15 Mar 2026 14:03:22
Absolutely terrible. And once again we are yet to see a Danny Rohl Rangers team control the midfield.
I watched Motherwell dominating Celtic at Parkhead yesterday in the 1st half. Had them chasing shadows for long periods of the half and created a few chances. Appreciate they made a few individual errors which cost them. But when they play, they are playing 2 or 3 passes in front of the actual pass.
Whereas, we have absolutely no system. Every time a player gets the ball he does the obvious thing. Look up and see who's available.
It's far too predictable and tbh It's not good enough.
Against one of the worst teams in the league, we scraped a win, against the bottom side we scraped a draw. That's not title winning performances.
And one of the biggest concerns into the Rohl project is he still doesn't know his best team and the roles in which those players are used. Appreciate the 3 points but it's very alarming.
15 Mar 2026 14:31:27
And yet, the Motherwell team, when pressed by Celtic, couldn't play through that press. That is why the individual errors happened, and why the goals were scored against them. Surely you would expect a manager of Askou's class to have identified that really early, and told them to play long to break the press. Or perhaps trying to get players who don't have the ability to play that style is what goes against them sometimes when that pressing happens.
Celtic showed us how to beat Motherwell now by pressing high, as they couldn't break that press.
Also, Motherwell may have done okay in stages, but their having Celtic chasing shadows created just 3 shots on target for them, so no end product. And that was before the sending off. Celtic also hit woodwork twice. Results will win the league, not pretty football, although I would want more of that.
Amazing how 2 people see a different game. 🤷
15 Mar 2026 15:58:40
Angus, the awning off killed them yesterday or they would have got points off them.
Why do you always praise our players but if someone praises another team then you criticise them?
It's very strange you have never a good word to say about mwell.
But even when we are rotten you praise us.
15 Mar 2026 16:28:56
Zikos, we controlled midfield last week v Celtic for 120 mins and still lost.
15 Mar 2026 16:38:13
Storm, this is a weekly event now though, and it is being done to criticise Rohl and praise Askou. They are a team who play nice football, but there can be little end product. They are also a team who are 7 points behind us, and have only 1 less draw. So the praise isn't warranted, imo, to the level it is given. If you want to praise a team, then why not Hearts and McInnes, as they are above us. 🤷
I also don't think they would have got points from Celtic if the man hadn't been sent off. Maeda would have scored the header, and it would have been 2-1, as Celtic had managed to work out the press to get the ball back quickly. So Motherwell may have had possession, but they don't hurt teams with that possession and win, especially against the top 6 (12 from 36 points).
The 1-1 draw against us is another example of it.
I praise us and our players because Rangers are the team I support, and I want the best for us even when we are poor. Do you really see that as strange?
You don't see that the poster only praises Motherwell and their manager. I think both of those are strange. I say they play good football, but can also see the lack of end product. As an example, they had more possession yesterday than Celtic, but had 3 shots on target. That was before the sending off, btw.
So why do you always criticise my posts? Does the fact I support the team, even when they are poor or playing badly, annoy you somehow? As I say, strange. 🤷
15 Mar 2026 16:54:40
What I will say is Motherwell don't have a third of the budget we have, and they're not far behind us.
That tells a story in itself.
I think Chermiti may be more expensive than their entire playing squad.
So please do give Motherwell and their manager a bit of credit where it's due.
15 Mar 2026 17:09:04
Angus, I can only presume by your first reply that you don't watch the game. They had Celtic chasing shadows for much of the 1st half and were constantly beating the press with their quick passing and clever movement.
Yes, they lost a goal by not recognising danger and should have sent it long in that instance.
But we won't play as well as Motherwell did in that 1st half in any game from now until the end of the season. We play one dimensional, predictable football.
15 Mar 2026 17:47:00
Zikos, I did watch a bit of it and the highlights. Perhaps the bits I watched were where Celtic were pressing and Motherwell weren't beating the press, their players made mistakes/couldn't cope, and Celtic's first goal came directly from it. the corner for the second came from same press. their third was a GK kick which their CH didn't deal with (sounds like us). btw Motherwell goal came from a Celtic mistake and not good open play; although the press was well executed.
As I said, no point in having lots of possession and having the opposition chasing shadows if it leads to 3 shots on target and a defeat. That is possession for the sake of it. we were being criticised for it not that long ago. we may be poor today but we got it over the line and won 3 points. is that not a sign of champions on here?
We have played well in games, Hearts and Celtic being a couple in recent memory.
we may even win the league and I am sure no fan will care what performances were like if that happens.
our football one dimensional or not is enough to have us above Motherwell and in a 3 way battle for the title. we may fall short but we have still got to this point after a dreadful start to the league.
so Rohl needs more time and Askou isn't the answer imo. and budget has some bearing on league position but we don't accept being behind Celtic with our lower turnover/budget so the argument runs both ways.
So I will continue to support Rangers through good and bad. feel free to look across the fence at Motherwell if you choose to and covet their manager.
15 Mar 2026 18:46:45
Angus, when comparing us with Motherwell it's not fair unless you compare resources. And ours blow theirs out the water. And yet they play better football than us, and we're only a few points ahead of them.
If JBA had our squad, they would be out of sight in my opinion.
15 Mar 2026 20:12:37
Zikos, I expect Rangers to win leagues despite Celtic having a £55-60M advantage over us in budget. That difference this season has equated to 1 point.
They are 7 points behind btw with 1 less draw than ours. They play prettier football but the results aren't coming despite that. Also they have lots of possession but don't create much.
53% yesterday and 3 shots on target.
54% against us in December and 5 shots on target (we won 1-0).
In February they had 64% against us and 6 on target (we had 4 with our 36%). They had to rely on a mistake 3 minutes from the end.
So pretty football without end product wouldn't go down well with our fans.
So you have your opinion that with our (poor? ) squad he would be miles ahead but I don't see any evidence other than we would have more possession. Oh, and our poor manager (according to you) has managed to beat their total by 8 points since Rohl took over. Martin had 12 and Askou had 13 at that time. That is why Well fans wanted him gone.
So use the resource argument all you want but the evidence shows he isn't managing results against all the others in the league so not just comparing him against us.
He has done a good job but not one that would make me want to swap him for Rohl.
16 Mar 2026 15:21:24
100% Angus.