Rangers’ Philippe Clement makes the correct play at Tynecastle
Despite all of the obvious opportunities that were missed, it was far from a relaxing watch.
James Tavernier’s crucial block was on the line, and Jack Butland had to make a few adroit saves to keep the score at 0-0 and 1-0.
Five significant opportunities were lost, which is why Philippe Clement was dissatisfied with his Rangers forwards following the game and according to FotMob’s statistics.
Even without including someone as difficult to approach as Tynecastle, how frequently have we produced as many at Ibrox this season?
Given the two that he should have buried without hesitation—there is a time and place for touching someone, and neither of those occasions was the appropriate moment—Danilo most likely won’t have gotten much sleep last night.
However…
We are generating those opportunities and positioning ourselves to take advantage of them.
It’s obvious that the goal we did score came from the practice field as well.
Philippe Clement would have welcomed to see James Tavernier and Ross McCausland move and pass before Abdallah Sima ran and was passed to. Clement wants the Rangers to score more goals.
The difference between Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Michael Beale in the beginning of their careers—Clement is undefeated in 11 games—is that the present manager of the Gers appears to have a theory and the ability to put it into practice with the team he has available.
We should be alright with a few coaching points for players like Danilo.