“Very naive – 5” – Rangers ratings after Pittodrie drama | OneFootball

Rangers dropped their first league points under Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Ibrox Noise takes you through our ratings on a night to forget.

McGregor:

Looked a little bit like the SG McGregor he’d become before regaining momentum under Gio. Didn’t command his box and seemed subdued. One decent save. 6

Tavernier:

He wasn’t horrible, and he was one of Rangers’ marginally better performers. Got a couple of crosses in, but wasn’t on the ball enough and wasn’t doing enough damage. 6

Goldson:

When Goldson barely touches the ball you know the match has been ‘different’. One of the worst passing accuracies we’ve ever seen (58%), Goldson didn’t play his normal game, but did manage 5 defensive contributions. 5

Bassey:

By some distance our best defender, Bassey worked hard, stayed strong, and used his right peg well for a great ball for Scotty Wright. 7

Barisic:

Utterly subdued, looked distracted. Barely ventured into the opposition half, but did play his defensive game with some effect. 5

Sands:

Sadly, a mistake from Gio to start him, albeit midfield options were thin. Sands was a rabbit in headlights and if ever a player has been thrown in the deep end and drowned, this was it. It’s not a complete bust – he did pass quite well, and he made some defensive work count, but the game was too much for him and he wasn’t able to express himself. 5

Kamara:

Good passing, but not much else we can add to his performance. Subdued. 6

Kent:

Very unfortunate with the red, but it was the price for a stupid early yellow. In terms of his contribution, he was lively, made lots of runs (even if they weren’t always picked out) and worked hard. Provided a brilliant assist. 7

Hagi:

Scored the goal, didn’t otherwise do an awful lot wrong. But wasn’t influential in the way Joe Aribo is. And that’s the benchmark he was having to aspire to. 6

Wright:

Bright, energetic, but lacked conviction with end product. He always falls short of being good enough, but he never stops earning the right to try. 6

Morelos:

Bang to rights on the pen unfortunately, but otherwise had an involved game and tried to make things happen. Work ethic was there and he can hold his head high. 7

Subs:

Lundstram:

Should have started in Sands’ place, but was the completely wrong man to bring on for Wright when he did. This wasn’t the moment for him. 5

Sakala:

Had no impact. 4

Itten:

New manager, same old bringing on Itten with one second to go so he can’t make a difference. 4

Gio:

The lineup wasn’t a mistake (lack of options did limit the possibilities), but Sands was, and Gio also got the formation wrong in light of Aberdeen’s potential pressing and pressure. No idea why he brought Lundstram on for Wright, and unfortunately this was the first blot for the manager. Very naïve to go to Pittodrie and set up an attacking side. 5