It doesn’t come much harder for Philippe Clement this week with Tottenham Hotspur up next for Rangers.
The Europa League has provided some respite from domestic duties and the manager has steered his squad to within touching distance of securing at least a play-off spot.
Currently just above Spurs in the Europa League table, Rangers won’t have a better chance to pile the pressure on Ange Postecoglou as their injury list lengthens with one backup player already the subject of social media ridicule.
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Cole Palmer Panenka’s Fraser Forster to add to Spurs’ woes
Fraser Forster has broken Rangers hearts in the past and has plenty of experience of the Ibrox atmosphere.
Having conceded six goals in three Premier League games and 12 goals in seven games in total, the stand in for the injured Guglielmo Ricario hasn’t quite reached the same levels as he once did at Celtic.
Against Chelsea, Forster was on the end of an audacious Panenka penalty from Cole Palmer with X having a field day with the keeper’s reaction, or lack of.
“The moment Fraser Forster’s career came to an end,” claimed one Chelsea fan account, “Palmer’s pen made Forster look like he’s in a midlife crisis,” declared another.
“Thoughts go out to Fraser Forster,” was a more touching reaction to Palmer’s Panenka, with another Chelsea fan having a similar amount of sympathy for the giant keeper, “Fraser Forster has a family you know?”
“Fraser Forster wanted to kill Palmer after that pen,” observed on fan, and it wouldn’t be much of a contest if he tried, given the size difference.
Finally, Postecoglou will be hoping that Forster doesn’t take the advice of this fan who reckoned, “That Palmer penalty should send Forster into retirement.”
Why Forster is still a force to be reckoned with
Forster may have been stitched up by Palmer, however, without him between the sticks, it would have been a lot worse for Spurs.
It’s not the first game since taking over from Ricario that the giant Geordie has had to be at his best to keep the score down.
The 36-year old might not be great with the ball at his feet or entering any 100m races any time soon, but it still takes a lot to get the ball past him and the Rangers forward line will need to have their shooting boots on.
Hopefull, James Tavernier doesn’t get any ideas though.
