| Time for some positivity and some success starting this weekend... 09:01 - Feb 22 with 1452 views | HongKongR |
Wow, there is a lot of pessimism on this board. I've been reading through the predictions and recent threads about what's gone wrong, and what's going to happen now and pretty much every poster is predicting we'll go down. I agree we have played terribly recently, and our key players (Barton and SWP) have lacked confidence and are not exerting enough positive influence on matches for us to take more points, and we've had some key players out with injury or suspension (Young, Helgusson & Cisse) and I have also been supporting this team since the mid 70's and so I've been a lot of heartbreak before with the R's, but I refuse to allow all this negativity to pull me down. Come on Rangers, we will get out of this mess.
First of all, I believe that Hughes and his team will solidify our defense and make us a very difficult team to beat, and so we will not be an easy three points for all the top six teams that we still have to play - particularly since they will be facing extreme pressure as well (remember how we struggled to win games last year when the end seemed so near?).
Secondly, the recent two week break will help gel the squad and enable the new players to feel part of the team and most importantly after nearly two weeks of working together I'm sure the players will understand the system and expectancy of the management much better now. This will result in increased desire and playing for each other of the team and in turn we will see better performances and results that earn us points.
Thirdly, the form and work rate of Adel in recent games could well be the same kind of tonic to our season this year as it was last. In addition, we have many other star players who will come good as good things start happening around them. I honestly believe that Djibril Cisse looks a class striker for this league, and he will come back at Bolton and beyond determined to win back points that we have lost/missed since his craziness against Wolves. I do believe our players will win us points even when we think the opponents are better than us!
Finally, I hope Mark Hughes will realize he hit a masterstroke when he bought on Mackie in the second half against Blackburn - not that Mackie is the answer...but that a diamond shape midfield is. What I mean - our strikers look like they have needed support all season and are not getting it from midfield. We need someone playing just behind them to support them and give them passes to split defenses. Taarabt is the perfect player for this kind of role, and I hope Hughes will endeavor to make this possible. I believe in the 2nd half against Blackburn he sort of did this - Barton at the bottom of the diamond, Traore on the left, SWP on the right with Adel at the top. This enabled Zamora and Mackie to put more pressure on Blackburn’s defense than we did before. For the Fulham game onwards I would go with something like - Diakite at the bottom of the diamond, Traore on the left and Barton on the right, with Adel at the top. I believe this was a formation suggested by other posters and I could really see it working - or certainly in the second halves of games when we need to push on.
All in all, I can see us succeeding, and believe that we will survive...but this positive spirit is vital. Come on...we can do it! BELIEVE and we will ACHIEVE!!
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| Time for some positivity and some success starting this weekend... on 09:10 - Feb 22 with 1446 views | pomanjou |
Given the series of self inflicted disasters we have thrust upon ourselves its hardly suprising that people are just a tad or more nervous and the odd one actually vibrantly pessimistic. Hopefully we can put the lunacy to bed and go forawrd from Sato in a more stable fashion. On paper we have the talent to finish outside the bottom three providing we retain our marbles and avoid multiple major injuries. I remain optimistic although believing will not laone make us achieve. Glass 55% full. | |
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| Time for some positivity and some success starting this weekend... on 09:15 - Feb 22 with 1439 views | BazWoT |
Good post HKR, I'm not negative, I believe we'll stay up, always have and that's not changing. I think this team will simply get better and better, starting Saturday. | |
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| Time for some positivity and some success starting this weekend... on 10:08 - Feb 22 with 1410 views | adhoc_qpr |
I am in the negative, 75% certain of relegation camp i'm afraid.
However still i'm really looking forward to seeing us field our full strength team for the first time (well minus Faurlin anyway).
We have never managed to field a team including all our best players, in the right positions and fully fit yet. A team of something like:
Kenny, Young, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Taiwo, SWP, Diakite, Barton, Taarabt, Zamora, Cisse
Plus a very strong bench: Traore, Mackie, Buzsaky, Gabbidon, Cerny, Bothroyd, Helguson
They might even be able to pick up points against Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs at home and prove me wrong!
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| Time for some positivity and some success starting this weekend... on 10:39 - Feb 22 with 1395 views | Harbour |
Hope your right.. want to be positive but recent performances still linger in the mind. Will go to LR on saturday hopeful of a good result. MH history is of a slow starter... he has had time now so no excuses the boys need to deliver... want to see passion, commitment but common sense.. would be great to get a clean sheet 11 men on the pitch at the end and a 1-0 win.. fingers x | | | |
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