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Ross County Vs Rangers preview: Fool me once...

  • Writer: Adam Bortkiewicz
    Adam Bortkiewicz
  • Dec 8, 2024
  • 2 min read

Morning everyone, early start for those going to the game today as we travel to Dingwall for a noon kick off.


The dust has settled after our rather surprising result on Wednesday. I think most of us are a bit unsure on how to take it, playing well and winning well isn't something we've seen much of this season. Especially not domestically.


There's only one question on my mind, can we keep it up? I'm not very optimistic but I think just saying "no" would make for a short read.


It was Dingwall when we saw our title ambitions come crashing down with a 3-2 defeat where we were totally outplayed. There isn't as much riding on today's game, but it's a different test from Wednesday night. Despite the storm going round I believe we will be spared the high winds that can make such a fixture so much more difficult.


We know we have to come into this game with the same level of aggression and fervour as Wednesday. I want to see us going with the same lineup and treating it like a home game, we shouldn't be respecting Ross County, we should be taking their lunch money and sending them to the back of the queue.


Not sure that's what we will see, Clement is incredibly risk averse and our away from is awful. I've got no doubt that if we revert to the safety net of the 4231 we will see another boring performance.


It feels make or break today, Clement got a little bit of credit back on Wednesday, but it won't take long for that to evaporate if we put on a Killie away esque performance.


It's clear I want no changes in lineup or approach, hopefully there's no enforced changes to disrupt our momentum.


Raskin was on press duties and spoke well on being back in the team and how much he worked on his game when he wasn't playing. He did say that when he wasn't in the team we were winning games, a spell of form I must have missed.


Clement said he was pleased with the way we approached the game on Wednesday and that it's a sign of months of hard work paying off. It's important to remember that he actually said we'd start playing well in October, so we can't read too much into what he's saying here.


From the AGM the other day, there wasn't much interesting, although we did confirm we are absolutely terrible in the transfer market, so no surprises there.


Hope everyone stays safe in this weather, and we actually have a performance to enjoy.


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