ElBufalo20 7,890 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 That was McGregors save against Griffith’s and his second and last save of the match. Fed up with this narrative that he was busy all day and we were lucky to win. They surprised us with the press in the first half but literally only had a few long range efforts and were unable to get in behind our well drilled defence. Second half even before the sending off we started the better and having an extra man doesn’t automatically give you the points. We turned it around and deserved the win no way was it a smash and grab that is being portrayed even by some Rangers fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart1994 4,302 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Thought that was pretty much their game plan hit us early and get something to hold on too. They had a massive chance to get a good lead yesterday due to our slow start, thought they faded massively especially in the second half. Hagi made a difference and It's crazy how one long ball outdone them and bitton got sent off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 34,436 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 There’s a narrative that we got pumped and the red card changed the game for us, and only McGregor saved the day. He did have a fantastic save, and 2 you’d expect any keeper to really. They didn’t hit the target again after 21 minutes. The turning point was Hagi coming on. Thought we were in control from 45 mins onwards. Doesn’t make headlines though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWorm 4,120 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Not bothered if we were lucky to win or not. Need luck sometimes. Still feels fantastic beating them again and seeing their pain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,273 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 He did have a few crosses to clear second half too, so it's not as if he had nothing to do, but yes...last direct save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamie 4,842 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 minute ago, stuart1994 said: Thought that was pretty much their game plan hit us early and get something to hold on too. They had a massive chance to get a good lead yesterday due to our slow start, thought they faded massively especially in the second half. Hagi made a difference and It's crazy how one long ball outdone them and bitton got sent off. Don't think it was crazy, it was a tactical change. Isolate the weak link drag him out of position, get him wrong side.... and the rest, as they say, is history. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,446 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Yip. He made 1 good save which he'd expect to get and 1 worldy. Watched the game again and nowhere near as "overrun" as some are spouting. First half we lost the midfield, manager changed it as there was instant improvement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart1994 4,302 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hamie said: Don't think it was crazy, it was a tactical change. Isolate the weak link drag him out of position, get him wrong side.... and the rest, as they say, is history. I meant crazy in more of a 'fuck sake how simple was that sense' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,702 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Was that the deflected Griffiths shot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKnight87 17,281 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 26 minutes ago, graeme_4 said: There’s a narrative that we got pumped and the red card changed the game for us, and only McGregor saved the day. He did have a fantastic save, and 2 you’d expect any keeper to really. They didn’t hit the target again after 21 minutes. The turning point was Hagi coming on. Thought we were in control from 45 mins onwards. Doesn’t make headlines though... I'm quite happy for them to try and paint that narrative. It means they aren't looking at thier real issues. Their best performance in an old firm game and they couldn't win. The last time we beat them they struggled to find any semblance of form. What will a defeat like yesterday do to them lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,349 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 A must win game and not a save for McGregor to make post 20mins. 0-0 at HT in a game they had to win and our goalie didn’t have a save to make in the second half. Rightly down to 10 and should have been 9 with Calamity Shane’s challenge, after that we controlled the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledWeegie123 1,236 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 apart from 3 saves, 2 coming in the same passage of play, the only thing greegs had to do was watch christies row z shots and go get a spare ball from behind the goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getstiffed 8,863 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Hamie said: Don't think it was crazy, it was a tactical change. Isolate the weak link drag him out of position, get him wrong side.... and the rest, as they say, is history. We should have been going over the top or round the corner every time we broke. That incident that led to the red card is peak Morelos imo. Strength, pace and balance leaving the defender with 2 options, let him through on goal or foul him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,248 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I don’t think we’ve properly controlled a game for several weeks now, indeed not since St Mirren put us out of the cup. We’re giving teams far more of the ball than we did when in full flow. For the last 30 mins against both Hibs and St Mirren (league) we gave them the opportunity to put us under pressure. Yesterday we struggled because the front three were so poor on the ball. As good as Kamara is I’d like to see Jack back soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brubear 2,920 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, ElBufalo20 said: That was McGregors save against Griffith’s and his second and last save of the match. Fed up with this narrative that he was busy all day and we were lucky to win. They surprised us with the press in the first half but literally only had a few long range efforts and were unable to get in behind our well drilled defence. Second half even before the sending off we started the better and having an extra man doesn’t automatically give you the points. We turned it around and deserved the win no way was it a smash and grab that is being portrayed even by some Rangers fans. Absolutely. The media appear to have missed they only had 3 shots on target and these were all in the first 20 minutes. Over the 90 they only had more shots than us in total. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetheart 8,458 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 24 minutes ago, Big Al II said: I don’t think we’ve properly controlled a game for several weeks now, indeed not since St Mirren put us out of the cup. We’re giving teams far more of the ball than we did when in full flow. For the last 30 mins against both Hibs and St Mirren (league) we gave them the opportunity to put us under pressure. Yesterday we struggled because the front three were so poor on the ball. As good as Kamara is I’d like to see Jack back soon. I think our team have done great considering the congested fixtures and not enough time to prepare against teams. The super computer always seems to give us all the harder games whilst our season is most congested. Hopefully giving the opposition more of the ball will be rectified once our games fixtures come to a normal pace again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Shaw 30,453 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Brubear said: Absolutely. The media appear to have missed they only had 3 shots on target and these were all in the first 20 minutes. Over the 90 they only had more shots than us in total. Mate do you have the full match stats to hand. Any chance you could post them if you do? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 34,436 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 28 minutes ago, Big Al II said: I don’t think we’ve properly controlled a game for several weeks now, indeed not since St Mirren put us out of the cup. We’re giving teams far more of the ball than we did when in full flow. For the last 30 mins against both Hibs and St Mirren (league) we gave them the opportunity to put us under pressure. Yesterday we struggled because the front three were so poor on the ball. As good as Kamara is I’d like to see Jack back soon. Disagree. They really pressed us high and wide, and we didn’t know how to deal with it. We also had zero steel in midfield. Aribo was an absolute passenger until the 2nd half. The front 3 were shite, but they had nothing to work with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlm 408 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 More often than not it's harder to break down 10 men. And immediately them taking Griffiths of for brother Duffy you knew they were going to dig in for a draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,446 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 42 minutes ago, ExilledWeegie123 said: apart from 3 saves, 2 coming in the same passage of play, the only thing greegs had to do was watch christies row z shots and go get a spare ball from behind the goals. And even one of them was offside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger4life_1872 29,454 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
demise 3,516 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 One of the reasons that we are not as solid now as say a month ago is that weve constantly played thursday-sunday. Now the EL gone for a while players will get some needed rest and hopefully we can keep the momentum. Its our to lose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brubear 2,920 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 34 minutes ago, Tiger Shaw said: Mate do you have the full match stats to hand. Any chance you could post them if you do? Cheers Not very technical but they are on the bbc sports if you go to result service and go into match details. I'll try to post link but didnt want you to think I had ignored you if I fail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,248 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, graeme_4 said: Disagree. They really pressed us high and wide, and we didn’t know how to deal with it. We also had zero steel in midfield. Aribo was an absolute passenger until the 2nd half. The front 3 were shite, but they had nothing to work with. They had plenty touches, unfortunately most of them went straight back to the opposition. Itten and Hagi did more in their first few minutes than Kent and Morelos did in the entire time they were on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brubear 2,920 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 40 minutes ago, Tiger Shaw said: Mate do you have the full match stats to hand. Any chance you could post them if you do? Cheers https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55450349 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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