The better coached team won

[Coza]

A phrase we sometimes heard about Gerrards rangers team. For spells we played patterns and repeatable movements that were effective as players all moved as one and exploited weakness in the opponent.

Today (and generally under Rodgers) they have looked a better coached team to us. That first goal they scored I swear I have seen about 215 times versus us at their midden.

This is something we need to address before next season. There is at times no discernible shape to our play/approach. This is as vital as getting rid of the born losers for me.

 

[GovanRearLoyal]

It doesn’t help when O’Riley runs from the touchline past 3 of our players & not one of them track him or even get close to him.

 

[RangersUK]

A phrase we sometimes heard about Gerrards rangers team. For spells we played patterns and repeatable movements that were effective as players all moved as one and exploited weakness in the opponent.

Today (and generally under Rodgers) they have looked a better coached team to us. That first goal they scored I swear I have seen about 215 times versus us at their midden.

This is something we need to address before next season. There is at times no discernible shape to our play/approach. This is as vital as getting rid of the born losers for me.

We also need to be signing faster players.

 

[BBBear]

They won because we gifted them 2 goals and we had a player sent off at half time , if that was any of the previous Celtic sides then they would have trounced us by 4/5

This is the poorest side to win the league in a very very long time

 

[Slide Away]

We’ll never beat them until we can fix the midfield and match their runs.

It’s far too easy every time

 

[club175]

it comes down to better players. None of our midfield would make their bench let alone starting 11. Until that changes we won't be winning anything

 

[Bluethruandthru]

And also the team with the stronger mentality.

The spine of our team are cowards

No further discussion required.

 

[GovanFrontLoyal]

The team that’s allowed to run from their own box to your box with no contest, or are allowed to pop shots into goal with zero contest, or are allowed to run the midfield —they generally win.

 

[waffoibiza]

The majority of that team have been together for 3 years. Pretty telling there’s not one Rodgers signings in the starting 11.

 

[jweebear]

Their thinking and movement is generally two minutes ahead of us

 

[muttley]

Yet again, another predictable ref decision plays a major role in their win today.

The shocker of a challenge on McCausland at Ibrox against Motherwell wasn't even deemed to be a yellow card, never mind a red. The thug involved stayed on the pitch to score the winner and lose us 3 valuable points. Yet Lundstram is sent off. ?

Today had nothing to do with coaching.

 

[Thewandofpedro]

There’s a distinct difference in quality middle to front too.

Their passing is quick and incisive, how many times did we give the ball away in semi decent positions.

The lack of movement in the side is also frightening. We need at least 8 new starting players.

 

[Corrigan]

Let’s be honest, everyone said before it we must control the midfield, big Phill says ‘%^*& it’.
Out his depth.

 

[Trident660]

We also need to be signing faster players.

This will never catch on

 

[Maestro72]

We’re not that well defensively organized and we play hoof ball.

I’m struggling to see where the coaching is full stop.

Have any players even improved individually, to a meaningful extent?

 

[Mr Wilton]

Why we’re not playing Raskin over Lundstram I don’t know! Surely it’s at least a different option!

 

[TheHammerJorgAlbertz11]

Gerrard was far from perfect but we always looked well coached when he was manager (sometimes over coached).

Watching us today. We don't look well coached at all.

Hopefully new signings and a summer training camp changes that but i can't pretend it's not worrying.

 

[EnricoPallazzo]

Yet again, another predictable ref decision plays a major role in their win today.

The shocker of a challenge on McCausland at Ibrox against Motherwell wasn't even deemed to be a yellow card, never mind a red. The thug involved stayed on the pitch to score the winner and lose us 3 valuable points.

Today had nothing to do with coaching.

Come on man. It’s by design that McGregor and O’Riley were in positions to have 3 shots each in the first half (which eventually led to their first goal). We can’t blame the ref for that.

 

[Macky]

If we continue to deploy Livingstone level tactics we will continue to lose these games.

Let's see in the final if Clement has eventually learned after 3 games that he can't play 2 midfielders and a number 10 in these games.

 

[GBY74]

Do we kid on this is great and Lundstrum was fantastic or do we start telling the truth.

 

[ChildOfGoth]

I agree with OP but it was also about moments . Football always will be when teams are relatively close .

 

[FabioSilva'sDUG]

We have no midfield so our attacking plan seemed to be to launch it long and win the second ball. Terrible to watch. There's no way Clement's title winning Brugge side played like this surely?

