Former Rangers player Andy Halliday has raised concerns about the team's midfield balance.
Rangers have taken only one point from their first two league games and are trailing in their Europa League tie, despite nine summer signings.
Halliday believes Cammy Devlin may not be the right fit for games where Rangers dominate possession. He said on the Open Goal podcast, "If you’re playing against teams that are camped in, you have to be able to receive the ball on the back foot and pass forward."
Halliday criticised Rangers' performance in their 2-1 defeat to Hibs, where they had 76 per cent possession. He described the play as "passive, slow, pedestrian," and criticised their 4-4-2 formation for lacking movement and rotation.
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Halliday also took issue with Devlin's playing style, suggesting his tendency to drop between the centre-backs leaves Rangers vulnerable when attacks break down. He said: "It’s my biggest pet hate and the reason, for me, that Rangers are so suspect to counter-attacks just now."
He also noted that Rangers’ midfield options are too similar, saying: "All the centre-mids are so similar.
"They’re all dogs out of possession, but they can’t dictate a game."
Former Rangers midfielder Ryan Jack, who was alongside Halliday on the show, said: "He obviously trusts Devlin. He had him last year, sees something and trusts him to do that job."
