Match Thread Dundee v Rangers - 20:00 Wednesday - Sky Sports

[The People]

You wouldn’t know watching this guff
That we are in desperate need of three points

 

[DorsetLoyal]

Similar theme for the last three managers?

You have to ask yourself why.

 

[I'm So Bored With The MSM]

That senior group of players needs broken up in the close season. They've played the same easy owwzy stuff, hoping to keep it tight and nick a goal late on, for seasons now and got at least a couple of managers the sack. Theres not much Clement can do if they wont do what he asked when theres no one there to replace them with.

 

[DartfordRSC]

I can't believe we're looking at another rebuild in the summer.

That's exactly what we are looking at

 

[BigN]

Manager needs to generate some belief that we can win this…

 

[Maxiglw]

Totally fed up with our midfield being behind our defenders
Relying on CH to be our creativity timecafter time is embarrassing and killing us.
Needs changed

 

[Goldenboot]

He’s not the only one Lawrence and Cantwell have been very poor as well.

They can't play in the same team imo. Either Lawrence plays as a 10 or not at all, same as Cantwell. Both been terrible.

 

[Ally’s Golden Boot]

45 minutes to keep our title challenge alive.

 

[WinkieWATP]

I'd take Lawrence off and Raskin on

Take one player out that hole and let the front 3 use that space, it's far to crowded,

Silva off McAusland on and more Sima to the left

Sima is far away and away the best option for that left forward slot. Weakening ourselves having him on the right and a bit of a headscratcher of a decision from the manager imo.

 

[scooter70]

We may come out this half and end up with the 3 points

Quite telling there’s not many who seem to be believing that will be the case, mainly because we know what this squad is all about

 

[Bundy Bear]

Barisic on and Sterling moved to CM or RB. Silva off for Matondo and might as well stick Raskin on for Lundstram so he can stand beside the CB's and take the ball with a full Dundee team in front of him

 

[BiscuitTin]

Since Motherwell.

Our form has fallen off a cliff.

Regardless of I prefer men tonight, we dont look like the same team that Clement came in and rejuvenated.

Is it managers bounce gone? (Gio and Beale both had similar starts with these players)

Is it tactics?

Is it bottle?

Somethings happened

My thoughts in bold.

 

[Arkanoid]

Devoid of confidence, this next 45 minutes will be the making of them and their future at Rangers amongst the support.
Lawrence is brutal and I can even make a case for Lundstram when he is in the middle of the engine room himself.

It will come, keep believing

 

[bluetonic]

The manager better be going mental at the players at halftime.

I don’t really think that will make any difference.

 

[Fergie90]

Worst thing for me is when we do finally thread a ball through the lines and Roofe holds it up well the ball somehow ends up at the CB's again.

 

[BigBlueAngus]

It is so fecking draining.

Hey now, it didn't happen until April this season. We're growing.

 

[billybluehat]

My WiFi has chucked it, will be relying on the match thread for the second half woohoo!

Hope you're not on medication mate? If not, then you soon will be.

 

[Gibby926]

My WiFi has chucked it, will be relying on the match thread for the second half woohoo!

You lucky, lucky bastard

 

[dickadvocaat]

No reaction and no desire. I just don't get it when we're in the most crucial stages title race.

 

[WATP1979]

It's over, they know it, we know it

They'll be in dressing room now, like they have been before knowing they are not strong enough

Clement for me is in the ropes as well, we need a manager who can change things

That’s just top tier nonsense, deary me

 

[Antsy]

This has been a pathetic reaction. Horrible to watch. Once this team decide they've chucked it there's no turning it back round. At least 10 and probably closer to 15 need to leave.

 

[SDF]

How can a whole team collapse? One or two or a few more, but the whole squad?

Where's the leadership group ? Why are they letting this happ...never mind.

 

[Wilso54]

I said days ago that they asked the fans to get behind the team and the fans did it, these players had a good chance of winning the league and treble and were in the driving seat, they got what should be a wake-up call from Motherwell and got away with it. None of those things made any difference and got these players fired up, didn't even move the needle a little - there is absolutely nothing that can done or offered to the majority of these players, we get zero reaction from them time and time again. 7/8 games to go and they throw in the towel, I mean c'mon to %^*& - what kind of team and players do that?

Go in at halftime after that dross, what can Clement do - they don't do what he tells them. trying to push another manager out the door, maybe Clement has said some hurty words to them and they aren't trying again.

 

[aayjay]

Terrible game of football. Anybody's game at this stage. We could have been behind in 40 seconds - again. Got lucky with an offside goal. Don't see how we're going to change it right now. League is drifting away.

 

[Texas ranger]

Outplayed by another mediocre mid table SPFL, at least they are not in the bottom six. Playing at a snails pace, barely creating any chances and god knows where a goal is coming from in this game.

We won every game we played in January and February, eleven games. We weren’t pretty in all of them but you just knew we were winning them. Since the start of March we’ve won two of seven games, got ourselves knocked out of Europe and are likely forty five minutes away from gifting the League to Celtic. Worst of all, we look like a mid table SPFL team.

 

[TheScotty]

Have you seen Barisic ?

Have you seen Lundstram and Lawrence?

 

[Tin man]

Since Motherwell.

Our form has fallen off a cliff.

Regardless of I prefer men tonight, we dont look like the same team that Clement came in and rejuvenated.

Is it managers bounce gone? (Gio and Beale both had similar starts with these players)

Is it tactics?

