“His worst of the season – 5” Rangers rated v Hearts | OneFootball

Rangers slumped to a second home draw of the season, and despite holding onto the top slot the patchy form continues to be a concern.

Ibrox Noise gives you our ratings for another strange one:

McGregor:

The man hasn’t been at his best this season, for the very simple reason he shouldn’t have remained between the sticks, despite his stunning 55. He gave it all for that and has nothing left. A tricky afternoon, albeit two or three great saves, but his error did gift Hearts the equaliser. But it should never have come to that. 6

Tavernier:

Quiet. Average display from the captain, didn’t do a tonne right or wrong really. Just a bit there. 6

Goldson:

Some wayward passing saw a notably low level from the vice captain, and if we’re honest, he looked downtrodden through the whole match. Not his best. 5

Balogun:

Also not at his best, the Nigerian’s defensive confidence looked a bit shaky following his international mishap. But he was still better than Goldson and kept working, managing some bursts forward. 6

Barisic:

An ok match from him, but ok is far from good enough. Hasn’t been at the races since the Spring for this club and needs to rediscover his form before Calvin Bassey takes his place permanently. 6

Lundstram:

There wasn’t an ounce of competition for Rangers’ MOTM to this gentleman, who’s looking head and shoulders above every other player in the side right now, both metaphorically and in most cases, literally. His stats are brilliant, his work ethic clear to see, and he’s owning the midfield. Everything is going through him. 9

Kamara:

In truth he was more involved than he has been recently, getting forward a bit and managing to have some involvement in the opposition third. But aside that he’s just not doing anything of real note in our midfield and continues to be mostly lethargic and negative. 5

Aribo:

Worked hard and had a lot of the ball. Tried to make things happen, but frankly got away with a very bad lunge that Porteous had done on him two weeks ago with a yellow card. He’s not hiding and it was still a bit better from him than recent. 6

Hagi:

A struggle from the Romanian, his worst of the season by a distance, admittedly not helped by the number of times he was clattered. Touch was poor and he looked out of sorts. 5

Wright:

Shows energy and enthusiasm, but not an ounce of end product or quality. Sorry, but we’re not interested in this guy playing for our club except as an impact sub. He isn’t good enough to start and we stand by that unless truly proven wrong by a miracle. 5

Morelos:

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Missed a tonne of sitters, and after this latest one (yet another poor showing from him) fans are starting to lose all kinds of patience. Sure, it’ll all simmer down by the next match and 7 Nation Army will belt out from fickle fans who were calling him all sorts today, but either way Morelos had a horror this afternoon and looked completely disinterested. 3

Subs:

Bacuna:

Didn’t do an awful lot except lose the ball and make some ineffectual passes. 5

Roofe:

Always works, never stops, and while he only got 15 minutes, every pass hit its mark. Wasn’t able to change the game. 6

Davis:

There was a noticeable dip after Davis came on – the game slowed and Hearts took complete control of the ball. While the home side hadn’t been great in the second half, Davis’ introduction saw the pairing that doesn’t work – he and Lundstram, and Rangers’ midfield simply halted. They can’t play together. 5

Manager:

Steven Gerrard was getting it thick from fans at full time, fans who couldn’t understand why he removed Hagi and Aribo. We’d disagree that Hagi was having a great match, but Aribo was on a yellow. But he did leave the useless Morelos on and didn’t bother with Fashion Sakala at all. The starting lineup? Questionable. Ditching Bassey, starting Kamara (again), and selecting Wright – none of these came close to working, and Sakala had surely earned himself a chance. He also brought Davis on completely pointlessly and it disrupted Lundstram. Not Stevie’s best match either. 5