Match Thread [FT] Rangers 1 (Dessers 6') - 0 Hearts

[CammyF 7,979]

8 minutes ago, lenny3k said:

I think the problem is, what right minded talented, or good quality manager, would want to manage Rangers at the moment

All we need is a manager who get get more out of the players.

 

Like the requirements for a decent CEO - they are out there we just need a will to find them. 

[Rousseau 10,538]

48 minutes ago, CammyF said:

Beale did deserved to be sacked, no doubting. However, going by that logic, so does Clement. Clement also has a lower goals per game and lower goal aggregate (has a better goals against)

 

It's hard to argue that the football we are witnessing under Clement (after the "bounce") is as bad as, if not worse than anything we witnessed under Beale. Results and league position show this quite clearly.

 

As for Beales "mess", Clement is still relying on players Beale (or his predecessors) signed. In fact we'd be in a far worse league position if you removed the winning goals scored this season by Dessers and Lawrence. 

 

Our injuries aren't improving and neither has our fitness which is quite the achievement considering.

 

Financials whilst may be misleading do show Clement has been backed as much as Beale was in the transfer market.

 

The case for sticking with Clement unravels more and more each week.

 

 

Our xG difference is worse this season than MB's last season, which is more important to me than goals scored, etc. - although there has been an upturn over the last 5 games. 

 

This is still better than MB. I found MB particularly difficult, though. But, if we use ppg, my table shows PC is still better than MB - a 0.29 ppg difference, to be exact, which is substantial. PC has been poor this season but he's currently hitting what Gerrard was doing in his first season. 

 

He is still relying on MB players simply because we couldn't strengthen the first team as much as we and he wanted to. I wouldn't blame PC for that - or NK as we were in for more but the deals didn't get completed. On the whole the recruitment approach has been good: a lot of deadwood out, and young hungry players in. It's a good start. 

 

We had to take big losses on MB players - we will not have to do so on Jefte, Barron, Igamane, Diomande, etc., mainly because they are younger and didn't cost as much - Diomande aside. 

 

Injuries are still not good. I really think it's just down to individuals now: they are just injury prone. The only way to fix it is to release them. Our more recent Koppen signings have been a lot better in this regard. 

 

We did spend a lot. And while I wanted more first team players, I really can't fault our approach. I like the profiles targeted and I like that we didn't get dragged into spending more than we were able. 

 

I think case for keeping PC is still there. He's on board with the rebuild, prudent spender, works with our DoR, he is a competent manager - no matter what everyone says - has won a trophy, reached another two finals, good European results.

 

Obviously that's difficult for fans when domestic form is so poor. I had already written off this season as a full rebuild. 

 

The big negative, for me, is the xG at the moment. It's worse than under MB (second season). It needs to improve - which it has technically over the last 5 games, but it's still meh. 

 

I'm okay with Clement, for now, considering all the off-field issues. But, if Potter says he's wanting a crack I'll kick PC out the door and crawl down to get him. 

[CammyF 7,979]

42 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

It was a pretty good bounce - one trophy, unlucky in another cup competition and Rangers would have won the league but for fixture postponements.

We SHOULD have won the league, but didn't. Our form fell off a cliff after March (rather than December for a change). You're being very generous saying we'd have won the league if that infamous Dundee game wasn't postponed (twice).

 

That doesn’t explain why we finished the season well behind Celtic. Our form (or lack off) does. 

Edited 16 hours ago by CammyF

[Gonzo79 15,255]

2 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Our xG difference is worse this season than MB's last season, which is more important to me than goals scored

Edited 16 hours ago by Gonzo79

[Rousseau 10,538]

1 minute ago, Gonzo79 said:

We should do away with goals altogether and just decide matches on xG... 

 

[Gonzo79 15,255]

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

We should do away with goals altogether and just decide matches on xG... 

Between CammyF praising Lawrence and Dessers and you with this nonsense, I'm seriously thinking of nipping to the off-licence. 

[CammyF 7,979]

4 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

Our xG difference is worse this season than MB's last season, which is more important to me than goals scored, etc. - although there has been an upturn over the last 5 games. 

 

This is still better than MB. I found MB particularly difficult, though. But, if we use ppg, my table shows PC is still better than MB - a 0.29 ppg difference, to be exact, which is substantial. PC has been poor this season but he's currently hitting what Gerrard was doing in his first season. 

 

He is still relying on MB players simply because we couldn't strengthen the first team as much as we and he wanted to. I wouldn't blame PC for that - or NK as we were in for more but the deals didn't get completed. On the whole the recruitment approach has been good: a lot of deadwood out, and young hungry players in. It's a good start. 

 

We had to take big losses on MB players - we will not have to do so on Jefte, Barron, Igamane, Diomande, etc. mainly because they are younger and didn't cost as much - Diomande aside. 

 

Injuries are still not good. I really think it's just down to individuals now: they are just injury prone. The only way to fix it is to release them. Our more recent Koppen signings have been a lot better in this regard. 

 

We did spend a lot. And while I wanted more first team players, I really can't fault our approach. I like the profiles targeted and I like that we didn't get dragged into spending more than we were able. 

 

I think case for keeping PC is still there. He's on board with the rebuild, prudent spender, works with our DoR, he is a competent manager - no matter what everyone says - has won a trophy, reached another two finals, good European results.

 

Obviously that's difficult for fans when domestic form is so poor. I had already written off this season as a full rebuild. 

 

The big negative, for me, is the xG at the moment. It's worse than under MB (second season). It needs to improve - which it has technically over the last 5 games, but it's still meh. 

 

I'm okay with Clement, for now. But, if Potter says he's wanting a crack I'll kick PC out the door and crawl down to get him. 

How many players has Clement signed in his two windows? How many of those start on a regular basis? What's the reason for sticking with MBs players wen he's signed so many players? 

 

The football this season, domestically, has been horrible. Its the worst / most boring I've witnessed in years. XG or PPG can't hide how bad we've been since March. It's there to see, the stats back it up.

 

Jefte and Barron have looked good this season. Diomande flatters to deceive bur he's being played as a 10. Cerny and Bajrami are good in flashes. Cortes appears to be injury prone and we're obligated to buy him (smart thinking). Propper is rank, worse than Goldson and on par with Ben Davies. We've not seen enough of his other signings to make any judgements. 

 

He told us when he signed he'd get to the bottom of the injuries, he'd have us fitter and stronger and playing football and he'd get more out of players. 

 

Any evidence of the last paragraph? I'd argue hrs done the complete opposite. 

[CammyF 7,979]

4 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Between CammyF praising Lawrence and Dessers and you with this nonsense, I'm seriously thinking of nipping to the off-licence. 

I didn't praise them though.... 

[Rousseau 10,538]

Just now, Gonzo79 said:

Between CammyF praising Lawrence and Dessers and you with this nonsense, I'm seriously thinking of nipping to the off-licence. 

I have exaggerated my position wildly, but in my defence, I prefer xG to Goals only in the sense that's it's more reflective of performance over a season. 

 

A team can play extremely well and not  score, a team can be camped in their own box for 89 minutes and win with a single flukey, deflected goal. That does happen. 

 

XG describes this. 

[CammyF 7,979]

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

I have exaggerated my position wildly, but in my defence, I prefer xG to Goals only in the sense that's it's more reflective of performance over a season. 

 

A team can play extremely well and not  score, a team can be camped in their own box for 89 minutes and win with a single flukey, deflected goal. That does happen. 

 

XG describes this. 

Groan...... 😃

 

I'll take having 1 more point than the team in 2nd place - no matter XG or goals scored. 

Edited 16 hours ago by CammyF