MOTM Poll Rangers v Benfica - 20:00 Thursday - BT Sport

[BoyciesDa]

Your'e the prick that sits behind me and about 6 rows to the right. If we are not winning 3-0 by half time you FO to the boozer.
I am sure other's, all round the stadium recognise you!

how do you and others get in tonight?

 

[Jonathan E]

Plenty on here have clearly forgotten what it's like to have to play a club that are, by most definitions, better than us.

We've given it our best shot over two games against them and have two points. Disappointing that we don't have six but it could easily have been none.

 

[cooperman]

no as pissed off with losing this 2 goal lead as the last time, maybe cause the other result in the group went our way, I said before any win or a low scoring draw would keep us above benfica in the head to heads, plus whatever we think of how the game panned out, benfica is a very good team, now we have 2 games to get out the group, and I think we'll do it

 

[Get yer Macaroon Bars]

Teams naturally drifting deeper to defend a lead has happened since the beginning of time, it's not a new thing and if it was as easy as fresh legs do you not think the top teams and coachea would have easily eliminated that issue decades ago?

Funny that, was just listening to Rangers Radio and all the guys just talked about dropping deep due to legs

 

[Bluerhap]

Listen mate, I’m happy overall just thought it was the wrong thing to say considering what had come before.

Not the time though to have a go at players who have been superb this season, leave that to the mhanky mob.

 

[kenikinif]

Coming out of a double header against Benfica with honours even is fantastic ,could have won both but we didn't hey ho
We will learn from this double header hopefully

 

[Jase]

Better than a 4-1 defeat .

Cruel, but fair.

 

[BeithBear]

Sorry Mr Gerrard nowhere near good enough. That was on you and no one else tonight. A brainless, self destructive lesson in how to turn a victory into a draw in the last 30 minutes. Once fooled, twice shy, obviously not for you. You personally should be ashamed of your own performance tonight. IMO, you let your players down!

Two words.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

The passing around our box for both the goals didnt look ordinary to me mate

At what point in the game, specifically?

 

[Cyberniv]

Last time it was ‘ah but they had a man sent off’
Well they still didn’t beat us with 11 men and a linesman who looked to the referee and then didn’t flag for the handball. He saw it all right, but bottled it.

 

[Chenks]

Only football team we’ve played so far and we get 2 draws, not 2 disappointed.

 

[Bluerhap]

Better than a 4-1 defeat .

Exactly right. We are the only team keeping Scotland from embarrassment.

 

[Sutton_Blows_goats]

At what point in the game, specifically?

the build up for the 2 goals mate, like in the post you quoted

 

[1Hamburg]

Well Done, Gers!

It wasn't enough for the win but we're in
a much better place than we thought we
would be at this time.
Onwards and upwards for The Boys in Blue!

 

[Chris the Bandito]

The Benfica are a good team chat is just weak consolation. We made them look very ordinary and should have won.

It's not a hugely, not going to sleep through disappointment result but it is a game we should have won. I've simply no idea why we didn't change it. I reckon we'd be the only team in Europe not to make a sub tonight.

The only change we would have wanted to make would be to freshen up the midfield but other than Hagi who's not really going to shore things up, who else was available in that area?

 

[Eagle1872]

100% correct Gerrard. We're disappointed to draw twice with benfica, that's how far we've come.

 

[perthtruebluetwo]

We are better off playing behind closed doors, as some of the wallopers on this thread don't deserve to be called a supporter, I've heard shite bags, cowards, disgrace, get a fucking grip were disappointed only 2 points from Benfica ffs, open your eyes where we have been over the past 8 years.

 

[section5]

Anybody would have taken 2 points out of the Benfica games so well done lads

 

[Taz]

Great result . Top of the group
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Still in with a chance of winning the group . Conceded the least amount of goals in the group

 

[Business_Bear]

Thank Christ I wasn't in the March Thread tonight, some absoliute crackpots on here.

Easily the best footballing side we've had since the 2nd season under Advocaat.

'Shitebags'...do me a favour!

 

[Allybear]

If we had just held out we would all be saying that was the best display of game management ever. It was that close.

 

[nelster]

eh ?

Honestly, the only thing smart or funny about Boycies Da was those 10 seconds during a Seance.

Enjoy the next username

 

[Potnbear]

Gotta laugh, the mentally challengeds get fekkin horsed and embarrass the nation again and they all head in here to post shite comments

 

[Neilstonger]

Spot on , the scum would bite your fingers off if you offered them the results we have had

The performance was stellar. They have better players than us; we are a better team. That is down to the manager and his team and anyone criticising him tonight on this thread is either deluded or a Tim.

