{"id":24042,"date":"2025-09-26T11:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/the-former-ranger-striker-finds-something-about-russell-martin-after-the-latest-defeat-of-ibrox\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:07:41","slug":"the-former-ranger-striker-finds-something-about-russell-martin-after-the-latest-defeat-of-ibrox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/the-former-ranger-striker-finds-something-about-russell-martin-after-the-latest-defeat-of-ibrox\/","title":{"rendered":"The former ranger striker finds something about Russell Martin after the latest defeat of Ibrox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/the-former-ranger-striker-finds-something-about-russell-martin-after-the-latest-defeat-of-ibrox\/#Martin_%E2%80%9Cdisappointed%E2%80%9D_at_Genks_defeat\" >Martin &#8220;disappointed&#8221; at Genk&#8217;s defeat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/the-former-ranger-striker-finds-something-about-russell-martin-after-the-latest-defeat-of-ibrox\/#What_Thompson_noticed_about_Martin_in_the_Rangers_defeat\" >What Thompson noticed about Martin in the Rangers&#8217; defeat<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After yet another Glasgow Rangers were defeated, former Scotland and Garth striker Stephen Thompson revealed he&#8217;s noticed about Russell Martin, the manager of Ibrox, who is lacking.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"martin-quot-disappointed-quot-by-genk-defeat\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Martin_%E2%80%9Cdisappointed%E2%80%9D_at_Genks_defeat\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Martin &#8220;disappointed&#8221; at Genk&#8217;s defeat<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The victory over Hibernian in the Scottish League Cup last weekend was billed by some as the start of Martin&#8217;s stunning turnaround, but many others thought it was simply a faint glow of hope. Now, as he watched his team have a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Zhenki in the Europa League, the pressure for the Rangers Manager is rising once again.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_3\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;There&#8217;s a bit of perspective tonight, and how difficult it was after the red card, because whether you like it or not, it changes a lot when you&#8217;re going to 10 for a long time in a European tie game.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;And prepare and play on Sunday and get ready to win. Losing is a disappointment. The red cards have changed the game a lot. We were looking forward to reaching halftime. There were some key points to help us perform.&#8221; <\/em>(Martin on Genk&#8217;s defeat)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>A 1-0 loss means that GERS won in four of the 14 games played during Martin&#8217;s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend we&#8217;ll be turning to Rangers&#8217; trip to Livingston. Losing it, they can move 12 points drifting through the 12 points of the Celtic leader, and even move levels at points alongside Bottom Side Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership. That&#8217;s certainly true for Martin.<\/p>\n<p>From Lomond&#8217;s trips to endless defeats, there have been many things to forget about the manager&#8217;s time so far.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-thompson-noticed-about-martin-in-rangers-39-defeat\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Thompson_noticed_about_Martin_in_the_Rangers_defeat\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>What Thompson noticed about Martin in the Rangers&#8217; defeat<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Watching the manager explain to the press why his team was shorter again, this time claiming that Martin was &#8220;accepted&#8221; as the pressure continued to grow. He told BBC Sports:<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_10\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;There was a lack of energy in Russell Martin&#8217;s press conference, and I could feel that it was reaching him. There&#8217;s acceptance there and I know he&#8217;s under pressure.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>    He previously said he still has full support for the 49ers, but even Martin may know that defeat is too high now. Now, if the owner decides to pull the trigger in the coming weeks, the big issue is centered around his potential alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Names such as Steven Gerrard have found themselves in the headlines as a result, allowing them to freely return to management following previous contractual issues with Al-Etttifaq.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a manager who knows how to put together the winning side in Ibrox, bringing the winner of the last Scottish premiership back to Ibrox is not exactly a bad idea.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After yet another Glasgow Rangers were defeated, former Scotland and Garth striker Stephen Thompson revealed he&#8217;s noticed about Russell Martin, the manager of Ibrox, who is lacking. Martin &#8220;disappointed&#8221; at Genk&#8217;s defeat The victory over Hibernian in the Scottish League Cup last weekend was billed by some as the start of Martin&#8217;s stunning turnaround, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[333,1600,40,2821,1215,161,1435,2222,266],"class_list":{"0":"post-24042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-defeat","9":"tag-finds","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-ibrox","12":"tag-latest","13":"tag-martin","14":"tag-ranger","15":"tag-russell","16":"tag-striker"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}