Originally published at: https://www.rangersnews.uk/news/do-rangers-fans-need-to-give-joe-aribo-and-sheyi-ojo-time-to-settle/
Rangers fans haven’t exactly been quick to settle after the 1-1 draw with Hearts at Tynecastle as the club surrendered top spot to rivals Celtic. The result has us sitting second in the Scottish Premiership on goals scored, with Celtic having hit one more goal than us. Sheyi Ojo and Joe Aribo – more so…
Yes, they should be given time to settle. But not at the cost of the league. Play them then drop/rest them if they have an off game. that’s how players learn the standard required every week.
We should be forgiving, but not while they are in the jersey
If players have a stinker such as Ojo against Hearts and there are no changes for next game it must send out a message to other players such as Murphy, Barker, Halliday, Stewart etc that they must be worse than what is playing, so in this instance I believe players should be rested. Squad rotation is used by some clubs as a means of keeping the squad happy but it is also a way of choosing a player who may be better against a particular team or opponent. Gerrard seems to want to do it with the Central Defenders but not midfield, there needs to be consistency across the board in how he uses his squad.