Rangers supporters are incredibly frustrated with captain James Tavernier after Tuesday night’s damaging Scottish Cup defeat to Aberdeen.
The Dons won 2-0 in the quarter-final replay at Ibrox, ending our best chance of lifting silverware, deeply bruising the hopes and dreams of Gers fans everywhere.
Still eight points behind in the Scottish Premiership, we have little chance of overhauling that gap, especially if we continue to play like we did last night.
We were dreadful throughout the 90 minutes and plenty feel that Tavernier is not showing enough leadership on the pitch to inspire his team to secure better results.
Some are even questioning whether he should be part of the squad at all moving forward, unhappy with his own defensive skills and frustrated by the bluntness of his attacking output at the other end.
Is the 27-year-old one of the biggest problems in Steven Gerrard’s first-team right now?
These fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts…
Tavernier has got to be the worst Rangers captain ive seen the guy is a fraud when the going gets tough he fails time to punt him to WBA
— KennyGrfc (@kennygrfc) March 12, 2019
Take any money for Morelos and Tavernier whenever you can please @RangersFC
— Robbie Hamilton (@robbiehamiltonx) March 12, 2019
James Tavernier is not a captain.
When have you ever seen him go through an opposition player? Or even give them a wee dig?
Absolute shitebag mentally and physically with a power's mentality.
Rangers won't change until the armband does.
— Andy C (@pipedown27) March 12, 2019
Season was over the minute the armband was put on James Tavernier and you can disagree all you want, it's a fact
— Stuart Watson (@swwatson6) March 12, 2019
And surprise surprise another big game in which Tavernier bottles it. There’s one man who should be wearing the armband in that team and it’s not him.
— Chris Scott (@christtocs) March 12, 2019
We won’t win anything to we have a leader!!! Don’t even try back Tavernier up guys defending is absolutely tragic. Why Barasic is getting a game in front of Halliday is beyond me!
— CAAMGW (@caamgw) March 12, 2019
@James_Tavernier what the f*£k is happening in that dressing room man. You have the armband for a reason sort it out!!!!!!
— GlasgowTitan#9 (@wglenny23) March 12, 2019