Kris Boyd rages after what Chris Sutton said amid ‘massive blow’ for Rangers v Ross County
Kris Boyd has reacted to a suggestion from Chris Sutton that the wheels may have come off for Rangers following their defeat against Ross County on Sunday (14 April).
Speaking on Sky Sports Football on Sunday (02:35pm), Boyd told Sutton to “behave” as he insisted the wheels haven’t come off for the Gers as he backed Philippe Clement to get his side back to their best despite suffering a 3-2 loss in Dingwall.
But the pundit wasn’t impressed by the Light Blues’ performance in what he believes is a “massive blow” for them as he accused some of the players of “not doing their jobs properly”.
“In terms of their form away from home, Rangers have conceded before today just five times and then three all in the one game,” said Eilidh Barbour. “It is quite an incredible collapse, it’s something we have not seen from Rangers on the road really this season, to be quite so open defensively and concede.”
“Are the wheels coming off?” asked Sutton.
“You behave,” replied Boyd. “Rangers were just so disjointed. They struggled to deal with runners from midfield. If you look at the goals again, they are all over the place. You’ve got people sliding in, you’ve got people running back towards their goal, not tackling, not doing their jobs properly.
“Recently they’ve stopped doing the simple things. Ross County were excellent, deserved their three points. It’s a massive blow for Rangers, but you’ve got to look at Philippe Clement and think that he will get this team back firing during the week, so the answer is no, the wheels haven’t come off.”
Rangers title chances take hit against Ross County
There is no two ways about it for Rangers, that result has provided a huge blow to their chances of winning the Scottish Premiership this season.
After chipping away at Celtic’s lead for months before leapfrogging them in the table recently, it just feels as though the past few performances haven’t been good enough.
They missed the chance to take control of the title race against the Hoops and then backed that up with an incredibly disappointing display against County.
Although injuries have taken their toll on the Gers over the past few months, the side that started the game in Dingwall should be coming away with three points.
The Light Blues must pick themselves up and go again for what is now an even bigger game in the rearranged fixture against Dundee on 17 April.
In other Rangers news, Chris Jack has shared a disciplinary update after what happened to the Gers.
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