Clement may have unearthed Morelos 2.0 in “unbelievable” Rangers star

Glasgow Rangers have endured their fair proportion of struggles this season, partly because of the truth they’ve laboured in entrance of purpose.

Certainly, the Gentle Blues have scored simply 17 Premiership objectives throughout 12 matches. This tally is decrease than St Mirren, Dundee United and Dundee, who’re all under the membership within the desk.

Philippe Clement has been compelled to stick with Cyriel Dessers as his quantity 9, but the Nigerian has discovered the again of the web simply ten occasions all through the season to date.

His failings lie in his precise performances, nonetheless, because the participant prefers to play dealing with the opposition purpose, that means he fails to hyperlink up with others behind him, usually leaving the Gentle Blues enjoying with ten males throughout video games.

How Clement and the membership would like to have a striker who was competent in entrance of purpose but in addition cherished working with the midfield and wingers to create probabilities and produce others into play.

Alfredo Morelos is a primary instance of a former Rangers striker who had all of the attributes to not solely rating commonly however to drop deep when required. Simply how effectively would he get on on this present crew if he was at his peak?

Alfredo Morelos’ Rangers statistics

The Colombian ahead moved to Ibrox in the summertime of 2017 as Pedro Caixinha was seeking to construct a squad which may topple Celtic and finish their home dominance.

He price simply £1m, a charge that will show to be a cut price afterward, however on the time, it was actually an enormous gamble.

The striker took to Scottish soccer with ease, scoring 18 objectives throughout his debut season and this is able to solely get higher below the administration of Steven Gerrard.

30 objectives adopted in 2018/19, whereas one other 29 got here in the course of the 2019/20 marketing campaign as Morelos thrived below Gerrard’s management, increasing his total sport to incorporate linking up with others, reasonably than simply being a most important focus.

He even started to interrupt data too. In November 2020, Morelos scored his twenty second European purpose for the Gentle Blues, breaking Ally McCoist’s file of 21 within the course of, proving simply how important he was to the trigger.

He received his first main honour with the membership in 2021 as they claimed the Premiership title, however the subsequent two seasons would see damage points and a lack of kind influence the participant.

With Rangers racing in the direction of the Europa League closing in 2022, Morelos suffered an damage on worldwide obligation which saved him out for the remainder of the season. Had he been match, the Ibrox facet could have defeated Eintracht Frankfurt.

Coming into into the final 12 months of his contract, it was clear Morelos’ head wasn’t fairly in the suitable state of mind as he scored simply 12 objectives in the course of the 2022/23 season.

At one stage, it regarded just like the Gers would make a shocking revenue on the participant, however he selected to depart totally free in Might 2023 and hasn’t been the identical since, at the moment enjoying for Atlético Nacional in his homeland.

Following Hamza Igamane’s European exploits, would possibly the Moroccan striker have the potential to show into Morelos 2.0 for the Gentle Blues? Particularly because the pair share comparable qualities.

Hamza Igamane’s Rangers statistics

The Belgian was eager to usher in one other striker to bolster his first-team squad and there have been a number of names linked all through the summer season switch window.

A transfer for Igamane maybe went just below the radar as not a lot was identified about him. Certainly, he price the membership round £1.7m, which, for somebody who had made solely 58 senior appearances in his profession, appeared an honest sum of cash.

It was clear he can be battling it with Dessers and Danilo for the primary attacking function within the crew, but this didn’t daunt him, regardless of taking a couple of months to lastly make an impression on the membership.

Igamane needed to wait till September to make his first crew debut for Rangers, and it got here in the course of the Previous Agency defeat to Celtic. With ten minutes left, the Moroccan took to the sphere however didn’t have time to make any significant influence.

He was given 25 minutes in opposition to Dundee United two weeks later and his arrival on the pitch gave the followers a glimpse of what the long run would possibly maintain. The striker was stuffed with working and his neat touches and flicks actually made him extra dynamic than Dessers.

It has been on the European stage the place the 22-year-old has made his greatest influence. Towards FCSB in October, Igamane netted his first purpose for the membership throughout their 4-0 win within the Europa League.

Towards OGC Good in midweek, he was even higher. Not solely did the centre-forward rating twice, however he additionally grabbed an help, made three key passes and tried six dribbles, of which two have been profitable.

The teen additionally received 4 of his 5 aerial duels and this bodily power, mixed with a pure goalscoring intuition and the flexibility to drop deep, signifies he has shadows of Morelos about him.

That’s the verdict of former Dundee United goalkeeper Trevor Carson, not less than, who beforehand claimed on the Open Aim Podcast that there’s “a wee little bit of Morelos about him”.

If given time to develop, Igamane might be a key a part of the membership’s future, particularly if the show in opposition to Good is an indication of issues to return, having been praised for his “unbelievable composure and accuracy” by former Gers striker, Steven Thompson.

Maybe he’s one to look at within the current, as Dessers has struggled largely this season whereas Danilo remains to be seeking to attain peak health.

Might this see the promising starlet obtain extra sport time in Europe and domestically over the subsequent few weeks? He has the hallmarks of a really great striker, for that there is no such thing as a doubt.

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