BlueKnight87 17,286 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said: Barisic, Zungu and Arfield almost certain to start IMO. Be interesting to see if he plays the same front 3 or brings in Hagi/Itten. I think he'll stick with the same front 3. It's our strongest attack imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,836 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Mcgregor Tav Goldson Balogun Barisic Aribo Zungu Kamara Hagi Morelos. Kent That would be my guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
British_Empire 9,648 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 He says Helander's been left at home which I thinks a strange one. If Balogun or Goldson get's injured the game I'm no keen on Bassey going in at centre half but I could be worried for nothing. There's been selections I've shat myself at the thought of, then at full-time I'm thinking to myself that was a canter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brackley Bluenose 4,479 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 5 hours ago, British_Empire said: He says Helander's been left at home which I thinks a strange one. If Balogun or Goldson get's injured the game I'm no keen on Bassey going in at centre half but I could be worried for nothing. There's been selections I've shat myself at the thought of, then at full-time I'm thinking to myself that was a canter. Bassey worries you at CB? I think he’s got all the attributes to play there at a canter to be honest. Just my opinion but I actually think he’ll end up a centre half. Remember his coach at Leicester when he arrived saying he’s comfortable there or at LB but his preference is at full back. Spoke very highly of him and said he was shocked he’d left as he would have almost certainly featured for Leicester this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloUSAGers 1,233 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Winning the group stage in a group with Benfica isn’t silverware but it would be a hell of an achievement for this group of players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA1972 9,556 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Brackley Bluenose said: Bassey worries you at CB? I think he’s got all the attributes to play there at a canter to be honest. Just my opinion but I actually think he’ll end up a centre half. Remember his coach at Leicester when he arrived saying he’s comfortable there or at LB but his preference is at full back. Spoke very highly of him and said he was shocked he’d left as he would have almost certainly featured for Leicester this season. Maybe in the future but he’s way too scary at the back to play him there now You can get away with it against Falkirk but not Poznan though I’d be fine with him starting left back tomorrow night For me he’s sleeping too often defensively to play in the middle and some of the back passes he was playing to McLaughlin in the Falkirk game were terrifying All we’d achieve trying to shoehorn him in at centre back the now would be shattering his confidence IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
British_Empire 9,648 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Brackley Bluenose said: Bassey worries you at CB? I think he’s got all the attributes to play there at a canter to be honest. Just my opinion but I actually think he’ll end up a centre half. Remember his coach at Leicester when he arrived saying he’s comfortable there or at LB but his preference is at full back. Spoke very highly of him and said he was shocked he’d left as he would have almost certainly featured for Leicester this season. 2 hours ago, GA1972 said: Maybe in the future but he’s way too scary at the back to play him there now You can get away with it against Falkirk but not Poznan though I’d be fine with him starting left back tomorrow night For me he’s sleeping too often defensively to play in the middle and some of the back passes he was playing to McLaughlin in the Falkirk game were terrifying All we’d achieve trying to shoehorn him in at centre back the now would be shattering his confidence IMO What GA said. I don't think he's a bad player or not done ok, but as a first choice at the back either centre half or left-back he just doesn't really fill me with confidence. He does the job ok that he's been brought in to do though and that's fill in here and there at left back and come on as sub to keep things simple but I think playing him centre half against a decent quality side away from home in Europe isn't the best of ideas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampionsAgain 1,373 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Good rotation and don’t lose and guys like Hagi, Itten, Zungu etc having a good night. That’s all I want from tonight. Good being able to sit back and relax in the last game of the group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDB14 2,760 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 13 hours ago, British_Empire said: He says Helander's been left at home which I thinks a strange one. If Balogun or Goldson get's injured the game I'm no keen on Bassey going in at centre half but I could be worried for nothing. There's been selections I've shat myself at the thought of, then at full-time I'm thinking to myself that was a canter. Agree with this but tbh the more important game is at the weekend so I would rather not risk Helander at all and keep him wrapped in cotton wool for the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brubear 2,920 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, RDB14 said: Agree with this but tbh the more important game is at the weekend so I would rather not risk Helander at all and keep him wrapped in cotton wool for the weekend. Suggests to me Hellander not 100% over Covid. Hopefully another couple of