Rangers grabbed a comfortable 2-0 win in their first competitive match under Steven Gerrard, but plenty of fans were less than impressed by the performance of Josh Windass. The Gers welcomed Macedonian side Shkupi to a sold out Ibrox on Thursday night, kicking the Gerrard reign off with a bang. It was far from a perfect performance, but there were lots of positives to take from the match. Jamie Murphy was a constant threat, scoring once and winning the penalty for the second, Glenn Middleton looked superb when he came off the bench, and James Tavernier showed exactly why he is captain with some fantastic runs and balls into the box. Fans aren’t too happy with Windass though, who has split opinion amongst the support for quite some time. The 24 year-old has been criticised for not working hard enough in the past, but that certainly wasn’t the case on Thursday, and it was actually his tracking back that set up the counter attack for the first goal. However, he wasted a seemingly infinite stream of chances and the team got an instant lift when Middleton replaced him 11 minutes from time. Loads of fans are bashing the ex-Accrington Stanley man, even if a few are sticking up for him. Either way, you can find some of the best Twitter reactions down below… The rest of the squad has been improved, but Josh Windass and Alfredo Morelos have picked up right where they left off last season; below standard. Keep hearing Josh is going to be great some day… — Ibrox Loyal (@IL_Official) July 12, 2018 Windass won’t start the fist league game neither will candeias and arguably McCrorie.. We’ve 3 better players to come in and take those positons when fully fit ? — ?? Ryro88™️?? (@kingryro88) July 12, 2018 First bid we get for windass grab it with both hands — al (@al_mcinnes) July 13, 2018 Not impressed with Windass or Morelos……think i’ve been here b4. Both shocking. ? — AndyHallidayLoyal? (@stemccook1872) July 12, 2018 I really have ran out of patience with windass and Morelos . They are not good enough to start . — James Elder (@JamesEl46060344) July 12, 2018 Happy with the result and that boy Middleton really impressed the short time he was on the park. Windass however, didn’t . Needs to up his game for me ? — Anne F (@anneforbes13) July 12, 2018 Tired of seeing rangers fans on my timeline defending Morelos and Windass . One leads line well but literally can’t finish and is selfish the other trains well but is a ghost in games who pipes up now and again with a goal. If we can raise 7-10m for them ta ta ? — Jack (@_JJz_) July 12, 2018 First thing I thought about when I woke up … Josh Windass better get it together honestly man. — JC (@Jaffa_) July 13, 2018
Source: Football Fan Cast, Blog
Source: Football Fan Cast, Blog
