Match Thread [FT] Rangers 2 (Dessers 13'; Cerny 24') - 1 Motherwell

[yuddie 1,693]

Take that, 3 'home' games on the spin after this so let's attack them.

 

Tbh the second half was the lads dying on their arse and not being proactive enough/game state.

 

If we sort our distances out in defence we'd be half decent.

 

Motm Barron for me.

[compo 7,184]

That second half was really poor 

[der Berliner 3,798]

For all the neat one-touch stuff in midfield, we overdo it again in the final third. Far too often, the "attacker" takes at least two touches before he shoots ... and the defence arrives.

 

Barron and Diomande were done around the 60th minute, should have been replaced with Sterling and Dowell. One for the power, one for the passes. Thus, we toiled in our own half and invited attack after attack. 

 

You do wonder what the story with Danilo is. While Dessers is okay thus far, our second striker needs minutes as well.

 

Three points, good first half, now Kiev.

[ian1964 10,761]

Good 1st half, piss poor 2nd half. Barron my MOTM.

[CammyF 8,369]

After a decent 1st half, we ended up hanging on against a Morherwell team ravaged by injuries. 

 

1st win of season, Barron was outstanding, Cerny looks a player, Propper had an eventful debut, Dessers scores again. 

 

Ridvan and Tav remain weak links in the team. So much breaks down with them due to their lack of final ball. Also both posted missing defensively.  

[Graeme Ro55 802]

Good first half, pish second half. This garbage with bias refereeing is getting on my teetums now.

[der Berliner 3,798]

Meanwhile, over at the RTC ...

 

14' A great strike from Archie Stevens Robertson delivers a great ball to Stevens on the right flank and whips a great ball passed Shattell. Rangers 1 - 0 Derby County

25' Hagi The ball falls to Ianis Hagi on the edge of the area and his effort flies into the far corner. Rangers 2 - 0 Derby County

28' What a strike! Rangers were awarded a free-kick following a foul on Hagi. He steps up and takes the free-kick and whips a great ball into the top corner. Rangers 3 - 0 Derby County

57' Hagi Devine sends a long ball across to Hagi and his first-time effort flies into the far corner! Rangers 4 - 1 Derby County

71' Alex Lowry is composed from the spot. Rangers 5 - 2 Derby County

 

... what exactly is wrong between Clement and Hagi?

 

[ian1964 10,761]

 

[Rousseau 10,806]

32 minutes ago, CammyF said:

Ridvan and Tav remain weak links in the team. So much breaks down with them due to their lack of final ball.

*cough*

 

An assist and a secondary assist, and:

 

[yuddie 1,693]

Btw, there isn't a football team on this planet nor has there ever been one which is excellent for 90 minutes week in week out.

 

Guardiola didn't even have that with his Barcelona team.

 

If we are excellent for long periods in a game, this time being 30 minutes for instance, and can manage the game for the rest of it we will probably win the league.

 

Now we SHOULD strive for 90 minute performances every week, but realistically the team would be buggered by December.

 

Even during '55 we were superb for the first half of the season and then took the foot off the gas a wee bit the second half.

 

I'm pretty happy with today, we got the win, no injuries and can put everything into midweek.

Edited August 10 by yuddie