{"id":294515,"date":"2023-10-27T00:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294515"},"modified":"2023-10-27T00:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:24:50","slug":"calum-crowe-dessers-just-doesnt-look-up-to-the-job-for-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/calum-crowe-dessers-just-doesnt-look-up-to-the-job-for-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"CALUM CROWE:\u00a0Dessers just doesn&apos;t look up to the job for Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>CALUM CROWE: Cyriel Dessers just doesn&#8217;t look up to the job for Rangers&#8230; green shoots of life against Hibs looks to have been a false dawn. This was another night of anonymity and frustration<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rangers were held to a 0-0 draw away at Sparta Prague in the Europa League<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It was an anonymous display, once again, from \u00a34m signing Cyriel Dessers\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Nigerian has shown precious little so far to justify the club&#8217;s outlay on him\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When Philippe Clement took the reins at Rangers, much of the intrigue was focused on how he would utilise the tools left to him by Michael Beale.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly in the attacking third of the pitch, would he be able to sharpen those tools in a way that Beale was never able to do?<\/p>\n<p>Granted, Clement&#8217;s tenure is still very much in its infancy and it would be unwise to make any snap judgments on the basis of two games.<\/p>\n<p>But, in the case of Cyriel Dessers, the jury remains very much out after another night of anonymity and frustration against Sparta Prague.<\/p>\n<p>In the 4-0 win over Hibs last weekend, Dessers looked like he might well have turned a corner. He applied himself well and deserved his goal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/00\/77058825-0-image-a-47_1698362575400.jpg\" height=\"382\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cyriel Dessers endured another frustrating evening as Rangers were held by Sparta Prague<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/00\/77058821-0-image-a-48_1698362582874.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was a largely anonymous performance from a player Rangers spent \u00a34m on in the summer<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>But, on the basis of what we saw in this Europa League clash, that looks to have been a false dawn for the Nigerian striker.<\/p>\n<p>Signed for a fee of over \u00a34million from Cremonese in the summer, Dessers has shown precious little thus far to suggest he can vindicate that outlay.<\/p>\n<p>His link-up play on Thursday night was non-existent and his lack of mobility meant that, in the first half in particular, Rangers never really had an out-ball.<\/p>\n<p>Any time they managed to get the ball in to his feet, his first touch was like a brick wall. He didn&#8217;t help his team get up the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>He looks like a poor man&#8217;s version of Alfredo Morelos. Dessers displays the qualities and tendencies of what we saw from Morelos at his worst, when he was patently unfit and off the pace.<\/p>\n<p>Why is Morelos still a figure of relevance at Ibrox? Because none of the forward players signed in the summer look like they are an upgrade on the Colombian.<\/p>\n<p>His shadow still looms over the striker position. Truth be told, there&#8217;s more than a few Rangers fans who would happily take him back.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a fairly damning indictment on the summer recruitment and the attacking players brought to the club. None of them look up to the job.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/00\/77058819-12678213-image-a-57_1698362779961.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dessers has shown little so far to suggest that was an outlay that will reap reward for Rangers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/00\/77058817-12678213-image-a-58_1698362787055.jpg\" height=\"406\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The uncomfortable truth for Rangers is that he is a poor man&#8217;s version of Alfredo Morelos<\/p>\n<p>Rangers still don&#8217;t look like they have a proper No 9, which is criminal given that the club spent upwards of \u00a313m on a major overhaul back in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Tough games away from home in Europe, these were the nights where Morelos excelled when he was on form and at his best.<\/p>\n<p>But Dessers never got going at all. He still looks like a \u00a34m misfit and isn&#8217;t showing supporters enough to convince them he can turn it around.<\/p>\n<p>Clement will be delighted that his team escaped with a very valuable point. Rangers were miles off it in the first half, but enjoyed some decent moments in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>A point keeps them in the hunt for qualification. But, moving forward, you suspect that Clement might be hamstrung by the lack of a proper No 9.<\/p>\n<p>Danilo is now back in action after a facial injury and might be the best option available because Dessers just doesn&#8217;t look up to it.<\/p>\n<p>After his goal against Hibs at the weekend, this felt like one step forwards and two steps backwards in terms of his own performance.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12678213\/CALUM-CROWE-Cyriel-Dessers-just-doesnt-look-job-Rangers-green-shoots-life-against-Hibs-looks-false-dawn-night-anonymity-frustration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALUM CROWE: Cyriel Dessers just doesn&#8217;t look up to the job for Rangers&#8230; green shoots of life against Hibs looks to have been a false dawn. 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