What a difference a game makes, who would have thought that having your best player available would make a difference to how your team plays?
Alfredo Morelos returned from what would have been a hugely frustrating trip away with Colombia in which he saw no time either on the park or the bench, in the same period we have dropped five points and lost our place at the top of the table.
The performance also answered a few critics of Giovanni van Bronckhorst, the work rate and courage in possession that the Rangers players demonstrated against Hearts was missing in mid-week against Celtic, maybe the tactics weren’t the biggest problem after all.
John Lundstram also rubbished claims that he is fifth or sixth choice in midfield by replacing Glen Kamara and adding a bite to our midfield that has been missing for a while, he also very rarely gave the ball away or wasted possession, he keeps the jersey until further notice.
The depth of the squad was also perfectly displayed when both Kamara and Fashion Sakala came off the bench to score with Aaron Ramsey coming on for his debut and Amad Diallo getting a cameo appearance, four internationals out of the nine that were on the bench, for those that have criticised Ross Wilson this week, go and have a look at the options Steven Gerrard when we lost against Hearts in 2020 shortly before Covid 19 ended the season.
The manager and the squad answered a few questions against Hearts but that’s all they did, they now need to go again against Hibs and go on the sort of run that Walter Smith’s sides used to go on when there was a title to be won.