Rangers Rumours Archive January 23 2019

 

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23 Jan 2019 23:03:35
Everyone wants to blame Worrall, yeah he made a massive mistake, but if you look at the season, it was gona happen at some point . The spine of the team must be the same in every game, Shagger, goldson, katic/ worrall (choose one) , jack, mcrorie, morelos .

SG is the man, but he must realise to keep the spine the same everytime, we keep changing our centre half's, this must stop, i know Goldson was injured but up till now its been changed multiple times for no reason, worrying, Defoe will get goals, Davis i thought looked sharp, but again were not solid enough at the back. This is the reason we can't put a run of results together, and it's been like that all season . C'mon SG keep the same centre half's when you can stop messing them about .



24 Jan 2019 00:34:20
Don't know what game you were watching mate. Davis looked sharp? Worrall shouid have been taken off. Did he watch the HJK game? He's a bombscare. So is McCauley. Ross McCrorie should never have been dropped. After we went a goal down we bottled it. The shape was all wrong and yet again Stevie G can't change it. We got beat and deservidly so.



24 Jan 2019 06:59:04
I thought the whole team performance was shocking, you could see Kent was trying to open them up but apart from him i thought the whole team was very poor and killie wanted it more. That defence worries me and the consistancy in the team is scary. That was a chance to make a statement and we failed miserably.



24 Jan 2019 07:29:43
I thought McAuley was worse than Worral, other than his big mistake Joe didn't play too bad. It took a while for the midfield trio to realise they had to come and get the ball from the CBs, as the defenders shouldn't have to be playmakers. If Alfies header had have gone in I don't think we would have looked back and won comfortably, but games change on tight margins.



24 Jan 2019 08:22:32
You obviously didn’t watch the game worral was atrocious.



24 Jan 2019 08:34:53
Worrall obviously was at fault for the equaliser and the loss of momentum in the game however we should have far more about us than that and should have been able to create more chances to win the game from there. As it goes we didn’t and conceded another poor goal, the team need to take collective responsibility as too many were posted missing last night. The good news I suppose is that we only lost narrowly when so many failed to turn up. For Livvy I would go back to McCrorie in midfield, if the gaffer wants 2 up top it should be Kent to make way IMO. He seems to have fell into a trap last night whereby he wanted to get his best 11 players on the pitch rather than playing a system that suited the players.



24 Jan 2019 09:27:41
worrall didn't have a good game, move on. steven davis was posted missing. so was ryan jack for the most part. we were poor. that pitch is atrocious, can't play football on that, the ball was bouncing way too high - lots of high legs in the air someone will get badly injured and the ball skids about on the surface, making control difficult - at ibrox we would have won comfortably. last night just disappointing. glad that defoe got a goal though, and morelos looked sharp, just unlucky.



24 Jan 2019 10:18:14
That was painful watching after the first 15 minutes, nobody in midfield seemed to want the ball apart from kent in patches. We always seem to play badly after an international or winter break. were we lucky it was killie and not Cowdenbeath? Worralls mistake was unbelievable, there was no one within 30 yards of him when he took possession, but he still manages to lose it. Morelos/ defoe will only work if they are together in the box, not one on the wing and the other in there, but midfield weren't supplying them with anything. I must admit i'm a bit old fashioned, I prefer centre halves to be stoppers, not bring the ball out and get caught, but where were the midfield. What has katic got to do to get a game?



24 Jan 2019 11:45:04
Really painful to watch last night. I honestly don't get the keeping the ball in defence, eventually doing the same old thing by putting it wide to the full backs - punt it up the park and hope it sticks. We should be getting the midfielders on the ball as quickly as possible and having them drive forward or moving the ball. No wingers and no width killed us aswell. If they want to play the long ball, we need a Hateley type player to hold it up and knock the ball on. Still reckon there is some serious investment required.



24 Jan 2019 11:54:52
1 game and yous are all pressing the panic button. The only way in my opinion to play 2 up top is if you play 3 at the back so you still get your 3 in midfield but this won’t happen much this season anyway but individual mistakes can’t be blamed on the system we play.



24 Jan 2019 13:28:35
i think we shd revert to mcrorie and candeillas drop defoe and davis for now stick with system tactics and personnel from OF game because it worked a treat

davis arfield and jack cntr mid didn’t work if you ask
me too similar and fredo and defoe up top didn’t work either

the diamond is too narrow for my liking. kent’s at his best hugging touchline to stretch game and candeillas other side we can’t loose that width away from home against defensively well drilled teams we need to stretch them wide

places like rugby park pittodrie easter rd where it’s a battle etc 1 up top, 2 wide and supporting midfielder bursting into box suits us better

there will be a time and place for davis and defoe maybe even a diamond but not last night

just my take on it lads.



24 Jan 2019 13:57:29
Yes we lost 2 goals and if we want to win games we have to shut up shop at the back but for me we really REALLY lack creating any serious amount of opportunities from open play. Struggle to see what we have been working on for 2 weeks in Tenerife because the only thing that was different was we went with a diamond in the middle. That’s all!



