Stats show Rangers need to keep hold of Steven Davis
Player tops the assist chart
Pedro Mendes may be leaving Rangers for Sporting Lisbon soon but he is unlikely to be missed much. His club have hit top form and top spot in his absence and to be honest, the midfielder has been living off his strikes against Celtic and Partick Thistle.
However, losing Steven Davis would be a massive blow to the club and the management team must hope that no bids come in for the Northern Irish international. There was talk at the weekend that if Birmingham were unable to sign Aiden McGeady, Alex McLeish would go after Davis.
All the talk is about Rangers keeping Kris Boyd at the club and this is because the goals he scores.
However, as the table below suggests, the amount of assists that Davis provides should not be underestimated.
8 assists is an excellent return for a midfielder and although Kris Boyd gets the praise for putting the ball in the net, the set up play needs to be recognised too.
It is known that Davis was a Rangers fan as a child and is no doubt enjoying his time at the club. The player has English top flight experience but the move to Rangers has certainly moved his career on to a higher level.
The number of assists will likely catch the eye of bosses down South but Rangers would be advised to keep hold of the player…or they may find the goals of Boyd may dry up slightly.
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must admit think Steve Davis has been a good buy for Rangers although Alex Higgins would probably disagree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Davis has been brilliant for the Gers, alot of fans dont rate him too highly but the stats do the talking. I am really surprised Boyd has 4 assists , just shows he has improved over all. McGeady is still the most gifted in the SPL but Davis is a bit od a quiet assasin.
Cheers Ned.
Boyd’s 4 assists were probably mis-hit shots!!!
Nah, there was at least one, if not two at Easter Road wasnt there?
Are there Rangers fans who don’t appreciate the work of Davis?
Perhaps he needs to shout his mouth off in the press like Novo or Thomson and he’d be appreciated more!
Novo and Thompson are wheeled out just about every 3rd week along with Edu to do press confrences because thier injured most of the time. If these guys done thier talking on the park and not in the papers most football hacks would be part time employees.
I am really impressed with Boyd this year though, he has added a bit of work rate to his game ,,,,,, not before time.
A lot of the Thomson stuff comes from his friendship with Keith Jackson…but the thing is, you get players who are more comfortable with the media and are more likely to request to be put forward / the clubs feel comfortable with putting them in front of the media.
With Caldwell looking as though he is for the off (and Robson too), you wonder who the next wave of Celtic gobsh*tes will be?!?!
Appearing in the assist chart is vindication of how Boyd has improved his all-round game.