To be blunt, those scoring numbers read terribly. If Chermiti is our top league scorer and has found the net in only four league games, you can't dress that up. The season so far under Rm hasn't helped, but that's not an excuse — we need goals from the front line and from the rest of the side.

Why the numbers worry me

Look, it's simple: a team that wants to compete needs multiple goal threats. When the primary scorer has such a modest return, opponents can sit off and focus on shutting just one channel down. To be fair, shot conversion and chance creation can mask deeper problems, but the truth is the final touch and movement in the box have been inconsistent.

Strikers and the rest: shared responsibility

Strikers must score, yes. But midfielders and wide players should be chipping in too. You see posts praising Gassama for his work, and you can understand why—he offers pace and width—but with two goals and three assists in 31 games for a forward, that return is light for someone regularly asked to lead the line or support it. Goals need to come from different areas: late runs from midfield, wingers getting into the box, set-piece threats. If those things aren't happening, the burden falls too heavily on a single striker.

Recruitment and style to fix it

So what do we do? We need signings who not only bring physicality but who understand scoring positions — players who time runs into the box, who occupy defenders and create space, who finish when chances arrive. Tactical tweaks help as well: shape to invite movement, better delivery into the box, and encouraging midfielders to commit to late runs. It's no silver bullet, but combining the right recruitment with clearer attacking patterns would go a long way.

At the end of the day this is basic: to compete you need goals. The current numbers are uncomfortable for any Rangers fan, and fixing that has to be a priority on and off the pitch.

Written by bigbluejim: 16 May 2026

Tags: transfers tactics