Dutch pundit fires jibe at Rangers duo Cyriel Dessers and Danilo in damning new Sam Lammers verdict.
Sam Lammers, a loanee of Rangers, was criticized by Aad de Mos for a backhanded jab at Danilo and Cyriel Dessers after the Dutchman joined Utrecht from the Light Blues.
During his brief tenure at Ibrox, the 26-year-old failed to live up to the expectations placed on him; in 31 appearances under Michael Beale and Philippe Clement, he scored only twice before temporarily returning to the Netherlands.
The fact that Lammers was outlasted by Dessers and Danilo at Ibrox, according to former Ajax and PSV manager De Mos, speaks everything about his lack of confidence that Lammers will find his form during his loan term.
Speaking on January 17, he said on the SoccerNews YouTube channel: “He hasn’t shown it at Atalanta; at Rangers FC, he’s also been passed by Danilo and Cyriel Dessers.”
Although he played several good matches with PSV, he was superfluous there. He is a good-looking boy, then. Since Danilo and Dessers are in front of you and you are not permitted to participate at Rangers FC, please accept my sincere apology.
“Everyone might have said something different if it had been Dessers, and I’m not sure about Danilo either. It’s all too erratic and too much in the bank. In the Netherlands, there’s no assurance that you’ll just jump right in.
Brutal
It speaks volumes that those away from Ibrox have been so critical of Rangers’ current strike force with pundits even in the Netherlands believing that Clement’s current options are nowhere near the standard required to be a success in the Scottish Premiership.
Lammers has been the worst of a bad bunch so far this season and quickly fell down the pecking order when Clement arrived in Glasgow. But he wasn’t kept out of the starting XI because of his teammates’ good form.
Danilo and Dessers have both squandered numerous opportunities to score at pivotal moments in major games, but Lammers’ subpar performance made sure Clement sent him out the door first when the transfer window opened.
Before the January transfer window closes, let’s hope the Light Blues can acquire a new number nine. It’s difficult to see how they’ll defeat Celtic to the Premiership challenge without another attacking acquisition.
In unrelated Rangers news, a columnist for the Daily Record predicted that Clement will sign three more players at Ibrox this month.
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