Rangers captain James Tavernier slammed and told to ‘shut his mouth’ by Celtic icon
James Tavernier has been told he should be doing more as Rangers captain to stop the clubs current poor form.
Rangers lost 3-0 to Brann in Danny Rohl’s first match in charge of the club, to leave the Gers without a point from their first three Europa League fixtures.
Rohl will take charge of his first home match for Rangers against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership, with a 13 point gap already between them and league leaders Hearts.
Rangers have not won at Ibrox in the Scottish Premiership this season, and Rohl must fix that home record to succeed at the club.
James Tavernier ‘awful’ in Brann defeat
Whilst many Rangers stars undeformed against Brann, Tavernier’s defensive display was again highlighted.
Former Celtic midfielder Peter Grant, as per the Daily Record [24 October], believes Tavernier shouldn’t be blasting his team mates in public.
“Listen, you’ll know that I try to stick by James Tavernier at times. But last night, that is the night he should have shut his mouth,” Grant said.
“He was awful with the ball at his hands, at his feet and his positional play for the first goal… deary me. Wow. Defensively, we keep talking about him. The ball is on the other side of the park.
“Jayden Meghoma gets a lot of stick but he was in support. Tavernier’s got to be round. Where is he?
“John Souttar’s got to be taking a lot of responsibility as well. Because his job is to be saying to James Tavernier, ‘you get in here.’ So coming out and slaughtering players and teams?
“Hey, look in the big mirror first son before coming out and having a go at your teammates. I don’t care if he’s had a go in the dressing room.”
Max Aarons joined Rangers on loan from Bournemouth in the summer, but the right-back has been unable to oust Tavernier despite his form.
Danny Rohl needs to get best out of James Tavernier
Tavernier has often been a source of goals, and that has not been different this season in the Scottish Premiership with four goals in eight games.
However, Rohl must work with Tavernier on his defensive attributes, which for too long have been a major weakness in the Rangers defence.
| Minutes Played | 587 |
| Duels Won % | 48.7% |
| Aerial Duels Won % | 50% |
| Dribbled Past | 5 |
| Fouls Committed | 9 |
Rohl may debate about giving Aarons a run at right-back to see if it helps Rangers’ defensively, but the German must do something stop the Gers conceding soft goals.