MOTM Poll Rangers v Royal Antwerp - 17:55 Thursday - BT Sport ONLY

[stuart01x]

Away throw shite at the moon ya rocket.

You are the rocket. This game is not done. Up 3 or 4 fair enough, not at 5-4!!!

 

[Potnbear]

Strange goal theirs, Aribo, instead of getting in front of his man, actual gives him a nudge into the path of the ball

 

[BigBill32]

Only one person making an arse on themselves here

Agree best ignored.

 

[Sasquatch]

Patterson switch is a tricky one. He's a booking away from suspension as well.

 

[cullybear]

Looking at their goal again thought Goldson should have shut Lukaku down quicker and just tried to stop the cut back, but Aribo's let his man go.

 

[Arkanoid]

All the high and mighty folk about the morelos thing, if he does that against celtic you still feel the same way?

Don't want my players to do it any point or for any reason but Morelos gets criticism for a positive. A dirty fascist scum in Di Canio was lauded for sportsmanship and we have our own picking faults in what has been an utterly outstanding no.9 performance. Sublime

 

[Kentbear]

Well done from Alfie there, fantastic sportsmanship. No problem with him doing that, at all.

I missed the guy grabbing his thigh and seen him rolling around, then the camera was on Alfie, i thought i missed a right hander.

 

[evo14]

That Lukaku who plays for them is a brilliant player, would love to see him play for us.

 

[Kingwoody]

Aribo is a bit of an enigma isn't he.

 

[Jorg]

they need to attack, we will score again

 

[Delboy Trotter]

The ref applauded Alfie. And other Antwerp players thanked him.

Tbh that’s birthday card pish when we had a real chance at creating a good opportunity

 

[Chainman]

Great first 20 mins, then gave them more time and space. The way we set up gives teams lots of space out wide but we need to do better to stop the crosses. Not just today but in general.

Big 20mins now, come out score another and its tie over.

 

[Cooper_11]

We need a better all round performance in the second half. If they score another goal they will fancy themselves, so we need to make sure the next goal in this tie is ours.
Come on Rangers.

 

[asialoyal]

Commentators are getting on my nerves.

4-1 Rangers. Let's go!
We are the better team here.

 

[Main Stand]

That goal is worse than I remember, really really poor from Aribo.

 

[Mickey Donovan]

I know you can’t bring yourself to ever criticise him but he should never be stopping play for a hamstring injury

Ridiculous

You must genuinely hate life.

 

[Blue Skies At Night]

Aribos needing a foot up his arse. Great attacking but hasn't a defensive bone in his body.

 

[DelPiero]

I get he’s an attack minded player but Aribo really does switch off when tracking runners sometimes. Aberdeen’s goal at Pittodrie another that comes to mind

Several examples of it throughout the season.

I love him as a player but it does my head in.

 

[Sasquatch]

That Lukaku who plays for them is a brilliant player, would love to see him play for us.

Looks average to me. He's had it easy tonight.

 

[Laudrup is God]

 

[Peachy Catboy]

Might need Davis to protect Balogun down the right.
Not Balogun's fault.
Why weren't Goldson and Helander or... Aribo marking the goalscorer?

Aribo pushed into the back of him. Is defending and concentration when tracking back is suspect at times.

 

[1Hamburg]

I think Balogun has taken a nasty knock.

 

[No Hiding Place]

I think we need to calm down a bit with the Morelos thing,he was hardly through on goal with just the keeper to beat.

 

[JD1872]

Aribo does get caught not tracking runners a lot when in the midfield 3.
He either needs to learn or we play him further forward against good quality opposition

 

[tazzabear]

How shit is VAR the guys a yard off!

He wasn’t though

 

[Business_Bear]

I'd get Patterson + Arfield on for Balogun and Hagi.
Balogun's exposed and on a card, we need more aggression, Nathan and Scotty give us that.
C'mon Rangers, quick goal and a stress free 2nd half please!

Same, big ask for Patterson but makes it easier having Arfield in to cover.

