Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker, Cyriel Dessers says he’s hoping to kick on his Rangers career after scoring in Philippe Clement’s side emphatic win against Hibernian on Saturday.
The Light Blues thrashed the visitors 4-0 at the Ibrox with Dessers scoring his side’s fourth goal.
Dessers said he is keen to improve his individual level.
“The manager wants us to play with energy and show it as well to the fans; high pressing, play aggressively and forward,”the 28-year-old told Rangers TV.
“We showed some bits of this today, but there’s still a lot of growth left for us. I’m sure we’ll do that, and we’ll then be a team that is difficult to stop.
“It’s a part of the game that I like to do. I’m still growing to my best level, but this was a step towards it. I hope with the new energy inside the dressing room, with the new staff and the fans, that we can push on.”
Dessers believes the support from the stands was influential as he reflected on a well-taken finish to round off the scoring.
He continued: “When Todd came on you could see his quality. I saw Tav making the run as he always does, and he pulled two defenders with him, so I became free at the last moment.
“It was an unbelievable pass from Todd to find me, I faked the shot, before putting it into the corner. I’m really happy about the goal.
“The atmosphere was unbelievable. The gaffer said at half-time that we had the fans behind us, that we need to keep up the energy, and we picked some early balls up in the second half and it got the crowd going.
“You can then see what’s possible at Ibrox and it was a nice afternoon to be playing with 50,000 people.”
Dessers linked up with Rangers from Italian club Cremonese in the summer.
The 28-year-old has been criticised by supporters and pundits following his early struggles at the club.
He has registered two goals in eight league appearances for Glasgow club this season.
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