BigTinder86
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To me he definitely looks uninterested and overweight?
Agreed. Sooner he’s away now the better. All Rangers seem to be about is him leaving and I think, going by last weekend Gerrard is sick of it.A deal with the french side must be already done or there is no way we would be spending what we have in the last week
We were away to Bayer Leverkusen.
No doubt someone will be a superstar who plays well at home to St Mirren on Sunday.
There is a difference in the quality of opposition.
The whole team were poor, not just Alfie.Folk literally making things up and seeking attention. He had a poor game and is lacking sharpness, he had games like this before Christmas when his form was sensational. Look at me I’m calling a player out for not wanting to be at Rangers. Beyond boring and out of order.
I'm genuinely not concerned by Morelos leaving - and I have said that for quite a while.
Tell me the point in taking it short to a player in the box, who then just thumps it up the pitch ? When they do that it's absolutely pointless and no different to McGregor just booting it up the park.Aye because long balls worked so well in the first half.
We need to get better at it not just stop playing football ffs.
It's time to move on.If he keeps up with the huff and the shit body language he'll be worth %^*& all.
Tell me the point in taking it short to a player in the box, who then just thumps it up the pitch ? When they do that it's absolutely pointless and no different to McGregor just booting it up the park.
By also doing it and being closed down you also leave the chance of making an arse of it and then playing all the opposing players onside.
Cannae understand why Morelos should get in the neck. They all look off the pace.
Just the normal I see
We are where are because of him if he goes he goes if he doesn't he does need to get back into the right space physically and mentally.
I will say he's just had a kid and mentally he won't be all there as well add that to the transfer talk.
The thing is they were a better side much better side he couldn't get near the defenders nothing was coming to him our midfield were just covering space and defending.
We need to remember this.
Rightly so.He’s going to play himself on to the bench and not get back off it .
The whole team were poor, not just Alfie.
Only helander had pass marks from me.
Let's just agree we played a team who are miles in front of us?
If they panicked or had a lack of options then why pass it to them knowing your about to be closed down, Goldson done it along with Tav tonight, you totally nullify them closing you down if McGregor just takes the byekick, doing what they did tonight leaves us wide open to making a mistake, there was also an instance when we took the ball,played it across the box and then lost it outside our own box, that should never be happening, you don't play balls across your box when opposing players are closing other players down.Did you watch how Bayer moved the ball?
That's the point!
You don't get to that level without practice, it's genuinely the first game under Gerrard I can remember us struggling so much to retain posessesion in all phases of the game.
Clearly the ball wasn't passed to these players to lump up the park they panicked or there was a lack of options.
I'd rather continue to play decent football or we'd be as well just phoning big Sam.
Totally agree, his head is definitely not in it anymoreThanks for the memories last year and the year before Alfredo, now please move on.
Looking forward to seeing our team with Alfredo not there and Itten and Roofe adding a different dimension. It's never been clearer that it's now best for all parties that he moves on, with thanks.
If he ends up staying now and keeps up this attitude and form, he's' really going to undo all the good will he's built up.
That may have been possible with the 2019 version of Morelos but sadly not the current one!I’d love him to stay, imagine having Morelos and the potential of the two new guys to call on. I’d go out on a limb and say between them you could easily count on 60 plus goals a season from the front three minimum. Having that quality on the bench as well to bring on and change games, would be a frightening prospect
nonsense!You are correct re opposition, but there was no game plan other than don't get thumped
If they panicked or had a lack of options then why pass it to them knowing your about to be closed down, Goldson done it along with Tav tonight, you totally nullify them closing you down if McGregor just takes the byekick, doing what they did tonight leaves us wide open to making a mistake, there was also an instance when we took the ball,played it across the box and then lost it outside our own box, that should never be happening, you don't play balls across your box when opposing players are closing other players down.