 

[Jingle64]

I can see Balogan getting hooked at half time for Patterson

How shit is VAR the guys a yard

Balogun being left exposed by the overload, Arfield for Hagi go 4-4-2.

I agree. Balogun getting it in the neck but has been left exposed. Hes not a RB and up against a decent player. Had a good 25 mins but has struggled like the rest of the team.

 

[Stevethebluenose90]

Great sportsmanship from Alfie but will our support be so gracious if we went out?

If we go out it will have nothing to do with that bit of sportsmanship.

 

[Delboy Trotter]

That Lukaku who plays for them is a brilliant player, would love to see him play for us.

He’s clumsy and very average

Balogun making him look like Roberto Carlos tonight

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Arfield for Hagi. Move Aribo front right. Switch Kamara to sit in front of Barisic and put Arfield in front of Balogun.

Problem solved.

 

[Mr Souness]

Patterson switch is a tricky one. He's a booking away from suspension as well.

maybe but hes not a booking away from a sending off, and hes maybe rusty too and lukaku is playing well. And thats why im no the manager

 

[bmac800]

Is there VAR even the commentators didn’t seem to know after they scored

 

[New York Bear]

Tbh that’s birthday card pish when we had a real chance at creating a good opportunity

Fair. I was only commenting in response to a poster who said the ref stopped the game. Which happened only after Alfie pulled up.

 

[SouthCoastLoyal]

He stopped before he ran off. It's good sportsmanship no matter what you think.

If the player was crumpled on the ground with a head injury I would say it was good sportsmanship but he wasn't.

 

[imvaison]

I think Alfie has been conditioned by the atrocious attitude of Scottish referees - a player goes down in his vicinity and he’s pulled up for a booking! Anyway no criticism of Alfie is due; good lad.

 

[Clay Davis]

I thought Lukaku looked like a pub league player for about 110 minutes of the tie. He’s giving Balogun a roasting just now though.

 

[Cambuslangger]

Horrendous reffing though to book Balogun for that one challenge but let Lukaku off with two .

Fundamentally the player cheats though. Howls as if hammered and zero contact. Sick of cheating players, sick of refs buying it.

 

[LaudrupTheGreat]

Poznan was effectively a dead rubber. Tonight is anything but.

Aye

 

[Jasetheace]

Patterson for Balogun?

 

[rst99]

Antwerp are getting more dangerous,. They are targeting Balogun.

 

[Crown_Defender]

Wait a minute Alfie, that doesn't suit the narrative! Scots press will be raging

Since we have a cushion fair play, don't do it again lol

Press?

Plenty of our support doing that for them mate!

I missed the guy grabbing his thigh and seen him rolling around, then the camera was on Alfie, i thought i missed a right hander

Shocking comment, Alfie wouldn't do that...

 

[Forth Bear]

I know you can’t bring yourself to ever criticise him but he should never be stopping play for a hamstring injury

Ridiculous

Pot, kettle, black.

 

[LiviLoyal]

Honestly think they are very average but we are letting them into this.

We can win this by a few if we up it again imo.

They are mate, very average. Boy that scored is their only half decent player. Rest of them wouldn’t get near our squad.

 

[Boab4]

Great sportsmanship from Alfie but will our support be so gracious if we went out?

Absolutely not, but I think it was the right thing to do.

Obviously we can see it was his hamstring and he was going off the park but did Morelos have the same view?

 

[Chester Loyal]

I couldn’t care less what Romelu Lukaku thinks.

Morelos should’ve played on.

 

[Delboy Trotter]

You must genuinely hate life.

Give me one good reason as to why we should have stopped play when on the attack?

It was a pulled hamstring ffs

 

[hallyG]

So will we stick or twist ?

 

[Jase]

Really what Alfie did could be said to be unprofessional. You look after your own interests and let them look after theirs.

But we shouldn't be slagging him off for that.

 

[cm72]

Is the word enigma the word of the week or something?

 

[SouthCoastLoyal]

Patterson is warming up, looks like he is coming on.