ranger_syntax 4,322 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Tannochsidebear said: Flanagan should be freed in January (or sooner). He costs us goals every single time he plays. If he plays on Sunday, we lose. It’s that simple. If Barasic plays tonight we win 4-0 You are right about Barisic but I think you are being a bit harsh on Flanagan. He is just back from injury and will see out his contract as a decent backup player. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Gonzo79 said: Blaming the ref for that is bizarre. We gave them a point. Anyone who thinks a ref cannot influence a result needs to have a good think to themselves, bizarre to think they can't! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 6 hours ago, ian1964 said: Anyone who thinks a ref cannot influence a result needs to have a good think to themselves, bizarre to think they can't! We can't rely on Scottish referees to help us out. Poor defending gave the points away. Goldson had a bad game. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 173 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Our inability to keep a clean sheet is proving to be something of an achilees heel for this team. Plenty of warnings throughout the season with some calamitous defending leading to the loss of unnecessary goals - game against Hamilton was the prime example. You have to wonder about the manager's wisdom/lack of experience chopping & changing our CH pairing mid season (Again) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk 158 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Gonzo79 said: We can't rely on Scottish referees to help us out. Poor defending gave the points away. Goldson had a bad game. Of course we can't totally rely on refs but Beaton not giving a stone wall penalty and not giving their players more bookings, potentially for sending offs does impact the game and final result. We made bad mistakes no getting away from that and played very poor second half but refs can have a say on the result from what they do, and he did last night! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,630 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 I didn't get to see the game. I think, over the course of the season, a draw at Pittodrie is not the worst result. Saying that, this sums-up my response to seeing the scores come in: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,194 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Last night´s game brings several issues into sharp focus as we head towards the Final on Sunday. - Form Since coming back from the last International break we´ve been poor during long spells of the games at Hamilton, Rotterdam and Aberdeen. We didn´t need to be firing in the only home game, against a rudderless Hearts. - Defence Too many mistakes which include midfielders giving the ball away too easily, eg. whilst 2 up, Jack got away with two in quick succession but it was a sign of what was to come. - Too many players regularly not contributing enough but reluctance to use squad (including substitutions). - Plan B Where was it last night ? (Katic in the 93rd minute doesn´t count when your corners are subsequently floated high and easy for keeper). Tactically, SG&Co showed instant gumption when Morelos was sent off 11 minutes into their first league game with Rangers but last night seemed at a loss with what they were watching. Tactics Sunday It´s down to SG&Co to come up with something a little different or Celtic will simply press high, suffocate our midfield and force mistakes in front of our penalty box. We won´t be able to ease our way into it, it´ll need to be into their faces from the get-go. They will see it the same way and I reckon the first few minutes will be a real battle. The next issue would be keeping it going for 90 minutes, at least the defensive concentration. Flanagan shouldn´t start (re. offensive balance)..it was painful to watch in first OF game this season. Big test for the management to firstly come up with something that works, then be able to adapt to events during the game. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 10 hours ago, RANGERRAB said: And the Morelos foul being on the 18 yard line was a penalty. Beaton was 5 yards away. He clearly saw it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,008 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 How does a bloke who presents a splendidly accurate football analysis like buster at #145 get his politics so mixed up? (Jest alert) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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