Rangers playing long balls

The Athletic’s Jordan Campbell using TruMedia’s graphics and research platform to analyze Rangers tactics under Steven Gerrard:

“Understandably, Allan McGregor was growing frustrated by having to go long under pressure. On several occasions he could be heard urging the full-backs to go higher so he had an angle to clip the ball wide to them but their struggles continued until half-time.

Below is a pass map showing the destinations of McGregor’s passes. He went long with 71 per cent of them.

In the last two seasons, the only domestic game in which he has gone long more often was in the 2-1 defeat by Hearts in January last year and in a 2-0 win over Motherwell in December 2019 where the Fir Park side pressed really high.”

Full article: The Athletic