It’s funny how quickly a game can flip your mood. Rangers were really poor in the first half, the kind of stuff that has you muttering into your tea and wondering how we’ve ended up so flat. Then the second half arrives and, to be fair, it’s a different picture. Better tempo, better decision-making, and far more of that basic Ibrox demand: get on the front foot and make the opposition feel you.
A reminder not to write players off too early
I’ll hold my hands up on YC. I’ve been sceptical, and I don’t think that’s a crime. Rangers fans have seen plenty come in with a price tag and take months to look comfortable, if they ever do. But this was the type of performance that makes you pause and think, right, maybe there is a player in there that matches the fee.
One swallow doesn’t make a summer, and all that. Consistency is the real test at this club. But if he keeps building on this and starts producing those moments and that level more often, then suddenly the whole conversation changes. You stop talking about what he isn’t, and start talking about what he can be for us.
The first half was grim, the response mattered
The opening period was utter guff. Too slow, too predictable, and it felt like we were playing in straight lines. That’s when you learn something about a team’s mentality and about the dugout. Good managers don’t just cross their fingers and hope the same approach magically works after 45 minutes.
And that’s where Danny deserves credit. Something shifted. Whether it was a tweak in shape, a change in how we pressed, or simply clearer instructions, Rangers came out looking sharper and more purposeful. We were quicker into second balls, moved it with more intent, and the whole side looked more switched on. That’s not luck, that’s adjustment.
Big Jack summed up the Rangers experience
There’s a line my mate uses about big Jack: world class for 95 per cent, then capable of doing something that makes you pull your hair out. That felt bang on here. For most of the game he was immense, carrying himself like someone who knows the standards, doing the ugly work and the clever work.
That mix of brilliance and the odd wobble is part of why Rangers can be so hard to judge in the moment. But if your key men are dominating for long spells, and your manager is willing to react when it’s not working, you’ve got something to build on.
And with Hearts still sitting there as a fixture we owe, it feels like it’s properly game on again.
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