Food For Thought

[Rangers Football Club 0]

TOMMY WILSON believes Fran Sandaza and Kane Hemmings have given the Rangers management food for thought after they both scored for the swifts tonight.

 

The Spaniard scored a first-half double before his English team-mate netted too prior to the break in the 3-0 Reserve League Cup win over Ayr United.

Assistant manager Kenny McDowall watched the full 90 minutes at Auchenhowie and seemed impressed by the way the forward pairing linked up.

Gers have struggled for striking options lately in the Third Division, with Andy Littleâ??s good form masking a lack of bodies in that department.

Sandaza is now fully fit though after a string of minor injuries and Hemmings is available once more after a successful loan spell at Cowdenbeath, where he scored four goals.

Club captain Lee McCulloch is back as well after eight weeks out with an ankle injury while Kal Naismith can play in attack and prefers playing through the middle.

That means there are options in that department again â?? and Wilson thinks Sandaza and Hemmings are pushing as hard for places as anyone.

He said: â??The two of them did well together. Theyâ??ve got goals in them and I said that to the boys before the game.

â??Weâ??ve been playing with three midfield players, one up front and two wider ones lately but it was great tonight to play 4-4-2 because of the personnel we had.

â??You could see why it was good to do that and Kenny was pleased with the strikers. He spoke to them at half-time and again at the end and he was happy.

â??I keep saying thatâ??s what these games are for. We won which was great but the strikers impressed which was important.

â??I thought Barrie McKay was excellent tonight as well and heâ??s another one who is knocking on the door for a first-team place.â?

Rangersâ?? win this evening was relatively straightforward and having such a healthy cushion at the break made the second half a formality of sorts.

Nevertheless, Wilson was pleased to see his side register a first League Cup win and it now has four points after two West Section games with five more to play.

Wilson added: â??I think we scored some really good goals. We started well and created some good chances so we deserved to win.

â??Unfortunately Franâ??s best goal of the night was disallowed and that decision looked really marginal.

â??But if you consider our next three games are against Morton, Queenâ??s Park and Airdrie, it was vital we won this match.

â??Theyâ??re the other three teams who were at the top of the league with us and itâ??s going to be a tough run of matches but weâ??ve made a decent start to the competition.â?

 

 

 

 

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