We are incable of stting back and getting a result. Attack and we have a slim chance.Only if we stop being afraid to attack .We are far too timid in these games.
We are incable of stting back and getting a result. Attack and we have a slim chance.Only if we stop being afraid to attack .We are far too timid in these games.
Say no to drugs kids!!Think we can agree second is unattainable, Ajax losing last night did us a favour and we now probably need to:
Beat Ajax at Ibrox MD6
Better Ajax's results v Napoli and Liverpool MD4 and MD5
Doable? Four points could well be enough...
It's so depressing... we are Rangers....even in our shittiest champions league displays from days gone by we tried a bit..now the games gone before the first whistle.Say no to drugs kids!!
Hallooo there Newbster.It's so depressing... we are Rangers....even in our shittiest champions league displays from days gone by we tried a bit..now the games gone before the first whistle.
Still ....a possible 9 points up for grabs..in my dreams...gutting.
This made me laugh. Out loud, too.Think we can agree second is unattainable, Ajax losing last night did us a favour and we now probably need to:
Beat Ajax at Ibrox MD6
Better Ajax's results v Napoli and Liverpool MD4 and MD5
Doable? Four points could well be enough...
Longer term you’re right, it’s so difficult to gain decent points up against this level of opposition, but our coefficient has still improved for next year, 0.25 lost, 4 gained so far for us. That 4 points is still pretty poor and will carry for the next 5 years. It’s after next season and the season after that it will start to become a problem. Next season will likely be the highest ranking we achieve for a long time the way things are going. Pot 4 CL teams racking up double digit coefficient points in a season is the exception rather than the rule unfortunately and that’s where we are. It’s all designed to ensure the top teams and leagues stay at the top and the also rans pop between Europa and Champions league in a cycle. We have added 6.5 to the Association coefficient, more than anyone else, but that’s not saying much given the company we keep at the moment.Its the coefficient that is bothering me ,after all the years of good work ,this campaign is going to give it a severe knock if we can't get any points out our last three games .
I think the difference this season is we haven’t believed that if we put in the extra effort, we have a chance of taking something from games. It’s been sit deep and defend. It would be interesting to see the distances covered compared to last season but I think we’ll be quite some way short. We need to start matching their ability with the effort we put in, rather than inviting on top class opposition. That means running into the ground for 45 minutes or an hour and using all our subs. We need players busting a gut, knowing they’ll leave the field of play early and dead on their feet with the maximum energy expended for the the time they have. If we get to that point, results will come.If we finish 3rd in the group from this point it will be the stuff of miracles.
Gio deserves all the credit for his European efforts last season but I think its beyond him now. Neither he nor the Players look the same now and the reasons for it are as elusive to us as they seem to be for him.