The Turkish international midfielder will be battling for a starting position in an already crowded Rangers midfield. In recent weeks Advocatt has been very vocal in denouncing the national team call-up on several of his players including Reyna and Australian Craig Moore. He pressured Moore into talking his way out of an Australian tour of South America, and Reyna has agreed to forgo playing in the Gold Cup next month. Advocatt apparently decided to underline the consequences of choosing national team duty over club responsibilities by keeping Reyna out of the starting side. The win moved Rangers six points ahead of second place Celtic, who drew 1-1 on Sunday with Kilmarnock.
Rangers also have one match in hand.
While the U.S. national team teammates were enjoying training in the mild breezes of California, striker Joe-Max Moore has been skating across frozen fields in the north of England. Right now there is probably no place he would rather be. In the third minute, Moore put in a rebound to give Everton the lead. The goal was very similar to his first Premier League tally scored against Tottenham the previous Saturday. By halftime the score was tied 2-2, and in the second half the field became frozen and the players had difficulty even standing.