 

[GersFanHutch]

Both our pressing game and defensive shape are miles off where we used to be with Gerrard. The players don’t know where they should be relative to each other.

 

[strathavenbear]

The team with the better players won. How many of our starting 11 would get in their team? Butland, possibly Tav or Sterling

 

[Betterintune]

Yet again, another predictable ref decision plays a major role in their win today.

The shocker of a challenge on McCausland at Ibrox against Motherwell wasn't even deemed to be a yellow card, never mind a red. The thug involved stayed on the pitch to score the winner and lose us 3 valuable points. Yet Lundstram is sent off. ?

Today had nothing to do with coaching.

Get a grip man!

 

[Kirkhillbear]

That and mentality

 

[Jingle64]

Danilo sima cortes matondo goldson baloguen jack all unfit. Throw in ridvan too. Endless list. Its no excuse but tell me if the tims could cope with that. Story of our season unfortunately. These guys available would have made a massive difference

 

[Betterintune]

Do we kid on this is great and Lundstrum was fantastic or do we start telling the truth.

Fair few blaming the ref! Never this shit bag teams fault

 

[Betterintune]

Danilo sima cortes matondo goldson baloguen jack all unfit. Throw in ridvan too. Endless list. It’s no excuse but tell me if the tims could cope with that. Story of our season unfortunately. These guys available would have made a massive difference

Matondo is pish. Goldson form fell off a cliff. Danilo can’t be classed as good or bad! Balogun is decent. These are hardly consistent game changers we need. Sima and Cortes are a miss but we should still have more than enough to beat the dross in the league and if we did that we would still be top

 

[Corrigan]

We’re not that well defensively organized and we play hoof ball.

I’m struggling to see where the coaching is full stop.

Have any players even improved individually, to a meaningful extent?

You can’t say that, big Phill ‘gets it’ apparently?

 

[BoyInRoyalBlue]

A phrase we sometimes heard about Gerrards rangers team. For spells we played patterns and repeatable movements that were effective as players all moved as one and exploited weakness in the opponent.

Today (and generally under Rodgers) they have looked a better coached team to us. That first goal they scored I swear I have seen about 215 times versus us at their midden.

This is something we need to address before next season. There is at times no discernible shape to our play/approach. This is as vital as getting rid of the born losers for me.

Gerrards better coached Rangers team who won less Cups than Clements Rangers team, despite Clement having less than a year and 1 cup to aim at?

Seems to be a juggernaut of Gerrard madness at the minute just to try and make a point in terms of god knows what against Clement.

Fans need to remember exactly what he inherited, similar to Gerrard in all honesty who had a number of years of excuses because of the shitshow he inherited, and that with 1 Transfer window he is relying on 3rd choice CB'S, a Young player coming in at RW then CB, 2 players on the way out who aren't bothering there arse, a front 3 akin to Murty levels of quality and yet he has still got us to within 3 games of a title and 4 of a treble.

I get the anger, I get the upset, but certain posters are directing it at the wrong people, it is the shameless cowards who let us down plenty during the said Gerrard reign, then the GVB reign, then the Beale reign, who are at fault.

If clement doesn't rid of us of them , then you know what, he is deserving of all the shit coming his way, at the minute, I say he deserves more than the benefit of the doubt.

 

[BucksBear]

They have good interchange and movement. Things that come from the training ground. Our strategy is to go direct

 

[Theoracle]

And so the campaign against Clement begins.
Who’s next Mccinnes ????

 

[LoyalRanger_72]

A phrase we sometimes heard about Gerrards rangers team. For spells we played patterns and repeatable movements that were effective as players all moved as one and exploited weakness in the opponent.

Today (and generally under Rodgers) they have looked a better coached team to us. That first goal they scored I swear I have seen about 215 times versus us at their midden.

This is something we need to address before next season. There is at times no discernible shape to our play/approach. This is as vital as getting rid of the born losers for me.

That’s the worst scum side in a decade. They aren’t well coached at all. A well coached side hammers us in that second half with 10 men

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

I don't know what our game plan was/is. I haven't since the international break. It's a disjointed mess mostly.

 

[HandsomeHead]

Good post.

Where I initially felt there were grounds for genuine encouragement under Clement compared to Beale at the same stage was that there appeared to be a distinct change to our style of play.

Our positioning looked much better, our passing was sharper, the players looked quicker and we were trying to play it forward more often. There was also some good interchanges going on middle to front that appeared to evidence the training ground at work.

