Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers was labelled as “sleeping” after failing to provide an outlet for his team-mates in the 1-1 draw with Dynamo Kyiv.
Speaking on co-commentary for BBC Sportsound (6 August, 8:20pm), Derek Ferguson said Dessers had to respond to the work his team-mates were doing after a ball towards him in the second half didn’t stick.
With the final kick of the match, essers ended up having the last laugh, ghosting in at the near post to equalize for the Gers and guaranteeing that Philippe Clement’s team would enter the second leg level on aggregate. In the 63rd minute, Ferguson observed, “The men in the middle of the park, they’re working their asses off, making the tackles, and Dessers? He is essentially sleeping. “He’s got to acknowledge how hard the players are working behind him, and he’s got to be really switched on – when that ball comes forward, he’s got to be ready to accept it and hold it in.”
Cyriel Dessers has room to improve despite being Rangers’ hero
Still by far and away the go-to centre-forward option at Ibrox (due to no fault of his own), Dessers started against Dynamo as expected and seemingly looked set to end another game without finding the net.
The Gers were much-improved from their 0-0 draw with Hearts on 3 August, but that still didn’t seem to help Dessers find his shooting boots, with big gaps opening up between the Nigerian and his midfield.
Before the game, there was some debate over Scott Wright and Ross McCausland starting in favor of new acquisition Vaclav Cerny. The winger’s appearance off the bench eventually provided Dessers with the assistance he needed. Come to the Ibrox.
Dessers scored on Cerny’s precise cross at the last second, proving that being in the right place at the right time was the solution. However, the striker still needs to work on his all-around game to maintain his position.
It has been reported that Dessers needs to be sold in order to make room for a new striker [Chris Jack, August 5]. However, if Dessers keeps producing huge goals and big moments, Clement won’t rush to let him go.
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