A number of Rangers fans have reacted to a 13-second piece of footage from first team training that was shared on their official Twitter account @RangersFC which shows midfielder Steven Davis executing a sweetly-struck free kick into the top corner of the net.
First Time 😉
Perfect from @StevenDavis8. pic.twitter.com/tiNVKf5ZyE
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) February 11, 2020
The veteran Northern Ireland international hasn’t exactly been a prolific presence in Steven Gerrard’s side this season, with only one goal in 34 matches prior to Wednesday’s trip to Kilmarnock, but he showed in training that he is well capable of finding the net on occasion.
Free kick duties at Rangers often fall to captain James Tavernier, who has scored eight times from direct free kicks during his time at Ibrox. He demonstrated his set piece ability in the 3-1 win over Livingston earlier in this campaign, as well as in the 2-0 triumph over Glasgow rivals Celtic towards the end of last season.
After seeing Davis’ free kick prowess in training, these Rangers fans took to Twitter in response, with some calling for him to take over from Tavernier on set pieces and others wanting him to showcase such scoring ability more often on matchdays:
Get tav off the free kicks and Davis on them
— Club Deck loyal (@SteveGsRightPeg) February 11, 2020
thats enuff for me. get him on the free kicks
— Foreverandever (@rangerssssss55) February 11, 2020
Been saying for weeks he doesn’t shoot enough from outside the box and hes pingin ones in like that
— Mark (@MarkMcK2403) February 11, 2020
Unbelievable player. Would love to see more of this from him though. Hes so unselfish in the last third. Would love to see him hit a few shots from distance. Airfields goals aside I feel that’s all we’ve been missing from our midfielders
— Kamaradona (@FredMorelos1) February 11, 2020
Be good if he done that instead of his 11th clipped ball into the box going out for a goal kick in a game
— NikoKatic🇭🇷 (@SC204972) February 11, 2020
Mate do this in games then? Not taken a shot out side the box since 2010
— Finlay Paterson (@finlayxpaterson) February 11, 2020
Pity @StevenDavis8 won’t shoot on matchday. Tomorrow please!
— AirthBear (@SJR6_) February 11, 2020
Were you impressed by Davis’ free kick in training? Do you think he should become Rangers’ primary free kick taker? Have your say by commenting below!
