{"id":423576,"date":"2025-09-14T11:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423576\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:38:13","slug":"rangers-must-follow-sheffield-united-example-as-russell-martin-not-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423576\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers must follow Sheffield United example as Russell Martin not good enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Rangers-Martin-Sheffield-United-1140x641.png\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rangers manager Russell Martin and Sheffield United badge in corner\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eca62851c76ed78ed04ae8d3a8954940\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Aheed Abrar\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sun 14 September 2025 11:10, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Russell Martin has shown that he\u2019s clearly out of his depth at Rangers after losing to Hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibroxnews.com\/2025\/09\/13\/rangers-player-ratings-vs-hearts-djeidi-gassama-motm-but-2-10-star-diabolical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibrox hosted Derek McInnes\u2019 team in the William Hill Premiership<\/a> on 13 September, securing their first win in G51 in 11 years with a 2-0 victory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibroxnews.com\/2025\/09\/14\/who-kris-boyd-wants-to-see-as-next-rangers-manager-after-russell-martin-sack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kris Boyd feels Martin\u2019s sacking is inevitable<\/a>, with the home fans joining in with the away supporters during chants for his dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises face a massive decision at the Glaswegian outfit in the coming hours, as they sit 10th in the league table.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/russell-martin-rangers-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Martin watching his Rangers side at Ibrox\" class=\"wp-image-178581\" \/>Credit: Imago<strong>Sheffield United sack Ruben Selles, Rangers should follow suit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United have sacked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibroxnews.com\/tag\/ruben-selles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Selles<\/a> as they sit bottom of the table in the EFL Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Blades have lost their opening five league matches of the season, and it isn\u2019t surprising to see them take action against the Spanish head coach.<\/p>\n<p>While Martin boasts a better record than Selles at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibroxnews.com\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibrox<\/a>, the Gers are also winless in their opening five games in the Scottish top flight.<\/p>\n<p>The Light Blues have endured their worst start in the league in 47 years, and that damning statistic should be enough for the 39-year-old head coach\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibroxnews.com\/2025\/09\/14\/this-is-why-var-may-have-left-lawrence-shankland-controversy-in-rangers-loss-vs-hearts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is why VAR may have left Lawrence Shankland controversy in loss vs Hearts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Russell Martin handed footballing lesson by Derek McInnes at Ibrox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibroxnews.com\/2025\/09\/14\/russell-martin-beyond-point-of-no-return-as-rangers-sack-now-has-to-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin has to leave Ibrox immediately<\/a>, and most fans have turned against him as the Gers find themselves in a tough spot.<\/p>\n<p>The Light Blues are nine points behind Hearts in the William Hill Premiership, and it would arguably take a miracle for them to win the league from this point.<\/p>\n<p>While the Glaswegian outfit dominated possession against Hearts, they had nothing to show for it as Lawrence Shankland picked up a brace.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Rangers<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Statistics<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Hearts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>67%<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Possesssion<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">xG<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1.62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Big chances<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Big chances missed<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Final third entries<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Statistics from Hearts\u2019 win at Ibrox, as per Sofascore<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibroxnews.com\/2025\/09\/13\/rangers-fans-boo-russell-martins-crazy-in-match-decision-as-hearts-win-at-ibrox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derek McInnes\u2019 team were all over Rangers<\/a> at Ibrox, creating several other chances throughout the 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Gers have lacked a cutting edge in the final third under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibroxnews.com\/tag\/russell-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin<\/a> and have looked devoid of confidence in defence.<\/p>\n<p>If the Scottish manager ends up staying, the games against Hibernian in the Premier Sports Cup may be pivotal as a loss would surely mean the end of his tenure in G51.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoyed this article?<\/strong>\u00a0Stay connected with all the latest news, updates, and behind-the-scenes content by following us on our new Instagram account \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ibroxnews247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@ibroxnews247<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Sun 14 September 2025 11:10, UK Russell Martin has shown that he\u2019s clearly out of 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