Rangers manager Philippe Clement has lauded Nigerian striker Cyriel Dessers for his recent performances and believes the frontman is taking the required steps to become more clinical in front of goal. Dessers’s sixth minute goal gave Rangers a deserved three points in yesterday’s Scottish Premier league game against Hearts.
“He’s just somebody who gives everything for the team,” Clement said. “He does everything to score goals, but also works hard for the team.
Dessers has scored ten goals in all competitions this season with his latest goal helping his team close the gap to lead leaders Celtic and Clement believes the striker’s improvement in front of goal has helped the team.
“He’s scored already quite an amount of goals this season. Could he have scored more? Yes. Are we working on that? Also yes.
“If you see one year ago where he was at this moment, I think I came in around one year ago and he scored about three goals in that period. He’s scored already much more in this period until now this season and in the period from last season”, he continued.
Dessers joined Rangers under former manager Micheal Beale in June 2023 from Cremonese and has scored 32 times from 74 appearances in all competitions and Clement believes he is taking the steps needed to propel him to the top of his game.
“He doesn’t score every game. I think if you are a striker and you score every game for Rangers then you won’t stay long at Rangers.
“So, he’s taking steps in that way and he scores a lot of important goals. He just needs to continue that way.”
Dessers and Rangers will next be in action against Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League after the international break.
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