bluenoz 30,960 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Might be playing Betis at the right time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,162 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 2 hours ago, bluenoz said: Might be playing Betis at the right time. We’ll still sit off them as if we are up against prime Barca, sit off them until Betis take the lead only then will we start to press and attack like we should’ve been from the start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Shaw 30,639 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 38 minutes ago, graeme_4 said: Yeah, I think the majority of Ibrox is itching to give Beale dogs abuse. If we lose 5 goals again he will deserve all the abuse. Don’t think anybody Is itching for it tbh think every single one of us would rather get the 3 points or at worse a draw than get shagged rotten again just so they can abuse Beale Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,815 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 57 minutes ago, bluenoz said: Might be playing Betis at the right time. The Aberdeen of Spain! BlueThunder 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 34,673 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 47 minutes ago, Tiger Shaw said: If we lose 5 goals again he will deserve all the abuse. Don’t think anybody Is itching for it tbh think every single one of us would rather get the 3 points or at worse a draw than get shagged rotten again just so they can abuse Beale Yeah, I mean if we don’t get a result. Of course we’d rather win, just mean the finger is already on the trigger with him. Tiger Shaw 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GersInCanada 7,775 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Cannot see Beale going with a high press and all out attack from the start which in my opinion is what is required on Thursday. He is far too cautious. He would rather invite teams to have a go at us and then hit them on the break when the chance allows. Recipe for disaster against a half decent team. Right now I would bite your hand off for a draw. OhW 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,815 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, GersInCanada said: Cannot see Beale going with a high press and all out attack from the start which in my opinion is what is required on Thursday. He is far too cautious. He would rather invite teams to have a go at us and then hit them on the break when the chance allows. Recipe for disaster against a half decent team. Right now I would bite your hand off for a draw. What team selection would you hope he picks to best achieve this tactic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,960 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Rangers try to play the same way as every successful team in the world does. Barisic is NOT the only full-back that plays balls backward. Walker does, TAA does, I could go on... The name of the game these days is possession. The problem I have is we are trying too many long balls. Under Gerrard, we did not do that. To me, that's where the problem lies. There is a disconnect between the defence and midfield to the point that Lundstram comes so deep, he takes the ball from a center half. For me, it's negative football. We are better, or at least should be better than that. Release the handbrake on Thursday at home. They are there for the taking based on current results. Instead, I fear we will respect and take a cautious approach. It's wrong. Attack, we are at home!!! Nk89, BlackpoolBear1952 and cascadeshrimp 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,224 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Unfortunately I think we’ll get hammered theiconicman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,454 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 7 hours ago, bluenoz said: Might be playing Betis at the right time. Hmmm. A better time perhaps, but I don’t think there is a right time at the moment, especially given the fans feelings on the manager and us lacking Cantwell and Danilo. I think we’ll probably get beat (not entirely unexpectedly) and some fans will use it as another platform to demand the sacking of Beale. If we happen to win on the other hand there won’t be a long queue of people willing to give him more time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueThunder 8,454 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 9 hours ago, aird said: Betis having a goalkeeper crisis. First choice keeper likely out injured and second choice just back training from an injury. 3rd choice keeper is the Betis B keeper, who plays in the 4th tier of Spanish football. Have we ever won a match against a team with a goalkeeping crisis? The stand-in keeper always seems to play a bloody blinder! 😂 Albertz85, RS4_wul and SeparateEntityMyArse 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayro 3,024 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Butland Tav Goldson Davies Barisic Raskin Lundstram Lawrence Sima Roofe Matondo Any win would be a huge confidence boost to the team and fans. Boybluesy and theiconicman 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper 157 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I cannot believe we’re favourites for this game Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
