Alex Rae believes that Rangers ace Scott Arfield will be frustrated to miss out in the last game against Motherwell.
Alex Rae believes that Rangers midfielder Scott Arfield could be getting frustrated over his lack of game time, but he hopes to see more of him in coming weeks.
The 29-year-old made the move to Ibrox from Burnley in the summer and he was one of the star names to join the revolution under manager Steven Gerrard.
However, he has completed 90 minutes in just four of his eight appearances so far and is yet to fully cement his spot in the side.
The Canada international has fierce competition in midfield to become a regular starter in the centre of the park, with teammates such as Ryan Jack, Ovie Ejaria and Lassana Coulibaly also in contention.
He was a substitute in the dramatic 3-3 draw with Motherwell at the weekend and is still waiting to chip in with his first goal or assist since his transfer.
Rae insists that Arfield could be the missing ingredient for Rangers moving forward and wouldn’t be surprised if the player is becoming wound up by not starting most games for Gerrard.
“For me, I think he’ll be disappointed he didn’t start against Motherwell,” Rae told the Scottish Sun.
“The times I’ve seen him I’ve been quite impressed. He has a level of energy that Rangers have been missing in recent years and quality which they’ve badly needed to compete in the central areas.
“He’ll be frustrated that he’s not played week in week out so far to try and get up to speed.”
Rangers have arguably their two biggest games of the season so far coming up this week, starting with an away trip to Russian side FC Ufa on Thursday night.
The Light Blues lead 1-0 from the first leg of the Europa League play-off qualifier, which makes them minor favourites to progress to the group stages.
They then travel to Old Firm rivals Celtic on Sunday for a league encounter, and Arfield will surely hope to be in the mix for both games.
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