24 Jan 2019 14:00:46
Bizz can't believe you think Worrall had a good game apart from his brainfart! He was bricking his shorts from the first whistle and never once looked comfortable on the ball. Didn't want it. Didn't want to drive forward with it when he could have.

One of the least convincing performances I've seen from one of our centre halfs.



24 Jan 2019 15:47:28
1 game wittler?



24 Jan 2019 17:03:04
Witter

1 game? Try only 4 away wins out of 11 in the league.



24 Jan 2019 18:39:07
Not often I agree with you Rick but you’re bang on. To play two up top it needs to be 3 at back. I genuinely believe worrell is the worst of our 4 centre backs. I think out problems at the back started when he broke up Goldson and Katic. No matter what happens this season in my opinion Stevie G is the man to take us forward. He’s made mistakes but he’s trying to rectify them. Was always going to take more than a couple of transfer windows to get them team up to speed. We had 4 loan players in starting line up still last night. We will get there.



24 Jan 2019 23:22:04
Heard Hardie is being recalled to play alongside Worrall.



24 Jan 2019 23:28:50
Watching the game lastnight and I was a little miffed with tactics from Stevie Gerrard
I don't get why we didn't play Kent in his natural wing position and also Candeias should've been on the other wing!? We played far too central and you had Tav pushing up more often than not leaving a big gap at the back for Brothie and Jones too run at our experienced but very slow player in McAuley and Worrall inexperienced who thinks he is Puyol half of the time messing around too much! Whatever happened to Goldson (who I know is injured the now) and the Katic partnership?

Our defence was the best and strongest part of our play the first 15 games and has all of a sudden become our weakest and most vulnerable position I just don't get why we broke up a good solid paring in Goldson and Katic!? Very strange

Anyway our team appears to have ages by 100 years We can always go with just experienced players

We need the backline sorted asap and just hope we can purchase on another striker

We were lumping balls up to two of the smallest boys upfront Why do we not play Lafferty with Morelos and give Defoe the last 20-30mins The tactics and play was all wrong.



23 Jan 2019 22:46:36
It's easy to be fickle we beat them and it's roll on 55. we sign Defoe and davis and we're buzzing, now tonight it's all doom and gloom and as bad as that was, I'm still confident we'll be up there till the end. the only thing that really bothered me was the way we sacrificed our wide men for the new boys I hope we can find a balance quickly.



23 Jan 2019 23:50:03
need to play 442 or 433 that tonight doesn't work.



24 Jan 2019 07:12:32
Its 4-4-2 for me all the way. Candias should really have been on from the start because Tav had a miserable game without him. Honestly, what was SG thinking about? 1 or possibly 2 attacking midfielders required in my book. We seem to be well endowed with defensive midfielders but the distinct lack of goals scored over the last 10 games speak volumes to me.



24 Jan 2019 10:47:16
These comments all fail to mention the pitch. That surface is such a leveller and makes any footballer look worse. It sounds like an excuse but it is a huge advantage to Killie who know how to play on it. It's like a different sport on that surface, like playing a golf Major on astroturf. Stevie G knows it too, he just can't go on about it too much or press will headline that he's making excuses. Its a lottery that surface and its unfair to judge any players on it.



24 Jan 2019 17:03:59
Cannon

How come we beat them 3-1 on that surface earlier in the season?



23 Jan 2019 22:36:36
I think we should stick to the 433 tav was missing candeias down the right hand side making the overlap runs.



23 Jan 2019 23:24:41
Missing Candeias? He came on and couldn’t put a decent cross in as usual. He is a player who flatters to deceive.



24 Jan 2019 15:32:21
Correct me if i'm wrong but for me tav has a better game with candeias in front of him and the link well together i'm not saying tav didn't do his job last night but he is better with someone 8n front of him.



23 Jan 2019 22:24:46
Do you think Gerard might push the board to try get jones in before end of window?



23 Jan 2019 23:19:10
Would love to see it happen. But do u think he was more affective on left than Kent? Poor goal to lose . I feel as soon as we try n sort some area of park another goes and messes it up. Agree tho get him in. Immediately. Competition is healthy too many guys like Tav think they’re untouchable 👍🏻.



23 Jan 2019 23:27:57
I don’t think they’ll try too hard I don’t even rate Jones he’s Kilmarnock class we need better.



24 Jan 2019 07:31:16
I thought for most of the game Tav had Jones in his pocket.



24 Jan 2019 12:58:54
I agree bizzmy, I thought Jones was pretty poor up until the goal and then was a bit more involved . Also if we're continuing with last nights formation what's the point in brining any wingers in?



24 Jan 2019 17:07:02
Bizzmy

Didn’t have him in his pocket when it mattered most though.



24 Jan 2019 17:20:06
I wouldn't and don't want Jones anywhere near Ibrox.
The Kilmarnock fans have treated him with disdain since the second he signed his pre-contract yet the minute he scores against us he signals to our fans to keep quiet!? **** bag.



