match thread (image) [FT] Royal Antwerp 3 - 4 Rangers (Aribo 38; Barisic 59pen, 90pen; Kent 83)

[alexscottislegend 2,320]

3 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

I really need to watch the whole match again! I thought Antwerp were very good! dodgy stream for me ?

Believe me, even if it had finsihed 4-4 we were still the better team.

[Tannochsidebear 2,406]

Worth noting that Morelos, after missing an early great chance, had a hand in all 4 goals. It is no coincidence that after 3 games of only scoring once he comes back into the team and we get 4 against a good opponent. Hope he can add goals too as we will be depending on him to score now that Roofe is out for another 6 weeks or so.

 

So many talking points in this one, not going to be getting much sleep tonight!

[ian1964 10,723]

 

[DMAA 3,658]

9 minutes ago, Tannochsidebear said:

Worth noting that Morelos, after missing an early great chance, had a hand in all 4 goals. It is no coincidence that after 3 games of only scoring once he comes back into the team and we get 4 against a good opponent. Hope he can add goals too as we will be depending on him to score now that Roofe is out for another 6 weeks or so.

 

So many talking points in this one, not going to be getting much sleep tonight!

I thought Morelos was very good bar the missed chance and a couple of bad passes, one which led to the counter attack out of nowhere which they scored from. 

His link up play was really good. He really seems to enjoy playing away from home in Europe. I don’t know what it is but his touch and passing are much more consistent than in some domestic games. 

Edited February 18, 2021 by DMAA

[rbr 1,256]

That Antwerp team are far better on the attack than defending , we were miles better than them .

 

But for a very lenient ref and some dodgy VAR decisions we would have won that out of sight .

 

hope Tav is ok , we need to take time and get to the bottom oh Roofes calf issues for next season .

 

lastly , don’t you just love the Rangers . 

[Frankie 8,562]

4 minutes ago, Tannochsidebear said:

Worth noting that Morelos, after missing an early great chance, had a hand in all 4 goals. It is no coincidence that after 3 games of only scoring once he comes back into the team and we get 4 against a good opponent. Hope he can add goals too as we will be depending on him to score now that Roofe is out for another 6 weeks or so.

 

So many talking points in this one, not going to be getting much sleep tonight!

Morelos was brilliant tonight.  Should have scored in first half but attitude throughout was excellent and, like you say, the guy remains an integral part of the way we (want to) play.  That's why everyone else hates him.

[der Berliner 3,744]

Dunno why they didn`t include the handball the ref missed early doors, within the first 10 mins I think.

 

Maybe we`ll go "3"-4-3 similar to Antwerp for the weeks ahead, with Balogun - Goldson - Helander, while Barisic drops into the 4-3-3 when we lose the ball. I doubt that Balogun will be as attack-minded as Tav, even though he ventured forward quite a bit against a good team.

 

Speaking of which, how good was it to see us and the opposition play a "good game of football". Not that week-in-week-out attempt of breaking a 10-man defence.

Edited February 18, 2021 by der Berliner

[Uilleam 5,929]

OK, you guys are experts:

 

Borna Barasic: 2 penalties, 2 goals, 2 goalkeepers, 1 competitive match.

1 st time for a Rangers' player?

[ian1964 10,723]

 

[ian1964 10,723]