match thread (image) [FT] Sparta Prague 1 - 0 Rangers

[Gonzo79 15,294]

Bassey is a bit of a concern at crosses and high balls.  

 

Davis isn't having a great game.

 

We've played okay but Bacuna was one of the few keen to get forward.  Sakala still looks a bit rusty - I'd bring Morelos on for him.  

[gisabeer 409]

I would have left aribo where he was and played hagi in the middle.     Same again though with the pedestrian pace and too many passes.  We need to up the tempo from the off in the second half.

[Frankie 8,570]

A decent first 15-20mins then we concede a cheap goal. I hoped that would see us up the pace but, no, we remain passive and create nothing.

 

fingers crossed half the team change their footwear at half-time and maybe we can burst into a sprint now and again.  I'd also bring on Patterson as Tav is well off it.  Similarly Roofe is offering nothing so we need a change there.

 

Really frustrated at how badly we're playing.  Right through the team there's just no belief - though Aribo and Sakala have done fairly well.

[der Berliner 3,749]

We could easily score 3 or concede 3 in this game. They look neat attacking (not least against our makeshift central defence), but also vulnerable at the back.

Its another game where Aribo slips in and out of things ... now with Hagi on, I wonder whether we should send on Wright too and let Hagi dictate the attacking game.

 

Wonder what they did to the surface, given how our players slip and slide about.

 

NB: How I hate that modern dishonesty in players, like that idiot charging into Sakala then looking bemused at the ref as he gives a foul.

 

NB 2: Had we scored such a goal, we`ll gloat over it for quite some time.

Edited September 30, 2021 by der Berliner

[alexscottislegend 2,330]

I see they've trained their youngsters well; Kamara booed every time he touched the ball. 

[Frankie 8,570]

Just now, alexscottislegend said:

I see they've trained their youngsters well; Kamara booed every time he touched the ball. 

Aye, all the black players in fact.

 

Disgraceful.

[weebluedevil 1,239]

11 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said:

Very disappointing first half. Started well but now second best all over the pitch . We are struggling to score goals at the moment. We’re carrying very little goalthreat up front.

Nail on the head! We have struggled to score all season, we just can’t break teams down - we can scrape by as we can keep clean sheets in the league but not in Europe. 

[DMAA 3,658]

Let off after let off here. You can’t teach a centre back’s positioning and Bassey doesn’t have it. 

[CammyF 8,131]

Old footballing cliche but next goal is huge. They score it's game over, we score and it's game on. 

[CammyF 8,131]

If I was Glen Kamara, I'd walk off the pitch.