{"id":1639,"date":"2024-11-10T20:01:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T20:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2024\/11\/10\/balogun-to-start-predicted-4-2-3-1-rangers-lineup-to-face-hearts\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T20:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T20:01:55","slug":"balogun-to-start-predicted-4-2-3-1-rangers-lineup-to-face-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2024\/11\/10\/balogun-to-start-predicted-4-2-3-1-rangers-lineup-to-face-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Balogun To Start? | Predicted 4-2-3-1 Rangers Lineup To Face Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rangers have hardly shown signs of improvement under Philippe Clement, but they stepped up and delivered in Europe once again by grabbing a 1-1 draw against Olympiacos on Thursday night. While their Premiership form has been underwhelming, the gaffer must secure a result against Hearts on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

The Jambos, on the other hand, are struggling at the wrong end of the league standings. It was a stalemate at Tynecastle when these two sides clashed heads in the opening gameweek, but the appointment of Neil Critchley as the new chief has galvanized the Gorgie Boys in their bid to protect the top-flight status along with a strong run in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Rangers<\/a> might not find it easy at Ibrox if they continue to underperform in the Premiership.<\/p>\n

Defence<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jack Butland is enjoying his \u2018number 1\u2019 status between the sticks, and the English custodian should keep his place over Liam Kelly unless there is any fitness issue before the outing.<\/p>\n

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND \u2013 FEBRUARY 24: Cyriel Dessers of Rangers scores his team\u2019s fourth goal during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Rangers FC and Heart of Midlothian at Ibrox Stadium on February 24, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clement made a surprise call against Olympiacos dropping James Tavernier in favour of Dujon Sterling. Sterling was replaced by Neraysho Kasanwirjo early into the second half, and Tavernier, the first-choice right fullback for almost a decade, was deployed from the left minutes before the final whistle. However, the Belgian boss might restore the skipper against Hearts to pursue his rotation policy. Robin Propper slipped down the pecking order but was handed a start versus the Greek giants alongside John Souttar. Souttar is expected to feature against his former employers, but the Dutchman could make way for veteran Leon Balogun in the heart of the backline. Jefte has cemented his spot down the left and the young Brazilian must deliver another composed performance ahead of a much-deserved two-week break.<\/p>\n

Midfield<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Connor Barron has emerged as a vital cog in Rangers midfield. He is featuring week in, week out and the young Scotsman is likely to make his senior Scotland debut having been called up in the camp for the upcoming international fixtures. Nicolas Raskin has regained his fitness overcoming injury concerns and the Belgian midfield ace should form a \u2018double pivot\u2019 while partnering Barron in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n

While Oscar Cortes and Rabbi Matondo are working towards recovery from long injury layoffs, Vaclav Cerny and Nedim Bajrami have been exquisite down the flanks since completing their summer transfers. Mohamed Diomande has featured as an advanced playmaker amid Tom Lawrence\u2019s absence, but the Gers chief should give a nod to Ianis Hagi who is working towards regaining his lost status at Ibrox.<\/p>\n

Attack<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cyriel Dessers is back among goals and the Nigerian hitman must spearhead the attack ahead of Hamza Igamane and Danilo.<\/p>\n

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Pratyay Maitra\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/h3>\n

A sports enthusiast who reads, breathes, as well as dreams (mostly) about football and attempts to share his views with the fanatics by jotting down a few words.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rangers have hardly shown signs of improvement under Philippe Clement, but they stepped up and delivered in Europe once again by grabbing a 1-1 draw against Olympiacos on Thursday night. While their Premiership form has been underwhelming, the gaffer must secure a result against Hearts on Sunday evening. The Jambos, on the other hand, are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12953,"featured_media":1640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12953"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}