BlueMeanie
Well-Known Member
IF Alfredo Morelos still wants to leave Rangers, the only way he’ll have his wish granted is by getting back to what he does best — scoring goals.
In the past two games we have seen flashes of the old Alfredo, and his double on Thursday was a reminder he still has something to offer.
Against Lincoln Red Imps he looked as if he had the fire back in his belly.
He appeared more like his angrier and aggressive self, and that’s when he is at his best.
He’s not going to get a bigger club than Rangers and, while wanting to move on is not a crime, you just can’t down tools and demand to go.
You can’t rely on what you have achieved previously.
Morelos went into a sulk for a while and appeared to be living on former glories.
Steven Gerrard left him out of the squad last month and it looked like he had kicked his last ball for the club.
The Gers boss quite rightly decided if you do not train at the standard required, then you won’t be wearing the jersey.
It should be a privilege pulling on that strip — and it needs to be earned.
Morelos might still move to the next level, but the only way that will happen is by scoring regularly and giving maximum effort.
Ibrox team-mate Ryan Kent found himself in the same position when Leeds came calling.
But instead of throwing his toys out of the pram he took his game to a level that nobody else in Scotland can currently match.
Maybe Morelos has looked at how Kent handled things and the penny has finally dropped.
Certainly in his last two games we have seen glimpses that he’s back where he should be.
Over the international break he clearly knuckled down to some hard work and you can tell he is much slimmer now.
He has also been much sharper and the quality of the finishes impressed me in Gibraltar, even if the opposition didn’t.
The fact his place in the starting line-up is no longer a given might also have helped his focus.
The arrival of Kemar Roofe and Cedric Itten has increased the competition for places.
While Morelos does appear to be making the most of this second chance, I still see Roofe as the top forward at Rangers.
He is not quite up to speed after being out for a while, but there is a real intelligence to his game. He is a completely different striker to Morelos and it will be interesting to see what happens against Hibs tomorrow if he does shake off his calf strain.
Gerrard might even be able to go with both at Easter Road as they have varying qualities.
As a boss, you want players who are desperate to be in the team.
There is every chance Morelos took his place for granted and the level of performance dropped.
Now he has to be on it each day in training as well as in games.
He has been a shadow of himself since January and maybe that’s why teams are thinking twice about buying him.
If you want away, then go and show the world what you can do.
Prove to interested parties what you’re about and make the most of the time you have left in Glasgow.
In the past two games we have seen flashes of the old Alfredo, and his double on Thursday was a reminder he still has something to offer.
Against Lincoln Red Imps he looked as if he had the fire back in his belly.
He appeared more like his angrier and aggressive self, and that’s when he is at his best.
He’s not going to get a bigger club than Rangers and, while wanting to move on is not a crime, you just can’t down tools and demand to go.
You can’t rely on what you have achieved previously.
Morelos went into a sulk for a while and appeared to be living on former glories.
Steven Gerrard left him out of the squad last month and it looked like he had kicked his last ball for the club.
The Gers boss quite rightly decided if you do not train at the standard required, then you won’t be wearing the jersey.
It should be a privilege pulling on that strip — and it needs to be earned.
Morelos might still move to the next level, but the only way that will happen is by scoring regularly and giving maximum effort.
Ibrox team-mate Ryan Kent found himself in the same position when Leeds came calling.
But instead of throwing his toys out of the pram he took his game to a level that nobody else in Scotland can currently match.
Maybe Morelos has looked at how Kent handled things and the penny has finally dropped.
Certainly in his last two games we have seen glimpses that he’s back where he should be.
Over the international break he clearly knuckled down to some hard work and you can tell he is much slimmer now.
He has also been much sharper and the quality of the finishes impressed me in Gibraltar, even if the opposition didn’t.
The fact his place in the starting line-up is no longer a given might also have helped his focus.
The arrival of Kemar Roofe and Cedric Itten has increased the competition for places.
While Morelos does appear to be making the most of this second chance, I still see Roofe as the top forward at Rangers.
He is not quite up to speed after being out for a while, but there is a real intelligence to his game. He is a completely different striker to Morelos and it will be interesting to see what happens against Hibs tomorrow if he does shake off his calf strain.
Gerrard might even be able to go with both at Easter Road as they have varying qualities.
As a boss, you want players who are desperate to be in the team.
There is every chance Morelos took his place for granted and the level of performance dropped.
Now he has to be on it each day in training as well as in games.
He has been a shadow of himself since January and maybe that’s why teams are thinking twice about buying him.
If you want away, then go and show the world what you can do.
Prove to interested parties what you’re about and make the most of the time you have left in Glasgow.
