Jermain Defoe, Alfredo Morelos and Kyle Lafferty are the three main strikers at Steven Gerrard’s Ibrox club Glasgow Rangers.
Kyle Lafferty of Rangers
Lafferty is now essentially the third-choice striker at Rangers at the moment after Defoe and Morelos.
Colombia international striker Morelos has scored 13 goals in the Scottish Premiership for the Gers so far this season, according to WhoScored.
As for Defoe, the former West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur striker – signed on loan from Bournemouth in the January transfer window – has also been among the goals and is a proven goalscorer.
Lafferty has made just six starts and 11 substitute appearances in the Scottish Premiership for Rangers so far this season, scoring three goals in the process, according to WhoScored.
The 31-year-old Northern Ireland international forward – who joined Rangers from Heart of Midlothian in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Glasgow Evening Times to be worth £500,000 – is going to struggle for playing time in the coming months, but Rangers legend Johnstone has suggested an advantage he has over Defoe and Morelos.
Former Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson also has some advice for Lafferty.
Johnstone wrote about Lafferty in The Glasgow Evening Times: “The one thing he does have in his favour is his style of play and the fact that he offers Steven a different option compared to Morelos and Defoe.
“Rangers don’t have another striker that like where they can change their approach, go a bit longer and use his ability in the air.
“There will always be room for a player like that in the squad and Kyle has to play to his strengths and take his chances when they come along in the second half of the season.”
Ferguson wrote about Lafferty in The Daily Record: “It’s not too late for Lafferty to re-emerge as a heroic figure for the club he has always supported. My only word of advice to him is ‘get your head down and work your a*** off!’.”
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