Bill 13,717 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 5 hours ago, craig said: Jack has been our best player thus far. Was certainly our best player last week against Schkupi - I have no issue with SG playing Jack ahead of McCrorie - McCrorie has looked off the pace so far this season to me. Not a knock on the lad, but Jack has looked far more comfortable and has been far more influential. Bang on the money about Ryan Jack. After last week he would be first name on the team sheet for me. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,267 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Just watched the last half hour of Chikhura Sachkhere v Maribor, finished 0-0. CS not as poor as I thought they might be and Maribor not as good. Tie not over if the Georgians can travel ok. The Georgians should have won it but lacked quality middle to front. Maribor, big physical and organised but not a lot more in the away leg a long way from hame. One of the Maribor players got his second booking in the tournament. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer 1,665 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 13 hours ago, Bill said: Bang on the money about Ryan Jack. After last week he would be first name on the team sheet for me. I agree that there are now some simple decisions for the manager to make in his selection. Previously, the team has picked itself because we've lacked quality players and just didn't have a choice, but now (especially in midfield) some of the team is picking itself because of the performances. Jack and Coulibaly will be difficult to remove and that surely has to be good for McCrorie and Rossiter to see and learn from. Goldson has also cemented his place in the team. He is looking like the signing of the year for me. And thankfully Morelos is looking sharp again. So out of the 10 outfield positions (obviously MacGregor is the goalie), 4 are locked out for these guys. The other positions are up for grabs at the moment. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,248 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 First away win in Europe for many a year well done but we would be silly to think the tie is over . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer 1,665 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 hours ago, compo said: First away win in Europe for many a year well done but we would be silly to think the tie is over . This tie is far from over. As Gerrard himself said, we can't win it in the first leg, but we could have lost it. We've put ourselves in a great position and this is how the more experienced teams navigate through European competitions. As we've discussed, they are a very technically gifted side and can damage most teams (as their European history shows), but for the first time in a long time we are showing signs that we can manage these games out. One thing is for sure ..... Ibrox will be rocking for the return leg. We can do our part to help the team through to the next round. And let's be honest, we would all have been delighted at that before the Shkupi game. Even if we then go out to Maribor (which the rankings would suggest is the likely outcome), it'll show a huge improvement on last season. I'm buzzing for this next Osijek game though. It can't come quickly enough for me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,267 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Gaffer said: This tie is far from over. As Gerrard himself said, we can't win it in the first leg, but we could have lost it. We've put ourselves in a great position and this is how the more experienced teams navigate through European competitions. As we've discussed, they are a very technically gifted side and can damage most teams (as their European history shows), but for the first time in a long time we are showing signs that we can manage these games out. One thing is for sure ..... Ibrox will be rocking for the return leg. We can do our part to help the team through to the next round. And let's be honest, we would all have been delighted at that before the Shkupi game. Even if we then go out to Maribor (which the rankings would suggest is the likely outcome), it'll show a huge improvement on last season. I'm buzzing for this next Osijek game though. It can't come quickly enough for me. Far from over,..........If they were to score the first goal then it's not only level but they have the opportunity to get a second away goal and make things really difficult. I think we need to prioritise defence rather than going all out for goals because we are at home. ie. Attack, yes but be very careful (and disciplined) not to leave the back door ajar as sometimes can be the case. