Michael Beale’s 8 Rangers forward lines that point to lack of clear vision as boss turns tinkerman with new recruits
dailyrecord.co.ukHe's played Mr Tinker in the early part of the season so far and Michael Beale hasn't found a Rangers forward line that can fire in the goals he needs to reach supporters demand.The Light Blues shot a second blank in four opening Premiership matches on Sunday as a patched-up Celtic defence shut out his new-look forward line in a 1-0 win at Ibrox.
Loud jeers met the side as they walked off the park at full-time and it's brought heavy scrutiny against the Londoner and his new recruits in particular.An old guard of Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent departed this summer alongside Antonio Colak, Fashion Sakala and Scott Wright, with Cyriel Dessers, Danilo, Sam Lammers and Abdallah Sima coming in, alongside returns to prominence for Kemar Roofe and Rabbi Matondo.
Beale has played eight different forward lines up until this point and it suggests a lack of clarity over what actually works best.A misfiring start for Rangers' three new forwards who were all making their Premiership debuts.
Dessers was hooked after an hour for Danilo, having had two shots in that time and 16 touches across the whole hour. Sima played the whole game but neither of his two crosses were accurate, with 49 touches amassing one successful dribble from two attempted.
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