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match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 0 - 0 Spartak Moscow
DMAA replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
To be more positive, we really are good at the controlling the game side. Jack was excellent and a number of others were good too. Spartak Moscow haven't spent as much as some have suggested (net spend of minus £10m this season), but have spent a good 55m Euros over 3 seasons. They had much better players than us on paper but hardly got a sniff last night. It was quite remarkable and I bet they got a bit of a shock. Gerrard has built solid foundations and it's a great position to be in to be dominating teams like that and just lacking one or two players with more quality in the final third. -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 0 - 0 Spartak Moscow
DMAA replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
We are very good at "controlling" games at home by playing with a high intensity and pressing the game with the crowd behind us. But my word we are poor at turning that into chances and goals. For all the praise Kent etc get, our final ball is consistently poor and we almost never manage an attempt on goal from a set piece. These are very concerning things. In my opinion in January we still need a player who offers us genuine aerial threat. Like I highlighted in the transfer window, we have a team full of crossers but almost no-one who is very strong in the air. We also need an attacking winger with more finesse and technique. Ejaria offers this is in the middle, he looked very threatening last night. Kent and Candeias's hustle and bustle are fine but only go so far, against stronger opposition they just lack the quality and finesse necessary to put something on a plate for Morelos. The cross always seems to hit the first man or go over everyone. This side have so much promise but Gerrard was right to play down the hype and stress we've still got some way to go. -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 0 - 0 Spartak Moscow
DMAA replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
How frustrating was that. After so much endeavour the game pretty much petered out. Couldn’t string two passes together in the last ten minutes. Great chance at the end was the exception from a fantastic Middleton pass and it should have been a goal. Missed opportunity tonight! -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 0 - 0 Spartak Moscow
DMAA replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
Well there’s one thing all our European opponents have had in common, bunch of blimmin divers! -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 0 - 0 Spartak Moscow
DMAA replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
Spot on. Such a strong performance in general but my word that final ball is so frustrating every time. Our intensity is rattling them like it has all our European opponents at Ibrox. -
I think it’s largely a style thing, I think he wants a winger who comes inside. Kent basically has a free role half the time.
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I sent it to Frankie and Rousseau. On holiday just now hence why I wrote it a few days ago and hence why I forgot to send till now!
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Argh, wrote my Hamilton one days ago and didn’t send it in time. Will send it to someone now anyway
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match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 1 Hearts (Kent 3, Morelos 13, Arfield 32)
DMAA replied to Rousseau's topic in Rangers Chat
Bristol City were basically fined 500k by Liverpool for not playing Ryan Kent. Liverpool had a clause in the contract. -
match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 1 Hearts (Kent 3, Morelos 13, Arfield 32)
DMAA replied to Rousseau's topic in Rangers Chat
It's actually very common for the loaning club to insert game time clauses these days. Gerrard also didn't say that Worrall was a cover player. He say Katic was a baby and strongly suggested he'd be a rotation player when he first signed him. I think he's earned a starting place but I think Worrall is a coup and we should rotate them. -
I can take Hamilton as it looks open?
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match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 - 1 Hearts (Kent 3, Morelos 13, Arfield 32)
DMAA replied to Rousseau's topic in Rangers Chat
I think Ejaria will be far too expensive for us but I don’t think Kent will be. -
I thought we were very good at one side of the game and not good at another but a bit of magic from Ejaria was the difference. It's frustrating to be rebuked for mentioning any negatives, told to cheer up and reminded yet again of the League 2 days when you've only made some pretty balanced comments about how you saw the game. Some of us come on here to analyse the game a little bit afterwards and I think others come on primarily to celebrate and that's what causes a bit of friction.
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I was wondering about that! I thought he was pretty fair and very quick to point out that Rapid’s goal shouldn’t have stood.
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I thought we were very good at one side of the game and poor at another side. We did dominate the play, were good at winning the ball back and generally being in control. Some top performances across the back line and a few others. But we really toiled in the final third, we couldn’t turn possession into chances. A moment of brilliance from Ejaria ultimately was the difference and he was doing it all night in other areas. At the end of the day it’s a fantastic result and another morale boost with some really good performances throughout the team.