“He has decent numbers”- Ex-Scotland striker shares take on Cyriel Dessers

Former Scotland star Kris Boyd believes Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers is decent, but Rangers cannot rely on him in clutch moments, Soccernet.ng reports.

Dessers has had a topsy-turvy stay at Rangers since his transfer from Crotone two seasons ago. The Super Eagles striker has contributed 45 goals in 100 appearances across all competitions.

However, he has gotten a lot of flacks due to his penchant for missing chances. Due to the constant criticisms from fans, there were speculations that Dessers would even leave Rangers last season, but the talks did not materialize.

This season, coach Philippe Clement relegated to the bench, choosing Hamza Igamane until they started struggling up front.

Dessers scored the winning goal for the Gers lat weekend, when they came from behind to defeat Dundee 4-3.

Following that performance, former Scotland striker Boyd has shared his take on Dessers. And while he admits that the Super Eagles star is decent, he cannot be relied in clutch moments.

For me, I think it’s the type of chances that Cyriel Dessers misses. Because he could miss an easy chance now and the next minute, he’ll just pluck one out of the air like at Old Trafford where he scored an unbelievable finish. I think he’s a scorer of good goals but I don’t think he’s a natural finisher. But his numbers are decent. You do feel kind of sorry for him sometimes because he is going to get criticized because of the chances he misses. And you think in games where you’re just needing a goalscorer just to snuff out an opportunity to kill a game off or to steal something. But he won’t throw in the towel, he will go back for more.