BARRY FERGUSON named an unchanged side for his first game in charge of Rangers tonight.
Light Blues fans expressed their disappointment before the game when the lineups were announced, admitting it was like Philippe Clement selected the team.
Clinton Nsiala was taken off in the first half[/caption]
Clinton Nsiala leaving the pitch after being subbed[/caption]
Ferguson, 47, put his faith in the eleven players who slumped to the shock 2-0 defeat to St Mirren last Saturday, the game which cost Clement his job.
But it wasn’t long before the interim gaffer decided enough was enough and swapped things around at Rugby Park.
It took him just 30 minutes.
The former Gers skipper was almost forced into making a decision after Derek McInnes‘ men ran riot in the opening period and went two in front.
Joe Wright fired the hosts ahead after 11 minutes and Brad Lyons made it two.
The start to Ferguson’s reign in the dugout couldn’t have gone much worse.
But he attempted to turn things around by making a change to his shaky backline at the half-hour mark.
Clinton Nsiala made way for Ridvan Yilmaz who went on at right-back, with James Tavernier slotting in alongside Robin Propper in the middle.
Some fans reckon it was the right decision by the manager as he had to make a big call to try and salvage the tie.
But many were disappointed by the fact Ferguson appeared to blank the young defender when he walked off the pitch.
Nsiala, 20, approached Ferguson before going to the dugout and stood for a moment and waited to shake his gaffer’s hand.
There wouldn’t have been any malice from the Gers icon but punters reckon he should have been the one to approach Nsiala – not the other way around.
One said: “Barry Ferguson should’ve shook Nsiala’s hand there, just been whipped off 30 minutes into a game.
Another fuming fan commented: “Barry Ferguson embarrassing himself there! Pulls Nsiala off after 30 mins and doesn’t even offer him a handshake.”
Someone else hit out: “Dragging Nsiala off and then not shaking his hand is embarrassing.”
While a fourth pointed out: “Ferguson wasn’t even gonna shake Nsiala’s hand there.”
Taking aim at Ferguson’s decision to hook him in the first place, one fan claimed: “He’s hanging Nsiala out to dry here.”
Another commented: “His first big decision is to blame a young player, make him the scapegoat and ruin his confidence.”
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