‘He’s got lot of quality’: John Souttar names the Rangers player he absolutely loves playing with

John Souttar was on a Premiership team sheet for the first time since that 3-0 success against the same opponents almost two months ago, following a brief cameo off the bench during the Europa League victory over Union Saint Gilloise three days prior.

In addition, Souttar had reason to rejoice at the other end as Rangers crushed Ross County 4-0 this time around, increasing their overall lead over Don Cowie’s team to 13-0 after three games in 2024–2025.

A fourth goal in his 80th Rangers game. Clement’s revitalized team ended the game as a contest before halftime after Ianis Hagi gave the home team the lead with an early, albeit somewhat fortuitous, brace. Souttar then tapped in at the far post after a flick-on from Nico Raskin.

Although Souttar’s return was a familiar sight, the Ibrox supporters are quickly growing accustomed to the man who stands behind him in the center of the Gers backline. A young man, a new man, playing with the self-assurance and maturity of someone far older than his own. Clinton Nsiala is praised by John Souttar as the Rangers crush Ross County.

Just a few weeks ago, Clinton Nsiala made his Premiership debut against Dundee. Despite being imperious defensively and once again the catalyst for numerous Rangers assaults, the summer acquisition from AC Milan is quickly approaching “undroppable” status. His dazzling diagonal passes have already become a hallmark play.

Souttar had never started with Nsiala before. Assuming the more seasoned of the two can avoid the treatment table going forward, this is the first of many.

He is really young. Evidently, it took him roughly six months to join the team. Playing with him was fun. In his post-match thoughts, Souttar stated, “There are good center-backs here, and he’s another one to add to the list.”

“I had a great time playing with him, and he’s very talented.” Last month, Ross McCausland compared Clinton Nsiala to Virgil van Dijk. Not just because of his impressive 6′ 3″ stature, but also because of his propensity for thunderous crossfield passes that make him resemble the captain of Liverpool.

And on this particular afternoon, Nsiala demonstrated that he was not only a good defender but also a potentially outstanding ball-progressor. This Rangers team gains a whole new dimension from a player with an incredible passing range.

Nsiala dispels skeptics as Philippe Clement’s fresh faces dazzle

It’s amazing to think that before Nsiala had even kicked a ball in that blue shirt, skeptics were dismissing him when he arrived at Ibrox from Milan. “He is not up to the standard of Rangers,” Paul Slane, a former Celtic player who is now a commentator, recently disclosed. “I know a lot of people in the game who were saying to me.” Think of the Ross County frontline and other critics as hushed.

The club’s youth-focused transfer strategy was justified by Nsiala, Jefte, and Hamza Igamane, who recently stated, “The club had a plan to make things better than in these last ten, twelve years, and it’s a long-term plan.”

“You must consider the long term. And this is the beginning, the most difficult phase. [However], you can already see some fruits developing. Getting players like Clinton Nsiala and Jefte, or Hamza, who never played at this level, drew a lot of criticism.

“People are beginning to understand why we brought them in, even though they never played at this level.” Rangers easily defeated Ross County because to another fantastic performance from left-back Jefte, while Igamane contributed his typical presence even if his name was not on the scoreboard.

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