Zappa 0 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) I absolutely detested Wattys management of the squad during the UEFA Cup run last season as did a few others on the site. I know why as well & it wasn't just the formation & defensive use of the 4-5-1, it was the glaring stupidity of some of the starting team & sub selections. We still got to the final though... Edited December 4, 2008 by Zappa 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I know why as well & it wasn't just the formation & defensive use of the 4-5-1, it was the glaring stupidity of some of the starting team & sub selections. We still got to the final though... he even tried to win the final on penalties. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineflyer 0 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 he even tried to win the final on penalties. The biggest single disappointment in fifty years following Rangers was Smith's approach to the UEFA cup final. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 The biggest single disappointment in fifty years following Rangers was Smith's approach to the UEFA cup final. Personally I was very disappointed too. We got to the final and that, in itself, was a great achievement. To go out and try to win it with some open football would have been great. That said, I still can see the approach taken as it was one which saw us dispose of some decent teams in the previous rounds (regardless of the brand of football). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineflyer 0 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Personally I was very disappointed too. We got to the final and that, in itself, was a great achievement. To go out and try to win it with some open football would have been great. That said, I still can see the approach taken as it was one which saw us dispose of some decent teams in the previous rounds (regardless of the brand of football). Understood Craig. I was only referring to the final itself. To get to a final and make next to no attempt to win it, only Smith could come up with those tactics and then try to justify them afterwards. Muppet! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yieldshields loyal 0 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 he even tried to win the final on penalties. That was the biggest let down of them all!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Come on lads, we may have been disappointed, but were we surprised. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 The biggest single disappointment in fifty years following Rangers was Smith's approach to the UEFA cup final. Not much between that, and Roger Hynd playing in the 1967 Final. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk 158 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Come on lads, we may have been disappointed, but were we surprised. not really m8, but if he did give it a go we may have won it you never know. it's just that he didn't try one bit to win the game in 90 mins and that is sad for any manager, the fans deserve/deserved much better. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Understood Craig. I was only referring to the final itself. To get to a final and make next to no attempt to win it, only Smith could come up with those tactics and then try to justify them afterwards. Muppet! I think that's OTT. I wasn't 100% happy with the team selection, but the players that played deserve most of the discredit. All in all they probably played roughly to a WS game plan, but they didn't do it well by any means. They played very nervously & BF didn't step up with the passion & effort required to help command the midfield in any way shape or form. A few moments perhaps, but by in large the Ukrainian midfielder Timashuk (can't remember the correct spelling off hand) commanded the midfield for over 70% of the game imo. Still, If they hadn't scored their first goal I think we might just have caught them out like we did with so many other teams last season. Also, lets not forget that Zenit were no merely decent side when we played them. They were a quality side that had recently hammered Bayern. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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