Glasgow Rangers head coach Danny Rohl will not have been pleased with the way that his team failed to secure all three points against Falkirk at Ibrox in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.

The German tactician revealed after the match that the players who have not done enough on the pitch in recent games will not get as many minutes in the future.

This should ease any concerns from supporters that underperforming players will not be replaced in the starting line-up in the coming matches in the Premiership and the Europa League.

The biggest Rangers underperformers against Falkirk

As you would expect in a 0-0 draw at home to Falkirk, there were several Rangers players who underperformed and should be at risk of being dropped from the starting line-up.

Bojan Miovski, for example, played the full 90 minutes and lost 73% (8/11) of his duels without scoring a goal or even creating a chance for his teammates, per Sofascore, in the number nine position.

Thelo Aasgaard also struggled in the number ten role for the Light Blues, with no shots on target or ‘big chances’ created, before he was subbed off for Danilo with 22 minutes left to play.

Ranking the worst Rangers players vs Falkirk

Rank

Player

1

Bojan Miovski

2

Thelo Aasgaard

3

Oliver Antman

4

Nicolas Raskin

5

James Tavernier

Oliver Antman, similarly to the Norway international, failed to make much of an impact on the right wing, with no shots on target or ‘big chances’ created, per Sofascore, which is why he also features on this list.

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Unfortunately, Nicolas Raskin also features among the worst performers against Falkirk, less than a month on from pundit Chris Sutton declaring him the team’s “best player”, as he struggled in midfield.

Why Danny Rohl should drop Nicolas Raskin

Rohl should ruthlessly ditch the Belgium international from the starting line-up for the clash with Dundee United on Wednesday night after a couple of underwhelming showings in the middle of the park.

Raskin, who has been valued at up to £20m by the Scottish giants, has not been near his best in the last couple of games against Braga and Falkirk, which should see him dropped for his sloppy play in midfield.

In the game on Sunday, per Sofascore, the former Standard Liege star lost four of his seven physical duels and only created one chance for his teammates in 90 minutes on the pitch, in what was a rather ineffective display.

Raskin

Vs Braga

Vs Falkirk

Minutes

90

90

Key passes

0

1

Possession lost

10x

9x

Ground duels won

4/14

3/7

Aerial duels won

2/3

0/0

Fouls

6

2

Dribbled past

2x

1x

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Raskin has lost a whopping 14 of his 21 ground duels in the last two outings, committing eight fouls and being dribbled past three times as part of that.

These statistics show that the central midfielder has been too easy to play against for opposition midfielders, which led journalist Jonny McFarlane to state that “a spell on the sidelines beckons” because he is “much better than he’s showing”.

It is hard to disagree with that assessment when you consider that Raskin won 57% of his ground duels in the Premiership in the 2024/25 campaign, and he has only won 33% of his battles on the deck in the last two matches.

The 24-year-old star, who scored five goals and provided 11 assists in all competitions last term, is better than he is currently showing, which is why a spell on the bench may be beneficial for him to clear his head and recharge to get back to his best.

Therefore, Rohl should drop his “best player” from the starting line-up for the clash with Dundee United on Wednesday to see if it will spark a reaction out of him for the following game against Kilmarnock on Saturday.

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Chelsea's automatic Champions League last-16 qualification hopes were dealt a blow after a 2-1 defeat at Atalanta on Tuesday. Joao Pedro gave the Blues a first-half lead, but a weak second-half display, which was summed up by Wesley Fofana's costly cameo, proved their undoing as goals from Gianluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere extended the Chelsea's run without a win to four games in all competitions.

On a night when Chelsea needed a win to put them in a strong position to finish in the top eight of the league phase, the visitors had to withstand a barrage of early pressure from their Italian hosts. But against the run of play, Reece James fired a delightful pass across the six-yard box, and Pedro was on hand to tuck the ball home in the 25th minute following a VAR review. Ademola Lookman twice went close for the Serie A outfit, but the Blues managed to get to half-time with a slender lead. 

Skipper James slashed a big chance just wide of the post shortly after the break, before Lookman had a goal ruled out for offside. But 10 minutes after half-time, Chelsea couldn't hold back the blue and black onslaught as Scamacca headed in De Ketelaere's pinpoint cross into the area.

And seven minutes before time, De Ketelaere completed the comeback when his deflected effort squirmed under Robert Sanchez after Chelsea backed off the Belgian. Pedro nearly grabbed an equaliser at the death, but the defeat saw the west London team drop to 10th in the table, two places outside the round-of-16 automatic qualification spots. 

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  Goalkeeper & Defence

  Robert Sanchez (5/10):

  While he made some nice-looking stops, his parries or punches didn't really clear the danger. Perhaps could have done better for Atalanta's second, despite the deflection.

  Trevoh Chalobah (6/10):

  The makeshift right-back picked up a first-half yellow card, and as a result, he was withdrawn at the interval. Didn't do much wrong, though.

  Josh Acheampong (7/10):

  Pulled off a brilliant last-ditch tackle to deny what would have been a certain goal from Lookman from close range and then timed a wonderful sliding tackle to frustrate the former Fulham man again in a first half full of maturity.

  Benoit Badiashile (5/10):

  Seemed to be doing a decent job, but he was part of a defence that conceded two soft goals as he stood off De Ketelaere for Atalanta's second.

  Marc Cucurella (5/10):

  The Spain international covered so much ground for his side and was often seen high up the pitch even when Chelsea didn't have the ball. But he didn't close down De Ketelaere quickly enough and paid the price.

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  Midfield

  Reece James (7/10):

  The captain led by example in the first half, showing that he is more than capable as a midfielder yet again. He grabbed a great assist and worked his socks off in the centre of the park. Some of his shooting could have been better, though.

  Moises Caicedo (6/10):

  Wasn't quite at his usual excellent level, which could partly be down to missing his side's last two Premier League games due to suspension.

  Enzo Fernandez (5/10):

  The Argentine got into dangerous positions, but some of his finishing and touches in the final third were below the required level.

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  Attack

  Pedro Neto (7/10):

  When he gets his head down and runs at defenders, he is a force to be reckoned with. Frequently caused problems and was unfortunate to be taken off just after the hour mark.

  Joao Pedro (7/10):

  After scoring just twice in his last 18 games for club and country, the Brazilian showed his poacher's instincts with his first Champions League goal. But other than that, didn't do a great deal.

  Jamie Gittens (5/10):

  The former Borussia Dortmund flyer has plenty of pace but isn't showing much outside of that. He was brushed off the ball too easily as well.

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  Subs & Manager

  Wesley Fofana (5/10):

  Didn't track the run of Scamacca for Atalanta's equaliser and then took a stray boot to the face, leading to him being replaced himself.

  Alejandro Garnacho (7/10):

  Was more effective in his short display than Gittens was over the whole game.

  Malo Gusto (5/10):

  Got forward a lot, but didn't do much when in the final third.

  Tosin Adarabioyo (N/A):

  Didn't have much time to make an impact.

  Enzo Maresca (5/10):

  His substitutes didn't do a great deal and the Italian will not be happy with the way his side conceded their two goals. A big missed opportunity.

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