Match Thread [FT] Rangers 2 (Dessers 61; McCausland 90+2) - 0 St Johnstone

[Gonzo79 14,575]

16 minutes ago, yuddie said:

If we don't see Danilo then Clement really has lost it.

Not really.  It's more important we manage his fitness properly than play him in a LC match.

[yuddie 1,454]

1 minute ago, Gonzo79 said:

Not really.  It's more important we manage his fitness properly than play him in a LC match.

Oh aye but he's been saying that he's been wanting to put him on in games - problem is it's been too tight to do so.

 

45/60 here would be ideal imo. Especially after his comments.

 

Not too bothered if not. It does ramp up the paranoia of some in the fanbase though.

[Frankie 8,372]

Not much good news from today's presser ahead of facing an always stuffy St Johnstone at Hampden tomorrow evening. Performances/results dictate not much rotation but a chance to bring in a few to freshen up the side even to a small degree. Something like this possible?

 

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,608]

23 minutes ago, Frankie said:

Not much good news from today's presser ahead of facing an always stuffy St Johnstone at Hampden tomorrow evening. Performances/results dictate not much rotation but a chance to bring in a few to freshen up the side even to a small degree. Something like this possible?

 

Fraser has to play. Not Sterling at LB or Davies. Or Jefte for that matter. Give the lad the jersey and tell him it's his for the next 2 months. 

Edited Friday at 14:47 by BlackSocksRedTops

[CammyF 7,541]

52 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Not really.  It's more important we manage his fitness properly than play him in a LC match.

Hold Danilo back and run our only fit striker into the ground. Then when Dessers breaks down, we've nobody ready to take his place. 

 

Its not an ideal situation but something has to give. 

[yuddie 1,454]

Just now, CammyF said:

Hold Danilo back and run our only fit striker into the ground. Then when Dessers breaks down, we've nobody ready to take his place. 

 

Its not an ideal situation but something has to give. 

With 5 subs and HT subs not eating into the number of alloted times you can make a change - Danilo not starting and getting 45 would be strange imo.

[CammyF 7,541]

Just now, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Fraser has to play. Not Sterling at LB or Davies. Or Jefte for that matter. Give the lad the jersey and tell him it's his for theft 2 months. 

Jefte was signed as a LB, so it would be naturally his position to lose. 

 

We can't continue to try and force square pegs into round holes. 

 

Play players in their best positions or don't play them at all.

 

I'd go with the team Frankie posted above but with Jefte at LB and Matondo wide left. 

[Gonzo79 14,575]

Jefte is really poor at defending.  He needs to work on that part of his game.  Fraser should be given the LB slot tomorrow. 

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,608]

14 minutes ago, CammyF said:

Jefte was signed as a LB, so it would be naturally his position to lose. 

 

We can't continue to try and force square pegs into round holes. 

 

Play players in their best positions or don't play them at all.

 

I'd go with the team Frankie posted above but with Jefte at LB and Matondo wide left. 

Regardless of what he was signed as, it is clear that he can cause the opposition problems further up the pitch. Cortes is injured. Matondo is a wasted jersey. Fraser is a LB therefore a round peg in a round whole. Its a no brainer IMO.

[CammyF 7,541]

32 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Regardless of what he was signed as, it is clear that he can cause the opposition problems further up the pitch. Cortes is injured. Matondo is a wasted jersey. Fraser is a LB therefore a round peg in a round whole. Its a no brainer IMO.

Jefte has played about 60 mims as a left winger. He's a left back and was signed as a left back. Presumably as the manager thought he was better left back than both Fraser and Ridvan.