The International Break is Over: How Did Rangers Players Do?

With this extended international break now over, attention reverts back to Rangers and the task at hand under manager Derek McInnes. So, what better time than now to reflect on how the last couple of weeks have gone for the players representing their nations? 

Without further ado, let's take a look. 

To begin with, Ivor Pandur was an unused sub for Croatia in all four of their UEFA Nations League games, as they beat Czechia and lost to Spain (twice) and England, sitting third in their group with three points from four games. 

Similarly, fellow goalkeeper Liam Kelly was an unused sub for Scotland in all four of their Nations League games, as they drew and lost to Slovenia, lost to Switzerland, and beat North Macedonia. 

Findlay Curtis played 17 minutes of the defeat to Slovenia, having previously registered four assists for the U21s against Azerbaijan.  

Defender Olwethu Makhanya started both of South Africa's AFCON qualifying games, as they defeated Guinea and Eritrea. He then played the final 13 minutes of their 1-0 friendly win against Egypt. 

Meanwhile, Emmanuel Fernandez was an unused sub for both of Nigeria's AFCON qualifiers, as they beat Madagascar but lost to Guinea-Bissau. He then played the full 90 of a 3-3 friendly draw away to Russia. 

Right-back Kosta Nedeljkovic started three of Serbia's Nations League games, as they fell to defeat to the Netherlands twice and Germany. He was not in the squad for the defeat to Greece in the opening game. Vanda Dragojevic was an unused sub in three of the games, and not in the squad for the other.

Djeidi Gassama started both of Mauritania's AFCON qualifiers, as they beat Central African Republic and lost to Benin. 

Nicolas Raskin started two of Belgium's Nations League games, came on in one, and was an unused sub in the other. They sit third in their group with seven points from four games. 

Ryan Don Naderi started once and came on once for Czechia, and was left out of the squad for the other two games, as they lost all four of their games in the same group as Pandur's Croatia side. 

Kevin Kelsy started both of Venezuela's friendlies in East Asia, as they played Japan and South Korea, as he found the back of the net against the former. That should do him some good. 

Min-su Kim also started for the opposition in the South Korea clash, coming on in two of their other games, and remaining an unused sub in the other.

In the same group as Scotland, Bojan Miovski started twice and came on twice for North Macedonia, as they lost all four of their games. 

So, there you have the full recap.