Rousseau

3 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

We wouldn't have qualified last night, even with the win. We needed Porto not to win to do so.

Yes, I removed that part after I read your post.

 I feel better now.   

25 minutes ago, compo said:

I am not deflated quiet happy we came home with a point as our first half display was very shoddy and poor .

Aye--it's a good result, one which I would have ripped your hand off for prior to the game. 

I'm still a wee bit deflated. 

We had one hand on a place in the next round, but shot ourselves in the foot. And, of course, Porto winning doesn't help. 

All to play for.  

Some strange results - very few Correct Results, but a lot of Number of Goals and FGS. 

BD, Bill, Stevie, MacK, one, compo, Lenny, 26th and T-1000 gained 1 point for the Correct Result.

Bill, Ian, BEARGER, Dado, MacK, Pete, Devil, les, WB91, T-1000 and r_s gained 1 point for the Correct Number of Rangers Goals.

Rousseau, BD, Yorkie, Bill, Coop, BEARGER, Pete, Devil, compo, Lenny, TB, Les, WB91, 26th, Franc, T-1000 and r_s gained 2 points for Morelos as FGS.

Bill, Mack, and T-1000 gained 3 points for the Correct Score.

Bill and T-1000 take the maximum!

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What's your thoughts, folks?

Morelos grabbed two goals, but the passes from Davis, Kent and Barasic put them on a plate. 

Took us a while to get going, but I think there were a few good performances. 

Full time. 

2-2. 

Should have won that game. 

Other results go against us, too.

They're coming back into it now, which I don't like. 

Porto are now leading against Young Boys. Always goes against us. 

2 minutes ago, Blue Moon said:

Can anyone  me what the manager sees in Helander?

What?

He's been superb for us this season since he's settled. 

Gerrard's furious with that. 

How the f*ck did they score that. 

Shot ourselves in the foot. 

Do our players have to sustain significant damage for the Refs to blow?

It's a lunge. Ojo jumps out the way, but the intent is there. It took the linesman ages to signal.  

What a cross. 

What a header. 

1-2. 

Delightful.

How was that not a penalty? He's all over him!?

We're well on top at the moment. 

We need to make it count!

Just now, DMAA said:

Jack has been outstanding 

I thought he was very wasteful in the first half, but he's been much better in the second.

He's playing for it, Ojo, but the defender doesn't get the ball. 

Foul, no?

I think @petehad it spot on when he said they can't build from the back - I feel like we're giving it to them and they're not doing much with it. 

(I don't want to jinx it, of course...)

It's much more of a 4-3-3 now, rather than a 4-3-2-1; Kent and Ojo are noticeably wider. 

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

Absolute peach of a ball (from whom, I can't recall), out wide to Kent, who puts in a peach of an in-swinging cross to Morelos, who nods it back across goal. 

Davis.

Beauty. 

Absolute peach of a ball (from whom, I can't recall), out wide to Kent, who puts in a peach of an in-swinging cross to Morelos, who nods it back across goal. 

MORRRREEEELLLOOOOOSSSS!!!!

6 minutes ago, BEARGER said:

What does Ojo bring to the team?

It's the defensive stability and energy for the press and counter that Gerrard likes. 

I would say the press is OK, but not working well as a team. He's defended the right side well -- have they got in behind on the our right? It's mainly the left, for me. 

He's done nothing going forward, but none of them have. 

I do feel, if we get our passing right, there is space there to exploit.

Poor half. 

Did we create a chance?