After a slow start to his Rangers career, John Lundstram soon became a huge fans’ favourite at Ibrox and the beating heart of the side that made it all the way to the Europa League Final with a memorable goal in Dortmund and the strike against RB Leipzig that sent them to Seville.
They even adopted a version of Belinda Carlisle's hit 1987 track 'Heaven is a Place On Earth' in tribute to their hero. But fast forward to McDiarmid Park on Sunday and for many livid Light Blue legions it’s the Scouser who sums up the regression in the Ibrox side. And one particular incident in Perth didn’t go down too well with fans. One supporter posted a clip of Lundstram overhitting the ball and losing possession as St Johnstone defender Adam Montgomery pounced to start the move which eventually led to the home side taking the lead through James Brown.
It wasn’t so much losing the ball in the first place which angered the fan, but also his lack of effort to make amends for the situation. He wrote: “This is the moment that led to St Johnstone’s first. Lundstram’s lack of effort to retrieve the ball after his bad touch is as baffling as it is unforgivable. He doesn’t even try to retain possession here. And then completely chucks it when he loses possession. And that’s a senior player, someone who is supposed to be leading us on the park.”
