Rangers starting XI named to face Hearts: Danny Rohl to regret Bojan Miovski call
Rangers have named their starting line-up to face Hearts on Monday.
The Gers have travelled to Tynecastle knowing that a win is imperative if they want to keep up their efforts to win the Scottish Premiership.
Celtic’s win on Sunday away to Hibernian sent Martin O’Neill’s side four points clear in second and on level terms with the Maroons.
Three points away to Derek McInnes and Co. would bring the Light Blues just one point behind the leaders with three games to go.
Danny Rohl has now chosen his Rangers side to go and face Hearts, although his call surrounding Bojan Miovski has raised some eyebrows.
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Rangers name starting XI to face Hearts
The Ibrox club are certainly in need of an improved performance after their 3-2 defeat against Motherwell last time out.
There was little positive to say about last weekend’s loss as the Gers tasted defeat despite having the better of the ball and chances in G51.
| Stat | Rangers | Motherwell |
| Possession (%) | 51 | 49 |
| Expected goals | 2.65 | 0.76 |
| Shots | 16 | 9 |
| Big chances | 6 | 1 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 |
That sort of wasteful nature can’t carry on in front of goal, but the backline also has to do better to keep the ball out of the net.
Jack Butland, Emmanuel Fernandez, Nasser Djiga and Dujon Sterling have managed to keep their places, while Jayden Meghoma has dropped out.
James Tavernier has come in, with Nico Raskin and Tochi Chukwuani starting ahead of them in midfield.
Mikey Moore and Mohamed Diomande have been welcomed back, with Moore replacing Djeidi Gassama and Thelo Aasgaard, joining Youssef Chermiti in attack.
Miovski has Ally McCoist’s approval at Rangers, but has been dropped from the side and replaced by Andreas Skov Olsen in a decision that may not go in the Light Blues’ favour.
Bojan Miovski needs to make an impact vs Hearts
The Motherwell defeat was not a good day for the North Macedonia international, as he was hooked at half-time.
He managed just 14 touches and failed to get his only attempted shot of the afternoon on target as it went well wide of Calum Ward’s net.
That being said, he does still have the goalscoring pedigree that can make him a useful asset in these sorts of games.
Utilising from the bench may prove to be the wrong decision as he has the talent to make a positive impact when the chances fall his way.
Rohl will live and die by his decision and needs to hope that he’s gotten it right, moving into a massive game in the title race.
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