Huge defensive blow as Gio loses another Rangers man

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Huge defensive blow as Gio loses another Rangers man
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: Rangers manager Giovanni Van Bronckhorst speaks to the media before the UEFA Champions League group A match between Rangers FC and SSC Napoli at Ibrox Stadium on September 14, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Rangers are down to just two selectable defenders after Leon King had to be ruled out of Scotland U21 duty with a knock, meaning only Connor Goldson and James Sands are available of the entire pool at Ibrox, with just John Lundstram capable of filling in there as absolute emergency backup.

It’s a ridiculous state of affairs at Ibrox which shows just how poorly the summer window went with regards to sorting the defence out – Calvin Bassey’s exit left a big hole, and unfortunately none of the defensive additions (Ridvan, Souttar and Davies) have come close to playing a convincing 90 minutes never mind being outright solutions for the Nigerian’s exit.

But King had impressed in recent weeks, with some good cameos then managing a full debut or two as well – and now Rangers fans will be praying the injury he’s picked up on international duty isn’t too bad, but should prepare for the worst.

It only emphasises our earlier piece on his namesake Balogun, who is having an excellent time down in London with Michael Beale’s QPR, after he was released against fans’ wishes.

But these are the cards we must now deal with – just one senior outright defender (Goldson) is actually available for Giovanni, with Sands and Lundstram both midfielders by trade.

It’s a bit of a ‘mare, to tell the truth.

How long before Gio himself is putting the jersey back on…?

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Balogun and Katic. Inexcusable errors. Bassey multi skilled needed replaced like for like with some of the fee. Going after a regularly injured player and putting all your eggs in one basket absolutely ridiculous. No wonder Hearts were really trying for is to pay up for him in January,

    I think we actually need a new scouting regime

  2. Balogun and Katic. Inexcusable errors. Bassey multi skilled needed replaced like for like with some of the fee. Going after a regularly injured player and putting all your eggs in one basket absolutely ridiculous. No wonder Hearts were really trying for us to pay up for him in January,

    I think we actually need a new scouting regime

  3. Forgot to mention Davies. Not the same physique as Bassey and not sure if Bassey played much for Leicester, Did Davies ever play for Liverpool or did somebody actually look at him play. Must have been alternative out there.

    While we were never going to win UCL, we should have been looking to pick up some points. We did need a defence and backup entering the competition.

    You reap what you sow.

  4. Total MISMANAGEMENT imo ,although not a massive baloguen fan ,why let both him and katic go to replace them with an injury prone player ,who many doubted was good enough and another sqaud player from Liverpool that it now looks like he doesn’t trust or rate .I am totally bamboozled by decisions getting made at our club ,and people do not seem to be getting held accountable for this .Facing arguably the best team in Europe with only 1 recognized defender and that being goldson 😳💦is frankly ,a fucking disgrace !

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