Andy Halliday obliterates Rangers tactics as he exposes 'pure myth' under Russell Martin

Daily Record

18 hours ago

Halliday got the tactics board out to break down the deficiencies on show against Dundee in 1-1 draw at Ibrox
Andy Halliday has obliterated Russell Martin' s Rangers tactics with a forensic examination of his gameplan. .
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The former Ibrox hero picked apart the new boss' approach from their dismal 1-1 draw at home to Dundee, which has left Martin without a win in his first two Premiership matches in charge and in serious danger of falling well off the pace of champions and rivals Celtic already.
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Halliday got a close up view of Martin's team on the opening day of the season. He was an unused substitute at Fir Park as Gers were held 1-1 by Jens Bethel Askou's side.
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And they fared no better at Ibrox as beleaguered Steven Pressley was handed a timely boost by leaving Govan with a share of the spoils.
The Dark Blues were only denied all three points by a controversial penalty call two minutes from time.
And Halliday gave a detailed breakdown of the team he'll face at least another twice this season, breaking down the draw backs to Martin's style and how Rangers are still struggling to break down sides that are happy to sit in and hit them on the break.
Getting the tactics board out, Halliday spoke on the Open Goal podcast to co-hosts Simon Ferry, Paul Slane and fellow ex Ibrox man Kevin Kyle.
He had the formation lined up from Saturday's 1-1 draw against Dundee and ripped it to shreds, saying: 'This is Rangers against Dundee.
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'Dundee played a 5-4-1, really compact, really tight, really deep and narrow. Rangers went with a flat back four and they had five players attacking eleven players. How are you going to create chances and score goals if you're five v eleven?
'You would struggle to score against kids in training if you were five v eleven. And do you know what they keep doing because there's nothing else on? They play a straight pass into Cyriel Dessers and when they lose the ball there's f***** nobody in the middle of the pitch.
'People talk about Rangers having inverted full backs but that's a pure myth.'
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