Rangers: Three things learned v Ross County as Michael Beale faces tough questions
Michael Beale made it three Rangers wins from three games in a comfortable 1-0 win over Ross County on Friday 23 December in the Scottish Premiership.
The Gers had John Lundstram to thank after the midfield maestro scored a terrific long-range effort in the first half that sealed all three points.
Nevertheless, Beale still faces tough questions over some talents within his squad who still seem unfit to wear the Light Blue shirt. Here Ibrox News takes a look at three things we learnt from the win against Ross County.
Adam is Divine.
Adam Devine was a stand-out performer on 23 December against Ross County and is starting to look like a real talent under the tutorage of Beale.
The youngster is constantly on the move, whether that is bombing down the left-side flank or covering for faulty defenders, he’s looking absolutely class.
Now Beale faces an extremely tough decision, with Borna Barisic returning from the FIFA World Cup, will he drop captain James Tavernier to let Devine play in his natural right-back role?
Or will he continue to use the 19-year-old at left-back? To be honest, Beale needs to find a solution to this quickly, Devine is looking far too good to drop right now.
Matondo missed his chance (literally).
Oh, Rabbi, the Rangers winger is suffering from an extreme lack of confidence right now, something Beale highlighted in the post-match press conference.
Nevertheless, confidence or no confidence, Matondo had a nightmarish appearance off the bench for Rangers against Ross County which culminated in a shocking 1v1 miss.
And it’s this very chance that has summed up Matondo’s time at Ibrox, the winger never looks like scoring even when he’s put in prime positions to do so.
The £3m fee which Rangers have coughed up to recruit Matondo from Schalke 04 is proving to be a waste of money, he isn’t that guy.
Tie that in with the supposed reputation the winger brought with him to Glasgow and it makes the deal look even more terrible, Ross Wilson and the Gers hierarchy have had a stinker here.
Davies loves chaos.
Despite securing a clean sheet on the night against Ross County, Ben Davies provided the Gers faithful with some heart-in-your-mouth moments that scream chaos.
The Englishman made two mistakes in as many minutes in the first half and was fortunate not to have cost Rangers an early goal if it wasn’t for a terrific McLaughlin save.
Against a better attacking side, Davies and the Rangers’ defence would have been punished and Beale wouldn’t have been walking away with three wins from three games.
Injuries may be plaguing him slightly, but right now, he just doesn’t look up to being the go-to man to partner Connor Goldson at the heart of the Rangers’ defence.
In other Rangers news, the club are now fancying their chances of major a January transfer after Fabrizio Romano’s update with a move on the cards.