Even Rangers’ victory over Celtic only offered a short reprieve for Philippe Clement, who is unable to muster the kind of momentum required to relieve the strain on his back.
The manager’s team is severely lacking in center-halves, but he has been evasive about adding more players to Ibrox during the January transfer window. Patrick Stewart is anticipated to provide supporters with an update in the days ahead.
Here are your Rangers player ratings for the match against Dundee, but, as there should still have been enough depth to handle domestic responsibilities.
Here are your Rangers player ratings for the match against Dundee, but, as there should still have been enough depth to handle domestic responsibilities.
Player ratings for Rangers versus Dundee
On their journey, Rangers ran against a brick wall once more, and this is how the players scored:
Liam Kelly, age six
had little chance with the first goal, but every set-piece was placed on top of him since he couldn’t handle a late corner against Hibs.
Though it should have been for the high ball that resulted in a penalty check before to Vaclav Cerny’s goal, the Rangers goal was an outstanding distribution.
Ridvan Yilmaz: 4
But when he got the opportunity to cut the ball back or cross it, a ready runner waited.
Too many times, even when he wasn’t under pressure, he gave the ball away.
He lost the ball many times, either because he lost control of it or because it ran under his foot.
He may be playing out of position, but it doesn’t mean he can’t execute the fundamentals.
Jefte: 6
He should stop using pointless free kicks and yellow cards as they only serve to make his own job more difficult.
continued to push Rangers ahead and attempted to go beyond the Dundee defense, but he had trouble finding a teammate to cross to.
Oscar Cortes’ cross had a back post header that Rangers might have used to win it, but they were unable to stop it.
Robin Propper, third
He departed his area of duty, allowing Dundee to attack, as it appeared that he didn’t trust Clinton Nsiala making his debut.
Propper appeared unable to win any physical fights over the ninety minutes, attacking the ball instead of maintaining his shape and dealing with the threat behind him in Dundee’s opening goal.
Being the captain made him seem like he was trying to accomplish too much.
tried to sneak behind the Dundee defense while continuing to push Rangers forward, but he had trouble finding a partner with his crossing.
Oscar Cortes’ cross gave Rangers the opportunity to win it with a header off the back post, but he was unable to stop it.
3. Robin Propper
It appeared like he didn’t trust Clinton Nsiala’s debut, so he abandoned his sphere of influence, giving Dundee the opportunity to attack.
Throughout the ninety minutes, Propper was incapable of winning any physical skirmishes and instead attacked the ball after Dundee’s first goal instead of maintaining his composure and dealing with the threat behind him.
He seemed too ambitious due to his position as captain.
Clinton Nsiala: 7
Given that he was thrown in at the deep end and that Simon Murray is a challenging opponent to deal with, he appeared collected when in possession and was able to stick to his own task with little fuss.
When he made his debut, he shouldn’t have appeared more confident than Propper, made greater use of the ball, or experienced less bullying.
Nsiala had a bright start, but the more experienced players surrounding him disappointed him.
Connor Barron, age five
Extremely active and hardworking, yet unable to regulate the pace of a match and primarily responsible for Dundee’s first goal.
Instead of clearing his lines, he played a blind pass out of position.
Clement became frantic and substituted early in the second half.
Anonymous, Mohamed Diomande, 5. The Ivory Coast international seemed to suffer greatly in this kind of game.
He simply doesn’t appear to be able to get his foot on the ball and have any kind of influence when play is frenetic.
dropped into a deeper area when Barron went off and tried to control the play, but he was really just moving the ball from side to side. He had a long-range shot that would have been a fantastic winner, but it smashed the crossbar.
Five Nedim Bajrami
Very similar to Diomande in that he must catch up to the faster-paced games, yet there is no denying his talent when they past him
provided virtually little danger in the final third or in terms of connecting the play.
Ianis Hagi: 5
played a crucial part in Rangers’ equalizer and appeared intent on making an impact, but he was unable to locate the kind of pass that has allowed him to contribute to a number of goals since rejoining the squad.
left at Hal F.Igamane Hamza, 7
held the ball up and connected plays outside the box, where he performed the most of his greatest work.
Instead of waiting for the ball from cutbacks and crosses, he might have scored in the first half if he had taken the initiative to go in front of his opponent.
Cerny nearly equalized the score with an assist on the ball, but he appeared much more focused in the second stanza.
6 Vaclav Cerny
Forwards still need to be able to contribute with stats when they aren’t playing well, and Cerny accomplished just that.
Even if the last ball wasn’t as precise as he usually is, it was still a nice finish on his weaker side.
Despite his huffing and puffing in the second half, he appears to be in need of a rest.
Replacements Rabbi Matondo: 4
After a clever spin inside the area, he had the goal at his mercy but was tackled and lost the opportunity.
Given his speed, he ought to pose a far greater threat.
Danilo: 4
Despite having some nice touches, Dundee started to sit deeper and found it difficult to find space.
Ross McCausland: 4
replaced the unproductive and uncoordinated Ridvan in a new right-back position, and all he did was give up a free kick.
Oscar Cortes: 4
With the directive to run himself into the ground, take Ridvan’s spot on the left flank.
With a well-placed cross to the back post, he almost gave Jefte a late assist, but the left-back was unable to keep the ball down.-time because of a back issue.
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