13 Dec 2024 11:21:17
My team for Sunday.
Gk Butland
Rb Tavernier
Rcb Soutter
Lcb Balogun
Lb Jefte
Cm Raskin
Cm Diomande
Rw Cerny
Cam Danilo
Cf Igamane
Lw Yilmaz
Soutter not fit, Balogun and Propper.
Tavernier starts as he's been in fine form since his return, no starting place for Hagi, Barron, Sterling or Dessers.
Were at our best with Jefte and Yilmaz both playing on our left side.
13 Dec 2024 12:07:16
My star Maeda has tavs number and showed it time and time again, I’d play Bahjrami, Barron and Sterling for Diomande, Danillo and Tavernier, and Balogun in if Souttar can’t make it.
Gives us options for the bench if needed.
13 Dec 2024 12:08:11
Absolute suicide if we start Tav, mental to even think about it.
13 Dec 2024 12:12:10
We're playing a different type of football now and Tavernier starts for me, bang on form his last few games.
13 Dec 2024 12:32:06
I agree with you Star Tav. has improved well in the last few games with the style of play recently but I would have Hagi in place of Yilmaz.
13 Dec 2024 12:39:48
I'd go for;
Butland
Sterling
Balogun
Proper
Jefte
Hagi
Raskin
Dio
Cerny
Danilo
Iggy.
13 Dec 2024 12:57:54
If Yilmaz is fit enough he needs to start.
13 Dec 2024 13:03:57
My Star - why does Yilmaz need to start?
13 Dec 2024 13:14:07
I know you can't see it EHL but Yilmaz is one of Rangers top players mate, excellent performance last night.
13 Dec 2024 13:18:38
Jefte and Yilmaz together is our strongest left hand side in my opinion, maybe only played a couple of games but really impressed in both, Cortes returns hopefully it becomes better.
13 Dec 2024 13:21:31
I actually rate him as a player, just wondering why you think he needs to start?
Our performances have improved since we've been able to line up with Iggy, Danilo and Cerny up top and flatten the midfield with Raskin, Dio and Hagi.
Just wondering why you'd change the shape and formation to accommodate playing Yilmaz out of position.
13 Dec 2024 13:50:37
EHL, sorry I didn't think you rated him mate it must have been someone else, apologies again, we probably played our best game of the season last night, why change it? only change am making is Danilo for Bajrami if all players game fit.
13 Dec 2024 14:00:33
Really doesn't matter what we think anyway mate, but we can now see the football our manager wants played.
13 Dec 2024 14:06:10
Tav had a few doings off Maeda and a month ago I would never of put him forward for final but he’s played well since then and adds a lot to our new attack, if he can snub out the speed of Werner and the skill of Son he should be confident for Sunday.
13 Dec 2024 14:16:35
Cooper same as me mate, the Tavernier before being dropped i would be panicking about him starting this game, not so now, one of the quietest games I've seen Son play, Tavernier was one of our best last night and defend very well.
13 Dec 2024 14:17:29
Fell into this trap so many times mystar. Tav cannot play against meada it will give their full team a shot in the arm if they see him in the starting 11. Apart from that agree with your team.
13 Dec 2024 14:29:26
First 20 mins he was too narrow for me and others on live chat last night, but credit to him came on to a gd game, couple of gd blocks n timed tackles?.
13 Dec 2024 14:50:15
No worries MyStar.
Yilmaz has shown glimpses of what he can offer, but I've not seen enough from him to think he merits a start
For me we need to match them in the middle, so I wouldn't be playing with a 10 and I definitely wouldn't attempt to play Danilo there for the first time.
Midfield of Raskin, Dio and Hagi can match them for energy and quality.
Front line of Cerny, Danilo and Iggy has the pace, power, skill, movement and energy to cause them trouble.
Backline is the concern for me as I don't think either Tav or Sterling are good enough - Jefte is still developing and has shown defensive frailties and with Souttar looking doubtful Balogun and Proper will struggle.
13 Dec 2024 15:03:09
I'm now also of the same thinking as yourself My star regarding our captain tav mate so this would be my rangers team to start against them on sunday -
Butland
Tav
Souttar (if fit ?)
Balogun
Jefte
Raskin
Barron
Hagi
Cerny
Danilo
Igamane
???.
13 Dec 2024 15:46:16
The starts we lose plain and simple and yilmaz doesn’t start igamane on the left Danilo thru the middle.
13 Dec 2024 16:54:26
I think we need to be more willing to play similar to last night and Tav plays that role more easily than Sterling. Make Maeda track back more but defenders left there need to cover across if they pinch it and try to play in to the space Tav will leave
I think the plan was last night for Tav to play narrow otherwise PC would have ben going mental.
My star I love you wouldn't change Yilmaz as that was the best we've played but then be willing to change out Bajrami. the logic doesn't follow.
13 Dec 2024 20:57:56
If Souttar is fit then PC might go with the same 11 that started v Killie.
13 Dec 2024 21:16:39
It won’t change if Tav starts on Sunday and Werner is honkin that’s why he didn’t get a torrid time last night.