What Philippe Clement told Rangers hitman Cyriel Dessers after hat-trick chance sacrificed
Philippe Clement has paid tribute to Cyriel Dessers after the Rangers hitman took his tally to five for the season.
The much-maligned Nigerian was given a standing ovation at Hampden yesterday as he made way for Danilo with 66 minutes on the clock. Dessers was on for a hat-trick after netting a double in the 6-0 thrashing of Ross County but was sacrificed for Brazilian striker Danilo, who struck his first goal since returning from a nightmare six-month injury lay-off to cap off a sublime day for the Light Blues.
Clement made a point of grabbing a smiling Dessers as he was substituted and the Belgian was full of praise for the 29-year-old, saluting him as the ultimate ‘team player’.
He reveaWithout the ball, but with the ball also. Cyriel’s getting more and more connection with the rest because it’s repeating things.”
led: “I said that I want to give Danilo minutes now, because he is working hard and he is coming back out of injury. That’s also the strong point of Cyriel. He’s a team player. You have a lot of strikers who are only busy with themselves and scoring their goals.
He revealed: “I said that I want to give Danilo minutes now, because he is working hard and he is coming back out of injury. That’s also the strong point of Cyriel. He’s a team player. You have a lot of strikers who are only busy with themselves and scoring their goals.
Without the ball, but with the ball also. Cyriel’s getting more and more connection with the rest because it’s repeating things.”
Without the ball, but with the ball also. Cyriel’s getting more and more connection with the rest because it’s repeating things.”
Without the ball, but with the ball also. Cyriel’s getting more and more connection with the rest because it’s repeating things.”
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