Rousseau

I can't speak for his quality, but he has the right profile: Young, creative #10, that can play anywhere along the front line. 

According to the article, there's a option to buy too after the loan, which is just good business sense.  

I was going to source some of the lads videos, to see how he plays, but I'll just watch some videos of Gheorghe Hagi's goals instead. Same thing.   

6 minutes ago, Gaffer said:

If he is anything like his dad, let's get him on our free kicks.

Or the kick-offs... ?

Adebayor is a free agent. 

Just saying. 

Rangers 2 - 1 Aberdeen

FGS Morelos

Some good scores, and a Yorkie regains the lead!

Everyone who entered gained 1 point for the Correct Result.

BD, compo, Moody, Dado, Yorkie and Franc gained 1 point for the Correct Number of Rangers Goals.

r_s, T-1000 and TB gained 2 points for Defoe as FGS.

BD, compo, Moody, Dado, Yorkie and Franc gained 3 points for the Correct Score.

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Tweets from Rotherham fans say he [Hastie] was good for the first few games, then didn't really get a chance. They wish him well. 

I'm firmly in the 'Helander is better than Katic' camp. 

Katic is better in the air and is a goal-threat at set-pieces; Helander is better with his feet and better at reading the game - and it's not just booting it out: When Helander reads the game, we tend to keep possession, and start attacks; Katic just boots it out. I prefer the latter. 

I do love the guy [Katic]; there's a lot to admire in his passion and aggressive style. If he could combine that with better positional sense, and be able to play a pass, then he'd be some player.

To be fair, he can still learn that. 

1 minute ago, cooponthewing said:

Is Alfie definitely back for this game?

I don't know. 

I hoped someone would correct me.  

I bloody hope so...

Reaction please, Rangers!

Rangers 5 - 0 Ross County

FGS Morelos (?)

9 hours ago, T-1000 said:

Although we played poorly I think some credit has to be given to how Hearts played. Unlike most teams we come against they did not use a defensive block.  Against these sorts of teams we can dictate the tempo, establish some rhythm and have the bulk of possession.  Hearts did not do that but instead they hassled our midfield and ensured they had little time on the  ball.  We thus got sucked into a scrappy game with the ball in the air a lot which does not suit our style.  In addition, they had Clare playing down the wing which restricted Barisic (an exception was our goal) thus negating one of our strengths.  On the other side Flanagan is not noted for his offensive qualities and thus the combination of these meant we were forced into a more restricted game.  Upfront we missed Morelos who can occupy the centre backs much more than Defoe who doesn't have the same physicality and who is now lacking a bit of pace and therefore is not able to outrun defenders.  As others have also noted hitting long balls into the box is not playing to Defoe's strength which is being a penalty box predator.

Picking up on a point may much earlier by Rousseau our lack of movement at throw-ins is dire making it difficult for players to have the time to make  a telling pass and spread the play.  Instead, we tend to become hemmed into a small area and it needs some bit of skill or ingenuity to make something happen. 

I read that Liverpool's throw-in coach has implemented a 5 second policy (they have to take the throw-in within 5 seconds of getting it, so opponents don't have a chance to set up).

I noted yesterday we had players standing with the ball in their hands for ages waiting for something to happen. Hearts were set.   

12 hours ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Only positive for me was that Polster looked half decent. His distribution was good IMO

I don't think Polster is great, but going from yesterday's performance, he's got a better all-round game than Flanagan. 

I'd still say Flanagan is the better defender, though. 

Like I said earlier, hopefully this is the shot in the arm we need. These performances cannot continue.

We miss Tavernier and Morelos, but that's a cop-out: virtually the whole team were terrible today (outwith Aribo and Goldson, and Polster who I had forgotten about).

This XI, playing well, should be enough to see off Hearts. 

I can't even get on my high horse.

I hate that...

Couple of points, but not many.

No one got the Correct Result. 

BD picks up 1 point for the Correct Number Of Rangers Goals.

ModdyBlue, Gafffer, Ian, TB and Coop gained 2 points for Kent as FGS.

No one got the Correct Score.

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I'd like another striker in. Even if these situations are extreme (No Morelos or Stewart), we do need something different.

But, I'm not going to blame that on this performance. We've been awful since the restart, and I think we've been fortunate to not lose more points. 

Aribo was the only player that did well today; and Goldson. The rest were terrible -- even Davis, who's usually so dependable, couldn't even make a simple 5 yard pass.  

Why are we playing volleyball? Get it on the deck. 

Hopefully this is the shot in the arm we need. 

We cannot continue playing like this. 

This is depressing. 

I feel like Davis is second guessing himself. He goes to do one thing, then tries to do something else. He tries to turn on a simple ball back to the 'keeper and almost looses it. It's the same with aerial challenges too. 

That was stunning play from Aribo. 

It just whistles past the far post. 

We make it hard for ourselves...

Just clear it. 

FFS, Kamara.

Kent's been booted up the behind at half-time, I think; he's a man on fire this half thus far.