Philippe CLEMENT of Monaco during the French championship Ligue 1 football match between LOSC Lille and AS Monaco on October 23, 2022 at Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq near Lille, France - Photo Matthieu Mirville / DPPI © Orange Pictures / Photo News ! only BELGIUM !
Rangers’ midweek victory over Ross County team will probably see a few changes.
The Belgian will be considering making a few changes to the starting lineup for tomorrow afternoon’s match against St Johnstone, especially as the number of games will probably increase if the Europa League schedule is revealed.
Rabbi Matondo may not start for Clement even though the bulk of the team performed well against County. Clement will be eager to mix things up offensively.
It’s better to drop Rabbi Matondo vs St Johnstone.
The winger has shown to be a valuable resource for the former Club Brugge manager, particularly with Abdallah Sima sidelined for the near future due to injury.
Considering how dominant the Gers were in the middle of the week, Matondo was quite lackluster in the first half. He only had 23 touches, made one crucial pass, and gave up the ball seven times.If his effort hadn’t struck the woodwork, he would have found himself on the scoresheet, but Clement took him off at halftime and replaced him with Oscar Cortes, a January addition.
The young player appeared to be in the zone against the Staggies, and he should be let loose against the Perth team on Sunday.
Oscar Cortes’s statistical matchup with Ross County
The youthful winger played his debut game as a club starter last weekend against Ayr United. It is debatable if he should have scored a goal or two, but in due course, he will open his Light Blues account.The Colombian appeared significantly more energetic than Matondo as he frequently moved into center areas to boost his chances of finding the net. He certainly looked eager to impress in midweek. He went on to make four crucial passes during the second half while taking five shots overall.
Although the goalie cruelly denied him, he had a promising performance, which gives Clement the green light to start him on the left wing against the Saints from the opening whistle.The 49-year-old manager should have been happy with the amount of clean sheet opportunities the Gers produced against County, but the team could have scored nine or 10 goals if they had a striker with greater finishing ability.
With goal differential likely to play a role and Clement pushing his players to make every shot count on Sunday, hopefully this is not something they regret as the season nears its finish.The Light Blues are about to enter a busy stretch of the season, with Scottish Cup and Europa League meetings that must shortly be attended to. Another victory would allow the momentum to keep growing.
Only three points will do tomorrow, considering how amazing the former AS Monaco coach’s work has been considering how the team appeared to be dead and buried in the September title race.