left winger 14,300 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Jasper said: I cannot believe we’re favourites for this game Not everywhere, but the amount of money predicted to be placed on us will have us at a shorter price than we probably should be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross-Gazza genius 1,915 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Butland Tav Goldson Davies Yilmaz Lundstram Raskin Roofe lawrence sima Lammers Can't believe I'm opting to play Sima but hoping we play an aggressive press and these players would be best for it imo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iakona 2,261 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, Ross-Gazza genius said: Butland Tav Goldson Davies Yilmaz Lundstram Raskin Roofe lawrence sima Lammers Can't believe I'm opting to play Sima but hoping we play an aggressive press and these players would be best for it imo Yilmaz isn’t in the euro squad. Not sure about Roofe out there either. For me if he’s not playing in the box he shouldn’t be playing. Lammers upfront would be like that time we played Aribo up top. But I’m not sure he’s capable of the big moments like Aribo was - interesting choice though. ronniescu 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nk89 1,289 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 9 hours ago, bluenoz said: Rangers try to play the same way as every successful team in the world does. Barisic is NOT the only full-back that plays balls backward. Walker does, TAA does, I could go on... The name of the game these days is possession. The problem I have is we are trying too many long balls. Under Gerrard, we did not do that. To me, that's where the problem lies. There is a disconnect between the defence and midfield to the point that Lundstram comes so deep, he takes the ball from a center half. For me, it's negative football. We are better, or at least should be better than that. Release the handbrake on Thursday at home. They are there for the taking based on current results. Instead, I fear we will respect and take a cautious approach. It's wrong. Attack, we are at home!!! This is it, Lundstram comes far too deep, only giving us 2 options in the midfield when the opposition have at least 3 in there. So we can pass the ball about in the back 3 all day, but the minute we look for a forward pass we end up having to go long most of the time Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds_Bear 8,112 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 44 minutes ago, Ross-Gazza genius said: Butland Tav Goldson Davies Yilmaz Lundstram Raskin Roofe lawrence sima Lammers Can't believe I'm opting to play Sima but hoping we play an aggressive press and these players would be best for it imo Sima was shite to begin with, but actually think he's looked better the more minutes he's had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross-Gazza genius 1,915 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 37 minutes ago, Iakona said: Yilmaz isn’t in the euro squad. Not sure about Roofe out there either. For me if he’s not playing in the box he shouldn’t be playing. Lammers upfront would be like that time we played Aribo up top. But I’m not sure he’s capable of the big moments like Aribo was - interesting choice though. Ffs where have I been, didn't know this. Lammers is good at pressing plus he would drop deep and allow Roofe and Sima in behind. The 3 I went with up top are most likely to be our best players for pressing, Dessers is a headless chicken at times and slow as fuck. When the game dies down guys like matondo in the 2nd half could make an impact. Iakona 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross-Gazza genius 1,915 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Leeds_Bear said: Sima was shite to begin with, but actually think he's looked better the more minutes he's had. I thought he was pretty poor when he came on against St Johnstone. His main attributes is his athleticism and running power but his ball control is horrific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthranger 3,888 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Can’t start both Matondo and Sima, you need one of them as an option off the bench and neither offer much in possession. Id pack the midfield, make it a tough first half then bring on pace when it opens up. They’re not a great side and likely playing their 3rd choice keeper, so we need to take shots when we can and be clinical. Butland Tav Goldson Davies Borna Lundstram Raskin Lawrence Lammers Sima Dessers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aird 3,788 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 10 hours ago, BlueThunder said: Have we ever won a match against a team with a goalkeeping crisis? The stand-in keeper always seems to play a bloody blinder! 😂 First time for everything Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBufalo20 7,916 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 25 minutes ago, plymouthranger said: Can’t start both Matondo and Sima, you need one of them as an option off the bench and neither offer much in possession. Id pack the midfield, make it a tough first half then bring on pace when it opens up. They’re not a great side and likely playing their 3rd choice keeper, so we need to take shots when we can and be clinical. Butland Tav Goldson Davies Borna Lundstram Raskin Lawrence Lammers Sima Dessers Roofe for Dessers and I’d go for that Negri's lovechild and plymouthranger 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleBJK 849 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Be interesting to see what to attendance will be. Still thousands of the packages left on the website. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger 8,134 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 41 minutes ago, KyleBJK said: Be interesting to see what to attendance will be. Still thousands of the packages left on the website. Shouldn’t be far off a sell out surely but it’s telling the fact that the club are struggling to sell these. Lot of cash to watch the dross Beale is serving up. Thursday will set the tone and it’s highly likely to be another struggle - a loss and the appetite goes right out of the Europa for fans - can’t reallly blame anyone not wanting to fork out. This is Beales doing - we really are shite to watch The Archer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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