Glasgow Rangers claimed their first win underneath Michael Beale in Thursday night time’s very important 3-2 comeback victory, and that is hopefully the beginning of a brand new period at Ibrox underneath the Englishman at Ibrox.
Ideas now flip to Tuesday night time’s conflict Premiership conflict towards Aberdeen at Pittodrie in what guarantees to be one other robust fixture, however with the boldness gained from a formidable second-half efficiency at Ibrox 4 days in the past, there isn’t any cause why three factors shouldn’t be secured once more tomorrow.
Though the end result was probably the most welcome factor, Beale may have been simply as delighted with a few of his gamers’ performances towards Hibernian.
Alfredo Morelos appeared sharp taking part in within the new 4-3-1-2 system, with Style Sakala working subsequent to him versus main the road solo underneath Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s 4-3-3. In the meantime, Ryan Jack managed the sport, taking 82 touches, making one key cross and even scoring the second equaliser.
It was American Malik Tillman – dubbed “phenomenal by Rangers team-mate John Lundstram – who actually shone towards Hibs, although, and Beale ought to unleash him as soon as once more tomorrow.
The £13k-per-week teen has loads of potential, though he has struggled at occasions this season, particularly with the rough-and-tumble nature of Scottish soccer, which is way more bodily than something he may have skilled in Germany with Bayern Munich.
There have been glimpses of genius from Tillman, together with his solo goal towards Motherwell one of many standout moments. He appeared a participant reborn towards Hibs, rejuvenated in a midfield three alongside Jack and Glen Kamara as they sat barely deeper to permit the 20-year-old to utilise his attacking skills, and it paid off handsomely.
He acquired a score of 7.7/10 through Sofascore for his efficiency on the night time, which included two assists (and a few nifty footwork for the second), 4 key passes and 58 touches through the match. He additionally succeeded with 75% of his dribble makes an attempt, which means that he has his confidence again underneath Beale, and this could possibly be extremely vital going into 2023.
Regardless of his huge potential, Rangers followers should perceive that he’s nonetheless uncooked and gained’t be capable of put in very good shows in each match. Nonetheless, underneath Beale’s steerage, it appears just like the Ibrox devoted will see the very best of the American.
Pittodrie is a troublesome place to viist underneath regular circumstances, by no means thoughts when adapting to a brand new supervisor and contemporary techniques. Nonetheless, if the second-half efficiency towards Hibs is something to go by, then the long run actually appears brilliant for the Gentle Blues, and Tillman may trigger the Dons all kinds of issues tomorrow if he’s unleashed from the beginning.