An issue that has appeared in Rangers play under Philippe Clement recently has been a lack of players attacking the box.
Tom Lawrence and Vaclav Cerny have solid returns for the season, but there aren’t enough goals coming from other areas of the squad – Nicolas Raskin, Connor Barron and Mohamed Diomande have one goal between them and only four assists
The manager needs to find a way of getting goals from his midfield and he would have loved to have a player at his disposal who was told not to sign for Rangers.
Tijjani Reijnders sees Man City and Barcelona circle after Rangers knockback
Speculation has been rife this season that Tijjani Reijnders could be on his way out of AC Milan with widespread reports linking him with Barcelona and Man City.
A far cry from when Rangers were interested only for Bert Konterman to tell Reijnders dad that the SPFL should be avoided.
Scott Arfield and Joe Aribo have, probably, been the Ibrox outfits best No.8s in recent years in that they could both chip in with goals and assists but were deployed in a 4-3-3 formation rather than Clement’s preferred 4-2-3-1.
You only truly realise what you’ve got when it’s gone.
Reijnders recent Champions League performance is the reason why he is attracting so much attention, it typifies what he brings to the Rossoneri.
Who is the Rangers player that should try to emulate Reijnders?
When asked what type of player he saw himself as, he said:
“I am a modern midfielder, I would define myself as box-to-box, more offensive than defensive,” as reported by Lega Serie A.
“I like to build play and create chances for my teammates, that’s what I do best. I want to improve on a technical and tactical level.
“The Coach wants two offensive midfielders who are able to create, session after session, we will find the right balance between ourselves.”
How Reijnders describes himself is what Rangers should be getting from Diomande.
At £4.3m, the 23-year old needs to be contributing more than he is, he certainly shouldn’t be sitting on the bench for the full 90 minutes in Rangers biggest game of the season.
