Glasgow Rangers secured another comeback victory in the Premiership as the Ibrox side netted a late winner against Dundee at Dens Park on Saturday evening.
To the neutral, it was an enthralling match. Dundee led 2-0 and 3-1, before conceding three goals in the final 20 minutes to somehow lose the clash.
Cyriel Dessers – who registered 12 total shots and missed five big chances – scored the game-winning goal and Barry Ferguson and his backroom staff will be laughing back to Glasgow.
Ferguson won’t get the job on a permanent basis, but he does seem to have installed a never-say-die attitude among the players.
Rangers best and worst performers against Dundee
A special mention must go to Dessers. The striker took some flak from the support and missed far too many chances, but his persistence paid off in the end for the Light Blues.
He looked lively enough alongside Hamza Igamane – who managed just a solitary shot on target – as the club came away with all three points.
James Tavernier also scored while making two key passes, creating a big chance and winning six of his nine contested duels throughout the 90 minutes.
Leon Balogun didn’t enjoy his finest match in a Rangers jersey. The centre-back won just two of his seven duels, lost the ball eight times and made zero tackles. He was duly subbed off at the interval.
Goals
1
Shots on target
9
Big chances missed
5
Key passes
1
Lost possession
13
Total duels (won)
8 (4)
Jack Butland made yet another mistake, while Ridvan Yilmaz failed to contribute anything meaningful going forward, registering zero key passes or successful dribbles.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment, however, was Connor Barron, who failed to demonstrate his true talents.
Connor Barron’s game in numbers against Dundee
Operating deep in a five-man midfield, Barron only managed to take 25 touches before he was hooked at half-time, 17 fewer than Butland in goal.
A pass success rate of 76% was also poor, with the midfielder losing possession five times while making zero interceptions or attempting any dribbles.
The former Aberdeen starlet was given a match rating of 5/10 by Football Insider for his performance. Admittedly, there were a few worse performers, but this was the sort of game that Barron should be grabbing by the horns.
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Instead, he lacked the confidence to make a positive impact, with Ferguson making the tactical switch at halftime which saw the Scot replaced by Bailey Rice.
Next up for the Ibrox side is a clash against Hibs in the top flight next Saturday in what will be a warmup for their Europa League quarter-final first-leg match against Athletic Bilbao on April 10.
As such, will Ferguson drop Barron to the bench for the tie against the Easter Road side? Perhaps bringing Rice into the starting XI? Or even potentially changing his system.
Domestically, the season is over for Rangers. But if the club can deliver another excellent European performance against the La Liga side, they have a chance of further progression.
Barron must perform better to stand any chance of playing in that match.
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