Rangers fans disbelief at “comedy” newspaper story criticising star man
Soccer Football - Scottish League Cup Semi Final - Rangers vs Motherwell - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - October 22, 2017 Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos in action REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Alfredo Morelos has enjoyed a successful international break with Colombia, two 1-0 victories including his first goal for his country, but this hasn’t stopped The Daily Record leading with a story about him missing a chance against Ecuador.
Yes, a whole article based on a striker missing a chance, Morelos has had an exceptional season scoring 22 goals in 26 games, The Record also took a negative approach to reporting his first goal for Colombia by including “finally” in the headline. Morelos has played around 250 minutes of international football, hardly a goal drought.
Transfer speculation has been increasing recently with Morelos linked with Premier League clubs Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, Rangers have rubbished these rumours with both Steven Gerrard and new sporting director, Ross Wilson, making assurances that El Bufalo won’t be sold in January.
Does Morelos receive an unfair press in Scotland?
Rangers fans reacted in disbelief to the article on Twitter, questioning the motives of the newspaper.
Anything to keep his value down. Unbelievable.
— Amo De Boer (@Amo0719) November 20, 2019
Ha ha ha ha ????????. Comedy Gold this reporting. Genuinely funny now lads. Please keep it going ????
— Bangor Blue (@P02077427) November 20, 2019
Brought 2 good saves out of the keeper and should have had a penalty.
— CraigM0808 (@craig_m0808) November 20, 2019
Was he the only player to miss a chance in the game?
— WULLY (@bigspenderr1690) November 20, 2019
Been the best player in Scotland this season by a country mile
— stuart orr (@stuartorr11) November 20, 2019
Yet no mention of Forrest’s sitter missed for Scotland ????
— Craig (@craigmoore1981) November 20, 2019
The fans were quick to pick up on the double standards in The Record’s reporting, as one fan pointed out, Morelos brought an excellent save from the keeper, I’m sure Scotland’s top goalscorer won’t be losing any sleep over the matter though.