This has been a season of homecoming for Rangers as they brought in as many as three of their former players back to the Ibrox. Kyle Lafferty and Allan McGregor joined in the summer, and Steven Davis joined last month. The signing of Davis was met with a lot of optimism as he was coming back from the Premier League and was a regular for Southampton up until the last season.
However, there is no doubt that Davis’ performance has been underwhelming and well below par so far. The midfielder has struggled to provide much in midfield, and there is no doubt that Steven Gerrard is better off using his other options for now.
Davis himself has been critical of his performance and admitted that he isn’t playing at his best. He was quoted as saying (The Scottish Sun), ”For me, I know myself if I’ve had a good or bad game and if I can do better. I think players are generally quite self-critical anyway. It can be a bit frustrating at times, maybe you are probably a bit harsh on yourself.”
”I thought to myself I would just hit the ground running, and it would be like the last time around. But taking everything into consideration you have to be honest with yourself as well in terms of where you are at. Other than internationals I haven’t played a lot of football since last February with injuries at the back end of last season. I didn’t have much game-time at Southampton in the first half of this season.”
The veteran midfielder had an impressive stint from 2008 to 2012 with Rangers, but it is clear that he will need a bit more time to settle in at the club. The midfielder has managed to play some decent passes but often the Northern Irish looks a bit off the pace, and it seems like its easy for the opponents to hurry him up.
The fact that the 34-year-old hasn’t played a lot of football for quite some time now hasn’t helped his cause, and we feel that with time Davis can come good. It was clear why the Saints were willing to let him go as the pace of the Scottish division has troubled him so far.
Hopefully, from Rangers’ point of view, they can soon see the midfielder back to his best as Davis can do almost everything in midfield. The ‘almost anything’ part includes making interceptions, linking up play, moving the ball forward quickly and scoring goals by making late runs into the box.
