Rohl Must Not Start Rangers Dud Bojan Miovski Again Soon

Danny Rohl must find his ruthless side if he’s to get Rangers back to where they belong.

The German boss has overseen something of a revival at Ibrox since replacing Russell Martin as head coach after he was sacked for a disastrous start to the campaign. Under Rohl, Rangers have won three Scottish Premiership games in a row and are unbeaten in six, leaving them just five points behind Old Firm rivals Celtic in the table as a result of their 3-0 victory over Dundee on Sunday afternoon.

Supporters are delighted to see the club’s on-field results improving under the ex-Sheffield Wednesday boss, but there are still some big decisions to be made if he wants to get the club back to the summit of Scottish football, most notably in the final third.

Bojan Miovski Facing Rangers Axe

Heading into the clash with Dundee, Rohl made the decision to hand Bojan Miovski a place in the starting line-up. Unfortunately for the Macedonian forward, it didn’t go to plan. Playing just 45 minutes before being brought off, the 26-year-old managed just 14 touches in total with none of them coming in the opposition penalty area.

In addition, he didn’t have a single shot and created just one chance for his teammates while failing to win a single aerial duel as the focal point of Rangers’ attack. With just two goals in 15 games this term, things have hardly gone to plan for the ex-Aberdeen striker since he returned to Scottish football in the summer for a fee of £2.6million.

He was replaced at the break by Youssef Chermiti who has also struggled this term with just one goal to his name. But putting goals aside, he proved against Dundee that he offers much more to Rohl’s side.

The 21-year-old enjoyed more shots, shots on target, touches, touches in the opposition box, passes into the final third and aerial duels won as he led the line with much more dominance than Miovski. While goals clearly need to be added to Chermiti’s game, his overall performance clearly does much more for the greater good of Rangers, which will be very beneficial as the season unfolds.

If Rohl is serious about challenging for the Scottish title and and winning trophies, he needs a functional team who are capable of winning games and that means having an effective striker in their ranks. Unfortunately, it seems that Miovski is not the answer to that problem.