Clement must give 26yo one order to make Rangers difference: Opinion
Philippe Clement needs to give Scott Wright this instruction to get Rangers winger flying
Rangers’ summer hiring was dubious since Scott Wright turned down the opportunity to move on, and we never replaced Ryan Kent and Fashion Sakala, our first-choice wide players.
Wingers have been essential to the team’s comeback to form under new manager Philippe Clement, with each member of the squad receiving an opportunity to make an impression.
However, there are several pretty simple steps Rangers may do to make up for Scott Wright’s deficiencies.
Rangers are able to address Scott Wright’s consistency issue.
Clement has to make do with what he has.
Oscar Cortes appears to be a valuable addition, but until the end of the season, Wright will continue to play minutes in order to keep players like him fresh.
However, it doesn’t look good to be replaced at halftime by a utility player who has played defense for the majority of his career.
Wright possesses the fundamentals of the kind of player that Clement enjoys.
He works hard, moves quickly, and is straightforward; the only issue is that his proficiency with basic passes has an immediate impact on our ability to create chances.
The ideal example comes from a single first-half occasion against St Johnstone.
Against Todd Cantwell in a 2v1, Wright only needed to pass the Rangers playmaker five yards, but he did so too quickly and too far away.
Midweek vs Ross County was the same.
The 26-year-old is a wonderful player who often finds himself in great positions, but his final ball and decision-making are far from adequate, which is why he will likely leave in the summer.
What then is Clement able to do about it?
Make it easy.
Change it up and direct the players to make certain runs instead of depending on Wright to select a partner.
Upon receiving the ball, Ross McCausland or Wright are aware that they don’t need to glance up; all they need to do is
hit the ball into a specific spot.
For players making thousands of pounds a week, finding the six-yard line or penalty area should be quite simple.
The other option, which is what we seen on Sunday, is to portray a different character who may not be quite what Clement is searching for but will nevertheless have an impact.
Almost immediately after Rangers’ two penalty kicks against St Johnstone, you could hear the conspirators behind VAR clattering on their keyboards.
Remember that both were very obvious penalty kicks—one for a late lunge on Dujon Sterling and the other for the most obvious handball you’ve ever seen—but in the crazy world of Scottish Premiership football, reason isn’t permitted.
Although the usual suspects complain and whine about how the rules should be applied, there is more reason for concern at Ibrox given that neither of the two penalty kicks was awarded until VAR stepped in.
Since then, Craig Levein has expressed regret over the VAR’s decision to award the spot kicks with mildly obnoxious soundbites that have not been and will not be taken seriously.
However, the fact remains that Rangers would have suffered from a double refereeing injustice at St Johnstone if technology hadn’t intervened.
In the event, Rangers won the match 3-0 and took the lead in the Scottish Premiership.
Referees avoiding the possibility of a Rangers penalty?
Referees are under more pressure than ever before when it comes to major Rangers decisions.
The vitriol around penalty kicks has escalated to the point where every Rangers spot kick decision—regardless of where it occurs on the field—is examined through forensic analysis.
Not just by the conspiracy theorists on Twitter, either; Sky Sports has a tendency to exaggerate every Rangers call when covering the team.
Despite all reasonable arguments to the contrary, such as the fact that Celtic has actually been given the most penalty kicks this season (12) or that they are the only team in the division without having had a spot kick awarded against them,
this culture has grown up around the game and continues to this day.
However, the idea that referees are now so reluctant to enforce rules correctly in real time because of VAR’s safety net raises concerns that officials are becoming paralyzed by conspiracy theories about the Rangers.
Whistler’s reputation is saved by VAR against St Johnstone
To be clear, Rangers and Celtic will receive more penalties than any other team since they possess the ball more in the box than the other teams. It makes sense simply.
The idea that there is a conspiracy is demeaning to our under-pressure referees’ professionalism as well as the intelligence of football fans and anyone who genuinely thinks it shouldn’t be taken seriously.
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