Premier League talent praised by Philippe Clement after record-breaking performance

In his “evening of his life,” Ross County goalkeeper George Wickens broke the record for the most saves in a Scottish Premiership game versus Rangers.

The 22-year-old English custodian, who is on loan from Fulham, set a record with his 19 saves during the match, according to BBC reporter Liam MacLeod.

It is a testament to an incredible evening at Ibrox, where Rangers tied Celtic for the most points in the Scottish Premiership, but were unable to get the extra goal that would have given them the lead.

Much of that was due to George Wickens’s outstanding play, which kept Rangers at bay even though the Ross County custodian would eventually give up three goals.

Goalkeeper Philippe Clement is a native of Ross County.
Rangers manager Philippe Clement praised George Wickens after the team’s 3-1 Scottish Premiership victory.

The Ross County custodian had the “evening of his life,” according to the Rangers manager, who asserted that luck was on his side.

According to Clement, “we had good possession play, good runs together, good tempo, and good shot.” We also had wave after wave of attacks.

However, we also had a goalie on the opposing team who may have had the best night of his life and some good fortune on his side.

“Thus, it could have been much more today, but naturally, a manager has to be happy with the 3-1 victory—though I’m not overly thrilled about it just yet because I can’t expect my players to perform better than they are right now.”

Against the Rangers, George Wickens shines.
Congratulations to George Wickens of Ross County goalkeeping for breaking the Scottish Premiership saves record on a regular basis.

The youthful custodian for Fulham only made the team because number one Ross Laidlaw was injured when he joined Ross County on loan in January, good until the end of the season.

Prior to his time with Ross County, the 22-year-old had only played in the English National League. For that reason, he deserves a great deal of credit for persevering in a fierce Ibrox.

Rangers had an impressive 23 shots on goal during the game, out of a total of 43 shots, so maybe George Wickens’ performance just emphasises how unpredictable the match was at Ibrox.

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