25 Jan 2019 07:22:07
I think Jones was pretty quiet most of the game too. However, at least he tried a shot from 25 yards, which is something we don't see a lot of in our team. Jones might spring to life playing with Rangers and at least is is not shy about having a go.



23 Jan 2019 21:44:31
Manager and entire team need to take a long hard look at themselves. Not good enough tonight to be considered Rangers. They let us down time after time.



23 Jan 2019 22:08:37
Get Gerard out.



23 Jan 2019 22:12:01
What a load of rubbish that was, couldn't pass wind, when they had the ball they hadn't a clue what to do with it, no one touch passing no movement and why worral gets picked before katic I'll never know.



23 Jan 2019 22:45:44
Why get gerrard out, ramsey1984? Lets hear all your reasons!



23 Jan 2019 22:49:00
Wise up.



23 Jan 2019 22:49:53
Honestly?! Ramsey1984. Grow up.



24 Jan 2019 05:12:43
4 wins away from 11 in the league. another 10million spent on players and 2 points only better off than pedro and warbs. Now i don't want Gerrard out but if he continues to go with 2 up top and change the formation that has been working. I unfortunately think he will be the master of his own downfall. Defoe was terrible 2nite absolute miles off the pace. If he fails to win at livi sunday then aberdeen up there the fans will start looking for changes.



24 Jan 2019 07:10:26
Tactically outclassed by a team on a much lower budget, changed it to accommodate Defoe and Davis against a "title challenger" but as he says it's another bump in the road "Let's Go! "



24 Jan 2019 15:11:23
all these people that say ONLY 2 points better than warbs and pedro . what are you expecting . if you expecting invincible team THAT never gets beat then that's just now . Every team gets beat at sometime.



24 Jan 2019 15:40:01
Ramsey 1984, you're an embarrassment.



24 Jan 2019 17:09:54
Gersforever

I think it’s more a case of him saying that both these managers had the virtually the same league record as Gerrard and lost their job. I don’t think he should be sacked but he has made some strange decisions and team choices. His away record is poor and that brings criticism and scrutiny.



24 Jan 2019 19:47:26
Hopefully last night's sobering defeat will finally see Worrall dropped? I assumed we were playing him to try and convince him to sign for us, when his contact expired, but he's pledged his future to forest.
So time has come to play Katic. Our own player AND a goal threat!?



25 Jan 2019 09:56:11
JBhoy how an embarrassment? Just stating the facts that you seem deluded to pick up on!
Stevie G is doing a cracking job and Dave king is pulling a financial masterstroke #headbackinthesand.



23 Jan 2019 21:42:21
This new formation doesn't work. There is no creativity in midfield. Kent floating doesn't work he is a wide player not a no.10. that's the second time i have saw the formation and it hasn't worked. They look a worse team than finished last year so well. Defoe looks good in the box but offers little outside it.



23 Jan 2019 22:14:29
He has a big choice to make about the starting 11. Marelos over Defoe for me, but £65k a week to sit on the bench? Madness. And the signings even Sutton got stuck into done the deeds for them. Hate to say it but game over.



23 Jan 2019 23:14:00
celtic signings popped up against a st. mirren team on 12 points! we played Kilmarnock who were 3rd and also beat celtic at home. People slating players and saying gerrard out is embarrassing. Its not game over there is 53 points to play for and i guarantee you celtic will slip up again.



24 jan 2019 16:33:12
eastcoastblue, defoe is not on £65k a week and is not even on half of that!



24 Jan 2019 21:42:57
He's getting around 25k a week at Rangers Still it could've been money better spent if you ask me Why not take a punt on Ryan Hardie?!



23 Jan 2019 21:40:59
I don't know how many times I can watch the same thing unfold this season. Dominate the ball, create nothing and concede from the only chances the home team creates. It's a joke that we cannot make use of our better players.



24 Jan 2019 15:43:53
Worralls a total scare! How he gets a game before Katic is beyond me! Sick of that boy not getting a game in front a him 😡.



24 Jan 2019 17:12:19
Yeah it’s galling that he would rather play a hap hazard loan signing and leave out a good young signed player. You can see why Worrell didn’t get a game for Forrest.



23 Jan 2019 16:19:52
Rumours circulating game might Off . Apparently surrounding areas to be assesed for fans safety. Surely not. Been buzzing awday for this!



23 Jan 2019 16:59:53
Im from Kilmarnock and can tell you 100% that the road conditions are absolutely fine. I would be totally shocked if they called the game off as i'm going and looking forward to it. So i see no reason at all for the game to be off.



23 Jan 2019 17:33:45
Personally I'd be concerned playing on Kilmarnock's pitch clearly the worst in SPL. I've been on local 4g all weather pitches when its frosty and they are dangerous. Kilmarnock also have no under heating! I'd ban these surfaces from top flight football.



23 Jan 2019 18:19:33
Jimmy Bell has been down and said it’s a no go!



23 Jan 2019 18:38:12
JB has got the game off because the Hummell thermals haven't been delivered yet :-)



24 Jan 2019 15:37:13
I wish the game was off👍.



 
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