Villarreal 1 vs. Rangers 1 - March 7/2006
ZERO FOR HERO'S
Happy, sad, proud, angry, relieved or distraught. How do you feel??
Me, I have been feeling them all since 19.45 last night and continue to do so. Problem is if we had taken a hammering I wouldn't feel half as bad as I do now, to go sooo close and try sooo hard and even pass 1 of the best passing sides in the CL off the park and come away with zero is very distressing, and for all the "they tried hard" or " they gave their all" or even "they battled galantly" it doesn't shake the overwhelming feeling of getting knocked out.
I'm sure all our boys are feeling the same and had a terrible journey home from Spain but they do deserve a lot of credit for the way they took Villa Real on and the whole of Scotland should feel proud of the performance that was put on.
Mullet :- First half his kicking, which is normaly solid, was shocking. Made up for it big time though with 3 exceptional saves to keep our hopes alive.
Verdict :- 7
Hutton :- Nervous, and who can blame him, in the first half he struggled to contain Riequelme. Got more confident as the game went on, will have learnt a lot from this game.
Verdict :- 6
J Rod :- Outstanding first half and organised our defence well. Had to adjust to Franco in the second half but coped admirably.
Verdict :- 8
Soti :- Again a European night and again a big performance by him. Some great tackling and dominating in the air showed that he can actually play.
Verdict :- 8
Murray :- Enforced change in the line up and did nothing wrong. Tried to get forward to help in attack and as ever, never stopped running.
Verdict :- 7
Burkey :- Was the danger man and Villa Real knew it. Had 2-3 men on him everytime he got the ball but still managed to get in a couple of great crosses, including the one for Boyd which could have won the game.
Verdict :- 7
Hemdani :- Tracked their runs all night and was an effective spoiler. Could have been a bit better in his passing but gave his all.
Verdict :- 6
Bazza :- WHERE did THAT come from. Performance of his life, or his season anyway. Dominated the midfield with power and fight and got forward well especially for the goal. A hero when one was required.
Verdict :- 9 (MOTM and extremley well deserved.)
Namouchi :- Played out left to plug a gap and did it well. Deployed defensivley he still managed to bull on forward at every opportunity and should be pleased with his night.
Verdict :- 7
Buffel :- First half full of sublime touches and movement seemed a lot quieter in the second half, slight injury maybe?, and was eventually subbed.
Verdict :- 7
Lovenpants :- Effort, desire, didn't shirk a challenge and in the right place at the right time for the goal. We should play the champions league music before every game at Ibrox!! Great stuff from the dane.
Verdict :- 8
Big Eck :- Was spot on with his tactics. Everyone thought he would defend a 0-0 till 80 minutes but caught us all out , and more importantly Villa Real, by attacking from the word go.
Verdict :- 8
We've had a great run, a great time and best of all we've made HISTORY. Chin up everybody cause.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.
Baz
Happy, sad, proud, angry, relieved or distraught. How do you feel??
Me, I have been feeling them all since 19.45 last night and continue to do so. Problem is if we had taken a hammering I wouldn't feel half as bad as I do now, to go sooo close and try sooo hard and even pass 1 of the best passing sides in the CL off the park and come away with zero is very distressing, and for all the "they tried hard" or " they gave their all" or even "they battled galantly" it doesn't shake the overwhelming feeling of getting knocked out.
I'm sure all our boys are feeling the same and had a terrible journey home from Spain but they do deserve a lot of credit for the way they took Villa Real on and the whole of Scotland should feel proud of the performance that was put on.
Mullet :- First half his kicking, which is normaly solid, was shocking. Made up for it big time though with 3 exceptional saves to keep our hopes alive.
Verdict :- 7
Hutton :- Nervous, and who can blame him, in the first half he struggled to contain Riequelme. Got more confident as the game went on, will have learnt a lot from this game.
Verdict :- 6
J Rod :- Outstanding first half and organised our defence well. Had to adjust to Franco in the second half but coped admirably.
Verdict :- 8
Soti :- Again a European night and again a big performance by him. Some great tackling and dominating in the air showed that he can actually play.
Verdict :- 8
Murray :- Enforced change in the line up and did nothing wrong. Tried to get forward to help in attack and as ever, never stopped running.
Verdict :- 7
Burkey :- Was the danger man and Villa Real knew it. Had 2-3 men on him everytime he got the ball but still managed to get in a couple of great crosses, including the one for Boyd which could have won the game.
Verdict :- 7
Hemdani :- Tracked their runs all night and was an effective spoiler. Could have been a bit better in his passing but gave his all.
Verdict :- 6
Bazza :- WHERE did THAT come from. Performance of his life, or his season anyway. Dominated the midfield with power and fight and got forward well especially for the goal. A hero when one was required.
Verdict :- 9 (MOTM and extremley well deserved.)
Namouchi :- Played out left to plug a gap and did it well. Deployed defensivley he still managed to bull on forward at every opportunity and should be pleased with his night.
Verdict :- 7
Buffel :- First half full of sublime touches and movement seemed a lot quieter in the second half, slight injury maybe?, and was eventually subbed.
Verdict :- 7
Lovenpants :- Effort, desire, didn't shirk a challenge and in the right place at the right time for the goal. We should play the champions league music before every game at Ibrox!! Great stuff from the dane.
Verdict :- 8
Big Eck :- Was spot on with his tactics. Everyone thought he would defend a 0-0 till 80 minutes but caught us all out , and more importantly Villa Real, by attacking from the word go.
Verdict :- 8
We've had a great run, a great time and best of all we've made HISTORY. Chin up everybody cause.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.
Baz
posted by RangersMedia @ 8:56 PM
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