Rangers announced that Kyle Lafferty will miss the start of the season, the same day that the SPL champions is fallen to the second defeat of the German tour.
Side of the ally McCoist followed a 1-0 loss to minnows Sportfreunde Lotte Thursday with a 3-0 defeat against against Bochum.
After the match, Rangers Manager admitted he was in need of reinforcements before the start of the season and deploring the loss of Lafferty with a groin injury.
McCoist revealed the international of the Ireland of the North leave the German club training camp early to see a specialist, and although it is not known how long Lafferty will be off the Rangers expect to miss a "number of weeks". "
McCoist said the official website of the club: "it was a little disturbing yesterday evening, when we learned that Kyle has a groin problem." Physicians and the physios had a glance at him and has decided, it was a niggle that was not going to delete here.
"If we decided to send Kyle House tomorrow and it is to see a specialist Tuesday to bring the problem." We will know more when we get to Germany but it is a little concerning. »
The injury is a terrible as Lafferty, 23, finished the last season in full form for the second consecutive year, hitting a hat-trick in the victory of clinching as Kilmarnock.
McCoist has attracted so far white in his research to bring to the position of attacker with a bid for rejected David Goodwillie of Dundee United, although David Healy has recently signed a new contract.
Rangers Manager said Lafferty: "it is a big disappointment for him and it is a big disappointment for us because he and Nikica (Jelavic) finished the season as well, and we are hopeful to begin the season in fine.". However, that will not lead case with Kyle having this niggle. »
During this time, McCoist admitted that he needed reinforcements after losing 3-0 his team by Bochum - second loss in their German tour without marking.
"I don't like losing all games and the disappointing thing was the ofgoal standard that we lost," said McCoist, who has started again with his single summersigning, Juan Manuel Ortiz. ".
"In terms of overall game I felt that we were fine for about 60 minutes." We hada chance for one back through Nikica but the goalkeeper made a good save, and then we lost a goal immediately.
"It is another 90 minutes for boys and we are only 12 days in season-ourpre." We absolutely need to get one or two new faces in to help the guys and do so us. So it was disappointing to lose, but we are certainly not too downbeat. »
As Lafferty, McCoist was Madjid Bougherra and David Healy, withthe latter suffers from a minor ankle injury.
McCoist would not take a chance on Bougherra, whose future remains the subjectof speculation when he enters the final year of his contract.
McCoist said: "he felt his tendon a little to the formation of this morning so we decided not to risk him." The important thing is to Madjid fit and ready for when we start our League campaign.
"We did not have an offer for him." He is a player for Rangers and the one thingabout Madjid is that it gives everything in every game, and I have no doubt Candler will once more.
"We seek to strengthen some areas and the defence is one of them". ".
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