Rangers had higher xg in the game - 0.97 v 0.64. And that doesn’t include the Dessers golden chance because he didn’t get the shot away. Add that in and Rangers have double the quality of chances in the game than Celtic.
Narratives get developed after Old Firm games that bear little resemblance to the 90 minutes. The media need a clearer story to run with than the reality of a tight, gritty game decided on a couple of moments that had nothing to do with Rodgers/Clement/McGregor/Lundstram etc.
Honestly, I am struggling to even know how to respond to that but I'll do my best.
There is no narrative here, I listed chances we had 2nd half, factually, correct. Nothing to do with a narrative. In my opinion, we absolutely deserved to win. Yee had some decent chances, ( clearer cut chances than Celtic, admittedly ) mainly down to Celtic errors, not through yee cutting us open with quality football, Dessers chance, McAusland chance, Cantwell shot straight at Joe Hart - all because of Celtic errors. Reading follow follow last night, one of your fans said, Tav goal was your only shot on target yee had 2nd half and pretty much all your fans said we deserved to win because we were/are better from middle to front, which we were / are. There is absolutely no narrative here. We dominated yee, territorally, 2nd half. Your best chances in 1st half were down to Celtic errors, as stated, yee showed virtually nothing 2nd half until the goal. Yee showed spirit for staying in the game which, would not have happened under Gio or Beale, and there is no doubt Clement has done a very good job, and yee may still win the league ( Jan is huge for both clubs, we will sign at least 3 players ) but Celtic deserved the victory on Saturday, and McGregor was best player on park.
Honestly, I have no idea how you can say we didn't deserve to win the game. It was tight, yee hung in there, admirably, which yee deserve full credit for, but yee created absolutely nothing second half. Yee played quite well 1st half but offered virtually nothing second half until your goal.
Xg is a guide. You are getting too hung up on it. Xg doesn't tell you that your best chances were down to Celtics sloppiness. With better decision making in final 3rd ( especially Abada shooting when he should have slipped in O Riley - I was going mental at the game ) we go 3 up and game is absolutely dead and buried.
I thought Sterling and Lundstram worked exceptionally hard for yee. Sterling, although very limited technically, is hugely athletic and appears to be a guy that will stand up and be counted. A really good character. He isn't even playing currently in his natural position.
Title race well and truly on. I feel we had to win Saturday to give us a huge boost and halt your momentum. Still think we are slight favourites for title especially if we do good business in Jan. CCV is best defender in Scotland by a mile, keeping him injury free and fit 2nd half of season will go a long way to seeing us win league. Butland - good signing for yee, Hart is error prone. Huge worry for us, going forward.
