Match Thread TSG Hoffenheim v Rangers - 14:30 Saturday - RangersTV

[temperance]

FFS he barely touched him

 

[Traveller]

And you know this how?

Perhaps we've not been able to get who we're after.

Because we’ve spent 13-14 million on strikers and nothing on the defence

 

[Michael Mols]

Did Ridvan get poked in the eye there?

 

[rossgers]

Hagi, Dowell and Jack in midfield a big improvement defensively.

 

[Barnster Bear]

I like Butland

 

[Ted Rangers]

It's a pity there isn't a rule like American football, where you bring on a player to hit the conversion, only for football it would be for pens.

Tav would be invaluable, can't defend for toffee but by f*^k he can hit a pen.

He's got a goal and an assist today, but his overall play has been terrible again.

Weird player.

 

[JayDee]

Did Ridvan get poked in the eye there?

Looked like it.

 

[Eastern province bear]

whats the score ?

 

[RotterdamBear]

I like Butland

Lammers and Butland look decent so far

 

[FollowNearAndFar]

6 CBs on the books including king & yfeko and we're finishing the game with a LB and CM playing CB.

 

[exeterbear]

We look like a team that has spent all pre season running and trying out 540 different formations

Resulting in a team that cannot combine 3 passes and look all over the place , concerning but hopefully pays off as the season progresses

Which is hard enough when the players know each other!

 

[Cooperfan]

A lot of work needing done before the serious stuff kicks off. Preseason has been poor but we won't remember the games in a few weeks.

 

[Clay Davis]

Matondo almost wins it

 

[HMS.Temple.Garden]

thought Danilo was going to shoot there.

 

[Rangerscoverboy]

Because we’ve spent 13-14 million on strikers and nothing on the defence

Defence was not our issue

 

[FFGR1972]

Decent enough second half, showed intent to look like a football team.

Not a shock we improved going forward the further back Lundstram went

 

[BigTinder86]

He's got a goal and an assist today, but his overall play has been terrible again.

Weird player.

He is getting worse defensively. You can’t argue with him going forward.

 

[temperance]

Good lay off by Danilo, decent shot by Matondo.

 

[fyo-von-bluenose]

I really like the look of Danilo.

 

[BODiE]

Great play there, unlucky not to finish

 

[Davieblue1977]

thought Danilo was going to shoot there.

He probs should have

 

[Michael Mols]

Unlucky Matondo

 

[billybluehat]

whats the score ?

2-2 mate. We were 2-0 down but played slightly better 2nd half. Tav pen and a beauty of a header from Lammers.

 

[Ted Rangers]

We have 2 terrible left backs.

It's a joke really.

 

[Rangerscoverboy]

Lammers and Butland look decent so far

I think Lammers will be our PoTY

 

[WinkieWATP]

That was a great chance to win it

 

[Allysgoldenboot]

We all knew this rebuild was going to take 3-4 transfer windows but I really hope the priority for the January and next summer is the defence.

I'm still hoping for another cb this window and that the lad Sterling is decent. I honestly thought yilmaz was going to be a player but deary me how wrong could you be about a player!

 

[Robocop1960]

How many times does Borna misjudge the flight of the ball

 

[exeterbear]

Barisic not stopping the cross as usual

 

[Puggy]

FT 2-2

 

[CooperSF]

That 15/20 mins shows us potential for the season.

 

[Davieblue1977]

FT 2-2

 

[PaulieGualtieri]

JL done well there, Barisic not stopping the ball in, usual.

 

[Michael Mols]

6 CBs on the books including king & yfeko and we're finishing the game with a LB and CM playing CB.

Lundstram has actually improved the centre of defence this half.

 

[sg9375]

Didn’t see that fight back happening. Well done Rangers.

 

[Simply a Bear]

Season is over.

FF

 

[Ted Rangers]

I think Lammers will be our PoTY

I'm sure I said that about Matondo this time last year.

 

[Goity]

Matondo almost wins it

He needs to learn to hit the ball low, such an easy height for the keeper, seen him do that a few times.

 

[rossgers]

Lundstram has been our best CB today.

 

[Kentbear]

whats the score ?

I have no idea just looked in here a minute ago myself reading like 7-0 or close.

 

[si72]

Much better 2nd half.

 

[RTD-BEAR]

We look slightly better at the back with JL

Thing is for Europe with players we have Beale had to copy a bit of the formula gio had not all of it but certainly bits

With lundstrum dropping into defence or of possession and attacking in possession

I get managers will have a formation style but they need adapt to players to or get players to play it

Or full backs leave defence exposed so midfield needs to cover that if the fb are providing width

 

[prsoandnovo222]

Well done gers.

 

[Torque_87]

Patches were okay, majority still very poor. Lammers the stand out again.

 

[Sgt Steve McGarrett]

We all knew this rebuild was going to take 3-4 transfer windows but I really hope the priority for the January and next summer is the defence.

I'm still hoping for another cb this window and that the lad Sterling is decent. I honestly thought yilmaz was going to be a player but deary me how wrong could you be about a player!

He’s probably up against Matondo in training and looks brilliant.

 

[tazzabear]

We all knew this rebuild was going to take 3-4 transfer windows but I really hope the priority for the January and next summer is the defence.

I'm still hoping for another cb this window and that the lad Sterling is decent. I honestly thought yilmaz was going to be a player but deary me how wrong could you be about a player!

You’re not wrong.
Not yet anyway.

 

[Resident_hammy_bear]

Lundstram has actually improved the centre of defence this half.

Probably our 3rd best cb which is saying something

 

[Traveller]

We all knew this rebuild was going to take 3-4 transfer windows but I really hope the priority for the January and next summer is the defence.

I'm still hoping for another cb this window and that the lad Sterling is decent. I honestly thought yilmaz was going to be a player but deary me how wrong could you be about a player!

Why should it take 3-4 windows? We’ve all spoke on here about the defence for ages and he’s done nothing to address it

A real rangers manager is brave and dumps both full backs

 

[MartinS93]

Second half was better, better shape around us off the ball.

Good work for the penalty and the equaliser.

Not particularly confident for Killie though tbh.

 

[mountloyal]

Game of two halves