match thread (image) [FT] St Johnstone 2 - 2 Rangers (Kamberi 50; Aribo 71)

[Rousseau 9,489]

What's annoying is, like most other diddy teams, we cant deal with their only offensive tactic which is the long ball. 

 

It should not this hard to deal with. 

[RANGERRAB 3,299]

We’re trying to play nice,neat  football on a terrible surface. We need to be more direct. Get Kamberi on.

[Rousseau 9,489]

There's just a real dearth of quality. It's so frustrating because they've got it in them. 

 

Aribo looks up for it. 

 

Along with Arfield, Hagi and Jack, they're the only ones who look like they can do something. 

[Rousseau 9,489]

1 minute ago, RANGERRAB said:

We’re trying to play nice,neat  football on a terrible surface. We need to be more direct. Get Kamberi on.

I agree with you, but the irony is, the neat and tidy is the only way we've looked like scoring; when we've gone long, we've given up possession. 

[ian1964 10,447]

We have Aribo & Kent up against clubber Ralston! we really need more from Kent

[Rousseau 9,489]

Why can't we hit the target from distance? 

 

We've created a few long-range chances, but every time the shot has been skied or scuffed wide. 

 

At least hit the target... FFS.

[Gaffer 1,665]

7 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

What's annoying is, like most other diddy teams, we cant deal with their only offensive tactic which is the long ball. 

 

It should not this hard to deal with. 

I've no idea what instructions our centre backs have been given but each time there's a long ball, normally one should attack it and the other covers.  If you look at their goal, Katic attacks it (albeit poorly) and Goldson is actually jogging back while square with Katic.  It's the same on the other side when Goldson attacks it.  If Goldson had sprinted back to cover we would have cleared it without a problem.  I've said this since Helander got injured, but he was excellent at reading the game and knew when to cover and when to attack.

 

We also need Arfield and Aribo to recognise when they are needed defensively too.  Arfield always tries hard but his positioning is terrible in the three man midfield.  He needs to allow Kent and Hagi to take up those half spaces.  He wants to occupy them as well and this means that's not only is he out of position but he's taking the space from Kent and Hagi.  I saw Hagi telling him to move away from him twice.  I like Arfield but not in this role.

[Rousseau 9,489]

I'd go 3-4-1-2:

 

Kamberi - Morelos 

 

Hagi

 

Arfield - Aribo - Jack - Tavernier

 

Halliday - Katic - Goldson

 

McGregor

 

Bring Kamberi on for Kent, to get two strikers running off Hagi in his best, central position. 

 

Tavernier high and wide on the right, Arfield on the left.

 

(Kent would be better wide left, but I just prefer Arfield's desire at the moment.)

[Rousseau 9,489]

HT, 1-0.

 

We've been lively, buzzing away, but without any quality in the final third. 

 

St Johnstone have done nothing, other than a couple of long balls, and scoring from one of them. 

 

A wee bit of quality and it's a cricket score, IMO. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Katic is all over the place. When is hellander back?