“Out of his depth at this level – 3” Rangers players rated v Ajax

Rangers were once again put in their place in the UCL, against a average Ajax who the hosts made look like Real Madrid.

Ibrox Noise brings you our ratings for another woeful Champions League match and the end of Rangers in Europe:

McGregor:

Fair play he actually made a couple of decent saves. If not for him it would have been worse. Couldn’t do a thing about any of the goals. 6

Tavernier:

Don’t let the penalty fool you, Tav has been a disgrace in the UCL. He’s cost Rangers countless goals and contributed little at the other end. He should not be Rangers captain and once again was found wanting for the opening goal. Leader my backside. 2

Sands:

Was a bit loose for the second goal but fools rush in. Overall a decent enough display (superb passing) under dire circumstances and the best defender we had but has no partnership or understanding with King. Who does? 4

King:

Painfully and shockingly out of his depth at this level, abysmal for the second goal but he’s 18. What can we expect from a kid who’s not even ready. Shouldn’t have been put in this position. 3

Barisic:

Had a bit of effort about him and tried to get crosses in but none got close to accuracy. Defensively ok, once again his side was reasonably tight. 4

Davis:

We’re going to shock you because Davis was probably our best player on the night. He used the ball well, had a decent link up with Arfield, and snuffed out quite a few Ajax attacks. We’ve given him dog’s abuse in recent weeks for his performances but he did show up tonight. 6

Arfield:

Also not a bad night from Scotty, worked as hard as he could and it was obvious his level was above many of his team mates. Nearly scored. 5

Kent:

Took him 12 minutes to touch the ball, but he actually ended up a reasonably lively performer. Won a lot of fouls, and once again he put in plenty of crosses. He’ll get more abuse from fans again because he’s Ryan Kent, but he was not bad tonight. 5

Tillman:

Another getting dog’s abuse for no effort, yet more than once he was back defending and he tried to make things happen up front. He’ll get utter criticism but once more, he definitely wasn’t poor. 5

Sakala:

You’ve been waiting for this one. All the effort in the world but absolutely zero quality, once again. Just like Saturday, the same performance, but against Ajax it exposes how completely terrible he actually is. He can run and dribble till the cows come home but at the end of it there’s nothing, zero product. Two shots, none on target, 6 crosses, one accurate. The guy will never stop working but there’s nothing to show for any of it. Is that what we aspire to now? 4

Colak:

One early burst into the box was all he had – got no service, and Colak needs service. Touched the ball only 12 times. 2

Subs:

Kamara:

Tidy on the ball but didn’t make any impact on the match. 4

Wright:

Tried as he always does, like Sakala, there was nothing at the end of it. 4

Matondo:

Tried 4 passes, only one of them found someone, but hey, he won a penalty. 4

Morelos:

His Rangers career these days was summed up with this one – made all the work, like Sakala, but utterly lacks the quality. Missed yet another open goal. Embarrassing. 3

Lowry:

Just good to see him back.

Manager:

Gio’s hands were tied here, but in fairness to him, his team actually produced a marginally better display than other UCL fixtures. Equally though, Ajax, who are painfully poor this season, were made to look world beaters. Rangers have a mile to go to match even third in the UCL group stage and Gio wasn’t shy in saying so pre-match. His subs didn’t really make any difference but we do wonder what else he could possibly have done tonight to give his team a chance. Did find a way to make Steven Davis work and we do commend him for that. 5