Having come to Ibrox last January, Scott Wright appeared to have hit the ground running last Summer but it appears now he is finally on the right path.
Aberdeen to Rangers is a massive step up in standards, consistency and expectation with a former player to have attempted that transition crediting Giovanni van Bronckhorst with getting the best from Wright, with a mentality shift considered to be a key factor in his significant end of season upturn.
A start in the Europa League Final was followed by a starring cameo – with a goal – in the Scottish Cup Final. All of a sudden, Scott Wright has found himself in the best position to date of his time at Ibrox.
Richard Foster shared his thoughts with the Sunday Mail:
“It takes time to settle at a club like Rangers because of the huge expectations, especially on the flair players.”
“They need to hit the ground running and start to score or create chances pretty quickly. So Scott took a bit of time to bed in. But when he came on in the Scottish Cup Final he gave Rangers a different dimension. He always wants to turn, run at defenders and make things happen.”
“The biggest difference going from Aberdeen to Rangers is just that level of expectation. At Aberdeen you’re not expected to win every week.”
Challenge
Having impressed and enjoyed a fine end to the season personally, now Scott Wright has to do it all over again. In the coming weeks, further competition is likely to arrive at Ibrox with new arrivals but that is part of life at Rangers. There is no time to stand still. A new season comes with new, fresh expectations and the attacker will just have to get on with the challenge.
He appears to be enjoying working with the coaches at present, so it will be interesting to see just how far he can go.
Foster added on Wright’s recent impression:
“He was looking like he’d found his feet in terms of his level of performance and consistency.”
“What I like about him is that he doesn’t just play safe, even when he comes off the bench. He gets on the ball, wants to take players on and take chances.”
“To be creative you need to take risks and Scott isn’t afraid to do that. Earlier in his Rangers career he probably just wanted to take the ball and not lose it.”
“But now he looks as though he’s comfortable there – he’s trying things because he believes now that he’s in the team to be creative.”
That creativity and belief will be very important moving forward, as long as it is matched with further development and consistency then there will be a role for Scott Wright in the squad under GvB.