Josh Duncan

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[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

Lots of talk on Elliot Watt as a potential signing for #RangersFC this summer. I decided to take a deeper look into his play this season to see whether he fits the bill.

https://t.co/FpLJf8arWB

[Analysing The Scottish Premiership @AnalysingTSP]

In terms of midfielders that love to get the ball forward, Elliot Watt is in a league of his own!

Do you think he’ll move this summer?

Really impressive numbers for Dylan Tait also 👏

Any surprises for you in here?

[SCOUTED @scoutedftbl]

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[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

Hampus Skoglund is another player that I wrote about in my scouting series for @scotlandscoeff1. A varied attacking skillset and room to develop defensively.

You can read it here - https://t.co/T8vXd4SmVs

[Pranav Shahaney @PrSchadenfreude]

Rangers have understood to narrow in on James Tavernier's replacement.

Talks with Hampus Skoglund have opened, and there's been more than one meeting to discuss the move.

Work still to be done, but Rangers remain confident.

Per @DakirThanveer.

https://t.co/A2XVe0QQ8a

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

@Revan1872 Yeah you probably go with Naderi in games where there's more defending work to do or games you want to press really high.

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

Rangers got started early this summer bringing in Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland. I watched him in depth to see how well his talent translates to Rangers and how he fits in the team as it stands.

Read it here - https://t.co/5Wfv8Di32J

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

@Revan1872 I think they both do too many similar things to work as a partnership in this setup. Naderi's best work in Germany was dropping in and playing passes in behind. Don't think he works as well holding things up.

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

Rangers got started early this summer bringing in Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland. I watched him in depth to see how well his talent translates to Rangers and how he fits in the team as it stands.

Read it here - https://t.co/5Wfv8Di32J

[St Mirren FC @saintmirrenfc]

The club can today provide a football update on the squad, managerial process and recruitment for the season ahead.

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

Not sure of the validity of this link but I’d love it to be true. I already wrote about why Casper Widell would be a good fit at Rangers for @scotlandscoeff1

You can read it here - https://t.co/HcODdxSZQ9

[Anel Avdić @AnelAvdic]

🚨 Casper Widell i Excelsior Rotterdam kan få en drömflytt i sommar. Glasgow Rangers vill värva svensken – klubbar som Derby och Blackburn Rovers i Championship finns också med i bilden. https://t.co/FpBGUAqnXS

[Gradient Sports @Gradient_Sports]

One of the most unique players in the Premier League, with the highest line-breaking pass rate in Europe (20.8%)

Adam Wharton makes our top 50 players of the Premier League season

#CPFC

📖 https://t.co/Hw9KROgoM9

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

@MartinSuth1990 I’d argue that getting the club in the position where championship teams are more desirable than us is letting him slip away. I do take your point though about it not being entirely the clubs control.

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

Would be extremely depressing if Rangers let him slip away

[Scott Burns @ScottBurns75]

Starting to really heat up behind the scenes on Luke Graham. Rangers looking to formalise things, but interest as strong from clubs in England and Europe. Can only be good for Dundee. The big defender, who is currently with the Scotland squad, will have a number of options.

[Rangers Football Club @RangersFC]

🖋 We can today announce the signing of striker Lawrence Shankland on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year.

The @ScotlandNT international will join from @JamTarts on undisclosed terms once the transfer window opens.

➡️ Read more: https://t.co/23s7F5nDSw

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

@databhoys De Busser simply cannot play a long ball. If you get him building out from the back then he’s strong for SPFL level

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

@WillSharp222 @scotlandscoeff1 @mcgowan_stephen Yeah but I’m also unable as one person to watch every goalkeeper in football. This is how teams search (to a much more intense level than me), they profile the type of attributes they want/need, then watch players who can fit them. Obviously opinion and you’re entitled to yours

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

@WillSharp222 @scotlandscoeff1 @mcgowan_stephen It’s not really full data analysis I do in these articles. I just use it to narrow down who to watch and see if the data tells the whole story

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

@Smc___1888 Thought he was a pretty fantastic shot stopper and decent enough with the ball at his feet. There’s clips in the article of some of his play

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

Not exactly the team I wanted to sign Jari De Busser but at least my work wasn’t completely in vain.

[Scotland’s Coefficient @scotlandscoeff1]

🆕🔵 Scouting For Rangers: Squad Building and Goalkeepers

✍️ Following on from his tactical analysis of Falkirk F.C, @JoshDuncan26 writes for https://t.co/gmiyQyF0Iu regarding his views on a summer rebuild at Rangers

🆓 Article is free to read for all, with feedback appreciated ahead of future articles in the 'rebuild' series

https://t.co/w0RysrcKce

[Scotland’s Coefficient @scotlandscoeff1]

@NotScottKelly @Chris_Jack89 @ibroxrocks Expected to be that Hearts will get at least 2/3rds if not all (depends on signing date) and it's less than $7k per day now.

https://t.co/JvhEkUpoOG

[Baseball Performances @MLBPerformances]

Reid Detmers was DISGUSTING against the Rangers tonight 🔥

8.0 IP | 1 H | 1 R | 0 BB | 14 K’s

Every whiff and called strike from his masterful performance:

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

@RMcMillan02 @BM9MF I will give more thoughts on what we need at the position in my next scouting series article. I thought when watching Andersen that he was too unpolished on the ball to handle playing the position for us. Think he’s actually more likely to be successful in Portugal than here.

[Josh Duncan @JoshDuncan26]

Lots of talk on Elliot Watt as a potential signing for #RangersFC this summer. I decided to take a deeper look into his play this season to see whether he fits the bill.

https://t.co/FpLJf8arWB

[Analysing The Scottish Premiership @AnalysingTSP]

In terms of midfielders that love to get the ball forward, Elliot Watt is in a league of his own!

Do you think he’ll move this summer?

Really impressive numbers for Dylan Tait also 👏

Any surprises for you in here?