Gary Keown was forthright in his assessment of the peculiar circumstances surrounding Rangers forward Danilo before Dynamo Kyiv’s Champions League loss.
The team released a video of the injured striker arriving at Hampden Park for the match, which resulted in a 2-0 (3-1 overall) loss for the Gers, eliminating them from the third round of qualifying.
Supporters expressed alarm at the 25-year-old’s apparent heavy limping, and after the game, Philippe Clement had to respond to enquiries about it, which Keown called “absurd.”
He expressed his opinion as follows in his column for the Scottish Mail on Sunday (18 August, pages 98 and 99): “Rangers have Danilo, who only came to light this week because the manager had to respond to questions about the injured Brazilian who was seen hobbling out of the Hampden tunnel on a club video that was taken down from the internet when people began to ask why he looked like an old man doing the cripwalk. Cyriel Dessers, on the other hand, has all the poise and calmness in stressful situations like a cornered raccoon.”
Rangers circus best exemplified by Danilo footage
Not even August is over, and the campaign has already experienced all of the season’s misfortunes.
Not a great start to proceedings was the debacle surrounding the renovation of the Copland Road Stand at Ibrox and the ensuing scurry to locate a temporary home.
It makes sense that the announcement that away fans will once more miss the opening two Old Firm derbies of the season has sparked further indignation.
Furthermore, the team appears thin and in severe need of quality as a result of a disorganised transfer window plan.
In comparison, the video of Danilo and the ensuing controversy is presumably rather mild. However, it fits with the pattern of incompetence that has dogged this season’s early going.
Undoubtedly, a string of excellent on-field performances is required to improve the atmosphere among the supporters. Hopefully, they can deliver.
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