Nedim Bajrami’s performance for Rangers in the 2-1 loss to Manchester United has the Four Lads “extremely concerned.”
After providing two assists in the team’s 5-0 victory against Fraserburgh in the Scottish Cup last weekend, the 25-year-old was selected to start in the Europa League on Thursday, January 23, at Old Trafford.
The Albanian was a passenger for the all of his 70 minutes on the field in Manchester, and Four Lads voiced grave worries via X (January 23), so Philippe Clement may come to regret his choice.
Writing: “Bajrami’s heart is indeed that of a mouse. [I’m] quite concerned about his behavior; he comes across as completely unmotivated in every way.
For Rangers vs. Manchester United, Nedim Bajrami is absent.
It is one thing to record two assists against a Scottish football team in the fifth division, and although Bajrami was never expected to do so again at Old Trafford, the fans were entitled to a better performance from him.
It’s quite an accomplishment to be singled out for a poor performance during a game in which Jack Butland smashed the ball into his own net.
Rangers held up the home team throughout the first half and ought to have tried to increase their lead in the second half, but they were defeated by two goals that could have been avoided either side of Cyriel Dessers’ short-term equalizer.
Throughout the season, Clement has been under constant pressure, and victories like the one against Manchester United are exactly what could have changed his fortunes.
The events at Old Trafford were extremely brutal; four minutes after Dessers pulled the Gers even, Bruno Fernandes intervened to cut short the traveling supporters’ joy.
It only takes complete effort and commitment to swing the tide in matches where the teams are so blatantly mismatched on paper.
Bajrami, who has occasionally been praised as “brilliant” for Rangers, might as well have remained on the coach, though, as he had little effect on the field at Old Trafford.
In other Rangers news, during the Gers match, Marcus Rashford delivers a four-word message to Manchester United.
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