Di football world dey hot dis week as two Scottish clubs dey face different battles for Europe. Rangers dey struggle for Czech Republic against Jablonec, while Motherwell dey try to overturn heavy defeat for Germany against Freiburg. Di fans no dey happy, and dem make dem voice hear.
For Rangers side, di team dey play second leg of ein Europa League qualifier, and dem dey ahead for aggregate, but di performance don make supporters vex. One fan, Gav, talk say: “We were far better under Danny Rohl. I have no idea what this team or Derek McInnes’ game plan is, we are rotten to watch.” Another supporter, Ken, drop strong word: “Considering the money spent, this is the worst Rangers team I have seen in 50 years of support.” E talk say di opponents na Championship standard but Rangers still no fit control game.
Di match start with Jablonec dey press well. Derry Scherhant get early chance and e score, as e collect curling pass, carry ball reach edge of area, and coolly place am for net. Di atmosphere for stadium dey tense, and dis early goal make Rangers fans dey fear. But Rangers still dey ahead for tie, though dem no show quality.
Steven Thompson, former Rangers striker, talk say: “It looks like Rangers are trying to contain and sit in against Jablonec. Because of Jablonec’s lack of quality, Rangers are getting away with it. When Rangers are on the ball, the lack of idea and options, it’s so limited.” E also mention say Ryan Naderi no get ball for good position, and Tochi Chukwuani dey look uninterested. Fans dey ask how much longer dem go suffer.
Alan, another supporter, talk say: “To get a quality performance, you require quality players, Rangers are showing no quality whatsoever. Pick 11 guys from the stand and you will get a better performance with passion and fight in abundance.” Di criticism dey heavy, and Derek McInnes dey look vex for touchline as e dey write notes.
For Motherwell side, di team dey face Freiburg for Europa-Park Stadion for second leg of Conference League play-off. Dem don lose 3-1 for first leg for Fir Park, so dem need miracle. But manager Alfred Johansson no dey give up. E talk say: “The message has been that this week we’re going to try to do our thing. I mean, when we do our thing, that’s when we are the best. But I would say that the main thing is that we need to stay true to ourselves as much as possible.”
Johansson also talk say dem learn from first leg defeat and go improve. Dem get players like Regan Charles-Cook, Stephen O’Donnell, Tom Sparrow, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Dylan Williams wey travel with team and dey contention. But dem all need to be managed.
Freiburg don prepare well, as dem beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 5-1 for German Cup on Sunday. Di atmosphere for Freiburg dey loud, with bagpipes dey play, but home fans no like am, and dem drown out di sound. Motherwell fans dey hope for better result, but e go be hard task.
For Rangers match, Calum Macdonald from BBC Scotland talk say: “I’ve just counted the Jablonec players. It’s definitely 11 that Rangers are playing against, it felt like 12 or 13 for a while there.” Referee Nenad Minakovic don penalise Rangers for throw-ins, and di team dey struggle to get foothold. Fans dey call am disgrace, and Brian talk say: “Attitude is an absolute disgrace, as it has been since the start of the season.”
Di match for Germany still dey go, and Motherwell dey try to stay true to dem style. Johansson talk say: “We know what we can control is our performances and our behaviours on the pitch. It’s mainly that we actually can do quite well and that we should reach out for that as much as possible and don’t try to be protective in periods or whatever is the case, or sit deep.”
