A personnel crisis should not be necessary to give young players like Bailey Rice an opportunity in the first team of the Rangers.
The problem should not be forced by the fact that Mohamed Diomande has received too many yellow cards in Europe.
It should not be a consequence of Connor Barron suffered a blow to the knee. Ianis hagi's omission of the European team should not really enter the equation.
Philippe Clement, who lost eight headlines of the first team for the Europa League match against Manchester United, launched his 18 -year -old partner, Findlay Curtis. Valient, serene and talented, none seemed out of place.
The last time two players of 18 years or less played the same European match with the Rangers was in 2009.
Danny Wilson and John Fleck aligned in a game of the Champions League against Stuttgart. And, during the last 15 years, the Ibrox club has shown lack of confidence in its own young players.
Findlay Curtis, with 18 years, was at the height of the challenge of facing Manchester United
Bailey Rice, on the right, was also brave and serene and none of the young people seemed out of place.
The teenagers would have played a role in one night to remember if the rangers had endured by a point.
Alex Lowry shone for a while before the wick went out and burned alone and sent it to Wycombe Wanderers. It is no way an isolated example.
It is not just a problem of the Rangers. Throughout the Premiership, the lack of game time for players under 21 are now a serious concern. A SFA report states that football is failing young soccer players and significantly underestimating their potential.
Clement demonstrated courage by launching Rice and Curtis to an atmosphere like Old Trafford. The only question is why did it take so long?
With the coaches under pressure to obtain results in a league of 12 teams, they will not risk their own jobs to promote young players in the first team before they are ready. However, until they try, they will never know.
The midfielder Rice showed an exceptional vision to select Cyriel Dessers with a pass that ended with the striker throwing the ball on the wrong side of the post. Rio Ferdinand, Co-Commenter of TNT Sports, praised his ability to “see images” in his work.
If Jack Butland and Jefte had done their job a little better, teenagers would have been part of an unforgettable night. A point in the Europa League for the Rangers in Old Trafford would have been as satisfactory as any of those obtained in recent years.
Raised at the Motherwell Academy, Rice He has played only 366 minutes of action with the first team, playing most of his football for team B against Stenhousesemuir and Queen's Parks of this world. Meanwhile, his former teammate in Firm Park, Lennon Miller, has 63 appearances in the first team at the same age.
The theme of an £ 2.5 million offer of Udinese, the offer was discarded because Motherwell values her best young players.
The last time the Rangers faced two players under 18 in Europe was in 2009, when John Fleck faced Stuttgart.
Danny Wilson also played with Walter Smith's team in the 2-0 defeat against the Germans in Ibrox.
Rice shone in Old Trafford but has only played 366 minutes with the first team this season.
It is difficult to say the same of the Rangers or Celtic. And, when the time has come for Lyall Cameron to choose from Rangers or Aberdeen this summer, the Dundee midfielder will have to choose between green tickets and play time.
If money is his God, then the 22 -year -old does not have to think too much. He will sign the pre -contract with the Rangers and do everything possible so that Nico Raskin, Mohamed Diomande, Connor Barron and Bailey Rice compete for their money.
If what moves the ship is the football of the first team and long -term development, you may want to assume the financial coup and join the Aberdeen.
Before a similar dilemma, people like Scott Wright, Jake Hastie and Connor Barron chose to move to Ibrox. If they are presented with the opportunity to play against large local crowds, obtain fame and adulation and play European football, many would make the same decision. If we add to that a great salary and a considerable registration rate, human nature takes command.
However, when Aberdeen introduces Lyall Cameron, he has to demonstrate his history of taking young players and improving them. There should be name checks for Kenny McLean, Ross McCorie and Lewis Ferguson, who moved to Pittodrie and went for a lot of money.
Clement wants that for the Rangers. Fourteenth money to buy players from the first team at the required level, the Belgian plans to develop his own. And Cameron is clearly part of the plan.
However, before choosing his next employer, Dundee's midfielder may want to spend the next weeks following the progress of Bailey Rice. Waiting to see if Old Trafford was evidence of a renewed desire to give young players the opportunity to play for the rangers or other act of short -term convenience to fill the gaps left by injuries and suspensions.
His former teammate in Motherwell, Lennon Miller, has accumulated games and is attracting interest.
The goal of Ibrox, Lyall Cameron (left), is another young man who has benefited from the football of the first team.
Don't fool you Jota loves Celta
When Kieran Tierney returns to Celtic, he will do it because he loves the club. When Jota returns to Celtic, he will do it because he didn't have better offers.
It makes no sense to cover this with sugar. Professional soccer players do not grow in Portugal and Japan dreaming of life in a wet city of northern Europe, where it darkens at 10 in the morning and cannot understand a word of what others say.
Glasgow life can be fun for a while. The money could serve for two or three seasons. At the moment of truth, most use Scotland as a springboard towards larger and better leagues.
England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are where money and glamor reside. And some, such as Kyogo Furuhashi, would prefer to move to the team that occupies the 14th place in Ligue One than to finish the season in the club that occupies the first position of the Premiership.
Rennes is not anyone's idea of a fashion capital at the height of London, Paris, Madrid, Munich or Rome. The problem is that Kyogo turned 30 this week. A striker who ran out of time, had to attack when the iron was still hot and will win more in France than ever in Scotland.
Kieran Tierney's return to Celtic would be because he loves the club, while Jota would be because the end does not have better offers
Kyogo Furuhashi and Jota will exchange positions this week, with the Japanese way of Rennes
Fans could see that I was losing more opportunities. The never In fact It seemed suitable for a Brendan Rodgers team. Desperate to leave when Atlanta United called in the summer, Celtic had to convince him to stay.
When Atlanta and Rennes returned this time, it made more sense to take the money and reinvest it in a player who really wanted to be there.
Time will say if that player is a jota. After a couple of short and sad marriages in Saudi Arabia and France, the extreme will feel the love of Celtic support that loves the soil he steps on.
Will the passion be returned? Maybe … if the money is correct.