Borna Barisic ruled out of Rangers’ Sparta Prague trip as Phillipe Clement addresses defensive crisis
The Croatian suffered an injury vs Hibs and was forced off
The coach also revealed the injury to the third substitute and said:
“I am looking for a solution to have another player to take over the left-back position and do the job for the team. J ‘I hope everyone tries their best – whoever comes in.’ “We hope Borna Barisic will be back next week. The timing is not ideal because Ridvan [Yilmaz] is not in the European squad and Dujon [Sterling] is injured.”
Philippe Clement has provided an injury update on Borna Barisic as he deals with his left-back problem in the Europa League.
The Light Blues coach will face Sparta Prague on matchday three, but he faced major problems in defense when the Croatia
The Light Blues coach will face Sparta Prague on matchday three, but he faced major problems in defense when the Croatia
international withdrew from the start of the 4-0 win over Hibs. Ridvan Yilmaz replaced his Ibrox team-mate, but former boss Michael Beale has dropped him from the Euro squad, meaning he will not be able to replace him on Thursday night. This could mean young Adam Devine or a reshuffle that could see Ben Davies playing out of position is possible.
Dujon Sterling – signed for free this summer – missed training with Barisic before flying to Prague and he was also left out of the new boss’s full-back options. Commenting in the pre-match press conference, Clément said:
“I’m looking for a solution to have another player take the left-back position and do the job for the team. I expect everyone to work together – regardless Whoever takes on more will be able to complete the job.
Dujon Sterling – signed for free this summer – missed training with Barisic before flying to Prague and he was also left out of the new boss’s full-back options. Commenting in the pre-match press conference, Clément said:
“I’m looking for a solution to have another player take the left-back position and do the job for the team. I expect everyone to work together – regardless Whoever takes on more will be able to complete the job.
“We hope Borna Barisic will return next week. The timing is not ideal because Ridvan [Yilmaz] is not part of the Europan squad and
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Dujon [Sterling] is injured.”
He continued:
“We have to show better class because they are a quality team and good on the ball. We have to be alert and on European evenings you have to concentrate and try luck.
“We always play to win, home or away, and that’s what we want to do – but if we can win here then that’s a big step forward in our league table.
“I want to create a team that dominates every game, even against top opponents. We have a quality squad and I see the players concentrating well. We have areas where we can improve and that’s what we will work on. We need a team in good form to play well.”
He continued:
“We have to show better class because they are a quality team and good on the ball. We have to be alert and on European evenings you have to concentrate and try luck.
“We always play to win, home or away, and that’s what we want to do – but if we can win here then that’s a big step forward in our league table.
“I want to create a team that dominates every game, even against top opponents. We have a quality squad and I see the players concentrating well. We have areas where we can improve and that’s what we will work on. We need a team in good form to play well.”
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