Great honor for Nicolas Raskin today: he wore the Rangers captain’s armband during the Old Firm. A first under Philippe Clément, who explained this choice.
It’s difficult to do better for a Glasgow Rangers player than to wear the armband for an Old Firm, to be decisive and to win 3 goals to 0. Nicolas Raskin starts the year 2025 in the best possible way, and with a decisive pass for the ex-Genkois Ianis Hagi, he partly contributed to – probably – saving the head of Philippe Clement this Thursday.
A great way to repay the confidence of the Rangers coach, who was under pressure after difficult weeks. “The guys got the reward they deserved and didn’t receive in recent weeks, whether in the final of the League Cup or in the last two matches,” rejoices Clément at the microphone of Sky Sports.
“Things were not going in our favor. But even with injuries and a strong turnaround, everyone in the team works hard to make things go better and better and here is the proof,” points out the Belgian, who explained why Raskin wore the armband.
“A few months ago, Nico wasn’t ready to be captain, but he’s taking steps forward. The more potential captains you have, the better the team is. This is a very important victory.” , believes Philippe Clément. “It gives the fans faith. The team is building, there is a lot of potential and we will work hard to achieve it. That’s my job and my mission.”
With this great victory in the Glasgow derby, Rangers are back to 11 points behind Celtic. A total that still seems difficult to overcome, but things are going a little better…
