There’s no way of knowing which way this Rangers team is going – but AI’s had its best crack.
On Thursday nights when the Europa League music blares, they turn into a Rangers side of old that used to swagger to league titles and big nights under lights on a regular basis. Come a domestic weekend and there’s questions of mentality, put under the spotlight by recent losses to Queen’s Park, St Mirren, Motherwell and Hibs at Ibrox.
So how is best to describe certain players currently contracted to Rangers? Looking at 27 players in total, including some out on loan with possible hopes of an Ibrox impact, We asked AI tool, Grok, to best describe each Rangers player in one word who fits thaty category. Here is what came out the machine.
AI describes x Rangers stars
Goalkeepers
Jack Butland: Reliable
Liam Kelly: Experienced
Kieran Wright: Promising
Mason Munn: Youthful
Defenders
James Tavernier: Leader
John Souttar: Resilient
Dujon Sterling: Adaptable
Leon Balogun: Veteran
Leon King: Emerging
Adam Devine: Determined
Jefte: Dynamic
Clinton Nsiala: Potential
Rafael Fernandes: Newcomer
Robbie Fraser: Developing
Midfielders
Bailey Rice: Prodigy
Cole McKinnon: Energetic
Findlay Curtis: Rising
Nico Raskin: Tenacious
Mohammed Diomande: Creative
Tom Lawrence: Skilled
Kieran Dowell: Technical
Forwards
Cyriel Dessers: Inconsistent
Vaclav Cerny: Sharp
Danilo: Clinical
Hamza Igamane: Exciting
Rabbi Matondo: Speedy
Ross McCausland: Bright
Character in Rangers abundance
One character trait Rangers aren’t lacking in is resilience, according to Nico Raskin, after they dug out a 0-0 draw with La Liga side Athletic Bilbao in their Europa League quarter final first leg. They played much of the game with 10 men after Robin Propper’s dismissal early in the opening half.
He told Rangers TV: “It was a big effort, we were tired, but at the same time we are proud of this performance. It was not a beautiful performance, but sometimes you have got to play that game and with the early red card we knew it was going to be difficult. I am proud of the team for showing character and we have got everything to play for next week, so we are happy.
“A red card always affects the team, the plan, the way we were going to play, especially against a team like that. Athletic Club likes to keep the ball, they like to play small passes, but we knew it would be hard. That is also one of our strengths in Europe. We can dig deep and stay together, and we are proud and we have got everything to play for.
“In Europe we have had great effort from our goalkeepers if you look at Jack [Butland] in penalties against Fenerbahce and now Liam here. It is just amazing that we can count on them and that they save us from the difficult situations, so it has been a big team effort. We now need to recover because we have got a big game at the weekend, and we have revenge to take in the league.”
Next up for Rangers in the Premiership is an away trip to Aberdeen. Attentions will then turn back to Europe for the second leg of their quarter final away in Spain.
AI describes 27 contracted Rangers players in one word as club has ‘prodigy’ on hands and ‘inconsistent’ star
