“Hunger and Passion” – Rangers boss lauds Cyriel Dessers’ effort off the bench in victory over St Mirren

Despite Dessers' decent form in front of goal this season, Augustine Eguavoen opted to go for Taiwo Awoniyi and Iheanacho against Libya.

Rangers head coach, Philippe Clement, has heaped praise on Super Eagles striker, Cyriel Kolawole Dessers, for his effort in his side’s victory against St. Mirren, Soccernet.ng reports.

The 29-year-old striker started the game on the bench after suffering an eye injury in Rangers’ 4-0 win against FC Steaua București in the UEFA Europa League last Thursday.

With the game against St. Mirren at 1-1 during the halftime break, Philippe Clement sent the Nigerian striker on to add more threat to their attack and this move yielded a positive response some twenty minutes later, as Dessers did the dirty work to setup Václav Cerny for Rangers’ winning goal.

Despite not getting on the scoresheet in his last seven games, the Rangers boss singled out Dessers for praise, citing his efforts as crucial.

“It was a good performance after a European night. We could have scored more than two goals but the opponent’s goalkeeper was really strong and with Cyriel, he was really active.

He showed his big heart on Thursday and he did that again today. He loves the club and wants to give everything to get results. A striker not only scores but also helps the team by providing assists.

The second goal shows the hunger and passion Cyriel has to win games here and he gives everything for that so I’m really happy. The way he came onto the pitch is what I expect from every player who comes on, to give us that extra energy and that needs to be our strength in the next couple of months,” the Belgian manager said in an interview with Rangers TV.

Rangers are currently third on the SPFL table, six points behind Aberdeen and Celtic. They face a crucial test to their trophy ambitions on Wednesday night as they travel to Pittodrie Stadium to take on an unbeaten Aberdeen.

This post was last modified on October 28, 2024 5:53 am

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