Glasgow Rangers could have proven their combating spirit throughout their comeback victory in midweek, however this was severely missing at Ibrox this afternoon.
Barry Ferguson had led the Gers to league titles and a plethora of home honours on the pitch at Ibrox, deserving of a wonderful reception forward of the conflict in opposition to Motherwell.
Nevertheless, it was a distinct ambiance at full-time, because the membership suffered a dismal 2-1 defeat to the Steelmen. The away facet scored twice within the opening half-hour courtesy of Luke Armstrong and Tom Sparrow, they usually had been deserving of their lead on the break.
Cyriel Dessers scored inside 10 minutes of the restart they usually had a objective disallowed late on. The defeat was the membership’s sixth of the Scottish Premiership marketing campaign – hardly the very best preparation forward of the Europa League conflict in opposition to Fenerbahçe on Thursday.
Rangers’ finest and worst performers vs Motherwell
In fact, Mohamed Diomande was arguably the one participant who appeared up for the duty. The midfielder made three key passes throughout his time on the pitch, whereas succeeding with 100% of his dribbles and taking three photographs in whole.
Diomande additionally received 100% of his whole duels contested in what was a strong show regardless of the ultimate rating.
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Rangers v Motherwell: Key statistics |
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Metric |
Highest-ranked |
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Correct passes |
James Tavernier (67) |
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Key passes |
Mohamed Diomande and Vaclav Cerny (3) |
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Tackles |
Kai Andrews (4) |
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Photographs on course |
Mohamed Diomande (2) |
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Floor duels received |
Callum Slattery and Jefte (7) |
Elsewhere, there wasn’t a lot to shout about. Dessers could have scored but once more, however he solely managed to finish 15 passes and take 34 touches all through the 90 minutes.
On the again, James Tavernier and Robin Propper failed to forestall Motherwell from scoring and misplaced possession 18 occasions between them in what was a poor displaying from the duo.
Ferguson made three subs at half-time, bringing off Hamza Igamane, Propper and Ianis Hagi. It was the Romanian who did not showcase his true skills, which might have turned the sport.
Ianis Hagi’s recreation in numbers v Motherwell
Hagi was deployed on the left of a four-man midfield as Ferguson opted to make use of a 4-4-2 system at Ibrox this afternoon, however this tactical tweak did not have the specified impact.
Hagi took 44 touches throughout the first half, but misplaced possession 15 occasions in whole, failing to make something optimistic occur. He even accomplished fewer correct passes than Jack Butland (19 v 21) throughout his spell on the pitch.
He had one shot off track, delivered simply two correct crosses from 10 makes an attempt and succeeded with solely 50% of his dribble makes an attempt throughout the first half.
There is no such thing as a doubt that the attacking midfielder has proven glimpses of his skills since returning to the fold in October, however this might be a match he’ll look to overlook.
Having been awarded a match score of 4/10 by Ibrox Information, Hagi was additionally criticised by journalist Michael McEwan on X, who mentioned:
“I’ve been vital of him not too long ago however Mo Diomande is the one Rangers participant who seems to be worthy of the jersey at the moment. The remaining have been 3/10 at finest. Jefte, Cerny, Ridvan and Hagi have been unspeakably unhealthy.”
Ferguson must get again to the drafting board, particularly as a visit to Turkey awaits in just a few days.
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