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53 minutes ago, magic8ball said:

Hope the fans give him a chance too. He looks nervous at times and I reckon some vocal support would do him the world of good 

Think the roar he got when he won that sliding tackle near the end will have boosted his relationship with the fans massively mate. Top performance from him last night. 

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Been saying for months he'll get 1 last run in the team to prove himself and he has to take it, Flanagan's injury has came at a good time for him otherwise I think he'd have started last night

With no natural left back to compete with him the position is there if he wants it, proved last night he could do it against a decent team, just need to see the same energy/passion in the domestic matches and he'll do well.

Think sometimes though he would benefit from a big CF playing, a few balls he played in last night where in brilliant areas with no one to follow up on them.

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The best I've seen him for us, it's the 1st time he actually didn't look afraid wearing the Jersey,  he played with his head up and was confident in taking the ball in any area of the pitch, he has shown us at a good level that he can cut it now go and prove you can do it in the league  Borna 👍

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Maybe the free kick at rugby park is/was the turning point

I thought he was finished with us but hopefully he can continue to show bravery on and off the ball and make the jersey his.  Potentially hes the best bet for us.

Flanno is good at defending but no threat going forward and Halliday is average in every area with the exception of his big heart.

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Borna Barisic in stunning Rangers recovery as left-back ranked in top four Europa League defenders

Croatia international was in top form against Feyenoord - something that wasn't missed by UEFA.

Rangers enigma Borna Barisic might finally have announced his arrival at Ibrox after a starring role in Thursday's Europa League victory over Feyenoord.
The left-back has struggled to nail down a starting position under Steven Gerrard since his £2million move from Osijek in the summer of 2018.

Indeed he has spent much of that time watching from the sidelines as the likes of Jon Flanagan and Andy Halliday have been preferred on the left of defence despite that not being their natural position.
What makes Barisic's situation even more curious is the fact he is a first pick in the position for Croatia, who are hardly one of European football's also-rans.
However that could all be about to change on the back of a colossal performance from the Croat against Feyenoord .
Barisic was as strong in defence as he was a threat in attack and his showing was perfectly reflected in the lead-up to Rangers ' winning goal when he thumped into a 50/50 in the middle of the park to set-up Sheyi Ojo for the only goal of the game.

Such was the 26-year-old's impact that he has been named in UEFA.com's top four defensive performers for matchday one of the Europa League group stage.

The statisticians at European football's governing body crunch the numbers to come up with the best performances in each position on a points-awarded basis.
Barisic picked up 1983 points for a display which saw him claim an assist, play his part in a clean sheet and create a total of three chances against the Eredivisie side.
It's a radical turnaround for a player who has often been accused of failing in his defensive duties in his 14 months at Ibrox.

Barisic comes in just after Wolfsberg's Mario Leitgeb, Roma's Aleksandar Kolarov and Anton Nedyalkov of Ludogrets in the rankings.

Steven Gerrard demanded an aggressive performance from his players and he will have been heartened by his left-back's showing as he looks to finally nail down a regular starter in the problem position.
With a massive season ahead both at home and in Europe, Gerrard will be looking for Barisic to step up to the plate and make the position his own.

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3 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

Wonder if Barisic coming through said bad patch may motivate Grezda to kick on and show us what he can do.  You never know.

 

Optimist loyal  😅

Apparently Grezda spat at an opposition player when playing for the colt team recently.  There’s no coming back for that clown.  Rangers need to find a way of terminating his contract.

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1 minute ago, TMB said:

Apparently Grezda spat at an opposition player when playing for the colt team recently.  There’s no coming back for that clown.  Rangers need to find a way of terminating his contract.

Just got to that thread ........ ridiculous .... time to bin him

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