Over the last couple of months or so all of that has rapidly deteriorated however and Clement’s inability to reinfuse it in the team is a worry for me.

The mindless route one football we’ve seen for most of that time, especially with a striker unable to hold the ball up effectively makes it even more so.

 

[FrazzGers]

We also need to be signing faster players.

Bang on. I wanted us to press the life out of them from minute one today.

But who’s the first man to press? Dessers. Lost count of the amount of time Scales or Carter Vickers just strolled by him.

Then add in Lawrence who looks like he can’t break out of a jog and Lundstram who turns like an oil tanker and you’re screwed straight away.

Compare that to their front three who are all rapid and their midfield who give us no time and slice through us like butter.

Add more players with the physicality and athleticism of Sterling and Dio and we’ll be so much better.

 

[buc11]

And so the campaign against Clement begins.
Who’s next Mccinnes ????

McInnes has only beat them twice this season.

 

[JCDarcheville]

And also the team with the stronger mentality.

The spine of our team are cowards

Cowards capitulate at 2-0 down, or at 10 men, or at 7 points back in the league.

Our players have limitation, our manager has made questionable decisions, but this dirge of cowardice is total bullshit.

 

[daven37]

One of the biggest things we can do for next season is clear our injury list and keep it clear

We had up to 6 starters not playing today.

Goldson, Balogun, Jack, Danilo, Sima, Cortes

Souttar off injured, yilmaz, raskin and probably Davies and Roofe not 100% match fit.

We need to sign big fast players who are hungry.

 

[Grimsdale]

Danilo sima cortes matondo goldson baloguen jack all unfit. Throw in ridvan too. Endless list. Its no excuse but tell me if the tims could cope with that. Story of our season unfortunately. These guys available would have made a massive difference

Really...

 

[Jingle64]

Matondo is pish. Goldson form fell off a cliff. Danilo can’t be classed as good or bad! Balogun is decent. These are hardly consistent game changers we need. Sima and Cortes are a miss but we should still have more than enough to beat the dross in the league and if we did that we would still be top

So you really dont think we miss these guys ?? We were left with one centre back davies who hasnt played for 3 months. Any team would struggle with that. We have a team of crocks which hopefully our management team will address next season

 

[jaws73]

We are a team that has been inherited mid-season.

There is a reason for that FFS.

This is nowhere near Clement's defining season. That might be next season when the manager starts his re-build.

For a team that is well coached they made heavy weather of that against ten men.

We are poor (which we knew already) but they clearly aren't a lot better.

They can spend next season of course which makes our task 2024/25 more difficult but I am optimistic for next season.

A cup win isn't guaranteed but could be a real kick-on going forward.

Finally, I'd take Clement's abilities over Rodgers any day.

 

[TriggersBroom]

We need to start signing more athletic and energetic younger players

Lundstram, Lawrence, Cantwell .. not one proper runner amongst them for example

 

[Blu_ultra]

Gerrard had a good final season. But outwith that he was just ok. People forget Hamilton at Ibrox, not winning at Ibrox 3 games in a row in his last season. Not standing up for Clement here who made mistakes, but our players are awful.

 

[Jingle64]

One of the biggest things we can do for next season is clear our injury list and keep it clear

We had up to 6 starters not playing today.

Goldson, Balogun, Jack, Danilo, Sima, Cortes

Souttar off injured, yilmaz, raskin and probably Davies and Roofe not 100% match fit.

We need to sign big fast players who are hungry.

Just made the same comment and got lambasted.

 

[Dick Donner]

As many have said, fix the midfield, fix the team.

Diomande, Raskin, Sterling, and a few others next season and we should be ok in the middle of the park.

The least said about the other "options", the better.

 

[jaws73]

They have good interchange and movement. Things that come from the training ground. Our strategy is to go direct

We don't really have the players yet to do too much different.

The manager has inherited an horrific squad. We all know it and I bet your bottom dollar the manager knows it.

He'll have to wring a bit more out of them for cup final day (I can see us winning it) and then his business should really begin.

 

[Trueblue76]

And also the team with the stronger mentality.

The spine of our team are cowards

We will be here next season yet again if Clement doesn't address this.

 

[Humbug]

It doesn’t help when O’Riley runs from the touchline past 3 of our players & not one of them track him or even get close to him.

This moment was my bug bear, as for the OP it's sensationalist nonsense. Clement has had to juggle a team on the decline with the players at his disposal, outwith of our injuries who are beyond their shelf life. Open your eyes to where we are, the blame game will not move us forward.