match thread (image) [FT] Livingston 0 - 3 Rangers (Jack 30; Kent 48; Morelos 74)

[Uilleam 5,409]

Dominate the game; score, albeit luckily; then let the opposition back into the game, ensuring that they look better in their period of ascendancy than you did in yours.

Edited January 27, 2019 by Uilleam

[buster. 4,808]

1 minute ago, Frankie said:

Thought we were very good for the first 30mins but then seemed to retreat for some reason and kept giving the ball away.

 

Goal was very lucky but I'll take it after we missed two excellent chances to take the lead.

 

Second half we need to start looking after the ball again and don't get drawn into a physical battle where Livi may well take advantage of any cheap free kicks.

Agreed although it would be a dam sight more comfortable all round if we could get a quick second goal because Livingston look well capable of scoring.

[alexscottislegend 2,057]

6 minutes ago, buster. said:

Has no-one got him on a Bosman yet ?

Would be a great signing; young and Scottish and former player to boot.

[26th of foot 5,829]

We need the second soonest.

 

The last several minutes of the first half, we sat off and allowed Livi' to move the ball across the field. They were probing, and nearly got in on the last minute. Further, long balls from our defence are going mostly unchallenged; when they come back, Livi are picking up most of the second balls. 

 

I don't see anyone in the Livi midfield to front that will run away from our back line. Let's hold a higher line and squeeze the game in their last third. Our first thirty minutes, we had the ball flying across their box, let's get back to than and secure the win.

 

Slight concern for McCrorie on that surface, already booked?

[JFK-1 1,671]

Love the way he lashed it in there. No luck about that.

[craig 5,195]

14 minutes ago, buster. said:

Agreed although it would be a dam sight more comfortable all round if we could get a quick second goal because Livingston look well capable of scoring.

No idea where you get the “Livingston look well capable of scoring” from.  They did the square root of fuck all in the first half

[craig 5,195]

6 minutes ago, JFK-1 said:

Love the way he lashed it in there. No luck about that.

He should have scored just prior with just as easy a shot.  But there was no doubting that finish

[craig 5,195]

Observations :

 

1.  McCrorie is a much better footballer than he gets credit for.  Love how he looks for vertical passes.

 

2.  Katie has, for the most part, looked very assured today.  Good to see him back.

[craig 5,195]

ALFREDO !!!!!

[craig 5,195]

Poor pass from livvy and then a fine through ball from Arfield... and what a finish from Alfredo !