DMAA
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Yeh a bit gutted for Katic but as long as Goldson is up to speed it’s a boost to have him back. I’m a big Defoe fan so a bit disappointed about that but the bottom line is any team we put out is more than capable of beating them comfortably if they apply themselves!
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Thanks for posting the links to the goals. Always good to keep tabs on the youngsters, I’ve got a lot of faith in the academy guys just now.
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7 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:
Fair doos but you get my overall point
Yes they’ve been ridiculously lucky to snatch a goal at all in all 3 games because they barely went looking for one
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Only 1 out of 6 Daily Record writers fancies us to win tonight, but I've heard he's Rangers mad..........Keith Jackson ?
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-win-aberdeen-vs-rangers-13960530
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1 hour ago, Frankie said:
Definitely no Flanagan, Kamara, McAuley, Polster or Middleton tonight as all are playing for the reserves against Morton this afternoon.
I don't understand how Middleton isn't making the 18 man squad. That leaves us with only two wingers! I find this frustrating because in his second last appearance for us he provided a crucial assist at St Johnstone. He's an obvious impact player when you need a goal. And what happens if Kent or Candeias get injured? Not happy about that one because sometimes the cutting inside from the left just doesn't work and you need to change it up and try and get some crosses in, something which Kent doesn't really do.
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36 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:
Aberdeen have played 270 minutes against us and have had about 3 shots on target (scoring all 3)
They had 1 shot on target in the 1-1 game but they had 2 shots on target for the past two games so 5 overall.
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43 minutes ago, ian1964 said:
He's looked good every time I've seen him
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27 minutes ago, pete said:
Is it just me imagining it or are we starting to shoot much more from outside the box. Last year we were trying to walk the ball into the net but we have had a few goals recently by or caused by a shot.
Gerrard was a good hitter of the ball so that may be his influence.
I haven't really noticed, but my problem with this is that we never recruit players who are good at long shots. I think we should always have a long shot specialist in the team. I wouldn't say any of our standard midfield 5 are good at long shots. Dorrans is pretty good, Halliday is decent at it too and probably Defoe but aside from that I think I'd rather they didn't unless there's a genuine opening.
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21 minutes ago, ian1964 said:
Derek McInnes has revealed he will welcome back three key players for the Rangers clash – but will be without star centre-back Scott McKenna .
We've had good luck here again. McKenna is a huge miss for them and Lewis and Cosgrove will play but they won't be 100%.
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It will be fascinating to see how we set up because it's the first real test of whether he sees Defoe as part of his starting 11. As I've said in previous matches I think we show diddies like Aberdeen too much respect and I'd be happy to see a 4-4-2 with a midfield two of Jack and Arfield. I fear the 4-5-1 will make for a pretty boring spectacle with two teams bog down in an over-crowded centre mid. I'm not convinced we have the creativity necessary to make it work. It worked to an extent at Hibs because they came out and weren't nearly good enough to do so. But you can't count on Aberdeen doing that. Having said that, Celtic put 4 past them at Pittodrie, but that was with a 4-2-3-1 that had far more attacking/creative players in it than ours has.
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1 hour ago, Frankie said:
As such, will the diamond be deployed again tonight?
Personally, I can't see it - not to start with anyway. In games against Aberdeen, winning the midfield battle is imperative and matching their physical outlook a must so it would be a big risk not to match that early in the game.
I agree the diamond won't be deployed, but ironically the diamond was Murty's masterstroke against Aberdeen last season when he did the double over them.
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Found this interesting. I found the discussions regarding formation interesting and mirrored some of what we've discussed on here. 4-3-3 hasn't been successful enough to be untouchable and especially in games like these it's good to experiment a bit. I think they mentioned that we looked a bit better in a more conventional 4-4-2 than we did in the diamond which I think we probably were, although possibly due to Jack and Candeias being on for McCrorie and Davis who both disappointed.
Intersting too that the same debate over Morelos's attitude came up, which was just as divisive as it was on here with two of the 3 not keen to hear anything negative said about him just as many on here weren't.
