Decision Making in final third

[gazperth]

How we snatched a draw from the jaws of victory is beyond me. Our decision making in final third was utter bollocks as it has been so far this season, what should have been a routine 3 or 4 nil game ends a draw.

Lost count of how many times we were in great positions but picked the wrong option or tried to poke through another extra pass or had a tame shot straight at keeper. No killer instinct so far, no matter the front 3

 

[Davie Weir]

Has been the majority of the season tbh

 

[Sommefb]

No one willing to take responsibility. Trying to walk the ball in .

 

[Sommefb]

No one willing to take responsibility. Trying to walk the ball in .

 

[cm72]

Defoe would've scored the day

 

[DavieCooper on the wing]

Davis going through on goal and deciding to pass instead of shoot is criminal

 

[Jjbscotty]

Kamara and Davis are hopeless as well anytime the ball breaks at the edge of the box.

Defoe should still be on the bench IMO he got a good few off the bench last season.

 

[DC23]

Davis with 3v2 in our favour a minute before their goal was sickening, men either side and he made an arse of it. 2-0 there n the games dead

 

[Ruben Sosa]

Agreed and the execution was just as bad when we did get into positions to get a shot away.

 

[Rangerscoverboy]

Davis going through on goal and deciding to pass instead of shoot is criminal

No, Davis holding onto it too long rather than slip in Sakala was criminal.

 

[WDYGH]

We are far too slow. We need to get forward quicker and catch teams before they can get set.

 

[club175]

Davis had a shocker and that 3 on 1 was atrocious. As soon as we messed it up it was obvious we would be punished. We should have one hand on the trophy and 9 points clear of Celtic if we hadn’t made a hash of the start

 

[Highlanderger]

No, Davis holding onto it too long rather than slip in Sakala was criminal.

That for me was the worst decision in the game going forward. I was so surprised at how off it Davis was today. Not like him at all.

 

[aayjay]

Defoe for Roofe with 15 minutes ledt would have been a good shout - if he'd have been on the bench. We had a lot of touches in their box and did nothing.

 

[Rangerscoverboy]

That for me was the worst decision in the game going forward. I was so surprised at how off it Davis was today. Not like him at all.

Was the same on Thursday.

 

[CooperSF]

Side - side - side - back - side.

And repeat.

 

[RoyalBlue1]

How we snatched a draw from the jaws of victory is beyond me. Our decision making in final third was utter bollocks as it has been so far this season, what should have been a routine 3 or 4 nil game ends a draw.

Lost count of how many times we were in great positions but picked the wrong option or tried to poke through another extra pass or had a tame shot straight at keeper. No killer instinct so far, no matter the front 3

The opportunity Steven Davis had backs that up perfectly. Was through on the break and should either have gone himself or passed it left.
He opted to overhit a pass to the right and the chance was lost. Really fuckin annoying.

 

[bilkobear]

Davis going through on goal and deciding to pass instead of shoot is criminal

It opened up for him as our players made runs either side.
He had three options and still fckd it up.
That for me was the moment the game was put into jeopardy.
Not good enough.

 

[Bluethruandthru]

Defoe would've scored the day

Agreed

 

[giogaddi]

The ball from Davis on the break was criminal. The players are over thinking every pass - that's a team that's a little lacking in confidence. We need something to galvanise us.

 

[Chester Loyal]

For me the players aren’t playing instinctively in the final third. They are taking too many touches and trying to be too precise and ironically that’s why they are lacking a clinical edge.

 

[Davie86]

The miss from roofe then that shocker of a pass from Davis proved crucial. These are the moments in games that make all the difference. Also the shot at the end from aribo blocked by Morelos when it looked like it was going into the corner.
Just a few of The situations that if they go how they should we are three or four up and strolling it.
The decision making definitely needs to improve massively and we need to be more ruthless when the chances come.

 

[RSMcCollLoyal]

Came on to say pretty much the same thing. We’re overplaying things in the final third, always one pass or one touch too many. That’s not a tactical change it’s a mental one that has to be made.

 

[Givetheballtobrian]

Roofes miss is honestly shocking... Add in Davis decision when he's through and it's just pathetic.

 

[barrheadbear]

How we snatched a draw from the jaws of victory is beyond me. Our decision making in final third was utter bollocks as it has been so far this season, what should have been a routine 3 or 4 nil game ends a draw.

Lost count of how many times we were in great positions but picked the wrong option or tried to poke through another extra pass or had a tame shot straight at keeper. No killer instinct so far, no matter the front 3

I wouldn't bet on any of our forwards scoring with an open goal in front of them, not one of them is a natural penalty box striker, the type we so badly need. How Roofe missed from 6 yards out early in the second half is beyond belief

 

[DavieCooper on the wing]

Our midfield don't score enough goals,can someone explain why we don't shoot when we get the chance?

 

[gazperth]

If we can find our clinical edge October could be massive, they have tough away games and we have home games (admittedly some tougher opposition). Given their away form, if we can find a ruthless streak we could really pull away.

 

[A1bertz]

Our midfield don't score enough goals,can someone explain why we don't shoot when we get the chance?

None of them instinctively want to shoot.
That's why you need at least one of your midfielders to be an attack minded one.

 

[RfcIbrox]

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Davis going through on goal and deciding to pass instead of shoot is criminal

Utterly baffling.

 

[Chester Loyal]

Our midfield don't score enough goals,can someone explain why we don't shoot when we get the chance?

Our forwards don’t score enough goals either. Kent and Morelos are a major part of that issue.

 

[bluereason]

Side - side - side - back - side.

And repeat.

And diagonal launched ball into the box. Said as much in the match thread. We can get in the final third consistently but when we get there it's full on nose bleed stuff at times. Davis running through with support either side and holding on to the ball too long then choosing poorly really summed it up.

 

[hammer17]

What annoys me is we have one of the most gifted finishers in the history of the British game and he can’t even make the bench

games like this are perfect for Defoe when we are short up top at Ibrox and the opposition are camped in, his movement around the box and finishing is second to none

madness

 

[Graemelins]

I don’t think it’s the final 3rd that’s the problem- it’s the midfield taking far to long to get the ball to that area of the park which let’s opposition teams get back and get their defensive shape set up.

 

[BWO]

Roofe needs to deliver in these games, the chance he missed in the 2nd half was criminal

 

[Pablo Escobar]

No one willing to take responsibility. Trying to walk the ball in .

This and it’s so annoying just shoot more thing is there always looking for the perfect goal it’s so frustrating

 

[Sommefb]

This and it’s so annoying just shoot more thing is there always looking for the perfect goal it’s so frustrating

Nae voice from shouting FUCKIN SHOOT lol

 

[Alan Johnson]

They are show ponies in front of goal,another twist,another turn,another pass,just fuckin shoot.

 

[Henry Hill]

We apparently had 24 goal attempts

 

[Chester Loyal]

What annoys me is we have one of the most gifted finishers in the history of the British game and he can’t even make the bench

games like this are perfect for Defoe when we are short up top at Ibrox and the opposition are camped in, his movement around the box and finishing is second to none

madness

Do you not think there’s a reason that Defoe can’t even get near our bench nowadays?

 

[Wilbour]

Theres just no spark. The transition into the attack is criminally slow and we take too many touches in the box.