Antonio Colak has been blasted for his role in Rangers suffering a major Champions League blow in Belgium.
The Light Blues lost out 2-0 to Union-Saint Gilloise in their third round qualifier first leg and it was a bleak showing from boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side. They rarely made attacking moves and Ibrox hero Mark Hateley lays some of that at the door of new striker Colak.
Main talisman Alfredo Morelos is still injured and the Rangers reckons their recruit from PAOK can't compare to what the Colombian brings to their continental approach. He told Sportsound: “Colak, for me, was a waste of time. If Morelos is playing there, the ball goes into him. Colak didn’t demand the ball. Union figured Rangers out after 25 minutes. At the end of the day, Rangers are very, very lucky to come away with a 2-0 defeat. You could see a second goal coming all second half.
READ MORE: Three things we learned as Rangers suffer VAR controversy in major Champions League setback
Sign up to Glasgow Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox.
"Then you worry about the third goal. It was a poor, poor show. Weak and blunt. We don’t even know if Union’s back three are any good. Is the goalkeeper any good? We don’t know."
It means Rangers have it all to do to avoid an early Champions League bath like they had last year against Swedish club Malmo.
First up for them before that second leg against the Belgians though is a Premiership match versus Kilmarnock at Ibrox on Saturday.
READ NEXT:
- Livingston blast 'unacceptable' Rangers game scenes as 'irresponsible few' prompt Lions reaction
- Rangers star 'banned' from Livingston as David Martindale makes honest red card admission
- Joe Aribo in post Rangers viral wonder goal as he makes honest admission on Southampton transfer
- Rangers Champions League draw confirmed as Light Blues land difficult playoff assignment
