match thread (image) [FT] Livingston 0 - 0 Rangers

[craig 5,199]

32 minutes ago, MacK1950 said:

To use same as I posted on FF I have NEVER seen a 1-9-1 formation Livi are a total embarrassment to football.

Yep, but we also knew that is what we were going to be up against.  We knew we would have to break down a low block with virtually the full team in that low block.

 

We waited too long to change things.  But even then we had a couple of chances that on another day would have been taken.

 

Bad day at the office but nothing lost.  Just disappointing to not apply pressure to Celtic.

[RANGERRAB 3,678]

When a team sets out to play as defensively as livi did today then you need to change ur tactics accordingly.

 

4-2-3-1 played straight into their hands.Their keeper had next to nothing to do apart from the barasic free kick.

 

In that sort of game we need 2up front and be prepared to go direct. Throw balls into the box. Dare I suggest 3-5-2?

[Gonzo79 15,294]

Disappointing but expected.  Same old problems with no new solutions.

[Whosthedado 1,685]

Same old movie. Waited until the last ten minutes to show a bit of urgency. Failure to win these games is why we have won nothing and will continue to win nothing under Gerrard. Hes turning into Warburton mark II - plan B is to make plan A slightly better or not as is the case most of the time

[Scott7 6,016]

1 hour ago, Uilleam said:

That ugly looking boy, McGregor, plays for the fhilth, suggested to the press that it would not be difficult to catch Rangers. 

It seems he wasn't speaking from his arse. 

 

Ten out of ten to McGregor for attitude.

[Gonzo79 15,294]

17 minutes ago, Whosthedado said:

Hes turning into Warburton mark II

I've been saying for ages that SG is just a slightly better version.  The problems are very similar.

[der Berliner 3,747]

34 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Disappointing but expected.  Same old problems with no new solutions.

No solutions that were used ... up till the last mins of extra time. We know what will unfold, so why not pack the attack and midfield. I do not know what SG expected from Livi today, but after 30 mins it was clear that nothing was the answer. We should have removed one DM from the fray early doors, send on a winger and/or striker. Likewise, Arfield brought no threat whatsoever, why keep him or actually play him? Of course, you do expect a fight from Livi, but there was none forthcoming. I dare not to hear his comments on the game, for I reckon they will be the same as ever after such games. Which makes it even more frustrating.

 

The only consolation is that they will make it equally hard to the Scum.

Edited August 16, 2020 by der Berliner

[Gonzo79 15,294]

1 minute ago, der Berliner said:

We should have removed one DM from the fray early doors,

Agreed.  Both Jack and Kamara were poor today, particularly Kamara.

[der Berliner 3,747]

1 minute ago, Gonzo79 said:

Agreed.  Both Jack and Kamara were poor today, particularly Kamara.

Moreover, it was quickly clear that they weren't needed ... like they weren't against both Saints teams.

[PoohBear 1,148]

Kamara is just too slow.  There was a point where he was on the left wing with Borna infront of him ready to run on, and he just hesitates for half a second before passing by which point the moment has gone - that half a second is what lets Borna get forward and put a cross in.  We are always wasting half a second before passing, all over the park, but Kamara is particularly guilty of it.  It's extremely frustrating.  Passing to feet slowly isn't going to break anyone down.