Scottish newspapers destroy Sam Lammers after Rangers draw v Sparta Prague, ‘offered nothing’
Scottish newspapers have torn into Sam Lammers following a disappointing display for Rangers in the 0-0 Europa League draw against Sparta Prague on 26 October.
The forward put in yet another disappointing performance this season as he continued his frustrating start to his career at Ibrox, failing to make a difference in the tight European clash.
National media was not impressed by his performance, and have been highly critical of the display, claiming he struggled to keep up with the speed of the game and lacked conviction in his play.
The Scottish Daily Mail wrote in their print edition [27 October, pg 79] that Lammers “Drifted in and out,” and had a “couple of chances late in the game, but his finishing lacked conviction,” rating his performance a 5/10.
Similarly, the Glasgow Times were also critical of the forward, ranking his display at a 5/10 and writing: “Struggled to get up to speed of the game with a number of loose passes in the early knockings.
“Grew into the contest, though, and went close with a curling effort only to be denied by a good [Peter] Vindahl stop.”
Lastly, the Scottish Sun were the most scathing in their assessment of Lammers, giving his performance a rating of just 4/10, and writing: “Floated around the periphery of the game and offered nothing until he had a golden chance late on.
“Should have done better as Peter Vindahl saved.”
Needs to take the step up soon
It has been a nightmare start to the season for the forward, and the change of manager doesn’t seem to have made a difference to his game so far.
His struggles under Michael Beale could have been chalked up to a lack of confidence in the manager, or suggesting that he simply didn’t fit in with the style of play, but with a new boss and a new style, his game has shown no signs of moving forward.
Just one goal in 18 appearances across all competitions this season is a display of how poor he has been, and while his role has been more of a creative one, that doesn’t excuse the lack of attacking output.
The hope will be that having some time to learn and grow under the new boss will allow Lammers to improve his game and make the jump up in quality, but time is quickly running out and he will need to improve quickly if he wants to keep his place in the side.
In other Rangers news, here are three things we learned from the European clash.