A thrilling win against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise saw Rangers secure a place in the Europa League Round of 16. They finished 8th after the group stage thus avoiding knockout phase playoffs over the next few weeks. While the struggle continues in the Scottish Premiership due to form and fitness reasons, the Light Blues must secure all three points against Ross County on Sunday afternoon.
The Staggies, stuck in the wrong end of the league standings, have already been beaten twice by Rangers so far this season. Their previous home clash finished 6-0 in favour of the Gers at Hampden Park back in August and the visitors, therefore, would be under immense pressure before travelling to Glasgow.
Predicted 4-3-3 Rangers Lineup To Face Ross County
Defence
Midfield
After a slow start to the campaign, Nicolas Raskin is driving the midfield game with his composure and technical traits. He must orchestrate the show as a deep-lying playmaker and his presence at the base would unleash Mohamed Diomande and Nedim Bajrami to make box-to-box runs. The flexibility of the midfield trio enables the gaffer to tweak his formation to 4-2-3-1 as per the game’s demands. Rangers, however, do not have many alternatives in the middle of the park considering Connor Barron’s injury and Tom Lawrence’s lack of match fitness with persistent issues.
Attack
Vaclav Cerny returned to action after a brief injury layoff and took less than an hour to find the net which proved to be decider. The Czech wideman should feature from the right with incredible Hamza Igamane likely to occupy the left-hand flank. Cyriel Dessers is back in form and is expected to spearhead the attack, however, Igamane and Dessers might eventually operate as the striking pair allowing Cerny to shift slightly deeper as a right midfielder. Ianis Hagi and Ross McCausland should be involved as second-half substitutes to inject more firepower high up the pitch.
