Martin feels heat again, but are Rangers players letting him down?

Russell Martin’s epic failure, his project at Rangers, has received an endless supply of criticism.

You felt for the man after watching his reaction at Ibrox when Mohamed Diomande was given a deserved red card just before half-time.

Rangers finished with second place. Insufficient headless chickens in too many places, squishy in possession, and pitiful at the back. once more.

Before the red, it appeared as though Martin’s quiet period following Saturday’s harrowing and noisy defeat to Hibernian was about to end.

In the event that Rangers lost this Europa League opener against Genk, Belgium’s 14th best team, Diomande almost assured that Rangers would lose.

Diomande left his team-mates in a terrible lurch, struggling with 11 and now sitting ducks with 10. When he lunged in on Zakaria El Ouahdi, Diomande stubbed his team-mates.

The lack of self-control was completely unforgivable, and the resultant expression of confused innocence was absurd.

And so Martin was once more left to experience the discontentment of those Rangers supporters who remained until the end.

Around 12, 000 tickets were left unsold, a sign of a growing apathy. The boos, which are now Broxi Bear’s trademark, were once more audible.

The manager’s head was chanting loudly throughout the hundredth time. It was gloomy. The directors’ box, home to chairman Andrew Cavenagh and chief executive Patrick Stewart, were filmed as the cameras rolled in their faces.

Cavenagh’s thoughts are worth something. The fans of the Rangers would spend far more than just watching the man and getting to share their opinions via a spleen venting.

Cavenagh has made it known that he is supporting his manager, but it’s untrue to assume that he has any doubts about what he is seeing. And it’s unbelievable that he is unaware of how his and other people’s money has been spent.

Rangers were and continue to be a difficult, difficult watch. They were predictable and pedestrian, and they are. shady . irksome . Except for the occasionally energetic Djeidi Gassama on the left, everything appeared so slowly, difficult, and unthreatening.

Genk missed a goal at 0-0, then hit a post, then missed a penalty, or rather had Jack Butland save it. Before the break, when the score was even, all of those occurred.

Diomande’s foolish behavior only strengthened the case. Martin took an excuse in his subsequent press conference.

However, Rangers’ performance before that was lacking in optimism, and there was no reason to believe it would have been any better had Diomande not gotten himself out of the game.

Genk are currently on a poor run, with only one win out of five coming in. This was their first clean sheet in 11 games, which is unusual for a goalkeeper who is unable to make a save.

They were under pressure, just like Rangers. They played tight and hoping for the best, much like Rangers, and they had good reason to be anxious and negative.

But they did not. On the ball, they were ambitious. Rangers wildly flailed while Rangers attacked the game. Their intensity was impressive when they were away from home.

For a team that was assembled for a relative king’s ransom, Martin’s team lacks remarkable lack of sharpness.

Rangers’ net summer spending, including transfer costs and loan payments, is reported to have been $ 21 million. You could ask the 2 and the 1 for their worth even if they had a dot between them.

Youssef Chermiti, a 21-year-old who was signed from Everton for £8 million, was in charge.

Although the young striker didn’t lack hunger or work-rate, it’s simple to criticize him. A small amount of chance and a sniff at goal were what he lacked. One only .

Right now, a Rangers center-forward’s life is lonely. joyless and isolated. They are alone there, they are. Their choices would appear to be either sink or sink.

The last thing Martin needed was Diomande’s moment of madness, but it was also Martin who chose others who struggled to make passes.

Martin once more led this team’s management, which created little threat and gave up significant chances even at 11 versus 11 against.

On Thursday, his midfielder let him down, and other days and nights it was others who let him down, didn’t show enough leadership, and made a difference.

On that front, the cast is lengthy and utterly unimpressive.

The Rangers players can’t escape being criticized for Martin’s filleting, though. The manager is at fault for some of this mess, but not all.

He claimed that the red “changed the game,” and he was correct, but there’s always more, like red cards, missed penalties, or incorrect decisions. All of this has a ridiculous effect.