Pre-Season Megathread | Rangers 2 (Sakala 54; Itten 77) - 1 Real Madrid [FT]

[Rousseau 10,655]

They're a bit f*cking hard in the tackle, Arsenal, for a friendly!

 

FFS. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

vicious

[Rousseau 10,655]

I'd rather see Itten play than Defoe. 

 

Is Defoe really going to play much this season?

 

At least give Itten the chance to claim a starting spot--If Morelos is leaving, that is. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

hand ball surely. 1-1 regardless. madden up to his usual. 

Edited July 17, 2021 by the gunslinger

[Rousseau 10,655]

Tavernier's still on holiday.

[CammyF 8,131]

Opening 30 minutes underlining how our system relies on out and out width and how we struggle with out our best wide players and without Alfredo as a target man.

 

Front 3 passengers at the moment, midfield chasing shadows and defending miles away from last season

 

Glad it's just our 3rd pre-season game. 

 

[CammyF 8,131]

JD off injured and Wright on.

[Rousseau 10,655]

We've been quite poor. 

 

Bassey has been good, though. 

[CammyF 8,131]

Plenty of improvement required, Arsenal could / should be 3 or 4 goals ahead, but we are missing Borna, Kent, Aribo, Helander and Alfredo who are key players in our squad / system.

 

Arsenal very good high press, their passing is fast and crisp but their finishing leaving a lot to be desired thankfully. 

 

Plenty to work on and hopefully improvement in 2nd half. 

 

 

[Frankie 8,570]

Quite impressed by Arsenal but not impressed at all by us.

 

We seem to lack a shape and not enough work-rate at various points so we're not in the game at all.