Gio to blame

[RangersMedia 35,961]

- 3 at the back with our best midfielder in defence 

- Clear issues with the formation and team and no changes at half time

- Tillman and Matondo both absolutely horrific yet only subbed once we went 2-0 down 

- Chose to sit off them instead of press high

- Davies and Yilmaz sat on the bench

- Chasing a goal at the end and only made 4 subs with Sakala sat on the bench 

 

[G.E.C. 18,788]

Away games is his biggest downfall for me.

[mistergeneric 15]

Gio is 100% to blame. That was a good squad we had out there. The instructions seemed all wrong. We could have gone for it and still lost, but we didn't even bother

[leam_baw 166]

His biggest mistake was bringing on 2 defensive debutants 60 mins into a CL away qualifier. We are lucky to still be in it. Don’t mess with the defence in such a big game. We were much worse and could of lost 4-0 when he messed about with the defence 

[Guest]

I think the option to sit off them really is the one that grinds me the most 

2 of their 3 centre backs were at Pompey and Accrington Stanley, put them under a bit of pressure and the ball goes 60 yards into the air or out for a throw in and we get possession again but we just let them sweep it about under no pressure

[Professor_Chang 1,055]

Yup. Wingbacks n wingers don't usually work in the same team. Players look confused still no excuse for their performance 

[AGC123 1,185]

Dare I say euro final back 5 soon as we scored, piggery first game after the farcical shutdown - wrong set up stood off them.  lots of rookie mistakes being made 

[Broxi 11,484]

It's been an issue way before tonight but absolutely nobody in the team is playing forward, quick, risky passes. If there isn't 10 yards of space and a guaranteed successful pass then it's not being made and that's no use. We are constantly passing around the back, out wide and lumping a ball into the box. Absolutely terrified of playing a ball forward into the centre and that's coming straight from Gio.

Slow, boring, useless passes that is getting the ball absolutely nowhere. We will lose the ball more but I'd rather lose the ball with a chance of creating something, than losing the ball because we're just knocking it around until someone eventually makes a mistake with it. 

[RobertN 390]

Was all about a nil nil or one nil for Gio this is his gameplan get them back to ibrox and do them there

Fuck that defeat is never acceptable and we should always set up to compete all over the park

[GOAT 30,449]

Still cannae believe he a.  Played three defensive players in midfield  against that shite.  B.  Then brought on two defensive players when we needed a goal. 
 

we won’t be playing CL football this season absolutely no chance.  Two months ago we were WINNING a European final, now weee getting parped out of Europe by a team I’d e ever even heard of until a few weeks ago.

 

ABSOLUTELY FUCKING EMBARRASSING!!

[LeoRFC72 22]

Mad Heisenburg speaks sense

[steven33jackie 1,920]

When you see some of replays in the post match analysis. You have to wonder what's being coached into them. Secure possession in the forward areas and most of them are actually standing back to goal and not even attempting a forward or diagonal run.

[Smell the hotdog 4,015]

3 minutes ago, Broxi said:

It's been an issue way before tonight but absolutely nobody in the team is playing forward, quick, risky passes. If there isn't 10 yards of space and a guaranteed successful pass then it's not being made and that's no use. We are constantly passing around the back, out wide and lumping a ball into the box. Absolutely terrified of playing a ball forward into the centre and that's coming straight from Gio.

Slow, boring, useless passes that is getting the ball absolutely nowhere. We will lose the ball more but I'd rather lose the ball with a chance of creating something, than losing the ball because we're just knocking it around until someone eventually makes a mistake with it. 

Shoehorn of passes from full back to centre halves to full back Feyenoord fans warned us about from the start.

Shape wrong, subs wrong, not quick enough, not brave enough. 

[cpm1979 199]

1 minute ago, Broxi said:

It's been an issue way before tonight but absolutely nobody in the team is playing forward, quick, risky passes. If there isn't 10 yards of space and a guaranteed successful pass then it's not being made and that's no use. We are constantly passing around the back, out wide and lumping a ball into the box. Absolutely terrified of playing a ball forward into the centre and that's coming straight from Gio.

