Steven Gerrard

[spud_gun]

It's all gone to **** for him at Rangers. League effectively over after last night's defeat to Kilmarnock. Natives are starting to get restless.

[Buzzo]

Yep got them into position and they shat the bed.

Even lost to Hearts FFS. Fair play to him for owning it though.

[Phoenix07]

Reading some Rangers forums on Gerrard, and trying to see what they think the problems are.

Feels like a mixed bag. Some blaming Gerrard regarding tactics and style, while others see big improvement from the years gone by.

Definitely does feel like they're getting restless. Gerrard will probably have to focus on the Scottish Cup to try and bag a trophy, because it seems that's something that could placate things.

[Buzzo]

They've definitely got closer since Gerrard came on board, but I think it was widely assumed that they would challenge this year.

In terms of levels of investment in Scotland, Rangers absolute minimum is second place.

[The_weatherman]

Still, Celtic seem to have a far better squad, it's not a fair game IMO. Will do him good though if he comes through a period of criticism and difficulty.

[Paul12]

Gerrard was tactically illiterate as a player. I would be really surprised if he is a tactically literate manager.

[Fosterbloke]

Another bunch of entitled supporters - this stuff takes time and Gerrard has done very well for them so far. Why can't he develop along with the team?

[BG1973]

Well said

[BG1973]

Gerrard was tactically illiterate as a player. I would be really surprised if he is a tactically literate manager.

I don't think this is fair.

Listening to his podcast with carragher was very interesting. He regrets playing so.many positions when he was younger but obviaouky did so to get more games and he had the skills to play well enough almost anywhere.

He says he would have been a better player if he had focused on one position like 99% of players do.

There is a healthy dose of self awareness there and an explanation why he may have been lacking tacticallyx in certain positions. Not necessarily because of an inate tactical illitravy that might hold him back as a manager.

[Chris]

They were done over something rotten by the ref v Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock's goal was a blatant handball and Morelos had a perfectly decent goal disallowed at 1-1 with a few mins left. Interestingly it was the same referee that apologised to Gerrard after screwing them over v Aberdeen in December.

Gerrard "tactically illiterate as a player" is ****ing hilarious by the way. Christ.

[Buzzo]

They were done over something rotten by the ref v Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock's goal was a blatant handball and Morelos had a perfectly decent goal disallowed at 1-1 with a few mins left. Interestingly it was the same referee that apologised to Gerrard after screwing them over v Aberdeen in December.

I’m not sure the ‘Rangers are getting done over by the refs’ angle will have much mileage up here The standard of officiating up here is historically dire, but the OF are definitely the beneficiaries of many, many favourable decisions.

Gerrard is getting (and deserves) praise for how he is handling this mini crisis. It would have been some achievement to have taken the title, I’m sure they will regroup. They were very unlucky not to win the League Cup - I’m sure they will focus on the Scottish Cup.

[Big-Red-Ed]

He is under enormous pressure to stop Celtic from winning 10 in a row. Rangers won 9 and this year Celtic will equal that

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[spud_gun]

He is under enormous pressure to stop Celtic from winning 10 in a row. Rangers won 9 and this year Celtic will equal that

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Celtic have already won 9 in a row in the 60/70s

You're correct though. There is enormous pressure on Gerrard and Rangers to stop Celtic achieving 10.

[Paul12]

Gerrard "tactically illiterate as a player" is ****ing hilarious by the way. Christ.

Why is it? He was a force of nature, but he was not disciplined tactically. Benitez in effect said that a number of times. He needed to be given a free role because he could not consistently do what was expected in a disciplined role. That doesn't make him a bad player or anything, but I thought it was something that was widely acknowledged. (I certainly wasn't trying to be controversial.)

[badpiggy]

Why is it? He was a force of nature, but he was not disciplined tactically. Benitez in effect said that a number of times. He needed to be given a free role because he could not consistently do what was expected in a disciplined role. That doesn't make him a bad player or anything, but I thought it was something that was widely acknowledged. (I certainly wasn't trying to be controversial.)

You were disloyal and that's your crime.