I actually couldn’t believe what I was seeing last night from Barisic.
He was everything that we’ve expected from him over the past year now.
Fantastic performance. Strong in the tackle, strong in the air and driving forward with the ball at pace. Can’t remember him misplacing a pass also.
The reason we've been so disappointed in Borna is because we expect so much. He was outstanding against us for Osijek and holds down a place for Croatia so we know he's capable.
Gerrard has to give him a run in the team now to build his confidence and momentum.
We're all behind you Borna
After his 50/50 challenge he was outside supporting Ojo screaming for a return pass if need be. He's finally got what it means to be at Rangers.
Bunch of tits!"Coward" "heart of a mouse" "he isn't trusted" "finished at Ibrox"
Just some of the things spouted on here by supposedly respected posters. Bunch of tits.
Well played Borna.
People seem to get upset when you pick out Barišić weaknesses like you supposedly hate the guy.
Last night the weak areas of his game were non existent.
Letting balls bounce - not last night, he attacked them first time.
Positional sense - very good, even when left exposed by Ojo. He read the game well and Helander at the left side of CB certainly helped.
Weak in the tackle - he won't numerous challenges last night.
Looking for the easy ball - he wanted the ball last night, he travelled with it, he attacked.
Easily out muscled - he was strong against Feyenoord, stood up to them and cane out on top.
Simple balls down either side of him can leave him all over the place - he cut them out last night or got back into position and dealt with it.
Absolutely no negatives from Barišić last night. He plays well as international level and he's just come out on top against Feyenoord in Europa League football.
Simply has to keep his place on Sunday and kick on further.
European football definitely suits him
This is still the concern for me. Give me that performance away from home domestically and then we have a player
"Coward" "heart of a mouse" "he isn't trusted" "finished at Ibrox"
Just some of the things spouted on here by supposedly respected posters. Bunch of tits.
Well played Borna.
Glad to see him do well.
A few would have been happy to cut our losses with him but it says a lot to me when a player stays and fights for their place at us when they could easily get a move back to their home country.
I would just like to say he was brilliant last night and now has the confidence to go forward with the ball rather than cut inside, i now firmly believe he is going to be a great player for us and i never thought that a month or so ago, i am so glad to be proven wrong and eat my words.
Borna Barisic in stunning Rangers recovery as left-back ranked in top four Europa League defenders
Croatia international was in top form against Feyenoord - something that wasn't missed by UEFA.
Rangers enigma Borna Barisic might finally have announced his arrival at Ibrox after a starring role in Thursday's Europa League victory over Feyenoord.
The left-back has struggled to nail down a starting position under Steven Gerrard since his £2million move from Osijek in the summer of 2018.
Indeed he has spent much of that time watching from the sidelines as the likes of Jon Flanagan and Andy Halliday have been preferred on the left of defence despite that not being their natural position.
What makes Barisic's situation even more curious is the fact he is a first pick in the position for Croatia, who are hardly one of European football's also-rans.
However that could all be about to change on the back of a colossal performance from the Croat against Feyenoord .
Barisic was as strong in defence as he was a threat in attack and his showing was perfectly reflected in the lead-up to Rangers ' winning goal when he thumped into a 50/50 in the middle of the park to set-up Sheyi Ojo for the only goal of the game.
Such was the 26-year-old's impact that he has been named in UEFA.com's top four defensive performers for matchday one of the Europa League group stage.
The statisticians at European football's governing body crunch the numbers to come up with the best performances in each position on a points-awarded basis.
Barisic picked up 1983 points for a display which saw him claim an assist, play his part in a clean sheet and create a total of three chances against the Eredivisie side.
It's a radical turnaround for a player who has often been accused of failing in his defensive duties in his 14 months at Ibrox.
Barisic comes in just after Wolfsberg's Mario Leitgeb, Roma's Aleksandar Kolarov and Anton Nedyalkov of Ludogrets in the rankings.
Steven Gerrard demanded an aggressive performance from his players and he will have been heartened by his left-back's showing as he looks to finally nail down a regular starter in the problem position.
With a massive season ahead both at home and in Europe, Gerrard will be looking for Barisic to step up to the plate and make the position his own.
His match winning performance away to St Boo not do it for you?
Yes, the turnaround in the last few games has been great to see and hopefully it continues. He seems to be very much a confidence player.What a difference in him , I think he looks a different guy this season .
I’ll gladly eat humble pie if this continues - I thought he was a goner .
Me too, keep it going borna.What a difference in him , I think he looks a different guy this season .
I’ll gladly eat humble pie if this continues - I thought he was a goner .
Yes, I agree. I have always stuck up for him and thought that given time, he could potentially reach his promise.I have always stuck by this lad, but whilst I thought he was good last night, I didn't think he was that good, whereas in the past when people have said he was bad, I didn't see it to the extent they did.
Instead, I just think he is a cracking football player who is taking his time settling into Rangers.
I have always said that he will prove to be a very good purchase because he quite simply is a very good football player.
Best game in a Rangers shirt last night and happy to eat humble pie if it continues.
Also interesting concept left footed left back and left footed cb play well together.
But remember folk on here telling us our players don’t want to pass to him?
Or the fact he’s a Croatian internationalist doesn’t mean anything?
Where are they now?
But remember folk on here telling us our players don’t want to pass to him?
Or the fact he’s a Croatian internationalist doesn’t mean anything?
Where are they now?