Introducing: Rangers 2-3-4-1 formation

[OnlyOneAmoruso]

In the first of a six part series aiming to describe Rangers tactical set up in more detail, I’ve taken a look at our formation and it’s evolution over the last 12 months.

You can read it on the Heart & Hand website via link below

Introducing: Rangers 2-3-4-1

Tactical formations are an obsession of all football fans. Even football fans who don’t like the way the football world is becoming more analytical and data driven. Everyone wants to talk tactics and formations, we constantly analyse whether we should play three men midfields or go back to the...

heartandhand.co.uk

Cheers

 

[My boy Blu]

Thanks Only one amoruso. I find these articles interesting and insightful.

 

[Crowbone]

Great read. Enjoyed that.

 

[MelbourneBear]

Thanks for posting - definitely one of the highlights of H&H for those of us less knowledgeable in all things tactical!

 

[tazzabear]

Enjoyed that.
It explains, in much better detail than I ever could, my own assertion that we don’t play a back four for the best part.
The flat midfield has also been explained excellently.
Brilliant, loved it.

 

[Namouchi]

Good read that

 

[Qwa]

Enjoyable read, cheers.

 

[Sir Sidney Ruff Diamond]

Very interesting. Cheers.

 

[Travis Butler]

Fascinating read. Thanks for posting.

 

[Div1872]

Excellent work yet again Adam. Thanks for the detail

Puts the sports journalists up here to shame. Not one could compile that report

 

[Tucker7]

Good read thanks for posting

 

[Kyle89]

Very good read. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Buster]

Thanks very good read , shocked me that if we beat hearts tomorrow we will have equalled our points won away for the whole of last season and its not even February yet .Well done the whole team .

 

[Blew Knows]

Enjoyed reading about the tactical tweaking used in our system. It sure beats listening to the experts in the stands at Ibrox shouting “get the f@#ing baw intae the boax Rangers” .

 

[davidab157]

Enjoyed that and another reason why media such as h&h is far superior to dinosaurs like Keevins, etc. Genuine knowledge of the game.

 

[BusbyBear]

Good read again, thanks for posting

 

[scalatchi]

I misread the title and thought it meant 2 goalies.

 

[sandy102uk]

Thanks. I enjoy getting insights into tactics that I don't naturally pick up.

 

[The Hooded Claw]

Thanks for that insight

 

[BUDDA76]

Excellent read and ver informative. Gives great insight how coaches look at and tweak things

 

[backbarbear]

enjoyed that thanks

 

[TN8]

Love all that shit. Staunner material.

 

[MrMosshead]

Thanks that explained the change very well. Also shows how vital Tav, Borna and Morelos are and why we might need different backup full backs next year.

Still feel that Murphy (if he can get back to his previous level) would be good option in the inside forward role

 

[Lenny Dee]

It all seems so obvious once it's been explained clearly, thanks for posting that.

 

[Didgeridoo]

Thanks OP, a good read and told me things I hadn't seen myself. Keep the articles coming!

 

[11Laudrup11]

Really interesting stuff look forward to the other parts

 

[lacoste12]

Interesting to see how the team has evolved & will keep evolving.Really good insight Op

 

[Coisty09]

Interesting

 

[China Bear]

Good info, always fascinated by how an event gets turned into data

 

[Weebilly]

This is the stuff I like reading about. Well done H&H

 

[Hap Hapablap]

Always wondered what formations were used 60-70 years ago, when you look at the line up of the time the amount of forward thinking players far outnumbered the defensive.

Of course the game was different back then but it shows the attacking prowess of our full backs and what they bring to the side.

 

[Loyalrab]

Good read that, just the type of thing you’d expect from a sports journalist but not in this country

 

[FriscoBlue]

Brilliant Read!

 

[StirlingGer]

Good read and it makes it clear how Flanagan is not the answer for right back. He's not going to suddenly turn into one of our attackers like Tav and Borna.

 

[Million$Man]

Great article, thank you

 

[TheHorseWithNoName]

Excellent read. Looking forward to the rest of the series .

 

[LyonGer]

Interesting read that, really enjoyed it.

 

[maca3d]

Enjoyed reading that cheers

 

[jay662]

Good read thanks.

 

[Moodiesburn Blue]

In the first of a six part series aiming to describe Rangers tactical set up in more detail, I’ve taken a look at our formation and it’s evolution over the last 12 months.

You can read it on the Heart & Hand website via link below

Introducing: Rangers 2-3-4-1

Tactical formations are an obsession of all football fans. Even football fans who don’t like the way the football world is becoming more analytical and data driven. Everyone wants to talk tactics and formations, we constantly analyse whether we should play three men midfields or go back to the...

heartandhand.co.uk

Cheers

Thanks for posting that was a really interesting read. Confirms how important our full backs are

 

[whitbyontbear]

I suppose the great Rangers team of the 60s would be a God knows what system

Shearer, a stay at home full back and Caldow, much more adventurous. Half backs like Harry Davis who stayed at home and Ronnie McKinnon who was the same with Jim Baxter who could and would do anything.

Henderson and Wilson to get to the bye line with McMillan passing the ball to them while Millar was the main striker and Ralph Brand the poacher.

3-5-2 ?

 

[OnlyOneAmoruso]

Thanks very good read , shocked me that if we beat hearts tomorrow we will have equalled our points won away for the whole of last season and its not even February yet .Well done the whole team .

Shocked me as well when I seen it! Some effort.

 

[feed_the_pap]

Interesting stuff. The coaching staff definitely seem to be able to tweak formations and positions to fit the occasion. Rather than good old Plan A and more Plan A from a previous manager.

 

[BobbyShearer]

Good read that, just the type of thing you’d expect from a sports journalist but not in this country

Well not while they can tell you what Leigh Griffiths had for breakfast and who was bitching about who at a press conference. And sectarianism. Bags of sectarianism.

How I’ll laugh my little bollocks off when people are paying for this type of content and Leckie and Jackson can’t even get a gig for the fucking digger.

 

[weesp]

Well not while they can tell you what Leigh Griffiths had for breakfast and who was bitching about who at a press conference. And sectarianism. Bags of sectarianism.

How I’ll laugh my little bollocks off when people are paying for this type of content and Leckie and Jackson can’t even get a gig for the fucking digger.

The closest those idiots get to tactical insight would be "get it in the mixer" and "run about a bit"

 

[albax]

3-5-2 in champ manager, it's not complicated . Good article though, enjoyed that

 

[blueaway]

Great article- emphasis could be on securing the services of understudy full backs in this transfer window. If injury to Tav or Borna I worry given the importance of these positions in attack.

 

[OnlyOneAmoruso]

I suppose the great Rangers team of the 60s would be a God knows what system

Shearer, a stay at home full back and Caldow, much more adventurous. Half backs like Harry Davis who stayed at home and Ronnie McKinnon who was the same with Jim Baxter who could and would do anything.

Henderson and Wilson to get to the bye line with McMillan passing the ball to them while Millar was the main striker and Ralph Brand the poacher.

3-5-2 ?

That’s given me an idea actually. We’ve done a few pods looking back at specific games from the last 20 years and the tactic used at the time.

Might be a good shout to take that further and look at teams from even further back and how they set themselves up tactically.

Cheers!