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 hour ago, buster. said: Far from over,..........If they were to score the first goal then it's not only level but they have the opportunity to get a second away goal and make things really difficult. I think we need to prioritise defence rather than going all out for goals because we are at home. ie. Attack, yes but be very careful (and disciplined) not to leave the back door ajar as sometimes can be the case. I said similar over in the match threat...I get the impression that SG is setting up to be solid in Mid & Def - difficult & frustrating for the opposition, but with the ability to break quickly when the opportunity arises. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 1 2 and they ho tbrough. Still lots to do. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,267 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) From Macedonia in the South to Slovenia in the North, via Croatia........... ....and it just happens that a potential play-off round has the possibility of 2 Serbian teams being in the other half of the draw. There is a 'T-Shirt' design in this. ---------------------------------------------------------- Draw or the 4th round is on Monday. For the draw of the 4th round the 26 teams are probably divided into 2 groups of 8 teams and 1 groups of 10 teams. https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/seedel2018.html The list below presumes the highest seed of the 3rd round ties will get through. eg. Maribor, who have a high enough co-ff. to be in the seeded part of 4th round draw. This means if we get through, we will already have benefitted from being seeded in 4th round draw. Potential opponents in 4th round for Rangers/Maribor would come from 3rd round ties played by teams on the right hand side of graphic below. The teams listed being higher seeded than 3rd round opponents but with no guarantee of getting through. 4th Qualifying Round (26 teams) Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Sevilla ** Esp 113.000 Rapid Wien *3 Aut 21.500 Zenit St. Petersburg *3 Rus 78.000 RB Leipzig ** Ger 17.000 FC Basel @2 Sui 71.000 Partizan Belgrade * Srb 17.000 Besiktas ** Tur 57.000 Burnley FC ** Eng 15.921 Olympiakos Piraeus *3 Gre 54.000 NK Rijeka *3 Cro 15.500 FC København * Den 34.000 Atalanta ** Ita 15.249 Sporting Braga *3 Por 30.500 Molde FK * Nor 12.500 FCSB ** Rom 27.500 Girondins Bordeaux ** Fra 11.283 AA Gent *3 Bel 27.000 FC Ufa ** Rus 10.676 Racing Genk ** Bel 27.000 Apollon Limassol * Cyp 10.000 NK Maribor * Slo 22.500 Sturm Graz @2 Aut 6.570 Maccabi Tel-Aviv * Isr 22.500 Spartak Subotica * Srb 3.750 Feyenoord *3 Ned 21.500 Kairat Almaty * Kaz 3.625 NK Maribor Home record in Europa League since 2016 Thu 14/07/16 UEL Maribor 0 - 0 Levski Sofia More info Thu 04/08/16 UEL Maribor 1 - 0 Aberdeen View events More info Thu 25/08/16 UEL Maribor 1 - 0 Qəbələ View events More info Thu 19/07/18 UEL Maribor 2 - 0 Partizani Tirana View events More info Thu 02/08/18 UEL Maribor 2 - 0 Chikhura View events More info Thu 16/08/18 UEL Maribor - Rangers Away record in Europa League since 2016 Thu 21/07/16 UEL Levski Sofia 1 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 28/07/16 UEL Aberdeen 1 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 18/08/16 UEL Qəbələ 3 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 12/07/18 UEL Partizani Tirana 0 - 1 Maribor View events More info Thu 26/07/18 UEL Chikhura 0 - 0 Maribor More info Thu 09/08/18 UEL Rangers 20 : 45 Maribor CL Group 2017/18 # Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 H2H 1 Liverpool 6 3 3 0 23 6 +17 12 WDWWD 2 Sevilla 6 2 3 1 12 12 +0 9 DDWLW 3 Spartak Moskva 6 1 3 2 9 13 -4 6 LDLWD 4 Maribor 6 0 3 3 3 16 -13 3 DDLLL 3 September 20171 Maribor 1–1 Spartak Moscow showMaribor, Slovenia 26 September 20172 Sevilla 3–0 Maribor showSeville, Spain 17 October 20173 Maribor 0–7 Liverpool showMaribor, Slovenia 1 November 20174 Liverpool 3–0 Maribor showLiverpool, England 21 November 20175 Spartak Moscow 1–1 Maribor showMoscow, Russia 6 December 20176 Maribor 1–1 Sevilla CL Qualifying 17/18 Wed 12/07/17 UCL Zrinjski 1 - 2 Maribor View events More info More info Wed 19/07/17 UCL Maribor 1 - 1 Zrinjski View events More info More info Wed 26/07/17 UCL Maribor 1 - 0 FH View events More info More info Wed 02/08/17 UCL FH 0 - 1 Maribor View events More info More info Wed 16/08/17 UCL Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2 - 1 Maribor View events More info More info Tue 22/08/17 UCL Maribor 1 - 0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Edited August 3, 2018 by buster. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 I am intending to drive to Slovenia. Hopefully if FS is going he can work wonders for me and get me in. Otherwise I will beg and borrow at the gate. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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