match thread (image) [FT] Hamilton 1 - 4 Rangers (Kent 40; Tavernier 84 pen, 87 pen; Morelos 90+4)

[JFK-1 1,693]

Great pace and finishing from Ryan Kent.

 

 

[craig 5,199]

50 minutes ago, Ser Barristan Selmy said:

You can dress it up which ever way you want, but we were very poor today.

 Completely agree.  The positive about that, though, is Gerrard said post match we were poor and we need to be better (previous managers would dress it up as some kind of acceptable performance).

 

its also refreshing to see the players say the same - Rossiter said we should be much better than that but that sometimes you need to just dig the win out.

[buster. 5,257]

7 minutes ago, craig said:

 Completely agree.  The positive about that, though, is Gerrard said post match we were poor and we need to be better (previous managers would dress it up as some kind of acceptable performance).

 

its also refreshing to see the players say the same - Rossiter said we should be much better than that but that sometimes you need to just dig the win out.

Words are cheap because they don't seem to have listened to themselves post the Livingston match.

[MacK1950 2,399]

We got the result we wanted but once again it was again a frustrating game to watch on a surface not conducive to good/real football.

[JFK-1 1,693]

And once again the highest scoring team in the league with the best GD. There are issues to be sorted out but the manager acknowledges them and will be working to get to the bottom of it.

 

There may have been a bit of looking ahead to Thursday and next Sunday going on here especially so after they took the lead. A shade of let's just settle for that and avoid injuries etc but it might also be said that they quickly produced another gear when it was needed.

 

Though I would prefer being in that gear from the start then go down the gears when it's secured and a one goal lead is not secure.  

[weebluedevil 1,256]

Not a great game of football today. That was Hamilton’s best performance of the season, they really upped their game against us, no surprise. The pitch also played it’s part although no excuses - we need to learn how to adapt our high pressing  game on this type of surface. Although not as bad as Livingstone's pitch , it was till bad. 

 

Agree with JFK that we managed to raise our game to win the match but why it takes a scare like that is something Gerrard needs to fathom out. I personally think players are apprehensive on the surface - similar to the Livi game we weren’t prepared to go for 50:50 balls to win the ball back after losing it and that’s what’s been really effective for us. 

 

However, I’ll take the 3 points and glad to get the away game monkey off our backs. I though Ejaria, Rossiter and Kent (class finish)  were pretty solid, Alfredo continues to be so important for us and is again involved in all of our goals today and you have to give it to Tav who was ice cool when it mattered. 

 

And no more of those plastic pitches for a while, TF!

 

 

 

[ian1964 10,761]

4 hours ago, buster. said:

No we aren't.

Sometimes we get breaks, other games we don't.

 

They should have had a penalty at 0-0.

Yes we are! our players are scrutinised more than any other, trial by BBC, our players get assaulted freely every week more than any other team! it's not paranoia the facts are there for all to see, you can choose to deny it if you wish!.

[MacK1950 2,399]

5 hours ago, buster. said:

No we aren't.

Sometimes we get breaks, other games we don't.

 

They should have had a penalty at 0-0. 

Can't agree two players holding and shoving each other so IMHO impossible to give foul against either.

[ian1964 10,761]

 

[ian1964 10,761]