Cyriel Dessers

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There's a Morroccan lad who can play up front.  

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On 16/05/2025 at 12:36, der Berliner said:

You can play 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 all day long, if you have the players who can perform in this system. We never had these players since the time it was introduced, shoehorned centre-forwards into roles not theirs, and played it no matter of the opposition. Every now and then, a player aside from the (as in: one) centre-forward weighed in with a hatful of goals, Sima, Kent, Tillman, Tavernier, Cerny etc. but it was not enough. We did not adapt to these realities and suffered the consequences.

 

They not only had the money, but also got enough solid players to fulfil the job that was required. Maybe not in Europe, but surely in Scotland. As was said elsewhere, dislike them or him as you want, Ange came in, saw what was needed, got e.g. these Japanese in, and they ran away with the silverware.

 

And the reaction of us (well most) was not debating the system which is utterly unsuitable for the Scottish game, but going after this or that striker, who did not convert 75+ % of the chances he got. If he would, he would not play for Rangers in this day and age. What we needed and need for "modern" football is a striker who scores 20+ per season, and three+ players behind him who come up with 10+ each too. In the league! But as of May 6th ...

 

Dessers (52 games) 25 goals + 12 assists

Cerny (49) 17 + 8

Igamane (43) 14 + 5

 

... and Danilo, Diomande and Lawrence with 6 goals each. Like in the days of Morelos, one striker was asked to carry the team, and if he didn't come up with all (as in: ALL) the goods, we were screwed.

 

This needs to be addressed. And not by signing a potential 30+ goals striker, but by getting attackers who score ... and play them all in a system suitable to break Scottish brick walls.

Sounds like moneyball football. Signing players that on the aggregate can get the numbers we need collectively.

 

Cracking film and story btw.

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15 hours ago, RANGERRAB said:

t was clear last summer Clement wanted rid off Dessers. I’ve always wondered who he had in mind to replace him with. 

I hate to think!!!!!!!!!☠️

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We need a number 9 who can play back to goal, win high balls, be the focal point of our play. 

 

Anyone who has watched us win anything will know that at the heart of our great teams, we always had this.

 

Doesn't really matter much if that is in addition to Dessers, or a direct replacement. But it is needed.

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On 18/05/2025 at 01:31, RANGERRAB said:

We mustn’t even consider selling Dessers unless we’ve got an equal or better replacement lined up. And that won’t come cheap. 
It was clear last summer Clement wanted rid off Dessers. I’ve always wondered who he had in mind to replace him with. 

If anybody is actually interested in buying him then we must accept immediately.

 

Even if it is only five hundred thousand pounds we must sell and reinvest.

 

Apart from being rubbish Dessers is about to put his feet up for a couple of years.

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18 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said:

If anybody is actually interested in buying him then we must accept immediately.

 

Even if it is only five hundred thousand pounds we must sell and reinvest.

 

Apart from being rubbish Dessers is about to put his feet up for a couple of years.

There is a very simple approach to matters like these with Dessers, Raskin, Igamane etc

 

If you are a good competitive team, winning things, breaking even financially with a sustainable wage bill. Sell older guys on big wages if you can. With anyone else there is no real need to sell unless a player is desperate to leave.

 

If you are rubbish, and have just had one of the worst seasons for years. Sell older guys on big wages as a matter of urgency. Sell guys running down contracts for as much as possible as a matter or urgency. Sell promising young players on low wages, with a good few years left for as much as you can get, then reinvest. 

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I don't think we can be 'financially sustainable' without selling regularly. 

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Just now, Rousseau said:

I don't think we can be 'financially sustainable' without selling. 

We can if we are in the CL every year IMO.

 

But yes, overall point is to sell players for more than we buy in general, agree.

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1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

I don't think we can be 'financially sustainable' without selling. 

And I don't think we can be "financially sustainable" by selling the SPL top scorer for £500K.

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5 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

And I don't think we can be "financially sustainable" by selling the SPL top scorer for £500K.

I didn't realise it was the Dessers thread. It was more of a general comment based on SBG's post. 

 

I wouldn't sell him for 500k, either. That's just silly.