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Cyriel Dessers is a player who will always divide opinion, even if he has led Rangers to another Cup Final.

The 29-year-old joined for a reported £4.5 million plus add-ons from Cremonese in a deal that raised more than a few eyebrows.

Better strikers than Cyriel Dessers have not scored as many goals for Rangers in their first season,

but there is one statistic that may explain why he receives so much criticism.

Cyriel Dessers has an opportunity to become a Rangers hero.

Every striker misses chances.

The best to wear the famed number nine jersey in front of a raucous

Ibrox crowd created more than their fair share of howls on their road to glory.

despite a rough start, which he is fully aware of.

“It’s vital to turn off the noise, even after a few months, or for a few guys, a couple of years; we’ve seen it happen.

“You have to keep concentrated; in these weeks, you must block out the noise.

“At first, I suppose it got to me. That is something I learned as well.

Now I have everything in order, including my thoughts.

“When there’s noise now I can shut it out and I think that’s what we all need to do over the next few weeks.”

Why Dessers must be trusted during the title run-in

Cyriel Dessers had only scored once in the league when Michael Beale was fired,

but since Philippe Clement joined Rangers, he has scored more than once every two games.

This would have been significantly higher if he hadn’t wasted 23 good chances,

as recounted by David Edgar on Heart and Hand’s Daily Update for Tuesday, April 23.

Kyogo Furuhashi is second on the list of Premier League strikers, with 21.

This seems horrible, but when combined with his 15% goal conversion percentage,

he is third on the charts, just 1% behind Bojan Miovski.

For those who enjoy expected goal statistics, despite the vast amount of big chances missed,

Dessers is only one goal behind his projected goals.

Lawrence Shankland may not have missed as many great chances as Dessers,

but he has also not converted as many of his own.

In theory, Dessers scores more goals for the same squad.

There is no better moment for a striker to find form than around the end of a season when awards are handed out.

With four challenging league games and two Old Firm derbies that might determine Rangers’ season,

now is the time for Cyriel Dessers to prove he can top all the right charts.

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