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After 10 minutes we were playing 3 attackers against a well-organized brickwall, Barry. We had no width, no spark from midfield and a threesome of CMs that don't exactly click against such tactics. Aside from not shooting or running into spaces. Even Jason Holt did it better than our three supporting midfielders ... or however you call them. Jefte is a shadow of his early season form. Ridvan, for all his faults, at least tries something and is demanding the ball (and gets it). Tavernier is far too often not on his usual right wing-back slot, leaving that side open and easily defended. Don't know if you can actually ask for better defending from our centre-halfs. The first goal was IMHO pure luck, the second one caught Souttar out on his left hand side, with Jefte somewhere and no DM in sight for cover. These DMs (name any of the three) are there to spot these runs. In short, why no Hagi? Why no Cortes? Why no Bajrami, or McCausland? E.g. at half-time? We could easily have gone three at the back, get Jefte and Diomande off, and bring attackers on. THAT would have shown a manager's will to change things which ain't work. The moment I posted that 4-3-3 earlier this afternoon, my gut-feeling said that Hibs will have a field day, given their form.

Feel for the Bears that made their way to Ibrox today in hope, to get treated to this ...

.... inept defending by Jefte, Souttar caught cold. 2 shot at target, two goals, credit to Hibs. BTW, we are a´still a brutal mess, we don't change our players in any sort or way either. "Though the straits are broad or narrow" it says ... these are no "straits", it's a narrow creek.

Did I imagine that we can make 5 subs?

Jefte gets no balls whatsoever, and when he gets them, he makes Stuart Munro look like a world beater ... some toil this.

Possession - 70.7 - 29.3 Shots 9-1 On target 2-1 Touches inside the box 19-0 Corners 3-0

While Dessers needs too many chance, I am more annoyed with Cerny doing that one trick too much, Tavernier moving inside far too often, even if Cerny steps inside. Hibs play so far back, we can easily take on of the CMs off. We need more people in the middle around the penalty spot. Those we have on right now, are far too play-happy to spot the necessities. Not for the first time.

They get lucky with that shot and just defended resolutely thereafter. With most of our ball-dancers doing ball-dancing instead of taking responsibility, we look lost once more. They had essentially no chance or longer spell in our half, but with so little offensive threat, this could be another toil-show ...

Igamane wasted on the wing, the latter is essentially a barren wasteland. Tavernier in the middle again, so the right wing ain't no option either. Chopp Barron, Raskin, or Diomande, get a right winger on.

Nice gaping hole behind our striker that neither Raskin nor Diomande goes into, easy to clear for Hibs.

Please ... that was a typical ice-hockey goal. Ten guys in front of the goalie and someone hits it hard and has luck with it.

I seem to remember that last time around with Robertson, he did no worse than his equally inept and/or biased colleagues. We kept shooting ourselves in the foot.

According to the Rangers HP, it's a 4-3-3. Let's hope Barron can handle the DM role, and Diomande and Raskin play ahead of him. Hibs, BTW, are unbeaten in 15.

Rangers eye move for new versatile German player Niehoff According to reports in Italy, relayed by Sport Witness, Rangers are eyeing up Holstein Kiel’s Niklas Niehoff. It is claimed that the Gers have been monitoring Niehoff during his loan spell at Osnabruck alongside interest from Serie A side Udinese and Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin. Holstein Kiel could end up selling Niehoff amid interest all across Europe, with offers potentially arriving in the coming weeks. The 20-year-old, should he move to Scotland with Rangers, would provide an extremely versatile option to whoever is in charge at Ibrox. As can be seen, Niehoff, a Germany youth international, has already played in a variety of positions ranging from right-back to centre-forward. Transfermarkt state that his main position is a right midfielder, and with his market value increasing to a career-high €400,000 last month, Rangers could be on to a future star with a move for Niehoff. https://www.footballfancast.com/rangers-and-49ers-eye-bid-for-niehoff-can-play-as-right-back-or-striker/ Niehoff at TM, TM stats ... there is no information about the length of his contract at Kiel (bound to be relegated from BL 1).

Barry has inherited a nearly non-operative team and whipped them into action. We are still quality-depth wise the worst in recent years, with loads of injuries and trained in a non-functional tactic. It remains to be seen whether he could be someone doing the trick with more players of his choice and the quality needed. "Remains to be seen" is the key here. We don't want or need another "project". Both in the league and even Europe, we have shown that we can play our part. Despite the lack of players, we might have done much more in the domestic cups and the title race, if we had not suffered that many injuries, and, more importantly, hadn't stuck to a tactic that simply isn't suited to the game in Scotland. Is it now four or five "managers" who wasted half a season on the latter, didn't get it and suffered the consequences? Much like we did? That's what I mean with "projects" not needed. I would assume that Barry and his coaches know what is required and needed in terms of staff and tactics ... for the Scottish game. So if given a handsome budget, I'd trust them to get people needed to succeed where we require it most. Europe has been a bonus and dragged us out of the mire after yet another dire season at home. Europe has likewise been a phenomenon. I have just seen third tier Arminia Bielefeld kicking out Bayer Leverkusen (the reigning champions and cupholders) in the semi-finals of the German Cup. Unlikely as it may be, sky's the limit. And quite often, the sky is Blue ...

... and Zenit was given a week off before the final. Too bad our club had the dignified silence motto ... and for years thereafter. (That means, we didn't really act on this and other strange things.) I am pretty sure that instead of doing that cast-into-stone journey, they hire half a dozen Japanese players a decade later. I think Dundee also waits for that money-spinning friendly they were promised by the Scum for changing their vote after it had landed in the spam folder of the SFA/SPFL/"whatever corrupt institution responsible". Thing is, Scotland never learns, Scottish clubs never learn ...

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... not that they shall be our benchmark, but what sort of "punishment" do they deal out to the wrongdoers over at the Scumhut? If it was similarly "draconic", the Green Brigade's stands would be empty, right? That said, if supporters cannot adhere to our (!) standards and guidelines, they shall suffer the consequences. Attempting or causing bodily harm should always be followed by lifetime bans, police and legal action aside. Other things should be dealt with on a case to case basis, so that club officials and fan-coordinators etc. can earn their corn. "Keep woke foreign ideologies out – defend Europe" was racist and/or discriminatory? I'd like to see an explanation for that.

Which of the above?

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No, but with that starting line-up, you were begging for this. We had Cortes, Danilo, Lawrence and Co. on the bench ... two of them brought the spark needed. Dessers 13 attempts on goal ... but who cares, if he scores a winner?

We went from toil of the seasons before to pure torture ...

Easy ...

Diomande and Raskin have run their race ... earn your money, Barry.

"Playing from the back" over and over again ... ... and as I write this, the consequence is another shyte goal lost.