Jon Toral started for Rangers and was roundly criticised after they lost to an 89th minute goal at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Booked after just 13 minutes for pulling back his man, criticism for his performance started early in the game and didn’t stop.
He was called slow while his passing was mocked online. But ‘lazy’ seemed to be the insult of choice, amongst some others I haven’t included here because they were just abusive:
Go as far as saying Jon toral is up there with one of the worst players to wear a Rangers jersey! God knows how he's at Arsenal
— GAL (@ANDYGAL19) February 24, 2017
jon toral is a fat lazy bastard
— aiden (@aiden_mcd10) February 24, 2017
Really don't care to ever see Jon Toral on a pitch in a #Rangers shirt ever again in my life. The man is a lazy blackhole on pitch. #WATP
— The Soccer Heretic (@SoccerHeretic) February 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/SMac_53/status/835230514546163716
https://twitter.com/TheBigBlueBear6/status/835234064319795201
Is Jon Toral really a footballer.
— 4-4-2 Loyal (@thechosenfew12) February 24, 2017
Jon toral counldny pass wind
— Scott Mcaulay (@scotty279) February 24, 2017
Real question though, how many km's did the guys run? Utter dugshite. If Jon Toral ever starts for arsenal I'll get a tattoo of his face
— Sparkyyy (@sparky_22) February 24, 2017
How Jon toral is getting a game for rangers al never know dreadful man
— GavinMacleod (@Gavinmacleod94) February 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/s_c_o_7_7/status/835246551211593729
Just me that thinks Jon Toral is massively sub standard? Really doesn't deserve to be at @RangersFC @GraemeMurty
— Chris Alexander (@ChrisHaloTora) February 24, 2017
It wasn’t all bad, some fans actually thought he did quite well. Well. One:
17' Jon Toral looks a better player so far. Popping up all over, lovely passes.
— Ibrox Loyal (@IL_Official) February 24, 2017
The next time he mentioned Jon was to tweet
https://twitter.com/IL_Official/status/835234718014705664
Then
78' stunning move from Rangers, Toral, Hyndman, blocked!
— Ibrox Loyal (@IL_Official) February 24, 2017
Toral is a talented player, there is no doubt about that and much of his form could probably be put down to his lack of competitive football this season. But that in itself raises more questions than it answers. Why is he struggling for minutes?
Speaking at the start of the month, Toral said, “I am still not 100 per cent. I am getting there.
“I just really need to keep working hard on the training pitch to make sure I am fit and I am 100 per cent and I can give my best on the pitch.”
It’s easy to overreact, so it’s also worth remembering that football fans are a fickle bunch. Last weekend, when Toral wasn’t involved at all, many Rangers fans were criticising that decision too.