Stephen Robinson spotted a glaring weakness in Rangers' setup that St Mirren exploited and then some
That's how St Mirren managed to give Rangers nightmares with Toyosi Olusanya and Jonah Ayunga causing Philippe Clement all sorts of problems. Stephen Robinson masterminded a massive 2-1 win over the Ibrox side, with Caolan Boyd-Munce's late winner making it three wins from three from a Saints side who are now deservedly eyeing European football.
Robinson said: "Toyi gives us an incredible outlet. With pace, your passes don't need to be too accurate at times. We know Rangers place their full-backs really high, so if we can buy two or three passes, you're in on goal with one pass. Toyi caused them a lot of problems. A couple of times he maybe could have got his head up and released somebody, but yeah, that was the game plan.
Smyth's penalty gave St Mirren the lead at half-time and Rangers responded by throwing on Nicolas Raskin and Danilo. That initially worked wonders: Danilo equalised and Gers had them under the cosh for the first 15 minutes after the break. But rarely one to be outfoxed, Robinson threw on Jonah Ayunga for Greg Kiltie, shifting from a 3-4-3 shape to a flatter 3-5-2.
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