The Summer 2023 Rangers Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread

[Rousseau 10,679]

20 minutes ago, Bill said:

I'd keep that covered up if I were you

I sent that to you in private!

[Bill 13,717]

46 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Very excited about the new season and seeing all the new faces. I feel like we've added with players who could make a difference to the starting XI as opposed to getting bodies to bolster our squad. 

Likewise BSRT but with some caution that a squad of new players doesn't automatically turn into an effective team overnight. We may need to show some patience for a few weeks.

[Bill 13,717]

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

I sent that to you in private!

Why do you think I went public?

[Gonzo79 15,294]

1 minute ago, Bill said:

We may need to show some patience for a few weeks.

[Blue Moon 1,303]

Did Rosseau or someone else do a Trusty v Panzo comparison on here a few weeks ago?

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,757]

23 minutes ago, Bill said:

Likewise BSRT but with some caution that a squad of new players doesn't automatically turn into an effective team overnight. We may need to show some patience for a few weeks.

Agreed Bill. It will take time to gel but definitely looking for signs of change in quality and upgrades on some well kent faces from the last 3 years. Raskin and Cantwell suggest that Beale has an eye a player and has decent man management skills so hopefully that success can be replicated with the new boys. I think Lammars is going to surprise a lot of people.

[Rousseau 10,679]

1 hour ago, der Berliner said:

Maybe I check out some previous coverages of our games from German TV channels, who had equally fanciful line-ups. But as it happens, I have a bit of work on my hands and look forward to our NEW line up this evening.

 

 

I'm off, so...

 

 

[Bill 13,717]

2 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Agreed Bill. It will take time to gel but definitely looking for signs of change in quality and upgrades on some well kent faces from the last 3 years. Raskin and Cantwell suggest that Beale has an eye a player and has decent man management skills so hopefully that success can be replicated with the new boys. I think Lammars is going to surprise a lot of people.

Here's hoping. There's a sense of relief that we've finally dismantled Gerrard's fairly worn out squad. I think we can start moving forwards again now.

[der Berliner 3,755]

18 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

I'm off, so...

 

 

Totally fine snaps. If I make snaps from games like that, I can convince you that we actually play 2-1-5-2 for large parts of every game. That's not how we actually line up though.

[craig 5,199]

Not sure why we are getting so hung up on formations in here.

 

The conventional wisdom these days is less about formations and more about attacking spaces - was it not Spaletti that coined this approach when he said that he isnt overly fussed on formations (aside from a base) and that the game had progressed and is more about being in the spaces before your opponent ?

 

I am positive I saw an interview with a new signing (not sure if it was one of ours, or one of the big ones in the EPL) where they also said that the manager was more about spaces than formations.

 

Formations are great, but they should never be rigid - obviously you arent going to play a 0-6-4 but you have a base formation around which everything can then become fluid.

 

Asides, for the most part Beale has operated in similar fashion to Gerrard in that the front 5 or 6 are very fluid (which makes it difficult to defend) but whether thats a 3-3, a 2-3-1, a 3-1-2 it almost doesnt matter