Glasgow Rangers roared again to successful methods by thrashing Aberdeen 4-1 on the weekend. The Ibrox facet dominated the match with Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s males registering 36 photographs in whole and the match may have simply seen extra targets.
The consequence units them up nicely forward of tonight’s conflict in opposition to Ajax within the Champions League, the place they should higher the rating within the reverse fixture (4-0 to Ajax) to have any probability of qualifying for the knockout levels.
The duty might be made even more durable by dropping midfielder John Lundstram to suspension, particularly contemplating he has been one of many membership’s best performers this season, averaging a SofaScore score of seven.28 within the Premiership.
Van Bronckhorst ought to unleash American James Sands in his place, with the participant well-equipped to play a profitable position within the Mild Blues engine room.
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Regardless of that includes at centre-back within the earlier levels of the marketing campaign, his finest place is definitely on the coronary heart of the midfield.
In eight league video games this time period, Sands has taken on common 71.8 touches whereas having a go completion fee of 89%, exhibiting simply how a lot he calls for the ball and the way efficient his passing potential is when deployed within the centre of the pitch.
The 22-year-old’s energy in one-on-one battles can be evident by the actual fact he has received 73% of his whole duels, whereas he has solely been dribbled previous on common 0.1 occasions per match, displaying a maturity which is uncommon for somebody of his age.
With a Champions League score of 6.13 as per SofaScore, it’s clear he has discovered the transition from home matches to performing in Europe’s elite competitors tough, nonetheless, the Dutchman ought to give him an opportunity to enhance and contemplating a 5-0 result’s extremely unlikely, it’s primarily a free go.
Following the Aberdeen match, journalist Jordan Campbell described Sands’ efficiency as “outstanding” and together with his versatility in with the ability to play both in defence or the midfield, he might be seen because the prime candidate to exchange Lundstram this night.