The former Ibrox striker is currently in the Middle East and it will be strange for him watching the big game with Ronny Deila
It will feel a bit strange and a million miles away from the white-hot atmosphere in Glasgow. But myself and Ronny Deila have a day off from club duties with Al Wahda – and there’s no way we’d miss the game. We’ll be supporting different sides, of course.
And back then we weren’t anywhere near as good as this current Rangers side. What we probably did have were a few big characters within the squad who were willing to stand up to the occasion. But we weren’t as good a team, in terms of individual players. So that proves, you never say never. Going into those games, no one gave us a hope.
But nothing is certain when it comes to Old Firm games. And what this presents for Rangers and Clement is a chance to prove they can deal with this fixture. These games can make or break players and managers. If you keep coming out of them with the wrong result you won’t be successful at Ibrox. But these things are there to be broken. For Rangers, a hero has to step forward and write themselves into the club’s history books. Somehow, they have to go there today without fear and impose themselves on Celtic. Because in the last four games Clement has been in charge, they haven’t done that.
There’s no point doing it at 2-0 down. The question is, can they have control of the game and get their noses in front? If they can, it will put an element of doubt into Celtic’s players and supporters. And if Rangers are going to do that, it looks like Cyriel Dessers is their best hope. Some fans might have thought that was crazy a year ago.
When Kemar Roofe was always injured or Danilo was unavailable, Dessers was the guy when Rangers needed him. He was there to miss the chances, as well as score them.
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