Rangers star who “makes things happen” must replace Tom Lawrence

This evening, Glasgow Rangers have the opportunity to get back on track when they play Dundee away in the

Scottish Premiership.

They were scheduled to play the Light Blues prior to the current international break; however, a soggy pitch forced

the match to be called off just before kickoff.

are only one point behind rivals Celtic.

Rangers come into this match off the back of a 3-3 draw in the Old Firm clash with the Hoops on Sunday, a game in

which they battled back from 2-0 and 3-2 down to secure a point.

James Tavernier, Abdallah Sima, and Rabbi Matondo all scored goals to guarantee the Gers’ victory and give them a

chance to take the lead in the Premiership once more this evening.

Given that the Light Blues gave up three goals at home, it was far from a flawless performance, and Clement may try

to alter the starting lineup from Sunday.

The aggressive removal of Tom Lawrence, an offensive midfielder, from the starting lineup in favor of reintroducing

Todd Cantwell is one change the Belgian head coach ought to do.

Tom Lawrence’s performance against Celtic

In the crucial match against Celtic at Ibrox, the former Derby County wizard was chosen to start as the number 10

behind Cyriel Dessers, with John Lundstram and Mohammed Diomande trailing him in midfield.

Sadly, the Wales international fell short of expectations and gave a lackluster effort before being

substituted with the Hoops ahead 2-1.

With his skill and consistency when in control of the ball, Lawrence has often been a creative presence in midfield for

Rangers, as the table above illustrates.

That was not the case on Sunday, though, as the 30-year-old midfielder failed on just 58% of his passes tried and

failed to produce a single crucial pass or on-target shot.

In his 69 minutes on the field, the Gers dynamo lost possession 13 times, was tackled in both of his attempted

dribbles, and had a 0% long pass success rate.

These numbers demonstrate that Lawrence’s careless ball play did not have a beneficial effect on the game in

possession. Lawrence also committed a foul that resulted in Dessers’ goal being disallowed.

For this reason, Clement had to sideline the seasoned master for tonight’s match against Dundee because Cantwell

might be a better fit in at number ten than he is.

With 21 minutes remaining and Celtic leading 2-1, the former Norwich City player was substituted on and made an impressive cameo.

Lawrence produced no crucial passes in 69 minutes and played a major role in setting up Matondo’s equalizer in

stoppage time, but he only managed one chance in those 21 minutes.

Under intense pressure, the English wizard managed to hold onto the ball well and release it to Lundstram on the

edge of the box. Lundstram then had an easy pass to set up Matondo for his

incredible curling attempt into the far corner.

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