da bet7： That fresh new season feeling is sweeping across Scotland this week as the twelve Scottish Premiership sides prepare to face each other this weekend. Optimism, hope, belief; all feelings that are inside almost every football supporter in the country right now.
da betobet： Those feelings come regardless of what happened the season before or even what has happened this summer. For Rangers it’s been a 12 months of pain as they’ve watched their team stumble from crisis to bad result and back to crisis again.
Regardless, Sunday represents an opportunity for them to get back on track and start the league season with a positive result away to Motherwell at Fir Park.
The Steelmen are looking pretty good this summer, winning all four of their League Cup matches over the last month. They’ll have a number of dangers that could threaten the Rangers defence and if the Light Blues are to get the win they desire, they’ll need to counter that threat.
These are the THREE players we reckon could cause Pedro Caixinha’s side problems this weekend…
Chris Cadden
Chris Cadden has emerged as one of the best wide midfielders in the division and this summer has been the key driving force behind their League Cup success so far. He’s scored three goals and assisted two more in the Steelmen’s last four competitive matches, showing that he’s their man in-form right now.
Even going back to last season the Scotland U21 international showed plenty of good form, even taking the game to teams like Celtic on occasion.
He’s even been linked with a move to the English Premier League over the last week with Brighton & Hove Albion reportedly tracking his progress after ‘Well rejected a bid from Hearts for the young prospect.
With the pace to cause Rangers problems, they’ll need to watch him closely, especially if he’s looking to impress scouts in attendance.
Gael Bigirimana
How often have we seen a player who previously played at a club come back and haunt that side a few years down the line? Gael Bigirimana never had the chance to show what he was all about at Rangers when he joined on loan from Newcastle a couple of years ago, a medical condition preventing him from playing for the club despite the deal being finalised.
His move represented a bizarre and tumultuous time for the Light Blues that fans will want to quickly forget about. Now though, Bigirimana has the opportunity to finally prove himself in Scottish football and there’s no better stage than against Rangers on Sunday.
Joining from relegated Coventry City this summer, he has already made four competitive appearances in midfield for the Steelmen, already contributing to three assists which, while against lower league opposition, points to a player ready to make an impression north of the border.
His goal for Coventry at Wembley in April’s EFL Cup Final also demonstrates he loves the big occasion. In front of the TV cameras this Sunday, can he show what the Ibrox club were missing out on in 2015?
Louis Moult
Louis Moult’s goalscoring form in the Scottish Premiership over the last two seasons speaks for itself and going into Sunday’s match he’s showing no signs that he’ll slow that down anytime soon.
He’s already scored two competitive goals this summer, netting against Queen’s Park and Greenock Morton in the League Cup. He’s clearly a player full of confidence and in one of the big matches of the weekend, again has the opportunity to impress.
The truth is Rangers could do with a proven Premiership goalscorer like Moult in their squad and perhaps a stellar performances against the Light Blues might make Pedro Caixinha consider making him a target this summer.
At the very least the Portuguese will have to come up with a plan to contain him this Sunday or it could be another long 90 minutes for Rangers.