A challenge from Celtic’s Odin Thiago Holm in the opening Old Firm clash of the season ruled him out for six weeks of action.
Given the ferocity of the tackles Todd Cantwell has had to deal with this season, the Rangers ace has every reason to suspect some of his Premiership rivals hold a grudge where he’s concerned.
But Cantwell is going to have roll with the punches again this weekend as Rangers look to land a blow of their own in this weekend’s all important Ibrox derby scrap. “It is a compliment,” he smiled. “It always has been. “Do I think that some teams look at it as an opportunity to try and stop me? Yeah, I do. But it only works if it stops me and I don’t think it has. My most recent injury was a hamstring.
He said: “The No10 is in the team to create, to be a bit of a maverick, to be the player you probably look to and say, ‘Oh, I didn’t see that coming’. With that you are obviously going to make mistakes at times and people are going to say, ‘He is forcing things’. “I don’t think it is over-physical,” he said. “I think some of the tackles and some of the decisions are questionable. I have always found from my personal experience that the first tasty tackle should always be booked because it sets the tone and shows ‘you are not getting away with that’.
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