BlackSocksRedTops

Good performance against a horrible team to play against. If we could reduce our attacks by 1 or 2 passes I think we would have scored more. I just feel we overplayed at times. Aribo was superb (what about the ball he took from the air?), Hagi worked tirelessly and Morelos was outstanding IMO. 

PS. Still disappointing to see so many fans leave so early. The stadium was nearly half full with about 5 minutes to play from what I  could see. That must be quite disheartening for the players.

St. Johnstone are a total pain in the ass to play against. We always seem to struggle against their wonderfully adventurous 4-6-0 system at Ibrox.

7 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said:

Will away goals count double for this play-off? If so, good that we are drawn away first.

I thought away goals were a thing of the past?

1 minute ago, 26th of foot said:

A repeat of the '66-'67 ECWC tie.

 

Dortmund were ECWC holders and we got them in the second round. 

 

We won the first leg at Ibrox 2-1, King Kai and A Smith were the scorers in front of 65,000. We drew 0-0 in Germany, winning the tie 2-1 on aggregate.

A repeat of 1982 will do for me.

Now that the dust has settled...it is utterly ridiculous that our "reward" for qualifying is a draw against a CL team. How many bites of the cherry to these rich clubs want?

Brilliant fixture. The Westfalen Stadium is immense. It's great experience whatever happens. 

Just now, the gunslinger said:

Dortmund ooooft

Randomly we have a good record V Dortmund. We have played them 8 times in Europe and have only lost once. 

GVB 

Played 6

W5 D1 L0

F12 A2

I think the most eyecatching stats are the goals against and the fact that we have scored first in every game. That wasn't happening under SG this season.

I see the Muppets at the BBC are taking our win well. Not recognising the 7 pt gap before they kick off. 

6 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

That's a superb result. 

 

Tough place to go.

 

And that's Easter Road and Tynecastle chalked off this month, with clean sheets and wins.

 

Brilliant. 

Let's not forget Livingston away was before that. We've always struggled there. 

That feeling you have when The Rangers claim 3 pts in a tough away fixture, knowing that all the Tims were watching and they have yet to play...

Goals aside, I think we have been poor. Our decision making is piss poor and our passing has been sloppy.

Great start but we are giving away cheap possession. Hope it doesn't bite us on the arse.

6 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

4-3-3, with Sakala and Kent on the wings. 

 

(Sakala is a technically wide player, he's not a striker - it's just that we've played him there.)

Both usually play on the left so it will be interesting to see who shifts?

2 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

I agree, but... 'If'.

 

I'VE GOT THE FEAR!

 

It's only Tynecastle...not Macho Grande...

1 minute ago, ascender said:

I know we've struggled against Hearts a bit and they'll be right up for it, but I hope we take the opportunity to come at them from the off and blow them away. Our momentum seems to be heading in that direction so I hope I'm not jinxing it, but if we get an early goal and that side plays to its full potential it could be a very good day.

One significant change under GVB has been the ability to get the first goal in all his games, unlike SG last cluster of matches. I've said on here before. We turn up. We win. We are the bloody champions. Simple.

Fashion usually comes in off the left, so is Kent on the right? Intriguing.

Looks like we'll be set up to nullify Hearts and counter with the pace going forward? If not there won't be much room for Sakala and Kent to work with? Tynecastle is a tight pitch.

Roofe injured again? Where does Fashion play? Is it a 4-4-2?

5 hours ago, Scott7 said:

Is ‘Gers ok?

Nope. Off to the Tower with you!!

I'm a proud Glaswegian but it should always be Rangers, not Glasgow Rangers. 

7 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

2nd in EL group plays a 3rd placed CL group team.

 

Looking at the potential opponents, I'd say it's highly unlikely we'll go any further but you never know (I doubt Barcelona or Dortmund will care much about the EL).

So more money for CL teams that fail. Way to go UEFA

Been really snowed under with work and other things so I haven't paid much attention to our possible opponents in the next round. F**k me...are they all CL teams? How is that fair? 

On 08/12/2021 at 16:21, Gonzo79 said:

It really isn't.  

Agree. London is an amazing city but it is not the greatest city on Earth by a long shot. 

2 minutes ago, CammyF said:

As was shown at the end of 5he game. Patterson has a brilliant future for club and country but has a bit to go to dispose of our Captain and our main attacking threat.

 

Hopefully we can focus on the game, the positives we can take out of it as well as the subtle changes Gio has introduced into the formation, rather than another Tav v Patterson debate.

Agreed. Apologies for bringing it to the fore again. Just feel we are too quick to almost write players off these days. 

1 minute ago, Bill said:

Seriously? You’re comparing someone who hasn’t had a game in ages with someone who’s benefited from playing week after week?

Not comparing directly. Just highlighting that Paterson is far from the finished article.