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He was one of those players who didn't even look good on YouTube. I remember being excited to watch a youtube compilation of him when I heard his exotic name and the amount we were paying for and just thinking my word Michael O'Halloran has a better Youtube compilation than that what is going on.
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13 minutes ago, pete said:
Tuesday, 05 February 2019, 11:45by Rangers Football Club
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26WE can confirm that Carlos Pena is no longer a Rangers player. His contract has been terminated. We wish him the best for his future.
Can only hope it's saved the club some money
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49 minutes ago, pete said:
No you are wrong on that if the offence continues into the box it is a penalty.
I always thought it was where the foul initially occurred but I've googled it quickly and it looks like you're right. In which case I don't think any of the penalties are wrong.
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1 hour ago, Bluedell said:
I'm pretty sure he did, unless my mind is playing tricks on me. His run across was delayed but he did run and join in.
I watched the game last night and he eventually ran over so the article was very inaccurate, although he was probably the least enthusiastic Rangers player for most of the goals.
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31 minutes ago, Walterbear said:
The handball continued into the box. Replay it and freeze frame.
My understanding is that the free kick should be given where the offence, especially a hand ball, first occurred?
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Very sorry to hear @Big Jaws, condolences to all the family.
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1 hour ago, der Berliner said:
Over on FF they have a daily thread with newspaper snapshots. Today's is mainly filled with pages upon pages that St. Johnstone's Clarke attacking Defoe and the SFA to hand a ban to Jermaine for diving, citing Jones' ban as a reason.
Much of it is probably just mhedia trying to push the paranoid into a frenzy - though I haven't read Clarke's comments or saw Jones' "dive". He probably just wants a level-approach on things rather than having Defoe banned.
The media-murder of Dallas was to be expected and one wonders how the SFA will react to this wave after wave of attack.
It's a ridiculous comparison. Jones' dive was embarrassing and fully deserving of a ban, the defender didn't even make a challenge he just fell over as he ran by him. The defender did make a challenge on Defoe, he stuck out his leg after the ball had gone past and blocked his path. It's ridiculous to give those comments so much coverage.
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Why don't they compare Tansey's rugby tackle to some of the minor offences we've had yellow cards for and ask why wasn't he given a yellow card?
The hand ball was well outside the box but the Candeias one from memory he had every right to try and stay on his feet (as he always does) and give up and go down when he did.
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2 hours ago, JohnMc said:
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For all they've lost Stewart and he was an important player for them I was still impressed with their January signings. Alex Bruce should be more than capable at SPFL level, the young lad from Liverpool seems to be rated very highly and Mulumbu was one of their best players last season, getting him back is a good bit of business. I wouldn't discount them just yet, they'll beat most sides particularly at home.
Yes I forgot when I wrote my comment that they added players after playing us. However Mulumbu will be (to put it kindly) very well rested so may take time to get back up to speed.
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19 hours ago, elfideldo said:
Middleton playing most of the game, he really has fallen out of favour. On the other hand it's good that he's keeping fit whilst waiting for his chance to get another run of games.
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17 minutes ago, T-1000 said:
I felt Morelos had a rather mixed game on Saturday, at times very good while at other times he was a bit slack especially in his passing. i also think there was no need for him to tackle the St.Mirren player from behind and pick up a booking; although the StMirren player did make the most of the tackle.
I agree. There was debate on FF after someone compared him to Michael Mols after the match. I think at this stage his primary attributes are very much physical whereas the technical side of his game needs a lot of work, and in all honesty will never reach Mols level.
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52 minutes ago, cooponthewing said:
Your point is a valid one. Morelos and Defoe barely communicated during the game but that’s how Morelos is anyway. He is like that with every partner.
It's more worrying for me because of how open he has been about having an eye on his next move. I'm worried that he could become more concerned about his goals tally than our points tally.
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[FT] Aberdeen 2 - 4 Rangers (Morelos 20, 38; Tavernier 43pen; Defoe 90+5)
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Have to admit it’s as strong an Aberdeen line-up as you’re going to see.