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Smith backing for Faye

Image: Faye: Rangers struggles

Walter Smith insists that Amdy Faye is adapting well to life in Scotland.

Rangers boss backs midfielder

Walter Smith insists that Amdy Faye is adapting well to life in Scotland. The 30-year-old midfielder joined Rangers on transfer deadline day on a season-long loan from Charlton. However, he has been limited to just four appearances so far this season and in his two starts he has been taken off at half time on each occasion, including on Sunday against in the defeat at Dundee United.

Tough start

"He has actually had two really awkward games to play in, away at Tynecastle and away at Tannadice," said Smith, "Both are very difficult places to go and play in and you have got to appreciate that factor. "If we hadn't been a goal down against United, I wouldn't have taken him off. I had to do something more in an attacking sense at the start of the second half to try to mix the game up a bit and that's why I made the substitution."