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Nope, Tavernier decent right back, but not a wing back or a midfield player. And a team full of right backs is just a silly idea......

For what it's worth I don't like Guardiola's influence on football at all. Watching the defence play it up and down the line 3 times to play it back to the keeper is mind numbing.

Having said all that, I'm kind of dreading the season ahead unless we can bring in better quality players!.

I agree - results are meaningless in pre-season. I wasn't expecting us to win today, but I was expecting a goal or two against their children - or at least a good few chances.

Putting Wright in the shop window?.

Buzzin for the season starring....

Neither Ridvan nor Lawrence are good enough to play left midfield or left wing back in my humble opinion.

@ian1964, what on Earth have you been smoking?

Wright and Dessers - garbage. Barron - good attitude but needs to reign in the long balls. Diomande - looks off it. Jefte - all over the place. Sterling - very good.

Only thing I disagree with is persevering with Lawrence. The boy can't run. That and I'd like Danilo to get some time with the first XI. Hopefully the boys switch on and look well drilled!

I am very happy to say I was wrong about that. Even the demented have moments of clarity.

I get downhearted every time I see Scott Wright mentioned.

Post quantum positions of maximum opportunity. Measured by Warp Factor 2.

Yes but inly one in the penalty area, the other two out wide crossing the ball in to eight defenders plus the ‘keeper.

That's the spirit!

His crossing looked pretty decent.

Jefte is only 20, remember. Give him time.

We beat West Ham 3-1 at Ibrox last preseason!. We lost 2-0 to Man UTD today!. I fail to see what preseason matches results matter! it's all about getting fit, and working on formations, getting minutes on the pitch. We knew before todays match what players we have, and a few players returning from long term injuries, new players coming in!. No bearing on our season ahead at all.

But we have players who have recently reached a European final.

Some of those lads were playing for Forest Green and Burton too. Not exactly megastars.

Fish was playing for Hibs last season.

Barron looked slightly better than Raskin. I've seen enough of Dessers for one lifetime. His daft rolling about in the first few seconds epitomised his entire performance today - a truly awful footballer, who acts like he wants to be everybody's best pal (the Man Utd players didn't even acknowledge him and I don't blame them). Here's hoping Danilo can make the No.9 role his ASAP.

We saw the good and bad of both Dessers and Wright. Cannot understand why McAusland is not our first choice RW. Thing I enjoyed most was the input from John Brown.

Not one Rangers player would even get in Man UTD 2nd team! 🤣

As long as its far way from Rangers 😀😀

Who rates him?

I like Barron and Diomande. If we're sticking with a #10 there's a spot for Hagi.

Lawrence is overrated. He likes a dig from distance so most like him.

So 3-4-3 with a left wingback (or left back in midfield) and bo right wingback? Interesting.

Some people really do hurt when Wright has a good game ... Amad scores ... he wasn't good enough back in the day for many punters too. 🤪

Injured according to managers interview on RTV yesterday

Maybe two

My nephew has just been promoted from his junior U20 team to the 1st team - hopefully Rangers are watching him 😀

Oh and I am not sayin it just to say it. I'm not tryin to be hurtful. I love Rangers But I can't deny what I see with my own eyes. The Scottish football marketplace has few redeemable qualities. It's not just a money thing either. It's a clown world from nip to tip. People know it, people see it. I am a dumb Yank who know F all about European football and I can see it. Meh, it is what it is.

That dog don't hunt. Cold hard fact is he is not an SPL type of player. No way a 23(?) year old guy in the 2nd div, on the up, with offers across Europe would go to the SPL. The SPL gets three types of guys. Players who want a shot (lack of playing time, injury), a lower league upstart (Eastern Europe, Americas), or cats on the way down the ladder because of injury or age. What the SPL do not get are dudes like Morgan. Ask yourself, why do we always seem to pay such a high salary and long contract terms? Cause you have to over incentivize dudes to go to Scotland. If I were his agent I would Rochambeau his ass if he even mentioned an SPL club. Just bein honest.

Yep, agree, but at least City can suddenly blizzard the penalty box with serial attacks left right and centre.

Percentage football is an old school term.

We basically play with three forwards, so the 'lone striker' stuff isn't really true.

Unlikely.

And poor 1-0 wins and a lucky OF win will see England NT levels of expectation and a statue for Philippe. I cant control that. I'll judge them on performances.

As I said above, the Scum didn't exactly run away with the title, more like we blew it, had loads of injuries, and VAR/refs made some ridiculous decisions. Those who have left, didn't exactly weaken us. Going by our 4-2-3-1 horror, we have ... GK (1) - Butland, Kelly RB (1) - Sterling, Devine, Balogun CH (2) - Souttar, Balogun, Davies, Nsiala, King and Goldson LB (1) - Ridvan, Jefte, Fraser DM/CM (2) - Diomande, Raskin, Barron, Dowell (Lowry, Sterling, McKinnon, Fraser, King, Nsiala; Souttar) AM right (1) - Cortes, Wright, McCausland, (Matondo, Lawrence, Lowry, Cantwell, Hagi) AM left (1) - Matondo, Lawrence, (McCausland, Wright, Cortes) AM - middle (1) - Cantwell, Hagi, Dowell, Diomande (Cortes, Wright, Danilo) ST (1) - Danilo, Dessers, Lammers, Igamane ... every position is well covered, IMHO, if we play like we used to do. The system we play requires the "wingers" and the AM to ship in with goals in a similar way like Sima (whom we may still get back), and we have yet to see Cortes and Danilo get going. Perhaps this season Matondo will mature too, Lawrence staying fit and Dowell pinging passes all around the park? My concern remains the system applied against the brickwall teams.

You can't be far from me then. The funny thing is, I'll be in Germany watching us next Saturday! Currywurst Loyal

Usually everyone is keen to see new faces when pre-season starts but due to the the lack of transfer activity this time, even that aspect is severely dulled. I'll watch the game tomorrow but suspect I'll probably spend 50% of the time fannying about on my phone and sticking albums on. And I have a real hatred for Man Utd - horrible club.

SU, WBA and PNE were once mighty in their land but two classes below Rangers. Now, if Daily Mail is believable, they’re competition for a player who’s left Stoke.