Slow, boring, useless passes that is getting the ball absolutely nowhere. We will lose the ball more but I'd rather lose the ball with a chance of creating something, than losing the ball because we're just knocking it around until someone eventually makes a mistake with it. 

Said in the match thread, Yilmaz looked as if plenty of room to run into, try take a man on, but then nobody would give the pass, they turned around and either was pinged back or out to the right 🤷🏼‍♂️

[KeyserSoze 14,545]

I’m sure we started the second half with 5 across the back???

did we or was I dreaming?

[Guest]

Just now, KeyserSoze said:

I’m sure we started the second half with 5 across the back???

did we or was I dreaming?

We played the whole game with 5 at the back

[Number5 2,121]

We never played or set-up ike the side who had just been to a European final only months ago. Where the fuck was the swagger. 

I'm not saying go in there with no respect and be caught out. But we showed up there tonight with fuck all about us, a shadow of the team we were a few months back. 

[AGM_72 3,637]

Last season it felt like we adapted to the back 5 mid-game, we were fluid in the way we approached attack and defensive shape in Europe.

Tonight we looked all at sea. Rigidly sticking to a formation with no real idea how to execute it. New players in an unfamiliar system, particularly up front. No cohesion at all.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 53,728]

I'll blame him as much for not getting the starting tempo sorted after 5 games now. The first half didn't work, changes needed made, and for him not to was criminal.

But on a night not one player gets pass marks then there's no way I'm letting players off the hook by puting all blame on the manager.

A collective fucking abortion of a performance. 

[PromDeAnglais 5,471]

Correct. I genuinely think he set out for a 0-0 tonight. 

Away in the Europa last season was the same. Backfired tonight big time against poorer opposition than we played last season. 

Sands Goldon and Lundstrom in a back 3 is shocking. We let Balugon go, why? Playing midfielders in there isn't an answer.

Same as the keeper situation. We've kept McGregor but demoted him. All of a sudden McLaughlin is good enough to be our number 1 in Europe? Sorry, but he isn't good enough. 

If McGregor isn't good enough to be our no 1 any longer then he shouldn't have been offered an extension and we should have targeted a number 1 from elsewhere. 

We've played 4-3-3 for 4 years now. And now we'll revert to it and try and salvage something. 

Colak, Mutondo and Thillman offered nothing tonight but we wait until we're 2 down and bring on Wright and Lawrence. Like for like and 0 change in formation or tactics.

 

[bluenoz 30,844]

It was clear to see nothing was working, but he refused to change it.

I get the feeling he would have taken a 1-0 defeat back to Ibrox. The penalty (wrong decision) may have cost us.

At 0-0 we were far too conservative and I have no idea why.

[Jimfanciesthedude 24,550]

4 minutes ago, Smell the hotdog said:

Shoehorn of passes from full back to centre halves to full back Feyenoord fans warned us about from the start.

Shape wrong, subs wrong, not quick enough, not brave enough. 

You do realise this is how we've played for 4 years now, its not something new

[Broxi 11,484]

1 minute ago, Smell the hotdog said:

Shoehorn of passes from full back to centre halves to full back Feyenoord fans warned us about from the start.

Shape wrong, subs wrong, not quick enough, not brave enough. 

I know this will seem like a reaction to tonight but other than the Europa League which he did amazingly in, I'm still not convinced about Gio outwith that. League has been poor. 

But you also can't just ignore the EL and SC, so I'll just say I'll wait and see for now but need to see better personally 

[LaaRFC 4,755]

If not for a shocking VAR decision Gio would probably be sat quite happy with the result he’s said quite openly his aim in away knockout games will be to simply keep the tie alive for the home leg. So this results on him (although the players could have played far better). 
 

If that’s his style then he needs to get it correct at Ibrox. We’ve done it before with quick starts vs Braga and Leipzig and that’s what we’ll need next week. 

[SANDYGER 149]

Simply trying to be clever when didn't need to