Rangers striker Florian Kamberi was given his first start for the club by Steven Gerrard in Wednesday’s Europa League win against Braga, with the 24-year-old selected at centre-forward in place of the suspended Alfredo Morelos. However, the on-loan attacker was subjected to criticism from quite a few ‘Gers fans over one aspect of his performance.
As noted by BBC Scotland reporter Alasdair Lamont, Braga played with a high defensive line and it worked to an extent as they frequently caught Rangers, and indeed Kamberi, offside regularly. Indeed, the Light Blues attacker was flagged offside on no fewer than six occasions – twice as many as the rest of his team-mates put together, while the home side were not offside once during the entire game (as per WhoScored).
Ironically, when Rangers had a goal disallowed for offside, it was Scott Arfield and not Kamberi who was thwarted by the assistant referee’s flag. However, that didn’t stop these ‘Gers fans on Twitter from calling out the 24-year-old striker over his tendency to stray offside so often:
– Kamberi playing as sweeper for Braga
– Nothing working for Kent… Again
– And a penalty saved
Please don’t break my heart again tonight Rangers— Gazman (@instrospark) February 26, 2020
Announce kamberi onside
— Jack Balfour (@j_balf) February 26, 2020
Can you tell Kamberi the offside rules cheers.
— GovanLad (@GovanLoyal72) February 26, 2020
Kamberi must have set a new world record for offsides already.
— Iain (@CemetryGates89) February 26, 2020
Someone teach Kamberi the offside rule please
— Dean (@deanog99) February 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/54Beats44/status/1232721646248697856
https://twitter.com/joshopr4y/status/1232721577101463554
Rangers fans, were you frustrated by the number of offside calls given against Kamberi? Share your views in the comments section below!
