It was an all-around great team performance from Steven Gerrard’s men last night as Rangers beat Porto 2-0 at Ibrox. For the most part, every player did their job well, but there was one player who didn’t quite live up to the expectations set by Rangers fans.
Brandon Barker started the match but was subbed off in the 65th minute for Scott Arfield, who came on and made much more of an impact (WhoScored.com). And while fans were thrilled with the result, others were still willing to share their thoughts on the Manchester City Academy graduate.
Brandon Barker has been howling the first 45 minutes
— David Reid (@Da_vido) November 7, 2019
Brandon Barker forgets to take the baw with him a lot.
— Scottie C (@CurrieScott) November 7, 2019
Brandon Barker it’s a no from me
— JR (@JamieRoger14) November 7, 2019
Brandon Barker looks like and plays like a guy who won a competition to play for us. I just don’t see what he brings to this team.
Please score the winner though
— SDF (@GoodCopBabcock) November 7, 2019
Who’s idea was it to sign Brandon Barker
— Baz (@baarryswan) November 7, 2019
Will happily accept all RTs/comments if he does something, but Brandon Barker is woefully out of his depth. And he looks like he knows that as well.
— Garry Carmody (@GarryCarmody) November 7, 2019
When he eventually came off, fans were thrilled. They claimed he was ineffective and suggested that it was like playing with a man down when he was on the field.
Be hard pushed to find a more ineffective 65 mins anywhere in football
— Craig (@craigmoore1981) November 7, 2019
Unfortunately Barker has been like a man down tonight
— Jamie Mciver (@Mciver904) November 7, 2019
What do we think?
At the end of the day, Rangers were able to overcome Porto at the end of the 90-minute match. But Barker’s poor performance was not ignored by the fans. Perhaps it was noticed by Gerrard as well? We will see on the weekend when Rangers play Livingston in the Scottish Premiership.