McCrorie

Yankeeger said:
You clearly don't go to games or watch the games on the telly

Just to advise Dorrans hasn’t played for about 10 month

Never heard of Davies , is he a new signing?

Arfield jury is out on what type of midfielder we think or want him to be

Kamara only in the door and looks promising but so did Coulibaly

Your point is ?
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LOL, another member of the spelling police. Is Dorrans not a midfielder because he’s been injured?

Are you the Judge and jury on Arfield?

In summary you don’t like our midfielders and Ross isn’t good enough either?
 
Can’t see Ross leaving, no other Scottish side will have sufficient cash to buy him and can’t see him doing any better than a poor EFL championship team due to his lack of game time
 
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CaptainCourageous said:
What we can't do is leave him out for 6/8 weeks and bring him in from the cold in a massive game.

Some times it's not muscle you need but composure, a calming influence.

Kamara should have started ahead of McCrorie at the piggery.
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Kamara should have played in place of Candeias at the piggery,beside McCrorie in the midfield
 
CooperSF said:
Hearts are crying out for that sort of player.
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He and Harding would boss the midfield area against most sides in the league together.Hertz being arsey with us of late makes me wonder though if that's likely to happen.
 
High Society said:
Don’t be ridiculous, he’s a winner, great in the air, strong in the tackle and quick. He stands up to be counted when it matters, Parkhead, Pittodrie, Easter Road. He’s EXACTLYNwht we need in a scrap.
We’ve got enough footballers in the middle.
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Potentially has everything needed to become a really good player for us, though he does need to improve on the ball to go to the next level and become a consistent starter IMO.
 
Tamson said:
I'd be playing McCrorie next week against the sheep. He's shown some of his best performances against them. While Kamara has been impressive I don't think he showed up well in the previous 2 games in the cup.
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So change a team thats won 3 straight games scoring 9 conceding 1 and dropping Kamara who’s played a major part in that. Crazy.
 
I can't see Ross leaving.
He could be a future captain as our gaffer has apparently said.
We are playing well at the moment which means Ross is not in the team due to that but I'm sure he has a big future with us.
 
JCDarcheville said:
Sold! Surely not.


This - 100%. He will only ever be a central midfield specialist for particular games when we think we need his battle in midfield. His use of the ball and awaresness isn’t strong enough with the game all around him.

He has all the attributes of a top quality centre half (power, pace, tackling, aerial ability), and his use of the ball with the game infront of him is excellent.

He is too good a player to be sitting on the bench all year except for tough away fixtures in Europe and at parkhead and Pittodrie. I think he should be playing at centre half every week, unless we move him to the middle for particular games.

He can be a future capatain of Rangers but to be that, he needs to be in the team every week first. I’m not convinced that ever happens in central midfield.
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Did Gerrard not say something along the lines of Caixinha could have ruined RMc career by playing him at CB ? Sure I remember reading that. I agree however that his attributes are more suited to be a defender but don’t think Gerrard sees it that way.
 
Passing, mobility, movement, awareness, vision, timing of tackles, link up play. The big lad struggles in all of these areas. I'm not sure what his best position is but he is not equipped to be a midfielder.

I have been in a minority on here for ages in being underwhelmed by the lad. He's a nice guy and I want him to do well but I just don't see a long term future at Rangers for him.

A loan may help him develop, but I can't see him getting much game time with us again next season.
 
Bluebrox said:
Passing, mobility, movement, awareness, vision, timing of tackles, link up play. The big lad struggles in all of these areas. I'm not sure what his best position is but he is not equipped to be a midfielder.

I have been in a minority on here for ages in being underwhelmed by the lad. He's a nice guy and I want him to do well but I just don't see a long term future at Rangers for him.

A loan may help him develop, but I can't see him getting much game time with us again next season.
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His first touch and and passing are what really lets Ross down however I don’t agree that he lacks mobility, awareness and timing of tackles.

He more often than not turns up in the game he is selected for, he’s so so good at sensing danger and using his determination to win the ball back. I think he could be used in certain games and also a back up CB.

I do agree that it could be beneficial for both Ross and the club if he spent a year out on loan and getting 30/40 games under his belt.
 
The Highland Bear said:
His first touch and and passing are what really lets Ross down however I don’t agree that he lacks mobility, awareness and timing of tackles.

He more often than not turns up in the game he is selected for, he’s so so good at sensing danger and using his determination to win the ball back. I think he could be used in certain games and also a back up CB.

I do agree that it could be beneficial for both Ross and the club if he spent a year out on loan and getting 30/40 games under his belt.
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Pretty much aligns with my opinion on big Ross. Personally, I would like to see him developed as a CB, I can picture him as a modern-day Alan Hansen. Next season is huge for him.
 
Not a chance in hell...... He’s our future captain, a loan maybe? But nothing else, imho no matter how well we are playing,I think he’ll start against the mentally challengeds
 
Colinstein69 said:
Pretty much aligns with my opinion on big Ross. Personally, I would like to see him developed as a CB, I can picture him as a modern-day Alan Hansen. Next season is huge for him.
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Which is a hugely important position for us. Playing against teams who sit in means that our center backs need to be able to pass and pass quickly and come out with the ball. Liverpool today showed how.

