Kris Boyd: Rangers have not upgraded in any place with Russell Martin proper to fret about Scottish Premiership begin | Soccer Information

After simply two video games of the season, Rangers are already 4 factors behind title rivals Celtic and Kris Boyd believes “it must be a fear” for Russell Martin.

James Tavernier’s stoppage-time penalty earned them a 1-1 draw with Dundee on Saturday, in a really totally different efficiency to their emphatic 3-0 Champions League qualifying win towards Viktoria Plzen.

Russell Martin caught with the identical beginning XI as midweek after he made massive adjustments as he questioned egos and mentality of their draw with Motherwell.

Six of Rangers’ 9 summer season signings began towards Plzen and Dundee with Boyd questioning the standard they’ve added to the squad.

“I do know Djeidi Gassama has are available on the left, it’s totally tough to guage him towards something from final season as a result of Ianis Hagi performed on the market a couple of occasions, there was Hamza Igamane and typically [Cyriel] Dessers final season,” he instructed Sky Sports activities.

“Oliver Antman’s simply within the door so it’s totally tough to check him to [Vaclav] Cerny, however Cerny’s numbers final 12 months had been by way of the roof by way of objective contributions.

“Aside from that, I do not actually see Rangers have an improve in any place.

“Nasser Djiga’s are available and he is achieved nicely, however he is on mortgage.

“Leon Balogun made defensive tackles, he made clearances, and I do know he was injured fairly a bit on the finish there, however I do not take a look at Djiga and assume, you are an enormous improve from what Balogun was.

“Max Aarons is certainly not an improve on James Tavernier.

“Joe Rothwell’s come into the center of the pitch, and I do know it is a totally different type of play that Rangers need to play proper now, however I do not see him as an improve because it stands proper now on Nico Raskin.

“Lyall Cameron is a tidy sufficient little participant, however Rangers have gotten a whole lot of work to do.”

‘It is a fear for Martin’

The draw towards Dundee was the primary time since 1989 that the Ibrox facet hadn’t received both of their first two league video games.

Smith took the blame for his resolution to subject an unchanged beginning XI as they confirmed little of the vitality and need they did towards Viktoria Plzen.

“It could be a fear that you just go from the highs of Tuesday night time, and we have seen it with Rangers once more in Europe,” Boyd added.

“I do not assume the consequence towards Panathinaikos was superb, however there have been glimpses in that efficiency the place you’ll say, okay, there’s one thing perhaps beginning to occur right here.

“However there have been additionally phases of play that might fear you. Final Saturday [against Motherwell] and towards Dundee, you take a look at managers which have are available beforehand, at first of their regime, they have been capable of get a response out of the gamers, domestically.

“The fear for Russell Martin so early within the season can be that in Europe, they’ve managed to search out performances once more, however once more towards groups the place you anticipate them to win, it isn’t taking place.”

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