Rangers hit with two-man blow for Livi
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Manager of Rangers reacts during the UEFA Europa League group A match between Rangers FC and Sparta Praha at Ibrox Stadium on November 25, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Rangers will have to continue life under GVB without both Kemar Roofe and Leon Balogun after both missed Prague with injury.
Balogun’s absence was barely felt as Calvin Bassey put in the CB performance of his life to cover the deficit beautifully, while the front three worked hard enough that the Jamaican international’s void made little difference.
But nevertheless the manager would want to have all his players at his disposal.
Right now Rangers are down to just one viable senior defender in Connor Goldson, albeit technically there’s Jack Simpson as well…
But with Bassey’s excellent shift v the Czechs, we doubt it’ll be too much of an issue.
As for Roofe, well Ianis Hagi had a solid night on Thursday too, and Rangers don’t lack for attacking options, but it’s a big miss anyway, given the ex-Leeds man’s workrate.
But hopefully we will survive those absences regardless.
We should, shouldn’t we?