I've been back for a while and I thought I'd delay posting to see if I had calmed down a bit....................................nope!!
A team selection every bit as clueless as anything that Ramsey served up.
No shape.
No cohesion.
No pressing.
No passion.
No Striker!!
A team with 6 midfielders, totally out-passed for the entire game.
My God, it was ****ing awful!
Huddersfield, a team in the lower half of the table, completely out-played Rangers for nearly the whole game.
I get that Faurlin probably had to be rested, but Toszer is truly shocking. Why not start with Doughty and Sandro and then replace Sandro with Henry once the Brazilian has reached his usual limit around 65 minutes?
Instead, we started with Phillips up front with Fer in behind and Henry on the right!! Then, after 20 awful minutes the game-plan was to play Henry as the play-maker behind Fer, with Phillips moving to the right.
It really was clueless, crazy, inept management. No one around us could quite believe what we were witnessing.
Surely he had to make a change at half time? Nope!!
More ineptitude followed as Polter waited for what seemed like an eternity to come on from the bench. So much so that he had to put his bib back on and warm up again.
Finally he replaced the very average Sandro and at least we had some shape. Things improved further once the awful Fer went off to be replaced by Chery (a big hit with the fans, both the removal of Fer and the introduction of Chery).
Chery at least tried to move the ball quicker and looked well up for it. If he's doing this on the training pitch it is all the more bewildering that he isn't starting.
Polter at least tried and didn't miss an easy chance, unlike Phillips.
After we scored, we couldn't get back into their half for the remaining 15 minutes or so!!!! Quite breathtakingly ****!
We hardly put two passes together and Toszer and Konchesky were by far the worst two players on the pitch.
Huddersfield were good to watch, with their No8, Paterson running the game in midfield until he was replaced. They fully deserved to win the game, not just draw it!
If this is the brave new world with Jimmy Floyd Bottlebank, I'll pass thanks all the same!
Green - 6 - Looked like he should have done better with the free kick.
Ned - 5 - Simply not a full back. Play Furlong!!!! Play Harriman when he's back!!!!
Hall - 5 - Not as good as of late. Hardly won a header.
Hill - 6 - The usual from Clint and he did win his headers!
Konchesky - 2 - One of the worst players I've ever seen in my life (now he's at Rangers).
Tozser - 3 - Simply awful and makes Clint look quick!
Sandro - 5 - Disappointing and still can't last a game!
Hoilett - 6 - One of the better performers on the day.
Fer - 4 - Won some headers and.................well that was it! Awful.
Henry - 5 - Worked hard, but played poorly. Not his fault that he was played so far out of position.
Phillips - 4 - Ineffectual and missed a complete and utter sitter from 6 yards!
Subs:
Polter - 6 - Tried hard and scored.
Chery - 6 - Looked lively and should have started.
JET - 5 - Some good long-throws!!
Nothing could make me want to go along on Friday. Hull will demolish us if we play like that. 37% possession, at home, with no striker!!
Pathetic!!