Malangsob 1,264 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 But...we found our level, which is pretty good considering the competition. This reminds me of that game in Europa when Gerrard was still at the helm against Bayer Leverkusen. We didn't get the piss whipped out of us but you just knew it wasn't there. Benfica were never in any real danger. Onward to the next competition! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoohBear 1,148 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Cortes and Sima being long term injuries has really fucked us. Being out of Europe can only aid us domestically as some of these players look like they are in dire need of some time off. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ian1964 10,723 Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 I thought we played well tonight. Might just be a blessing that we are out, we have been struggling with injuries for weeks now!. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,562 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 A lot of effort and some good defensive work in that game but ultimately we come up well short in attacking/creative quality with a wastefulness that was incredibly frustrating. Fine margins in the end but our season goes on. A trip to Dundee now suddenly as big as they come. Three points on Sunday now essential to take us into a well earned international break and allow rest and recovery for a squad that has put in a fantastic effort since the new year. Reinforcements would be very welcome indeed for the final two months of the campaign! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,038 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 We now have to concentrate on winning the league mon the gers 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuddie 1,693 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just now, Frankie said: A lot of effort and some good defensive work in that game but ultimately we come up well short in attacking/creative quality with a wastefulness that was incredibly frustrating. Fine margins in the end but our season goes on. A trip to Dundee now suddenly as big as they come. Three points on Sunday now essential to take us into a well earned international break and allow rest and recovery for a squad that has put in a fantastic effort since the new year. Reinforcements would be very welcome indeed for the final two months of the campaign! It wasn't wastefulness infront of goal mind you, it was in the approach to the box. Gives me the fear for when we play Celtic tbh. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,744 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) Benfica ... "never in real danger" 🤪 They got a penalty, after VAR. They got an own goal to level the first game, now they got a offside goal ruled good by VAR. This lot didn't deserve to go through any more than we did, but given our lack in strength today, we can hold our heads high. This looked every minute a one-error-game and so it proved. This season is not about Europe, so no real harm done IMHO. NB ... we need to cut this holding of the ball in our own half and playing essentially "keep ball" amongst our centre-halfs, even when time is ticking away at an alarming rate. Do a Souttar or a Balogun and run on your own! Edited March 14 by der Berliner 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebluedevil 1,239 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 8 minutes ago, Rousseau said: The Europa League is p*sh anyway... Agreed. Priority is the Scottish Cup now. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,723 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 minutes ago, yuddie said: Gives me the fear for when we play Celtic tbh. Eh! how can you jump from a very good performance tonight to giving you the fear v's them? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebluedevil 1,239 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Tonight we were toothless, never really looked like we were capable of scoring. However, they didn't come across as being a gulf in class above us, so credit to the manager. Quality is not there though especially up front. Hey Ho. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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