'Pragmatic' Rangers approach pays off as pundit labels Hibs 'depressing' after suffering more Ibrox anguish
Former Hibs midfielder Tam McManus and ex-Light Blues forward Billy Dodds have had their say on both sides
Rangers are building up ahead of steam in the Scottish Premiership by putting a winning run together, with Emmanuel Fernandez’ first-half header proving deceive against Hibs on Monday night.
Many supporters had expected Hibs to pose more of a threat to a Light Blues side who have been woeful on their European stage this season but are enjoying somewhat of a resurgence domestically under their new German head coach.
And a former Hibs star has dubbed his old club “depressing” for failing to break down what he describes as “one of the worst” Gers side’s he has ever seen.
Former Hibs star fumes at what he saw from David Gray’s side vs Rangers
Tam McManus admitted he couldn’t believe what we had witnessed from David Gray’s men yet again in Glasgow as their winless run in Govan continued.
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Taking to social media platform X after the match McManus wrote: “Three games versus Rangers. No goals, no points and knocked out of a cup versus genuinely one of the worst Rangers teams I have ever seen. Depressing watch, never looked like scoring all night.”
The win moved Rangers up to third in the Premiership table, with Hibs remaining in fifth spot. Three points was all that mattered for Rohl’s men as they rebounded from another Europa League defeat to Ferencvaros in Hungary last week.
Billy Dodds praises ‘pragmatic’ Rangers for grinding out Hibs win
Although it was a far from convincing performance, Gers hero Billy Dodds reckons they still did enough to run out deserving winners to set up a “fascinating” title race.
Speaking on BBC Sportsound, Dodds said: “Hibs had a lot of good build-up play, but they were really poor in the final third. Rangers deserved it in the end, they’re putting a run together now.
“It’s a vital three points, they were pragmatic how they went about it. If you play poorly, just making sure you’re getting the win is crucial.
“This is turning into a fascinating title race with how many teams are involved in it.”