Clement must drop Rangers flop who lost 100% duels

Glasgow Rangers dropped additional behind their rivals on the prime of the Scottish Premiership desk after they have been overwhelmed 2-1 by St Mirren on Boxing Day.

The Mild Blues discovered themselves 1-0 down on the break, due to a penalty given away by Jack Butland, earlier than Danilo and Nicolas Raskin have been launched on the break.

Philippe Clement’s Brazilian ahead fired within the equaliser to tee up what may have been an thrilling finish to the sport from a Rangers perspective, just for St Mirren to counter in stoppage time to attain a dramatic winner.

Dujon Sterling’s error could take the headline as the rationale why the Mild Blues misplaced the match, because it was his slip up that created the winner for the hosts.

Dujon Sterling’s efficiency in numbers

After serving to the workforce to maintain a clear sheet in opposition to Dundee within the earlier sport, the previous Chelsea man was chosen on the coronary heart of the defence as soon as once more.

There was loads to love about his efficiency, once more, because the defender received 4 of his six duels, together with each of his aerial battles, and made eight clearances, two interceptions, two tackles, and a block.

Sadly, nonetheless, as you’ll be able to see within the clip above, he tried to dribble the ball out from the again in stoppage time and was dispossessed, which led to the successful objective.

It was an error in judgement from Sterling, who ought to have launched the ball to discover a teammate as an alternative of taking that danger, however his all-round efficiency up till that time had been elegant.

Regardless of making the error that, in the end, price Rangers, Sterling was not the worst performer on the pitch. Nedim Bajrami, who began as a part of the attacking midfield arrange.

Why Nedim Bajrami must be dropped

The Albania worldwide obtained the nod over Danilo, who dropped out of the XI to accommodate Hamza Igamane transferring right into a centre-forward position, and did not justify his inclusion within the beginning line-up.

It was a giant alternative for him to come back in and present that he deserves extra minutes within the facet, with the likes of Ianis Hagi and Vaclav Cerny beginning forward of him within the attacking midfield positions of late, however he did not take his likelihood.

Bajrami was withdrawn from the motion at half-time by Clement, together with his alternative – Danilo – happening to attain, after a dismal first-half efficiency from the previous Sassuolo star.

As you’ll be able to see within the desk above, the Albanian flop did little or no to assist the workforce on the pitch, as he misplaced all 4 of his duels – exhibiting that the opposition discovered it far too simple to get the higher of him.

His lack of probabilities created and pictures additionally exhibits that the attacking midfielder didn’t do something to contribute on the prime finish of the pitch, which meant that he was a legal responsibility out and in of possession for the Scottish giants.

Sterling, at the least, supplied loads of large moments defensively to bail the workforce out earlier than his pricey error, whereas, Bajrami persistently let the workforce down with an absence of high quality at each ends.

Due to this fact, Clement ought to immediately drop the right-footed dud, who misplaced the ball ten instances from 21 touches, and convey Danilo again in from the beginning on Sunday.