. Great to finally see Itten score. Both goals came from pure strikers instinct, the first was an absolute peach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,452 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Stewart on BBC Sportscene - Both Rangers penalties should not have been given, Motherwell penalty should have been given. Talking about how “a lot of people are annoyed by these decisions....” FFS our first penalties in Scotland for how long? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,608 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, BlueThunder said: Stewart on BBC Sportscene - Both Rangers penalties should not have been given, Motherwell penalty should have been given. Talking about how “a lot of people are annoyed by these decisions....” FFS our first penalties in Scotland for how long? "His hand was literally by his side, ridiculous decision" -Michael Stewart 😂😂😂😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaaRFC 4,741 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: "His hand was literally by his side, ridiculous decision" -Michael Stewart 😂😂😂😂 He was adamant that this wasn’t a penalty. In his eyes the opposition defender has to be holding the ball in both hands for at least 5 seconds before it should even be considered a penalty for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,646 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 3 hours ago, jjbscotty12 said: We are a better team when hagi isn’t playing. Myth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,073 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 40 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: "His hand was literally by his side, ridiculous decision" -Michael Stewart 😂😂😂😂 How can he say that when it literally isnt? Surely he has seen a still of that??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,372 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 A gift that keeps on giving, oor Michael, literally! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbscotty12 3,558 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, bluenoz said: Myth. Hagi is pish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,646 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, jjbscotty12 said: Hagi is pish. You talk shite mate. I've never seen you post anything positive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbscotty12 3,558 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 1 minute ago, bluenoz said: You talk shite mate. I've never seen you post anything positive. You must’ve missed me in the itten thread then buddy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 We were superb today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,452 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 hours ago, bluenoz said: Myth. I agree to an extent. We looked more dangerous when Hagi came on IMO. That was partly down to the other personnel at the time And how we fitted together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniescu 2,965 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 How good was ma man Tav? Absolutely brilliant. Please keep it up Jamesie. I'll happily eat any amounts of humble pie. Made an old man very happy yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doron 118 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Everything we could have wanted in that performance. Including a goal for jones and 2 for itten Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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