BREAKING NEWS:Rangers player uses Premiership heroics to send 53-year-old manager a message about Euro 2024.
BREAKING NEWS:Rangers player uses Premiership heroics to send 53-year-old manager a message about Euro 2024.
Jack Butland made an incredible save in Kilmarnock to send a message to England manager Gareth Southgate as Rangers’ hold on the
top spot was in jeopardy. The Gers were behind 1-0 at Rugby Park going into halftime, and the game against Derek McInnes’s resolute and well-organized Kilmarnock team seemed doubtful for the team.
Butland has subsequently disclosed that Rangers’ goals at halftime were refocused as the team found it difficult to
settle against Killie, who were deserving of their lead. However, Rangers might have ultimately failed in
2024 under Philippe Clement if the goalkeeper hadn’t produced an incredible save to deny Kilmarnock’s
Marley Watkins shortly into the second half.
Jack Butland proves England Euro 2024 credentials
The way Jack Butland stooped down to stop Watkins’ goal-bound shot encapsulates the reason England
boss Gareth Southgate is keeping a watch on the Rangers goalkeeper for Euro 2024.
Nine-time cap winner Jack Butland hasn’tplayed for the Three Lions in
more than five years, and rumors have it that he may be called up for the upcoming friendly against
Brazil and Belgium. Gareth Southgate only had to take a quick look at Rangers’ eventual 2-1 triumph
over Kilmarnock to be convinced of the goalkeeper’s ability to win games.When the Rangers goalkeeper was questioned about the
incident following the game, the Killie manager stated
that Jack Butland’s save represented the talent that separated the two teams. If Jack Butland hadn’t stopped the Kilmarnock striker,
Rangers would have faced a daunting task of two goals and would have even lost their lead in the Scottish Premiership.The save
eliminates any remaining doubt that Jack Butland is a goalkeeper for the big games and that he possesses the star quality to play in
England’s Euro 2024 preparations.Rangers FC vs. Motherwell FC Scottish Premiership match.“To be honest it was a huge moment,”
Butland told RangersTV. “I think the lad thought he had scored, so it is nice to have that moment and that can sometimes take the
wind out of a team’s sails as well.
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