Calvin Bassey may not have been expecting to play a significant role for Glasgow Rangers against Standard Liege last night, but he did just that.
Steven Gerrard’s side kicked off their Europa League campaign with a hard-fought 2-0 win in terrible conditions in Belgium. James Tavernier opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the first-half whilst Kemar Roofe netted a stunning strike in injury time after the break.
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The departure of Borna Barisic to injury was no doubt a blow to the Ibrox outfit, but Bassey did fantastically when he was introduced. The 20-year-old was a strong and calming presence on the left side of the back four, winning five of his seven duels and completing two tackles.
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All in all, he helped his side get the group stage off to the perfect start, and many ‘Gers supporters were delighted with his display. They took to social media platform Twitter to share their thoughts on a player hailed by one fan as an “absolute monster”.
Let’s see what they had to say about Bassey below
Big up to young Calvin Bassey. Came on and was immense.
— ninj. (@kenny47110) October 22, 2020
Proper athlete as well Ninj. Seemingly has really bought into the club and ‘gets’ the whole deal.
— Billy Russell (@BillyRu98456069) October 22, 2020
The kid is an absolute monster!!
— BlueBastion (@BastionBlue) October 23, 2020
Hats off to the young man. He’s a unit. How much did he cost – someone report a robbery 👏👏👏🔴⚪️🔵
— Raymond Patterson (@PogoPatterson1) October 23, 2020
Calvin Bassey Balon D’or
What a pler
— Gav (@afgavinstan) October 22, 2020
Big Bassey was outstanding.. as were most of the team 👌
— Drew Rangers (@DrewRangers_) October 22, 2020
In other, this Rangers flop continues to prove Steven Gerrard wrong as he scores for his new club. Let us know what you think in the comments below!