Ross can do this, but I just don’t see him as a midfielder. He has a massive future at Ibrox, but as a Hansen or Otamedi not as a Craig Moore center half shoehorned into the midfield.
 
I'd be hugely disappointed if he was sold. The young lad has huge potential. A loan seems reasonable as he needs to get regular game time at his age.
 
Graemeh89 said:
Did Gerrard not say something along the lines of Caixinha could have ruined RMc career by playing him at CB ? Sure I remember reading that. I agree however that his attributes are more suited to be a defender but don’t think Gerrard sees it that way.
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He said it about Murty, yes. It was an odd comment and I think he needs to eat humble pie on it.

In my mind it’s been criminal to watch Joe Worral every week this season, when we could have been developing our own young player who’s a better footballer anyway.
 
That's the thing, Worrall is going back to Forest and Mcauley is likely to retire, McCrorie HAS to be deployed as a CB plus we need one other to come in. He could save us a small fortune.
 
Ross McCrorie should start most games imo. We need him and he is far too good a player to contemplate selling or loaning to another club.
 
Dontwasteit! said:
I like McCrorrie and really hope the stays but he's not our best midfielder mate. We're playing a midfield 4 at the minute and he can't get in the side.
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I’m not sure what that proves. Kamara couldn’t get into the Dundee midfield.

He absolutely is our best midfielder and proves it against better opposition. If McCrorie doesn’t start against Aberdeen next week we’ll get beat and will show Gerrard isn’t learning from his mistakes.
 
Maybe the first half of the season on loan might be useful for him to play regularly but we should be doing everything in our power to be developing this boy to the best of our ability.

He has so many attributes to be a successful Rangers captain, he just needs the fine tuning and experience.
 
Our midfield needs strengthening. It let us down badly when it mattered this season.

There will be no space for Ross McCrorie in our midfield next season. I think the lad needs to be moved on, or at least go out on loan.
 
I'm a big fan of McCrorie he has a big future at Rangers he has all the attributes to be a quality holding midfielder even I think eventually he can slot into defence if needed. Totally agree with others his passing is what he needs to improve on.
 
There's much to like about the lad, but he suffers from that ailment many versatile players have ie he can play many positions, but there are others in the squad who are superior in the these areas. Personally I feel right back may be his best option long term, however would he replace Tavernier which kind of illustrates my point
 
I’ve thought for a while he’ll eventually develop for us into the type of player Darren Fletcher was for Sir Alex at United.

Not the most technically gifted footballer, but can be trusted to do their job, especially in the bigger matches more often than not, whilst not necessarily playing against some of the lesser lights in the league where a bit more creativity is required. He’s still likely to play 30+ matches a season.
 
Portadown_Bear said:
I’m not sure what that proves. Kamara couldn’t get into the Dundee midfield.

He absolutely is our best midfielder and proves it against better opposition. If McCrorie doesn’t start against Aberdeen next week we’ll get beat and will show Gerrard isn’t learning from his mistakes.
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Kamara was dropped from the Dundee side because he effectively downed tools. It certainly wasn't a decision based on form or ability.

McCrorrie has something to offer in certain types of games where we know we'll get a battle. It's no surprise he's left out of games where we dominate possession though because he's the weakest of our midfielders in that sense and by quite some distance. Thats the area of his game he needs to improve on and I'm sure he'll recognise that. And who better to coach him that Gerrard.
 
I still think he's potentially a good CB who would be deployed in a defensive midfield role on occassion. He's a better CB than that balloon Worral now, but could be outstanding if coached specifically.
 
Think some people are exaggerating his quality on the ball, sure he isn't going to split defences in half every 2 minutes but this thread would have you believe he struggles with 2 yard passes which isn't true
 
He doesn't start most games next season.

So it's whether he needs a loan move for game time, or remains as a squad player.

No point in stressing over the decision, can play this one out.

I'd be happy with him at CB, RB, RWB, DMC, CM. His versatility is his biggest strength. He reminds me a bit of Dier.
 
I think he should go out on loan and get guaranteed game time.
He is simply not good enough at the moment to get a game in midfield for us,big season ahead for Ross.
 
ald said:
I find it very hard to get a good read on what the future holds for McCrorie. I recognise that he has real qualities. That said, I struggle a bit to see where he fits in to a Rangers team on a long term basis. I just don’t see us playing the next 5 / 10 years with a mainstay central midfield player who is quite as defensive as McCrorie. I am just not convinced that a 30 / 40 game a year Rangers central midfielder doesn’t need to have more to him going forward than McCrorie offers. Is he really going to be happy playing 20 / 30 games a year, in the role of occasional starts predominantly away from home or against bigger top 6 type teams at Ibrox plus substitute appearances where we want to hold what we have? I wouldn’t be altogether surprised to see him sold in the summer. Nor would I be surprised to see him go on and have a really successful career at a club where that defensive holding role is much more important week in week out than it is at Rangers.
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Personally i would like to see the boy being coached up to play as a central defender, as i think he's got the attributes to succeed playing in that position.
In fact i think he'll turn out to be a far better player, than the one were seemingly watching (Souttar).
Only my opinion, as i think with the proper guidance.
There's a good player in young McCrorie just waiting for regular games.i.e.the same as big Katic.
 
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