Credit: Imago

Jacob Raw

Sun 5 April 2026 17:10, UK

Youssef Chermiti came off the bench in Rangers‘ 4-2 win against Dundee United on Saturday, but his goal-scoring ability came into question once again.

Danny Rohl decided to start the striker on the bench in the first game back after the international break, and it wasn’t a move that he will regret.

Chermiti has come up with big moments, by all means, but his tendency to miss big chances in light blue feels like it’ll be a problem for the time to come.

The young forward has years ahead of him to improve, but with a need for silverware at Ibrox, patience runs thin.

Chermiti missed some golden opportunities against Dundee United, and it’s a familiar story with him once again; one step forward, two steps back.

Youssef Chermiti takes major step back in xG tally

Chermiti’s performances against Celtic will go down in the history books this season, particularly for that overhead kick in the 2-2 draw last month, which was unfortunately overshadowed by the full-time scenes at Ibrox.

Rohl started with Ryan Naderi up top for the Gers against Jim Goodwin’s side, as the German netted his first Scottish Premiership goal since arriving in the winter.

Now, Chermiti did pick up an assist for Bojan Miovski’s winning goal, and gained a good rating for his overall contribution, but with him being a forward, you want to see him score; it’s his job.

After multiple misses against Dundee United, the 21-year-old remains on nine goals for the season, but is now underperforming with his overall xG tally once more, which sits at 9.09.

Chermiti has been linked with a move to PSV in recent days, and it may be something that the 49ers keep in mind this summer.

Danny Rohl has learned important lesson with Ryan Naderi and Chermiti

Naderi looked lively as ever against Dundee United, especially in the first half, when he almost had a looping header find the bottom corner.

The German’s first Scottish Premiership goal came through a tap-in, a display of true goal-scoring instinct play by the number nine.

Rohl’s side were relentless going forward, and things just seem to click better when only one of Naderi and Chermiti starts.

Perhaps keeping them both on the pitch as central forces in the second half of games is a trick Rohl can keep up his sleeve, but starting both from the off isn’t the best idea to get the ball moving the Gers’ way early on.

Updated 24/7 with expert analysis from the heart of Govan.