match thread (image) [FT] Partick Thistle 0 - 2 Rangers (Windass 39; Tavernier 59)

[Frankie 8,580]

Yeah, a bit better after half-time and we strolled to victory really as Thistle fell out the game.

 

It's a good three points but as much as there were some good passages of play, generally the performance was unimpressive and we're still no way near clinical enough when we dominate possession.

 

We move onto Somerset Park on Sunday and that's likely to be another similar game with a stuffy team who'll work hard and be physical.  We better make sure to turn up.

[aweebluesoandso 290]

I thought we moved the ball forward quicker and more accurate tonight, than Saturday. We looked comfortable, You can see the signs the team is jelling slowly, Once Cumming is up to speed and if he is to partner Morelos, it will pay dividends, I thought Windass was good as was Murphy he really does look a good yin, Goss, Tav, Bates all played well.

[Barebear 37]

Hugh Burns really likes "big Bates". Another good performance but I wouldn't have handed him man of the Match. I'm becoming a big fan of Candias. What a supplier he is. Id love to see his assist record. 

[ian1964 10,724]

Goss really looks a player, strong, good on the ball and picks out great passes.

[les186 271]

I'd give Bates his new contract now. One of a few Rangers players who is strong enough to win the ball in a 50-50 challenge.

[Gonzo79 15,294]

I only saw the opening 20 minutes but we looked poor.  Bad passes and a general lack of conviction.

 

Docherty should be starting from now on.

[der Berliner 3,749]

Given the workrate and enthusiasm shown by Cummings tonight, I wonder what it will take to remove Windass from the shadow striker role and see us play with Cummings and Morelos up front? Yes, Windass has goals and assists to his name, but otherwise he was about as effective as Pena on a good day. I'm not looking for a whipping boy, but given we have two strikers essentially "on fire", chaps who harrass people and create stuff for others or themselves, it really leaves me wondering.

[der Berliner 3,749]

8 minutes ago, Barebear said:

Hugh Burns really likes "big Bates". Another good performance but I wouldn't have handed him man of the Match. I'm becoming a big fan of Candias. What a supplier he is. Id love to see his assist record. 

 

5 goals, 7 assists. But his build up play sure accounts for much more goals and assists.

[Barebear 37]

1 minute ago, Gonzo79 said:

I only saw the opening 20 minutes but we looked poor.  Bad passes and a general lack of conviction.

 

Docherty should be starting from now on.

I put that down to Partick being "up for it". We started to get much more on the ball after that. Holt lifted us a bit around that point by chasing down and winning the ball a few times. I wasn't too worried at that point, although there were a few hearts in mouths when Sammon hit the post. Not sure how we'd have reacted to that if it went in. 

[JFK-1 1,693]

Some people have been talking about aggression on this and other threads where some thought it was a requirement and others did not.  I tend to think it is a requirement and it brings to mind a story I read about the young David Beckham before he had broken into the team.

 

Roy Kean was watching him in a reserve game alongside SAF who says to Kean what do you think of him? Kean replies that he thought he had all the qualities to be a top player with one reservation, he isn't aggressive enough.  That was taken on board and they set work on making Beckham more aggressive however that is accomplished.