The Rangers Winter 2025 Transfer Rumours and Deals - Thread

[Bluedell 5,716]

3 hours ago, CammyF said:

The question has been asked before, but are we (Clement) too reliant on the "Sports Science" department? 

Or are we not reliant enough, given that injuries are still occurring regularly?

[Bluedell 5,716]

2 hours ago, RANGERRAB said:

Do we know Nsiala is good enough?

Every comment on him that I've read from people who have watched says no, he's not.

[CammyF 8,573]

2 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

Or are we not reliant enough, given that injuries are still occurring regularly?

It's a conundrum. We get injuries regularly, but also "rest" players due to "sport science ". Are we resting the wrong players?

 

Our rehab time seems far more excessive than other clubs (that is just my gut feeling).

 

 

 

[RANGERRAB 3,842]

16 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

Every comment on him that I've read from people who have watched says no, he's not.

That’s what I’ve heard too

[ranger_syntax 4,457]

4 hours ago, CammyF said:

The question has been asked before, but are we (Clement) too reliant on the "Sports Science" department? 

What does it mean to be "too reliant" on sports science?

[CammyF 8,573]

Now 3-1 to Rangers in closing stage- Lovelace with our 3rd goal. 

[JohnMc 2,835]

52 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

Or are we not reliant enough, given that injuries are still occurring regularly?

This.

The sport's science team will be urging more regular rotation and longer rest periods between matches for players. The manager will be looking at that and agreeing but then saying 'if I give that player a rest because of the amount of games he's played our side is weakened and we might lose, so I'm playing him'. 

At any specific time a good number of our players will be carrying knocks and strains, which they can play through, but which can lead to other injuries. It's rare a player is ever 100% fit. The older a player gets the higher the likelihood of them succumbing to injury. 

 

The challenge we currently have is shallowness of our squad. When every single player is fit we're still lacking adequate alternatives in central midfield and centre forward. On Thursday we'll be playing a makeshift defence and weakened midfield against Dundee, we've no alternative.

 

Sterling seems to be a player who struggles to play 2 games a week, I imagine the sport's science people know this, I suspect Clement knows this, but he took a chance as we we're significantly weakened if he didn't play. 

 

It's a dilemma. In a perfect world we could rotate and bring in players of equal ability, but we're far from a perfect world just now. 

[RANGERRAB 3,842]

40 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

This.

The sport's science team will be urging more regular rotation and longer rest periods between matches for players. The manager will be looking at that and agreeing but then saying 'if I give that player a rest because of the amount of games he's played our side is weakened and we might lose, so I'm playing him'. 

At any specific time a good number of our players will be carrying knocks and strains, which they can play through, but which can lead to other injuries. It's rare a player is ever 100% fit. The older a player gets the higher the likelihood of them succumbing to injury. 

 

The challenge we currently have is shallowness of our squad. When every single player is fit we're still lacking adequate alternatives in central midfield and centre forward. On Thursday we'll be playing a makeshift defence and weakened midfield against Dundee, we've no alternative.

 

Sterling seems to be a player who struggles to play 2 games a week, I imagine the sport's science people know this, I suspect Clement knows this, but he took a chance as we we're significantly weakened if he didn't play. 

 

It's a dilemma. In a perfect world we could rotate and bring in players of equal ability, but we're far from a perfect world just now. 

A better idea might have been not going into the season last august with just 3 recognised CB’s, 2 of whom ( Souttar & Balogun) are constantly injured.

[Devil's advocaat 1,644]

Souttar isn't constantly injured.

[CammyF 8,573]

25 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said:

A better idea might have been not going into the season last august with just 3 recognised CB’s, 2 of whom ( Souttar & Balogun) are constantly injured.

And 1 fit striker.