'Comical' - BBC Sportscene pundit destroys Rangers defender after new footage v Motherwell

Marvin Bartley has destroyed Jefte and his defending for the first goal as Rangers come from behind to beat Motherwell in the Scottish League Cup.

The Gers took on the Steelmen on 3 November in the semi-final at Hampden Park, winning 2-1, with goals from Cyriel Dessers and Nedim Bajrami in a second-half comeback.

Andy Halliday found the back of the net in the 25th minute to hand Stuart Kettlewell’s team the lead and speaking on BBC Sportscene [3 November], Bartley wasn’t impressed with how Jefte defended in the lead-up.

“Jefte’s defending on this is almost comical. He sees the ball coming in, doesn’t see Andy Halliday once as a full-back,” he said after the footage was shared.

“And this is why I feel he’s so much better suited being higher up the pitch. He’s running away from goal, almost like Butland’s going to come and catch it, and all of a sudden, they can start a counterattack.”

Rangers dig deep to get win over Motherwell

Rangers were under the cosh early on as Motherwell looked the better side in the opening minutes and subsequently broke the deadlock.

Philippe Clement’s team seemed to get a wake-up call after going behind and got better as the match progressed.

After the break, the Belgian manager made a few changes at different intervals, bringing on the likes of Mohamed Diomande, Danilo and Dujon Sterling, which gave the Gers more control in the fixture.

Dessers equalised for the Light Blues just after the break, and despite the goal, the Nigerian wasn’t at his best and was substituted after the hour-mark.

With Clement under severe pressure already due to the recent results, not being able to get past the Steelmen would’ve raised more questions, but Bajrami saved the blushes of the Bears with his winner.

The Ibrox faithful will be happy with the win, but the performance highlighted once again that this team isn’t improving, and it’s only a matter of time before Clement will be caught out and lose his job if the displays remain the same.

In other Rangers news, one former Gers manager is facing scathing criticism from supporters.

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