Breaking News:Jefte turnaround, Sterling non-negotiable and Propper must – 3 Rangers changes Philippe Clement has to make
Rangers snatched a late, late draw against Dynamo Kyiv to give cause for optimism that wasn’t there following the opening day Scottish Premiership stalemate against Hearts at Tynecastle.
Philippe Clement and the Ibrox legions won’t be getting carried away just yet but there were at least some positive signs. Goal hero Cyriel Dessers reckons the end to the game could spark their season into life and shift the momentum. There’s no doubt the result and aspects of the performance have changed a mood that, following the display in Gorgie, threatened to really boil over had things turned ugly in Poland against a side who bagged nine goals over two legs in their previous Champions League qualifying round against Partizan Belgrade.
Apart from the obvious of Dessers scoring after passing up a couple of chances against Hearts, two of the other big plus points on the night came from the bench. And it means changes to the the starting XI are now screaming out at Clement ahead of both Saturday’s visit of Motherwell to Hampden and the return against the Ukrainians, also at the National Stadium, next Tuesday. Here, Record Sport looks at three names who should start going forward.
Dujon Sterling
The former Chelsea man missed the opening game of the season at Tynecastle but he immediately improved Rangers when he was introduced for Connor Barron in the final 19 minutes against Kyiv. His versatility has probably worked against him as Clement looks for the position where he can be most effective. He can obviously pay in either full back role but he looks best in the engine room and that was proven yet again in Poland. He replaced Connor Barron but a midfielder pairing with the former Aberdeen man could be the way forward and that would allow Clement the option of moving Mohamed Diomade into a more advanced No. 10 position. But – and it’s a fairly big but – he must prove his fitness over a sustained period with far too much time on the treatment table, a point referenced by Clement when talking up the importance of captain James Tavernier.
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