match thread (image) [FT] Lyon 1 - 1 Rangers (Wright 41)

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,483]

7 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

2nd in EL group plays a 3rd placed CL group team.

 

Looking at the potential opponents, I'd say it's highly unlikely we'll go any further but you never know (I doubt Barcelona or Dortmund will care much about the EL).

So more money for CL teams that fail. Way to go UEFA

[Gonzo79 13,671]

8 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

So more money for CL teams that fail. Way to go UEFA

It's like real life.  Big wallets get bigger and the lowlifes need to be educated about ethics by our supreme overlords (with the big wallets).

 

Divide and conquer - oldest trick in the book.

 

Still, there's some potential glamour ties in the new year.

[der Berliner 3,251]

18 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

So more money for CL teams that fail. Way to go UEFA

AFAIK, this has been going on for a few seasons though.

[CammyF 6,807]

Tonight's draw takes up to 39rh in the coefficient standings  - unreal achievement 

 

https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2022.html

[compo 6,150]

A good solid performance just what the doctor ordered now we can look forward to putting the jam tarts to the sword 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

12 hours ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Hope this puts to bed the whole Tavernier debate. Paterson is the future but the idea that he will just fit in as he is the finished article was dispelled tonight IMO. Some really good stuff from the young man but also some naive play at times.

As good as Patterson s and will be there is a definite drop in quality when Tav isn't i the team mostly in attack but all round. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Thought we played well and got a good result. Nice we confidence boost for Sunday. 

 

Lot's of players looking back to their best perhaps even better than last season. Kent, Barasic, Goldson and Kamara amongst them. 

 

Some of the fringe players were good too Wright, Lundstrum especially. 

[Rousseau 9,384]

I really want Barcelona in the next round. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

37 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

I really want Barcelona in the next round. 

I would love them right now but not so sure about in Feb. 

 

Xavi will sort them out a bit for sure. Their finances are nuts though. 

 

saw this yesterday. 120 million for dembele shite for them and now out of contract. No wonder they are a billion in debt. 

[Frankie 8,151]

Really pleased with that result last night. First and foremost, qualification emphasised but, perhaps more importantly it was a performance of control and confidence. Yes, we gave the ball away a bit too often at times but we kept at it and didn't stop trying to play out.

 

Corner kicks aside, defensively we were fairly sound and I was happy to see Goldson and Barisic improve their recent form further. In midfield Kamara was excellent in the first half (hopefully not injured) and Lundstram showed he's more than capable of playing in this team.  Elsewhere, Kent was unplayable at times and it speaks volumes they had to bring on Dubois to try and nullify him. Other cameos from Wright, Aribo and Bacuna all had their plus points - even if no focal point didn't help us in an attacking sense later on in game.

 

All in all, a few flaws aside, it was the kind of composed Euro away performance we got used to under Gerrard so it's pleasing to see this return after two less positive displays in Prague and Copenhagen earlier in the group. Let's hope we carry this momentum through the rest of December.