“10 out of 10” – Rangers players rated at Tynecastle | OneFootball

Rangers today demolished a spirited Hearts with plenty to spare in easily Gio’s best away league performance as manager.

Ibrox Noise takes you through our player ratings for a fine result in Edinburgh:

McGregor:

Didn’t have to do much, but his presence made a big difference. We will give him 10 out of 10 just for not being McLaughlin. 10

Tavernier:

Bright enough but a lot less crossing than usual (just 7 attempts which is low for him) and faded as the match went on albeit managed an assist for Alfie. He’s been a lot lot worse than this but better too. 7

Goldson:

One woeful moment early on but also good positional-wise and actually marginally better than recently. Didn’t seem to have much understanding with Davies other than passing to him. 6

Davies:

Barely appeared as a defender, more like a player who was there for Goldson to pass to. Booked early on for a mess of a tackle, and it may have nullified him. Tried to play offside at one point when no one else was. A bit lost. Seems very soft – rightly hooked at HT. 4

Barisic:

Was getting exposed a lot early on by a lot of big lobs down his side, but that faded and he got a handle on it. Comfortable overall aside this and provided his customary width on the right. 7

Lundstram:

He was up for a fight and was having none of Hearts’ nonsense. Lots of key blocks in the middle and distribution in the first half especially was excellent. Thrived next to Jack. But then lost him… 7

Jack:

Clean and tidy but nowhere near enough involved, left most of it to Lundstram and departed at half time. 5

Arfield:

Quite frankly extremely wasteful repeatedly in this one – had so many great chances for a killer pass or shot and wasted the lot. Passing was very poor, and just wasn’t at the races. 5

Kent:

A fascinating match from him – so heavily involved and did so much but so little of it actually paid off – apart from a massive assist and a massive goal. He showed glimpses of his brilliance here but Rangers need so much more of it. 8

Matondo:

Maybe just maybe this is the one to get him going – he’s got pace, but he’s needed a big moment to get him sparking to life, and his assist was brilliant. He didn’t really go on from that but hopefully he’ll grow in confidence – looks like he doesn’t believe in himself, and also seems to fear opponents, which is no surprise given what Devlin did to him. 6

Goalak:

Sorry, but this guy is the best striker in the SPL bar none and his conviction and all-round game are a marvel. Two supreme goals, a fair bit of good hold up play, and the Croat can just do no wrong. 10

Subs:

Davis:

Really isn’t looking at the races these days, wasteful in passing and off the pace. Also saw a reduction in Lundstram’s impact once he was on. As we’ve explained before. 5

Sands:

Didn’t really have a lot to do in the second half, but there was more understanding between him and Goldson than Davies. Good passing and got a fair bit of the ball. Didn’t hide as always. 6

Tillman:

His Rangers spark isn’t what it was but he did secure an assist. Looks a bit jaded compared with the Kaka-type Rangers fans took him for early on. 6

Morelos:

Got a good chunk of time and was determined to impress with it. And he scored a great goal. But he’s a long way off usurping Goalak. 7

Sakala:

No time to impress.

Manager:

This was the first Rangers XI in a long long time Ibrox Noise has actually liked – a lot of changes, and mostly a refresh for the stale rubbish that hasn’t worked. It wasn’t flawless – defence was vulnerable in the first half, and there was a lot of wastefulness – plus the second half subs seemed to hurt performance and it went a bit flat, BUT Gio will be happy with the score and the overall workrate. Amazing what happens when there’s no McLaughlin or Kamara isn’t it? 7