Match Thread [FT] Rangers 4 (Lammers 10'; Danilo 78'; Sima 84'; Dowell 90') - 0 Livingston

[ian1964 10,727]

 

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,757]

2 hours ago, yuddie said:

I get that but I do hope we use the squad in the next couple of weeks in the lead up to the OF.

 

I'd be happy to see 2 or 3 changes for this game; like Dowell, Cifuentes and Sima for example.

 

We've seen the impacts of what rinsing players over a 60 game season can do, just look at Tav. We've got the numbers and quality in midfield to attack to rotate in this league, we should be comfortable doing it as a fanbase.

 

That's a reason why I wouldn't have let Sakala go, with so many new players unproven in Scotland he was a rotation option who guarantees goals and Assists over a season, crucial with the domestic-European schedule.

 

But definitely stick with your best and key players in the big games.

I'm not talking about rinsing players over a season. I'm looking more at having a semi settled starting XI for the next month or so that will carefully managed. This is a tricky part of the season. There's literally no point getting to the OF game and then stating that Dessers/Danilo are not match sharp. They need games to do this, so just play them. 

[Bill 13,717]

17 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

I'm looking more at having a semi settled starting XI

But, again, which settled starting XI? Are you bedding in the best team or leaving part of it on the bench every week, growing steadily more disillusioned? 

[Graeme Ro55 772]

4 hours ago, Bill said:

 

With the number of games coming up, we need to ring changes or we'll be back into wholesale injuries again. Players like Hagi and Roofe are proven commodities and should never be considered a selection risk. With Servette in mind I would try to rest Jack and Lammers. There's no point continuing with crosses from fullbacks, everyone sussed that out long ago.

 

 

Butland

 

Sterling - Souttar - Goldson - Yilmaz

 

Cifu

Hagi                          Raskin

Cantwell

 

Roofe - Danilo

 

like this team, there's goals in it.

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,757]

7 minutes ago, Bill said:

But, again, which settled starting XI? Are you bedding in the best team or leaving part of it on the bench every week, growing steadily more disillusioned? 

Every week? In the post I stated that I feel we would benefit from a well managed settled team over the next 3/4 weeks to mitigate for the CL qualification and the OF game. That would mean consistent groupings in defence, midfeld and atrack. These games will have a huge impact on our season. 

[compo 7,072]

Anything other than a win will be unthinkable unacceptable and a total disaster 

[Scott7 6,030]

41 minutes ago, compo said:

Anything other than a win will be unthinkable unacceptable and a total disaster 

It’ll be worse than that.

[Rousseau 10,679]

Just now, Scott7 said:

It’ll be worse than that.

[Rousseau 10,679]

How many defeats on the bounce do you think it would take for the board to act? 

 

2? 3-4? More?

[RANGERRAB 3,687]

38 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

How many defeats on the bounce do you think it would take for the board to act? 

 

2? 3-4? More?

Can’t see us losing that many on the bounce. It will be over a longer period of time