Is it bottle?

Somethings happened

It's bottle

 

[NeilFifeLoyal]

Something is just missing from our play tonight, the players just do not seem to have that spark. To me it looks like Sunday is still very much on the players mind and they seem to be very wary about making a mistake so are playing safe instead.

I am scared to say this but even if we get a result here tonight, for the life of me I just can not see how those same players can get a result at the piggery.

Bottom sentence totally agree, I argued with another poster on here after the old firm game when we fought back from 2 goals down as I genuinely believed we’d turned a corner in terms of mentality. But after Sunday and that first half tonight we will be dead and buried come half time at parkhead.

 

[Coza]

Has the look and feel of an ugly victory so frequent in title run-ins. We'll wear them down in the 2nd half.

Not seeing it. Unless we move Sterling to where his athleticism and size impact the game. Second balls and transition play is how you beat teams like dundee. Can’t do that if we don’t win second balls.

 

[Cooper 11]

Players have resorted to type.

 

[Bleedsroyalblue]

The manager better be going mental at the players at halftime.

He will be

Many of the players however will not be giving a shit

 

[Ron Swanson]

Our defence is slow and has no positional sense.

Our attackers can’t finish chances.

But, most importantly, we don’t have a midfield.

We have one central midfielder in the team…

One!

In these games, it’s a battle first and foremost before you can play, and the battle is always won in midfield.

In 37 years of watching Rangers play against Celtic, the team who wins the midfield has won the game 90% of the time and we let them dominate that area.

How is this not obvious to our manager?

 

[Saracen N.S.]

Since Motherwell.

Our form has fallen off a cliff.

Regardless of I prefer men tonight, we dont look like the same team that Clement came in and rejuvenated.

Is it managers bounce gone? (Gio and Beale both had similar starts with these players)

Is it tactics?

Is it bottle?

Somethings happened

Can’t believe our dip in form. It’s soul destroying.

 

[immortal7]

There have been a lot of people picking up big money at Rangers for a very long time and coasting.

No hunger, no guts.

 

[BrooklynBlue]

Just no reaction from these players at all, same players and this is the third manager in a row. You don’t have to look hard for the common denominator

Then drop the players rather than continually picking them.

 

[Barnster Bear]

Shirt is too heavy

 

[scooter70]

It's over, they know it, we know it

They'll be in dressing room now, like they have been before knowing they are not strong enough

Clement for me is in the ropes as well, we need a manager who can change things

Ridiculous take

 

[stonewall Jackson]

I'm glad Clement was furious with goldson and Lundstram fcking about I hope he has torn them apart along with the rest in the break.

He watched them fucking around for the whole game on Sunday and he still started them tonight.

If the Manager isn’t telling Lundstram to basically play as a 3rd centre back then Lundstram must be just suiting himself.

Either way a shambles.

 

[andy5836]

The manager has been here for 6 months and I couldn’t tell you his style of play.

No patterns, no similar movements, and no intensity in the final third.

Aimless punts forward and relying on Tav to chip in with a worldie.

Mate the players are hopeless, Clement was doing well until we lost our wingers in Sima and Cortes to injury and then lost our LB as well. The players coming in just aren't good enough.

 

[BODiE]

No changes

 

[Worthy_Candidate]

Lawrence is an atrocious footballer and gets nowhere near the criticism he is due.

Literally does nothing and still makes it look bad.

I don’t think he is an atrocious footballer.

He is just done. Legs have gone.

 

[FortressVillage]

Utter disgrace this group of players.

Going through the motions the most of them

 

[KingAlbertz]

I know it’s been said constantly but it’s true.

This only changes when we change personnel.

The mentality where our players crumble at any challenge in the league regardless of the talent of the opposition is infuriating.

We have players who thrive being second in the league but cannot cope with the pressure of leading.

For the third season in a row we need a complete overhaul.

 

[Sterling8]

Zero reaction from the players and that’s the damning verdict. Useless the lot of them, couldn’t care less how many go in the summer for the first time since we came back I’ve zero affiliation with anyone in this team. Sad indictment of where we are

 

[Arkanoid]

Barisic on and Sterling moved to CM or RB. Silva off for Matondo and might as well stick Raskin on for Lundstram so he can stand beside the CB's and take the ball with a full Dundee team in front of him

Yes, I have had enough of this Sterling being moved around pish! Middle of the park, destroying play and driving forward breaking the lines.
I don't care whether it's Borna, Davies or even King at LB but stop fucking wasting our biggest player with some drive and courage

 

[wd1872]

Clement's "No sh*t lateral passes" is quickly turning into Beale's "Take the handbreak off" comment.

 

[Homelander]

Wild wild team selections and players that absolutely shit the bed under the pressure of leading

 

[Elvis]

These teams are staring to get into our heads now and the manager needs to sort it out. Crap pitch, under inflated balls and an opposition going down easier than Jenna Jamieson mean we can't get a rhythm going but they should be miles better than this.

 

[Macdonsj]

The problem we have is the team is based on Lundstrams position being key

Either he thinks hes too good and strolls about
Or he is completely gone fitness wise

Not driving forward
Content to get it and punt long or get rid quick
Defensive passes are a lottery, effort at a minimum

The entire game slows down and thats always been our downfall in recent seasons

High tempo usually get us results

 

[Rangersman2008]

It's bottle

Yep, just the new manager bounce carried it beyond the usual January