days means he is available for Sunday, on the bench as a minimum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Kamara, Arfield, Zungu, Aribo, Hagi, and Kent together, would be like playing fantasy football, but would leave us soft in the midfield so I don't expect Hagi,or Aribo to start. I'd be tempted to push Morelos alone up front,allowing our midfield to keep control and attack through the middle. With Barisic and Tavernier threatening on the overlaps, our attacking options are amazing just now. Only worry is that he best way to play that team would be 3-5-1-1 but too risky at the back to start that way, so expect Davis or even Zungu to be sitting in front of 4 man defence for the start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fantana 28,894 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 16 hours ago, .Williamson. said: Haven’t read anything in regards the lineup they will be playing but if it’s similar to the first game I can actually see us losing tomorrow night. Feel like because we have already qualified we might take our foot of the pedal a bit disagree, i think the key thing for the squad at the moment is confidence and Gerrard won't risk that being knocked by defeat. Will be a strong start from us and look to take control early imo. that being said i'd be happy to start without the likes of Kent and Morelos to rest them but i dont think they need it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,208 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Buzzing for every game we play Put them to the sword Rangers. What an achievement it would be to top this group unbeaten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIRB_72 4,000 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Let's get the three points tonight and finish top of this group to give ourselves the best chance of getting into the last 16. Also not a fan of us taking this easy tonight. We're on a superb run and even a defeat in a dead rubber (in terms of qualification) could set us back and I don't want us to even have the chance for that to happen. It's the most crucial part of our season with our rivals dropping points all over the place so for us to lose any consistency could hurt us going forward. I'm sure the manager wont let the players take their eyes off the ball! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raligt 2,541 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Mclaughlin, Tav, Goldson, Balogun, Barasic, Zungu, Kamara, Arfield, Itten, Morelos, Hagi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boybluesy 3,708 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Raligt said: Mclaughlin, Tav, Goldson, Balogun, Barasic, Zungu, Kamara, Arfield, Itten, Morelos, Hagi Hagi doesn't deserve a shirt at this time. Gives the ball away nearly every time now and falls over if somebody farts near him. Needs to up his game big time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raligt 2,541 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Boybluesy said: Hagi doesn't deserve a shirt at this time. Gives the ball away nearly every time now and falls over if somebody farts near him. Needs to up his game big time. I just posted this in the Hagi thread but i believe he has played his best games for us in Europe and tonight should be a good opportunity for him to prove himself. If he puts in a good shift, it can hopefully kick on for the next game. There is no doubting his technical ability but he is struggling with confidence just now. For some reason he hasn't started this season like last. He was amazing that game against Braga, he will find his form again with time. He is still young, people forget that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GersInCanada 7,775 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 A couple of beers before kickoff and my attitude will change for sure but right now my gut says it will be a draw. Play our best team and we win but I expect Gerrard to rest quite a few and get some game time/european experience into other squad members. Closer we get to game time the more optimistic I will get. Be a great achievement to win this group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearInTheToon 1,577 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I’ve been feeling really confident going into every game for the past few weeks and months, including Benfica at home. But I just have a nagging doubt we’re going to lose our unbeaten record tonight. Hope I’m completely wrong and the team line ups will change my mind, but wouldn’t be surprised as they were a dangerous team. Let’s hope the rest a load of players, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,722 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I think Zungu might start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: I think Zungu might start. He's in, on +6mins: twitter_20201210_141258.mp4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,722 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, WATP-FOREVER said: He's in, on +6mins: twitter_20201210_141258.mp4 Yeah, I think he might start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boybluesy 3,708 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: Yeah, I think he might start. 15 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: Yeah, I think he might start. Me to, just a guess though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob1983 3 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I'm looking forward to seeing more of Zungu tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 38 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: Yeah, I think he might start. Yep, just a stab in the dark - which is exactly what the celtic board will be getting if they're no careful... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.