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Rohl must immediately drop Rangers flop who was as bad as Chermiti vs Hibs
Glasgow Rangers head coach Danny Rohl masterminded another win in the Scottish Premiership on Monday night with a 1-0 success over Hibernian at Ibrox.
The German boss has won six and drawn two of his eight league matches in charge of the Light Blues so far, which is an impressive return considering Russell Martin only won one league game in his tenure.
Emmanuel Fernandez scored the only goal of the game for the Gers against Hibs, as he nodded in Dujon Sterling’s inswinging cross from the left, for his third goal of the season.
It was a scrappy game, decided by that header, and there were several players who failed to deliver for the Light Blues, including Youssef Chermiti.
Why Youssef Chermiti should be dropped
Days after scoring a beautiful overhead kick in the Europa League, Bojan Miovski missed out on the win over Hibernian with a small knock that will not keep him out of any further matches.
The Macedonia international’s absence provided Chermiti with the chance to start in the Premiership for only the second time this season, per Sofascore, and it was a chance that he did not take.
Per Sofascore, the Portugal U21 international failed to score from any of his five shots, one of which went out for a throw-in, and lost six of his 11 duels throughout the game, which shows that he struggled in and out of possession.
The £8m summer signing from Everton has only scored one goal in 18 appearances in all competitions for Rangers, per Transfermarkt, and should be ruthlessly ditched from the side for the clash with Hearts, with Miovski coming straight back in.
Chermiti is not the only underperforming Rangers forward who should be dropped from the side, though, as Findlay Curtis was just as bad as him.
Why Findlay Curtis should be dropped by Rangers
It was pleasing to see Rohl give the academy graduate an opportunity to start the game against Hibernian on the left wing, as it was his first league start of the campaign.
Unfortunately, the 19-year-old winger was unable to grasp his opportunity to impress at Ibrox, but it will be a learning experience that he can use to develop his game and prepare himself for his next chance, whenever that may come.
Rangers play the league leaders, Hearts, next time out, though, which is why Curtis should not be given an immediate opportunity to prove that he learned from Monday night’s game. Instead, Djeidi Gassama should replace him after he produced an impressive cameo off the bench.
Per Sofascore, the Scottish youngster lost possession a whopping 16 times without creating any ‘big chances’ or scoring a goal for the Gers, with just one key pass in 69 minutes of action.
This shows that he was just as ineffective as Chermiti, as both players failed to score or create a ‘big chance’, and that is why both of them should be ruthlessly dropped from the team.
Gassama was introduced to the game with 21 minutes to go, replacing Curtis, and did more in his cameo than the academy graduate managed in more than an hour on the pitch.
|
Vs Hibs |
Curtis |
Gassama |
|---|---|---|
|
Minutes |
69 |
21 |
|
Shots |
2 |
1 |
|
Possession lost |
16x |
4x |
|
Dribbles completed |
0/2 |
3/4 |
|
Key passes |
1 |
2 |
|
Big chances created |
0 |
1 |
|
Duels won |
5/13 |
4/5 |
As you can see in the table above, the summer signing from Sheffield Wednesday was far more effective on the left wing, creating more chances, completing more dribbles, and winning a higher percentage of his duels in less than a third as many minutes.
The French forward also had a goal ruled out for a very tight offside call, which was unfortunate, and he should now be given the nod to start against Hearts next time out.
Whilst it is a ruthless call to drop Curtis immediately after his first league start of the season, it is warranted based on his performance in comparison to Gassama’s, and when taking into account the quality of the opposition coming up.
Curtis should use this situation as fuel to improve himself in training and to watch the footage back with the analysts to see where he can do better, so that he is ready to grasp his chance with both hands when Rohl next decides to unleash him as a starter for the Scottish giants.
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