*****The official PSV v Rangers Champions league play-off match thread*****

[kelvd1873 7,173]

The second leg of the Champions League play-off at the Phillips Stadion Eindhoven Netherlands on Wednesday August 24. Kick off 8pm live on BT sports.
 

Time to roll up the sleeves and get stuck in. £millions at stake here in this massive game. I’m going for Rangers to win 2-1 Colak and Tillman the scorers. Having games tue/wed then Saturday will also help with the league imo. We don’t want to be playing catch up every Sunday. 

We need our big players to step up and deliver a dortmund away type performance. I’m looking for Goldson to get his head out of his arse and prove he wants to and has the ability to play in the CL. Kent needs to also get his finger out and pull the trigger if the chances present themselves. I would have said start Morelos but I’d prefer he stays on the bench after yesterdays performance. 

 

                       McGlaughlin

    Tav     Goldson       Sands        Barasic

                         Lundstrum

           Tillman                  Lawrence

    Matondo                                  Kent

                             Colak

 

LETS GO!! 🇬🇧

[Rangers_no1 32,523]

Matondo?

Fuck no.

[kelvd1873 7,173]

8 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Matondo?

Fuck no.

I hear ye mate. But we will need pace and have to attack down the wings, is Scott wright going to do any better? Sakala isn’t getting a look in so for me although he was shite yesterday Matondo is the only one with real pace. 

[HOPLITE 221]

Can't see anything other than a defeat going for 3-0 to PSV 

With the best will in the world Rangers won't go there and win we simply aren't good enough. 

[STEPPS BOY 73,961]

No idea what the team will be with injuries and lack of form.

Someone like Jack you’d have as a banker to start but he looks miles off it and uncertainty around Kamara too.

 

We’ll need to score two over there to have a chance of even taking it to extra time.

[graeme_4 34,572]

Wind out the sails a bit yesterday.

Think going through is highly unlikely. Needed a win at Ibrox and something to hang onto. 

[sausagetrunks 6,024]

the Uefa cup is our level tbh.  we cant get a result at Hibs what chance do we have at PSV. 

[The Archer 1,103]

We need to control that midfield and it should be a better chance. Lundstrum and Davis for me with Lawrence behind Colak. Matondo needs a bit of time, Kent on the left needs to cut the need for 3 stepovers and just beat one and pass it or shoot.

Borna has been playing well and Sands is good at the back

[Essandoh 21,208]

17 minutes ago, HOPLITE said:

Can't see anything other than a defeat going for 3-0 to PSV 

With the best will in the world Rangers won't go there and win we simply aren't good enough. 

Jesus Christ man 

Change your avatar to a big white flag 

[Essandoh 21,208]

4 minutes ago, sausagetrunks said:

the Uefa cup is our level tbh.  we cant get a result at Hibs what chance do we have at PSV. 

This is not how football works.  

We threw away a 2 nil lead at home to fucking Motherwell and went on to reach the Europa League Final

[ElBufalo20 7,901]

4 minutes ago, sausagetrunks said:

the Uefa cup is our level tbh.  we cant get a result at Hibs what chance do we have at PSV. 

Dundee Utd beat us in the league yet we made the Europa league final what’s your point?

[Prso's headband 35,482]

Monaco were a minute from beating PSV last week  

2-1 Rangers

[sausagetrunks 6,024]

13 minutes ago, ElBufalo20 said:

Dundee Utd beat us in the league yet we made the Europa league final what’s your point?

Have you see us play ATM.  the boring passive negative and predictable football where can hardly muster a shot on goal. excuse me for having no confidence. 

[AGM_72 3,643]

2-1 Rangers

[JimmyCR1 1,503]

Matondo looked so promising pre season but has been posted missing since the season started.

[SkylineBlue 23,394]

Genuinely have no idea how this will go.

[GA1972 9,587]

My gut feeling is we had to win last week but we’re still in it and they’re just as shaky at the back as us I think. 1-1 and we win on penalties 

[ElBufalo20 7,901]

9 minutes ago, sausagetrunks said:

Have you see us play ATM.  the boring passive negative and predictable football where can hardly muster a shot on goal. excuse me for having no confidence. 

Yeah but that’s irrelevant to your point that cos we drew with Hibs we can’t beat psv

[sausagetrunks 6,024]

1 minute ago, ElBufalo20 said:

Yeah but that’s irrelevant to your point that cos we drew with Hibs we can’t beat psv

ive no confidence in beating them, we could beat them anything could happen but the way were playing and have been playing this season is the reason for my lack of confidence. 

[Moody Blue 9,383]

Struggling for form and our defence looks dodgy as fuck, can’t see anything but a heavy defeat but I’m a pessimistic bastard 

[GersInCanada 7,775]

A real chance to recover form in what has so far been a disappointing season.

Heart tells me we will win but head is not so sure. I don't want the lottery of penalties but I can see extra time.

[Swagger 8,006]

We would need at least 2 goals over there because we will absolutely concede - no way this defence keeps a clean sheet. 
 

Dont expect anything other than a comfortable PSV win 

[plymouthranger 3,874]

There’s a fine balance between being hard to beat and offering a threat. 
 

I expect we’ll go Jack/Davis and Lundstram, Wright and Kent on the wings and Tilman behind Colak. Gives us a relatively solid centre of the park, plus Kent and Wrights tracking back will be useful. 
 

Not convinced either of Kent of Wright offer a threat on goal mind

[sausagetrunks 6,024]

16 minutes ago, Moody Blue said:

Struggling for form and our defence looks dodgy as fuck, can’t see anything but a heavy defeat but I’m a pessimistic bastard 

the worrying thing is, in Gios head i think he thinks we're playing well. 

[left winger 14,207]

If either team goes for it, they’ll win. In the first leg, as soon as one team picked up the pace and pressured the other team, the defences struggled. I’m not convinced Gio will do it, though. I expect us to be very defensive in the first half. Then maybe go for it from 60 minutes.