Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers has expressed his delight after scoring his first Old Firm goal at Ibrox in the 1-1 draw against Celtic on Sunday. The Nigeria international’s 25th goal of the season for Barry Ferguson’s side was a crucial moment in the match.
“It was an unbelievable feeling,” Dessers told Rangers TV. “I scored one last season, but it got called off, so it was an amazing feeling. It was a beautiful team goal, we broke out with speed. I saw Diomande, he saw me, and then Vaclav had a nice stepover and read the situation well.”
Dessers praised his teammates for their role in the goal, saying, “I took a touch, held off the defender and then finished with my left foot, so it was a nice team goal.” Despite taking the lead at Ibrox, Rangers failed to hold on, and Dessers expressed his disappointment, “We are a little disappointed because when you take the lead at Ibrox, you want to keep it. To get a draw, it was a decent game from us, and we put a lot of effort into it, we had a few breakouts in the second half when we could have done more.”
The draw means Rangers have taken seven points from the four Old Firm clashes this season. Dessers knows that dropping points against other sides in the Premiership has cost his team the league title, “It is very frustrating as it means we have let it go and not taken the points against the ten other teams. If you want to win the league at the end of the season, you have to take the points against the other teams and then against your direct opponent.”
Dessers added, “We have done that, but we dropped too many points against the others, which is a shame. Last season was different as we let it slip in the direct games, but this year is the other way around, so we need to work on that. We have to finish the season as positively as possible. We have had a lot of ups and downs this season. It won’t make up for the season, but it would be nice to finish on a positive feeling.”
The draw against Celtic will not deter Rangers from pushing for success in the remaining matches of the season. With Dessers on form, Rangers will be looking to capitalize on their strengths and make a strong finish to the season.
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