podcast thread (image) Aberdeen, Hibs and Atrocious Referees

[DMAA 3,658]

I think it was Colin who mentioned in the Podcast that despite being top scorers this season we don't actually appear to create that many chances.

 

I think one of the biggest problems with 4-2-3-1 has been the fact that we don't have a real playmaker/trequartista in the squad to play behind the striker. We haven't had a player like that in a long time and I'd love to see Gerrard sign one. Windass has taken flak for his disappearing act but he's just not that kind of player and it's no wonder the position often didn't work for him. He's an excellent goalscorer but he's not the technical, creative pass-master you need in that position to link the midfield to attack and feed the wingers and forward with clever through balls.

 

I don't know if there are any other Italian football fans here but I always thought Alessandro Rosina was a great example of this kind of player when he was at Torino who wasn't too expensive for Rangers. David Silva and Luka Modric come to mind at the elite level.

 

I'm not sure who is out there at our level these days (because I don't play Football Manager anymore) but there's got to be someone. @Rousseau might have a suggestion?

 

 

[DMAA 3,658]

9 minutes ago, buster. said:

There are teams there who could make life difficult but the first round should really be about us. In that if we have our act together regards some swift, decent recruitment and good preperation, then we should get to the second qualifying round without too many issues.

 

We'd definately be unseeded in the second round and there would be some potentially very difficult ties, eg. Sevilla.

I think it's a good thing to be in the 1st round because it creates a sense of urgency around recruitment and training early on which is probably a good thing. And as someone else mentioned it generates revenue for the club which won't go amiss.

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

Lol people are reading way too much into this top scorer stat. Anyone who watches us can see we’re extremely poor in every area of the pitch. We are actually awful going forward.

[DMAA 3,658]

18 minutes ago, Ser Barristan Selmy said:

Lol people are reading way too much into this top scorer stat. Anyone who watches us can see we’re extremely poor in every area of the pitch. We are actually awful going forward.

We were good in spells. But as I pointed out in another thread, our goals tally of 76 is not impressive. It's actually our lowest goals tally since 2006-07 under Paul Le Guen. The fact we were top scorers on 76 says far more about the world beating, attacking football maestro Brenda than it does about us. 

[Rousseau 10,823]

3 hours ago, DMAA said:

I think it was Colin who mentioned in the Podcast that despite being top scorers this season we don't actually appear to create that many chances.

 

I think one of the biggest problems with 4-2-3-1 has been the fact that we don't have a real playmaker/trequartista in the squad to play behind the striker. We haven't had a player like that in a long time and I'd love to see Gerrard sign one. Windass has taken flak for his disappearing act but he's just not that kind of player and it's no wonder the position often didn't work for him. He's an excellent goalscorer but he's not the technical, creative pass-master you need in that position to link the midfield to attack and feed the wingers and forward with clever through balls.

 

I don't know if there are any other Italian football fans here but I always thought Alessandro Rosina was a great example of this kind of player when he was at Torino who wasn't too expensive for Rangers. David Silva and Luka Modric come to mind at the elite level.

 

I'm not sure who is out there at our level these days (because I don't play Football Manager anymore) but there's got to be someone. @Rousseau might have a suggestion?

 

 

Scott Allan  

[DMAA 3,658]

30 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Scott Allan  

He is that kind of player. He's made some unfortunate choices

[ian1964 10,761]

1 minute ago, DMAA said:

He is that kind of player. He's made some unfortunate choices

And who has escaped media hunting down for his assault on Rossiter, unlike Naismith tackle on lego muncher

[DMAA 3,658]

Just now, ian1964 said:

And who has escaped media hunting down for his assault on Rossiter, unlike Naismith tackle on lego muncher

To be fair he was escorted out of the country buy our own players

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

3 hours ago, DMAA said:

We were good in spells. But as I pointed out in another thread, our goals tally of 76 is not impressive. It's actually our lowest goals tally since 2006-07 under Paul Le Guen. The fact we were top scorers on 76 says far more about the world beating, attacking football maestro Brenda than it does about us. 

Perhaps Ally's misfits withstanding, this is the worst Rangers side I have ever seen by a mile. As bad going forward as we are in defence. Failing to score in 4 out of 5 old firm games says it all. 

 

We really are brutal to watch and one can only hope things completely change under SG.

Edited May 16, 2018 by Ser Barristan Selmy

[Big Jaws 570]

12 hours ago, DMAA said:

I think it was Colin who mentioned in the Podcast that despite being top scorers this season we don't actually appear to create that many chances.

 

I think that may have been David Frazer that said that. As to the rest of your post I don't think Gerrard will be that rigid. I think he'll use whatever formation and tactics suit against the opposition the team face.