Against Aris Limassol it was obvious, as it was against PSV Eindhoven and domestically against Kilmarnock, Aberdeen and St Mirren, Rangers desperately need a playmaker like current interim boss Steven Davis.
Bailey Rice might be that player one day but, at 17-years old, we will have to be patient for him to become a first-team regular.
When St Mirren went down to ten men, Rangers huffed and puffed but the tempo for the middle third of the game was far too slow, Steven Davis knew when to increase the pace but there is nobody in the current squad that is capable of something similar.
New Rangers boss must find his answer to Steven Davis
If Michael Beale could have his summer transfer window again, I’d wager that there are two positions that he would want to strengthen.
A winger and a play making midfielder.
Nicolas Raskin and Jose Cifuentes will be good players for Rangers but that isn’t their strength.
John Lundstram and Ryan Jack are also totally incapable of driving a team forward in what is our most important player during domestic games.
A Barry Ferguson.
Someone who would grab the game by the scruff of the neck, would take responsibility for how we played.
At the moment, if anyone sees an opposition player, the first reaction is to turn away and go in the other direction rather than pick out a pass to break the line or take them on one v one.
Rangers have plenty of midfielders but the next manager will have to find one who can knit them all together, someone who can turn a rudderless ship into a well-oiled machine.
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