In their run to the 2008 UEFA Cup Final, Rangers manager Walter Smith deployed an ultra-defensive method which was dubbed "Watenaccio". Smith used a 4–1–4–1 variation which used centre-backs and centre-midfielders in wide positions and resulted in Rangers conceding only two goals en route to the final. The tactics brought criticism from opposition players such as Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who failed to score at Ibrox during a 0-0 draw and then went on to describe the tactics as "anti-football".