Match Thread [FT] Rangers 0 - 2 St Mirren

[der Berliner 3,990]

On a wee sidenote ... every single one of the Saints' players looked up for it today and knew what they were doing. They needed points badly. Goalie and centre-halfs aside, only Hagi and Cerny looked to run themselves into the ground, Dessers got next to no balls and Igamane, much like Jefte, are a long way from the finished article. Raskin got bullied out of any wish to play early on and Diomande was exactly the bit-part player that in the end didn't do that much. The lack of cohesion oozes out of this side right now. It's like 7 or 8 strangers walk onto that pitch and try to work out what they are doing. 

[RANGERRAB 3,983]

1 hour ago, der Berliner said:

On a wee sidenote ... every single one of the Saints' players looked up for it today and knew what they were doing. They needed points badly. Goalie and centre-halfs aside, only Hagi and Cerny looked to run themselves into the ground, Dessers got next to no balls and Igamane, much like Jefte, are a long way from the finished article. Raskin got bullied out of any wish to play early on and Diomande was exactly the bit-part player that in the end didn't do that much. The lack of cohesion oozes out of this side right now. It's like 7 or 8 strangers walk onto that pitch and try to work out what they are doing. 

You imply Dessers got no service but when the ball is being put into the box he never seems to makes runs i.e. anticipate. He is static.

[Blue Moon 1,504]

2 hours ago, der Berliner said:

On a wee sidenote ... every single one of the Saints' players looked up for it today and knew what they were doing. They needed points badly. Goalie and centre-halfs aside, only Hagi and Cerny looked to run themselves into the ground, Dessers got next to no balls and Igamane, much like Jefte, are a long way from the finished article. Raskin got bullied out of any wish to play early on and Diomande was exactly the bit-part player that in the end didn't do that much. The lack of cohesion oozes out of this side right now. It's like 7 or 8 strangers walk onto that pitch and try to work out what they are doing. 

I thought Cerni was awful and has been for weeks.  He should have been subbed.

[RANGERRAB 3,983]

11 minutes ago, Blue Moon said:

I thought Cerni was awful and has been for weeks.  He should have been subbed.

He wasnt great today but who do we have on the bench who’d have replaced him?

[Blue Moon 1,504]

McAusland and I am not his greatest fan but he would have tried at least.

Edited 5 hours ago by Blue Moon

[RANGERRAB 3,983]

To me there are 3 observations about this Rangers team:-

 

1) no settled CB pairing

2) kent/sima not replaced wide left( Hagi/ Bajrami both not natural wide left players)

3) strikers/CF’s too static when ball being delivered into penalty box. Need more movement upfront