Ragged Rangers get huge slice of luck to see off spirited Staggies as Michael Beale's men dig out win - 3 talking points
04.02.2023 - 21:05
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Michael Beale made it a dozen games unbeaten as Rangers boss but it was anything but delightful as the nervy Ibrox men edged past Ross County.
Malik Tillman gave the hosts the lead after a disjointed first-half show. But when Gers failed to extend their advantage, they left themselves vulnerable to a sucker punch and that’s exactly what they got as Jordan White headed home his fifth goals in his last seven clashes with the club he grew up supporting.
Thankfully for Beale, it did not prove costly as a huge ricochet helped a Borna Barisic free-kick beat Ross Laidlaw but it will not be a performance Beale will be keen to watch back in a hurry.
County weren’t scared to go with two strikers up top and their bold approach of pairing White with Eamonn Brophy very nearly paid dividends early doors.
The Dingwall side also had Yan Dhanda pushing forward and it was the former Liverpool youngster who pounced on a stray John Lundstram pass before slotting in George Harmon.
It took a last-ditch block from James Tavernier to deny the County wideman before Jon McLaughlin pulled off an equally important save to keep out Brophy’s follow up.
An injury to Lundstram meant Tillman was introduced just 11 minutes in and the American almost produced an immediate impact. Ryan Jack’s slide-rule pass sent the Bayern Munich loanee in behind County’s backline.
Jack Baldwin scrambled back in time to foil his shot but only the thickness of the woodwork separate Todd Cantwell’s rebound effort from finding the net as it rebound grazed the bar on the way over. There were growing murmurs of discontent around Ibrox as County were allowed to come close with attempts by Dhanda and Alex Iacovitti.
But bit by bit, Rangers did start to increase the tempo. Barisic
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