Match Thread [FT] Dundee Utd 0 - 2 Rangers (Sakala 54; Tillman 57)

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1 hour ago, Frankie said:

There's no doubt Morelos is bigger than at other periods but not hugely so.

 

Worth noting for context, he missed the best part of 5 months due to a muscle injury - hampering his fitness for at least that length of time and the manager insists he's carrying a knock again now perhaps hampering his ability to work at 100% in training outwith games.

 

Do we accept that context or is he lazy? I'd suggest a combination of both but most crucially is we sort out his future one way or the other asap.

The manager has went to great lengths recently to publicly laud him for playing through injuries. That doesn't sound like a lazy guy to me. For all he can be a pest and be late returning from Colombia at times his recent attitude has been good. Of course we know the next bump is just down the road but that's Alfredo.

[der Berliner 3,744]

On 08/01/2023 at 19:07, Gonzo79 said:

Zambia is by far not one of the African countries renowned for top-notch players. We got one of their best ... but compared to the top guys from Senegal or Nigeria ... 

 

So I for one do not expect Sakala to be the ultimate or unfailing attacker. Since Beale took over though, a comparison in countable stats (icehockey-style) of our two wing-attackers:

 

Rangers vs Hibernian - 1-0 ... Sakala (Kent)

Aberdeen - Rangers - 0-1 ... Sakala (Morelos, Jack), 2-2 Arfield (Kent)

Ross County - Rangers 0-1 ... Lundstram (Sakala)

Rangers - Motherwell 3-0

Rangers - Celtic 2-2 ... 1-1 Kent (Sakala), 2-1 Tavernier (Sakala)

Dundee Utd - Rangers 0-2 ... 0-1 Sakala (Jack, Barisic), 0-2 Tillman (Sakala, Tavernier)

 

If it goes on like that, our right attacking slot is sorted.