 

[Business_Bear]

Anybody would have taken 2 points out of the Benfica games so well done lads

Any English side would settle for that (bearing in mind we have the head to head we've advantage as well)

 

[Build my gallows]

Whats the word on Aribo??

 

[Dumfriesbear]

I think it is frustration with most fans. In both games we have been in a fantastic position against a very good team and we have thrown it away.

 

[jdm1873]

Tomorrow.

Once emotions have calmed like most days in FF, there will be a more reasoned discussion.

By tomorrow I reckon most while disappointed will be delighted at our progress.

By tomorrow, some will hopefully be banned, others will be back on their own message boards.

 

[sandbankbear]

They are a quality team no doubt and I think they will go far in this tournament.

I think so to. Glad we have got them out the way now.

 

[Arkanoid]

Funny that, was just listening to Rangers Radio and all the guys just talked about dropping deep due to legs

Rangers Radio must be correct, my mistake

 

[Abercirn]

Not sure some people even understand the game of football sometimes. When a game involves very talented and committed players things can happen, slight momentum shifts, odd mistake, but also brilliance. That was all on show tonight and in previous games. It was just two really good teams involved in two really good games of football. And as the gaffer says a draw in each probably about right. We re doing just fine at a very decent level long may it continue

 

[Bluerob]

Better than a 4-1 defeat .

Exactly, some of the replies tonight wouldn't look out of place on the Kerryfail thread

 

[TheBridgeLoyal]

Disappointed

 

[Get yer Macaroon Bars]

Rangers Radio must be correct, my mistake

Get on there and put your point across then

 

[ClockworkOrange]

the build up for the 2 goals mate, like in the post you quoted

So the point in the game where a tactical shift and some subs might have prevented them from doing that in the first place, like they were largely unable to do in the first half when our attacking options weren't absolutely knackered?

 

[nelster]

Anyone answered who Stevie shouldve put on to shore things up ?

Ciaran ? Barjo ? Hagi !?

 

[jdm1873]

I think it is frustration with most fans. In both games we have been in a fantastic position against a very good team and we have thrown it away.

I get that but some calling us pish and sh1te that's too far.

 

[St Andrews Bear]

We are top because we scored 3 over there to Benfica's 2 at Ibrox. Tie-breaker number 4.

Yep it’s not often I’m right but as per bloody wrong again.
I’m away to stand in the corner

 

[sandbankbear]

The passing around our box for both the goals didnt look ordinary to me mate

Second goal was tremendous play. Sometimes youve just got to hold your hands up and say fair enough done with a piece of magic.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

The only change we would have wanted to make would be to freshen up the midfield but other than Hagi who's not really going to shore things up, who else was available in that area?

Defenders were getting caught on the ball because Kent, Morelos and Roofe had put in a big shift and simply couldn't make those same runs like they could in the first half.

 

[steveski]

100% correct Gerrard. We're disappointed to draw twice with benfica, that's how far we've come.

And remember we could and perhaps should have been 4/5-1 up before they scored their second in Lisbon.

 

[Sutton_Blows_goats]

So the point in the game where a tactical shift and some subs might have prevented them from doing that in the first place, like they were largely unable to do in the first half when our attacking options weren't absolutely knackered?

conjecture pal, ifs and buts. It is what it is.

 

[carlosapicella]

You and your brain are clearly separate entities. Sound familiar?

Don't mention separate entities to him!

 

[Arkanoid]

They are a quality team no doubt and I think they will go far in this tournament.

I hope we come across them further down the line, what a couple of games that will be. Fans in the stand and a wee trip to Portugal

 

[Kentbear]

Better than a 4-1 defeat .

That will annoy plenty on here, who despite their own team getting horsed they get their kicks trying and mostly failing to wind up their superior rivals, great fun guys keep it up.

 

[BWO]

Anyone answered who Stevie shouldve put on to shore things up ?

Ciaran ? Barjo ? Hagi !?

You don’t necessarily put someone on to shore things up. You just put fresh legs on to stretch them so they’re not coming on to us wave after wave. Barker for Kent, Itten for Alfie etc

 

[shotta1974]

again its the manner of the result rather than the result itself, disappointing to be pegged back from 2-0 but we are still in a superb position to qualify

 

[Arkansasgerstill]

Sniff sniff

What an inane response. Go get checked for Covid then if you have a sniff. If you are happy at Gerrard tonight you know nothing about football. That was utterly avoidable and any real Rangers fan knows that.

 

[calderbear]

Frustrating end result but cheer up bears we could be beggars!

 

[SB·]

To be 3-1 and 2-0 up against them and draw is gutting but that is the best side we have played under Gerrard and a superb team, which is at CL level. We will take a lot from this and we will qualify comfortably.