*****The Official Ajax v Rangers Match Thread*****

[real boydie9 17,764]

Fancied us to get something before the game against the taigs, now I fancy us to get fuck all. Really hope I'm wrong and we get a result.

[BLUEDIGNITY 33,682]

A tough game especially the way we are performing I’ll take any kind of positive result.

[Guest]

A lot of the team from Saturday don't deserve to play this on Wednesday but Gio will never have the bottle to drop them.

Would be happy to see all of Kent, Kamara, Davis, McLaughlin, Sands, Tillman + Tav dropped. A message needs to be sent to the players that they won't get to play in these glamorous CL nights if they don't play with intensity and desire in the league.

 

[TheKingObv 10,647]

Not even sure who's available but will basically be the same team that played away against PSV

[Rangers_no1 32,709]

7 minutes ago, psb07158 said:

A lot of the team from Saturday don't deserve to play this on Wednesday but Gio will never have the bottle to drop them.

Would be happy to see all of Kent, Kamara, Davis, McLaughlin, Sands, Tillman + Tav dropped. A message needs to be sent to the players that they won't get to play in these glamorous CL nights if they don't play with intensity and desire in the league.

Hopefully we never see Davis start again outside lower level sides in the cup or at home to the worst teams in the league solely to give Lundstram a rest.

[ForeverAndEver 71,734]

10 minutes ago, psb07158 said:

A lot of the team from Saturday don't deserve to play this on Wednesday but Gio will never have the bottle to drop them.

Would be happy to see all of Kent, Kamara, Davis, McLaughlin, Sands, Tillman + Tav dropped. A message needs to be sent to the players that they won't get to play in these glamorous CL nights if they don't play with intensity and desire in the league.

 

Why stop there? Goldson, Colak and Lundstram deserve it as much as the resst

[ForeverAndEver 71,734]

Just now, Rangers_no1 said:

Hopefully we never see Davis start again outside lower level sides in the cup or at home to the worst teams in the league solely to give Lundstram a rest.

McCann and when Lowry’s fit should both be ahead of him

[King Jela 20,515]

10 minutes ago, psb07158 said:

A lot of the team from Saturday don't deserve to play this on Wednesday but Gio will never have the bottle to drop them.

Would be happy to see all of Kent, Kamara, Davis, McLaughlin, Sands, Tillman + Tav dropped. A message needs to be sent to the players that they won't get to play in these glamorous CL nights if they don't play with intensity and desire in the league.

 

So when the replacements get pumped on Wednesday do they then deserve to be dropped for Aberdeen away? 

[Rangers_no1 32,709]

Just now, ForeverAndEver said:

McCann and when Lowry’s fit should both be ahead of him

I know Arfield has had some decent moments and obviously Lowry is now out injured, but this was the season those two took the minutes that Davis and Arfield are going to get. 

[docspiderman 1,243]

1 hour ago, graeme_4 said:

Be interesting to see if Gio sticks with McLaughlin or not. 

It's a cert that he will play him, he is not going to admit he was wrong to give him the number one status.

[BlueAvenger 10,335]

I’m obviously hoping we can get something from the game but I’m expecting fuck all. 

[molesmole 1,101]

These are games we invariably get results in. 

Usually our dig and bit of luck gets us through. 

Looking at a 1 nil win, 

 

[Darrenmt7 664]

Will be the same story as last season players will up their game for a big European tie, probably get some sort of positive result to make up for a bad weekend, We will then go drop points at Aberdeen this weekend.

[Guest]

23 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Hopefully we never see Davis start again outside lower level sides in the cup or at home to the worst teams in the league solely to give Lundstram a rest.

Yep, think you and I have both said it many times on here that McCann should be getting those minutes. He'd have stood a much better chance at coping with their intensity + energy purely down to his own youthful, energetic style of play.

23 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Why stop there? Goldson, Colak and Lundstram deserve it as much as the resst

Aye probably but thanks to Ross Wilson being a wee prick we haven't got fit + reliable players on the bench to change the entire team. 

22 minutes ago, King Jela said:

So when the replacements get pumped on Wednesday do they then deserve to be dropped for Aberdeen away? 

It's to send a message to the team that they can't have it their own way. 

I don't give a fuck if we get pumped by Ajax on Wednesday. There are bigger, structural issues at the club right now that need resolved ASAP. If Gio isn't willing to get his hands dirty and do that, then he can fuck off anawl.

