Match Thread [FT] Rangers 4 - 0 Livingston

[PoohBear 1,148]

11 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

I thought it was a foul. 

 

I'll take it, though!

 

Superb finish from Sima.

Not bothered about thinking it's a foul, it's the "if that has been the other way round the referee would have given it" which is imaginary bullshit that shouldn't be allowed.

[CammyF 8,089]

Boooooooo

 

Brilliant start, great finish by Sima then we've passed the ball to death without threatening ti extend our lead.

 

Need to create more in 2nd half and put the game to bed. 

 

 

[Frankie 8,562]

That was more positive. Our tempo was better, we tried to make things work in the final third and generally deserve our lead.

 

I'd still like to see us get it forward quicker with too many players turning down vertical balls and/or giving it away too cheaply when we do go direct. And we need to improve our decision-making in and around the box.

 

But, aye, better.

[ian1964 10,723]

I think there is an improvement from Sunday, we look sharper passing, there is an urgency, however lack of shots keeps Livi in the match!. Also ten corners? I think? with no where near scoring from any of them.

[Frankie 8,562]

2 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

I think there is an improvement from Sunday, we look sharper passing, there is an urgency, however lack of shots keeps Livi in the match!. Also ten corners? I think? with no where near scoring from any of them.

Aye the corners have largely been very poor. Livi have a massive team so it's a pity we don't seem to have any ideas on how to mix it up other than hitting the front post with no-one there for the most part.

[der Berliner 3,744]

75 % possession, 9 corners or the like, yet virtually end product. Because we play our football around the centre circle and hardly anyone thinking forward bar our attackers. Once Roofe is trying to get the ball 5 or so meters either side of the halfway line, you know what up.

 

Yes, we might have expected Livingston to be far more physical and aggressive, but they offered next to nothing. One might have expected from our midfielders to go further forward then, but no. Jack stood back, Lundstram too. The front three ran their legs off, but get next to no real support.

 

Thanks to Collum, we got a goal, which Sima took well. 

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,335]

8 minutes ago, PoohBear said:

Not bothered about thinking it's a foul, it's the "if that has been the other way round the referee would have given it" which is imaginary bullshit that shouldn't be allowed.

If that was the other way about and a Livi player puts his hand on our fullback, the fullback goes down and the Livi player scores. There is no way any ref gives us a free kick or disallowed the goal. It’s utter garbage. As you said the narrative that comes out anytime we don’t get a decision against us is relentless.

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,335]

2 minutes ago, der Berliner said:

75 % possession, 9 corners or the like, yet virtually end product.

Beale ball in a nutshell

[ian1964 10,723]

Still think it was a free kick for our goal, seen it a few times now and it does look like a push from Sima! however when we got the goal chopped of against the BEASTS just gives me less confidence in the VAR refs!!!.

[Frankie 8,562]

Roofe off (injured?) for Dessers...