Glasgow Rangers He will be looking to get back to his winning ways Premier League This afternoon, otherwise it will be another season without a league title.
Boxing Day defeat to St Mirren means the Ibrox side now trail Celtic by a staggering 12 points, with more than half the season remaining.
Philip Clement He is certainly a man under a lot of pressure and many of his key players have let him down in front of friends, most notably Nadim Bajrami.
Nadeem Bajrami's match in numbers against St Mirren
The Albanian midfielder was deployed in his preferred position as number 10 on Thursday, but it's fair to say his performance has been very disappointing.
Throughout the first half, he… He completed only 11 passesHe touched 22 times and did not win any duels. Going forward, Bajrami failed to even register a shot on target while failing to succeed with his only dribble attempt.
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St Mirren vs Rangers – key stats |
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Top rated |
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Accurate passes |
Doug Sterling (74) |
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Key passes |
Hamza Ejmani (4) |
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He treats |
Richard Taylor (5) |
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He won ground duels |
Muhammad Diomandi(7) |
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Shots on goal |
Danilo (3) |
It was no surprise that he was substituted after just 45 minutes as he was replaced by Danilo, who scored the club's only goal of the evening.
Against Motherwell, the former Sassuolo midfielder will have to be left out, and that could mean Mohamed Diomandi being moved into an attacking midfield role.
With this change, Nicholas Raskin will return to the starting line-up after being dropped on the bench for the midweek game, and this could be a change that works wonders for the Light Blues against the Steelmen.
Why Nico Raskin should be unleashed against Motherwell
With Diomande moving into a more advanced role this afternoon, there is a free space next to Conor Barron that Raskin could easily fill, especially given how impressive the Belgian has been over the past few weeks.
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the £19,000 per week Jim has emerged as one of Clement's most consistent players in recent times, cementing his place in the starting XI.
In the G League this season, Raskin has Average pass success 90% A win rate of 65% of his total duels and an average of 3.3 tackles per match. This stubborn side to his game is one of Raskin's best qualities and could come in handy against Well today.
A few years ago, a journalist Bob Vaissen lavished praise He spoke about the young player during his career with Standard Liege, saying:
“He's still only 19, but he's really shined. He's a pure midfielder. He can play in every position in the middle of the park. He's technically gifted, but he's also a bit of a Pitbull.” “.
These qualities have been on display over the past few months as the midfielder has finally been able to slot into Clement's starting line-up and is fulfilling his immense potential.
Placing him alongside Barron will allow the Ibrox side to dictate play against Well, ensuring the team controls the ball for most of the match.
Three points is all that matters, especially with the Old Firm clash coming up on January 2.