Agree, people seem to be in total denial about this.He's been in this form since January
I like the ball played on the ground,so i won't be shouting to get it up the park. The short goal kicks were dire to watch tonight, yes it works if other teams sit off you and don't press right up to the box, but when Bayer players were closing down as soon as it left McGregor's foot and our players are just hoofing it up the park then it's absolutely pointless taking short bye kicks.How many first or second balls did we win tonight from long balls?
I'm genuinely struggling to think of any, the big defender had Morelos on toast.
Just because it didn't work out for us doesn't mean it was the wrong tactic, we just couldn't execute it properly.
I look forward to your screams of "gerrit up the f*ckin perkk" when we're allowed back into Ibrox mate
I can't see him staying but if he does he needs to get working on his fitness quickly. Looks a yard off the pace and it's affecting the rest of his game.
It is I'd agree but the readjustment in your life after kids is difficult for anyoneWhy would becoming a dad affect him mentally? It's one of the greatest things that can happen to a man, he should be loving life just for the reason that he can make his family secure for the rest of their lives.
The two errors we made I think was still doing it after they started closing down we should have started switching between going long and the short kicks it became routine for them to move to positions near the box.I like the ball played on the ground,so i won't be shouting to get it up the park. The short goal kicks were dire to watch tonight, yes it works if other teams sit off you and don't press right up to the box, but when Bayer players were closing down as soon as it left McGregor's foot and our players are just hoofing it up the park then it's absolutely pointless taking short bye kicks.
It didn't work out and we couldn't do it simply because of the Bayer players speed at closing us down, but we continued to do it, hense why i said in that situation just hit it long.
We didn't even press the Bayer keeper when they hit it short and never closed them down allowing them to walk the ball out the box, the only press came from Hagi in the last few minutes and had Stewarts thinking been better and slipped it to Arfield who was about 3 yards from him rather than go for glory we could have had a draw. It was a pish poor performance especially from Morelos and absolutely toothless up front and in the middle.
I still find it bizarre why Arfield and Hagi didn't start the game, both made a difference when they came on, Jack and Davis can't play in the same team and Davis although being a fine player, his legs have now gone. Still can't fathom why Jones has been told to find a new club, when Barker should be out the door before him, thought Jones done ok when he came on.I know people will say ‘what did you expect it was Bayer Leverkusen Bla Bla’ but overall I’m really disappointed in what I saw tonight. We spent the majority of the game unsuccessfully trying to play the ball out from the back via short goal kicks and didn’t stop until at least the 75th minute.
genuinely baffled by the team and the managers performance tonight. These same players were bursting a gut and running through walls only a couple of weeks ago in pre-season friendly yet in a Europa game the same players are barely breaking sweat, we didn’t start pressing them until we made the late subs, what in the name of %^*& were we playing at?
Well I hope he is, a blind man can see we have come to the end of the journey with him now, no way back, him staying is no good he's playing when he clearly doesn't deserve to and that doesn't go down well with any squad.Looked a totally different Alfredo from the player we all know & love.
I think he’ll be off by the end of the week I hope not though.
We had a midfield ?They gave us a lesson in keeping the ball. A big reality check for where we are at. Our midfield were really poor first half.
Short goal kicks are fine, it's how we score v sheep on Saturday unless you forget. No point it thumping it long every time and losing possession. There wer plent of times when he passed to the CH then they went long straight awayHe showed a complete lack of interest and more concerned with not getting injured.
He didn't get close to Kent and Barker to link the play (the little we had of the ball up top). The goal was case in point, you could see Kent was in difficulty so get close to him because you know the ball is going to break close to the tackle but he meanders over gets brushed off it again - just so poor.
Also we can't be playing out short like that from goal kicks - Leverkusen are pressing 4/5 men up - so knock it 40/50 yards and let's give them something to think about. I really like Gerrard but he needs to give some responsibility to McGregor there to call it like he sees it - always went short no variation.
If you were a Lille fan tuning into that there for a look at your potential new striker, you’d be thinking what in the name of God are we doing.