After simply two video games of the season, Rangers are already 4 factors behind title rivals Celtic and Kris Boyd believes “it should be a worry” for Russell Martin.
James Tavernier’s stoppage-time penalty earned them a 1-1 draw with Dundee on Saturday, in a really totally different efficiency to their emphatic 3-0 Champions League qualifying win towards Viktoria Plzen.
Russell Martin caught with the identical beginning XI as midweek after he made large modifications as he questioned egos and mentality of their draw with Motherwell.
Six of Rangers’ 9 summer time signings began towards Plzen and Dundee with Boyd questioning the standard they’ve added to the squad.
“I know Djeidi Gassama has come in on the left, it’s very difficult to judge him against anything from last season because Ianis Hagi played out there a few times, there was Hamza Igamane and sometimes [Cyriel] Dessers last season,” he informed Sky Sports activities.
“Oliver Antman’s simply within the door so it’s totally tough to match him to [Vaclav] Cerny, however Cerny’s numbers final yr have been via the roof when it comes to aim contributions.
“Aside from that, I do not actually see Rangers have an improve in any place.
Djeidi Gassama and Oliver Antman have joined Rangers this summer time
“Nasser Djiga’s come in and he’s done well, but he’s on loan.
“Leon Balogun made defensive tackles, he made clearances, and I do know he was injured fairly a bit on the finish there, however I do not have a look at Djiga and suppose, you are an enormous improve from what Balogun was.
“Max Aarons is definitely not an upgrade on James Tavernier.
Nicolas Raskin and James Tavernier have began Rangers’ final two video games on the bench
“Joe Rothwell’s come into the middle of the pitch, and I know it’s a different style of play that Rangers want to play right now, but I don’t see him as an upgrade as it stands right now on Nico Raskin.
“Lyall Cameron is a tidy sufficient little participant, however Rangers have gotten numerous work to do.”
‘It is a fear for Martin’
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Rangers head coach Russell Martin needs his facet to be extra aggressive with the ball after they drew at Ibrox with Dundee
The draw towards Dundee was the primary time since 1989 that the Ibrox facet had not gained both of their first two league video games.
Martin took the blame for his resolution to discipline an unchanged beginning XI as they confirmed little of the power and want they did towards Viktoria Plzen.
“It would be a worry that you go from the highs of Tuesday night, and we’ve seen it with Rangers again in Europe,” Boyd added.
“I don’t think the result against Panathinaikos was very good, but there were glimpses in that performance where you would say, OK, there’s something maybe starting to happen here.
Rangers struggled towards Dundee
“But there were also phases of play that would worry you. Last Saturday [against Motherwell] and against Dundee, you look at managers that have come in previously, at the start of their regime, they’ve been able to get a reaction out of the players, domestically.
“The fear for Russell Martin so early within the season can be that in Europe, they’ve managed to seek out performances once more, however once more towards groups the place you anticipate them to win, it is not occurring.”
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