The Rangers are off to a fierce start as they sit one place above the bottom of the table with four points under Russell Martin. Their wins and losses in the Scottish premiership gave way to many questions about Martin’s decisions and capabilities.
One of the biggest questions Rangers fans have asked Surround how Nicholas Ruskin was treated. Last season, Ruskin was one of the Rangers’ standouts, contributing five goals and 11 assists from midfield. However, he rarely appeared this year.
In the league, Ruskin only played 197 minutes, the 12th most on the team after playing the league for the fifth time last season. Raskin was a more prominent feature in the Scottish League Cup, failing to push the Champions League qualifying round, but is notably lacking in a league that desperately needs points.
With no clear answer from Martin about why he treats Ruskin like this, some are working on speculation about the possibility that Ruskin may have led to something that fell from favor. However, in a recent interview, Keith Jackson scraped one of the rumors.
Jackson dispels the rumours of Raskin Leaks
This weekend, Ruskin got a rare start as he scored the opener with a 2-0 win over Hibernian in the Rangers Cup. Following the game, Keith Jackson spoke to the Hotline live about the Ruskin/Martin situation. “You’ve seen this rumour and you don’t believe it for another moment when Ruskin is leaking the team news to his Bruge manager.
Part of what led to speculation that Raskin was leaking the team’s news is that after a 6-0 loss, he was absent throughout the next two games day. However, as the Rangers missed out on Champions League qualifications and missed millions of pounds to improve their team and team, I am sure his punishment was far more serious if the rumors were true.
A more likely reason for Ruskin’s absence is the tactical decision from Martin. This season, Ruskin had to go out of position as Martin used Bournemouth lender Max Aaron in the center. Jackson did not etch his words when he expressed his dissatisfaction with the strategy from Martin.
“I couldn’t understand why Ruskin was pushing out to the left and Aaron was trying to get on the ball and dominate the middle of the pitch, which was insane.
Ruskin may be the key to Martin’s survival
Ruskin’s performance after being dumped in the cold shows that he deserves to return to his first team. He pops up with two goals and assists this season. Martin needs to score a team if he wants to stay at work.
Aaron’s experiments inside haven’t been rewarded, and adapting his playing style to incorporate aspects of the team that worked for Philip Clement and Barry Ferguson may be the only way Martin can turn things around.
