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“He was outstanding, the man of the game.” Rangers coach Steven Gerrard (40) can no longer get out of his delirium about Nati forward Cédric Itten (23). His Glasgow Rangers beat Kilmarnock 1-0 in a difficult away game on Sunday. The goal of the day is scored by captain James Tavernier with a penalty. But the man of the game is the national team player Cédric Itten.
Kilmarnock’s defenders are physical and can make you uncomfortable. Cédric’s game with the ball today was a great performance from someone who is big, strong and a threat to his opponent ”, praised his coach Gerrard.
“It will only get better and better”
He is a young player who is alone away from home for the first time and has not had time to rest. That is why, in his opinion, Itten is warming up first: “I have to find the right moment and try to take care of it. But he’s hungry and he’s a great professional. It will only get better and better. “
The former FCSG pro runs on the three-way offense alongside Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent as a right winger and plays for the second time this season in the full 90 minutes. He is not disappointed not having scored a goal: “Of course a forward always wants to score, but I think today was really a team effort. It was important to get the win, and we did it, ”Itten said after the game.
Nine points ahead
Thanks to the away win, Rangers are already nine points ahead of Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership. The “Gers” have two more games on the bill than their city rivals. They are aiming for the first championship since 2011 and at the same time want to disrupt Celtic’s nine-championship series in a row.
Nati’s four-time player has so far scored two goals in twelve appearances for Scots. On Thursday he could have the next opportunity in the Europa League away from Benfica (6:55 pm). However, so far he has not appeared in the group stage of the European Cup. (smi)
