A game of two halves – a very different Rangers ratings….

In a change to the advertised scheduling, Ibrox Noise brings you a game of two halves.

A ratings system which sums up two completely different matches. Hope you enjoy:

First half:

McLaughlin:

Dire. Shockingly poor positioning for the goal, naïve handling, at 6s and 7s with his defence. 3

Tavernier:

Lots of attempts at crossing but none hitting their market – got frustrated and didn’t get forward enough. 5

Goldson:

Stood motionless for their goal, blaming everyone else as always. Otherwise lots of possession and passing as usual. 5

Souttar:

Really struggled with the pace, was beaten humiliatingly for the goal and had absolutely no relationship with Barisic. 3

Barisic:

Another one culpable at the goal, was too deep and didn’t close anyone down. Crossing was poor. 4

Kamara:

Horrendous – caught repeatedly on the ball, and guilty of lazy fouls, Kamara looked like the epitome of a passenger. 3

Lundstram:

Didn’t shy, kept the ball moving, swept plenty of balls wide, tried to make the match splutter to life. 7

Kent:

Unable to impress himself – was attracting defenders but wasn’t managing to use the ball well at all. 5

Wright:

Worked hard, kept running, drawing fouls, and while technically limited he was probably the best player on the pitch for Rangers in the first half. 7

Lawrence:

Absolutely anonymous. 4

Colak:

Completely starved of service and was unable to do much. 6

So, now we move onto the second half, a different ball game…

McLaughlin:

Had nothing to do, so his failings weren’t really exposed this time. 5

Tavernier:

Led, ran, scored, the captain did the shirt proud as he upped his and everyone else’s games. 7

Goldson:

Didn’t have much to do in the second half beyond passing the ball and keeping things ticking. 6

Sands:

Ok, it was the 65th minute but he was infinitely more calm and steady than the struggling Souttar. 6

Barisic:

Far better next to the American. Looked more at ease, more confident and more comfortable. Got forward with assurance. 7

Lunny:

See first half. And could have scored. 7

Arfield:

Night and day compared to the weak performance of Kamara. He changed the game completely and showed why he remains utterly indispensable. 10

Kent:

A massive assist for Scotty and looked energised by his arrival. Kent made things happen in the second half. 8

Tillman:

Not much of a stand out here, looked a bit overwhelmed by the pace. 5

Colak:

Had a wonderful header wrongly ruled out for offside, and was able to get much more involved. Less starved this time. A natural goalscorer. 6

Jack:

Tidied things up and cemented midfield. 6

Gio:

He hoped his men would start better than this, but unfortunately that first half will probably be the low point of the whole season. He made one change in the second which changed things only marginally, but it was adding Scotty and Sands which changed it all, especially Scotty. Gio won’t be thrilled with a number of his players, and a few of them have hinted they don’t have what it takes. They’ll need to up their games. But that second half will please him, his changes and the change in attitude fixed everything. 7