[Edinbear1872 15]

I'm expecting a reaction. 1-1 draw, or maybe scrape a win. We fell apart on Saturday, but we won't come under that level of pace and pressure in Amsterdam so should be able to impose our game much better.

[RFC55 109,429]

6 minutes ago, Edinbear1872 said:

I'm expecting a reaction. 1-1 draw, or maybe scrape a win. We fell apart on Saturday, but we won't come under that level of pace and pressure in Amsterdam so should be able to impose our game much better.

You do realise that the goals we conceded were not as a result of pace and pressure but our absolutely shocking defending and decision making, the fenians batteeed us in the 3 0 game last season, they didn’t even have to do that on Saturday.

we beat ourselves 

[McEwan's Lager 30,671]

55 minutes ago, psb07158 said:

A lot of the team from Saturday don't deserve to play this on Wednesday but Gio will never have the bottle to drop them.

Would be happy to see all of Kent, Kamara, Davis, McLaughlin, Sands, Tillman + Tav dropped. A message needs to be sent to the players that they won't get to play in these glamorous CL nights if they don't play with intensity and desire in the league.

 

Don't think he has the squad to drop them. 

It seems that the only player putting in decent performances at the moment (Borna) is the only one in the squad that has been given any significant competition. Funny that.

[SkylineBlue 23,704]

1 hour ago, psb07158 said:

A lot of the team from Saturday don't deserve to play this on Wednesday but Gio will never have the bottle to drop them.

Would be happy to see all of Kent, Kamara, Davis, McLaughlin, Sands, Tillman + Tav dropped. A message needs to be sent to the players that they won't get to play in these glamorous CL nights if they don't play with intensity and desire in the league.

 

We dont have the squad to drop players really. Our recruitment has been absolutely criminal. 

[McEwan's Lager 30,671]

22 minutes ago, psb07158 said:

I don't give a fuck if we get pumped by Ajax on Wednesday. There are bigger, structural issues at the club right now that need resolved ASAP. If Gio isn't willing to get his hands dirty and do that, then he can fuck off anawl.

He needs to be reading the riot act to the board and Wilson behind closed doors too. He's fronted the shite last week and taken the heat off the board by saying publicly that he is ok with the squad, which I don't think he is.

[steven33jackie 1,946]

Regardless of result there has to be a positive reaction in regards to energy levels and just overall body language. Saturday the body language was just wrong from start to finish, to many accepted defeat during the first half.

[Guest]

Just now, McEwan's Lager said:

He needs to be reading the riot act to the board and Wilson behind closed doors too. He's fronted the shite last week and taken the heat off the board by saying publicly that he is ok with the squad, which I don't think he is.

After PSV he certainly wasn't "relaxed", he inferred he wanted more in the door and spoke about how the money would be great for the club etc. Fast forward to the deadline closing and he's suddenly "relaxed" and speaking about how they built the squad with all competitions in mind? Must think we all button up the back.

[Bears r us 30,854]

With a couple of days to go and still hurting from Sat it is difficult to get up for this game just at the moment, but will certainly be looking forward to it by Wednesday and a reaction to the last shit show at the piggery. 

 

[graeme_4 34,779]

5 minutes ago, psb07158 said:

After PSV he certainly wasn't "relaxed", he inferred he wanted more in the door and spoke about how the money would be great for the club etc. Fast forward to the deadline closing and he's suddenly "relaxed" and speaking about how they built the squad with all competitions in mind? Must think we all button up the back.

What else is he going to say?

I wanted more because I know the squad isn’t good enough, but tight arse Dougie and incompetent Ross Wilson didn’t get anything done.

It’s a textbook manager answer. 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

What else is he going to say?

I wanted more because I know the squad isn’t good enough, but tight arse Dougie and incompetent Ross Wilson didn’t get anything done.

It’s a textbook manager answer. 

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1081193/Tottenham-news-Mauricio-Pochettino-transfers-disappointed

Pochettino above ^^

Quote

 

"You'll have read the programme notes and seen the situation that the club is in, so to have to watch virtually every single club in the top five leagues get players in and for us not to be able to improve, that was difficult, not just as a manager but for the players, because players want to compete.

"This group have shown that they can compete, but we needed (help) but unfortunately we haven't been able to get that.

Rodgers at the weekend ^^

[gj923 1,457]

Not worried about this game and at worst expect a draw. We are a different beast in Europe