Following Rangers Europa League Qualifying Second Round victory over NK Osijek this week, fans weren’t just delighted with a stronger rearguard action in the game and the advantage being taken from the first leg tie.
We now go into the second leg at Ibrox 1-0 up on aggregate following Alfredo Morelos’ first-half strike and confidence is high of progression through to the next stage as the team is gelling and showing signs of improvements with every passing week as manager Steven Gerrard’s plans and instructions start coming together.
One man, in particular, is very quickly winning over the fanbase with his showings though and for a number of fans, they now understand exactly why Brighton fans were sorry to see him go. It’s still early doors for 25-year-old Connor Goldson but plenty believe he is going to become a colossus for us. Others fully expect him to gain the tag ‘legend’ soon enough as well given his performances so far.
The praise simply intensified after his personal showing in midweek.
Boy couilibaily looks cracking , some tackle on the boy last night, nearly killed him
— ian (@ianmmcnaughton) July 27, 2018
Reads the game so well and organised it superb from the back solid performance again will only get better
— theleftfootwandEBT (@AldoLees) July 27, 2018
Well done the Gers, same score next week will do us fine, as I said SG know the score and is building a team from the back, not yet, but Goldson will become a king amongst men at Ibrox.
— D (@Dinkyrustle) July 27, 2018
Connor Goldson > Rio Ferdinand
— Jack Cranmer (@JackCranmer72) July 27, 2018
Don't want to get too hyped up over him but Conor Goldson is probably the best ever defender to play football, ever.
He looks like a truly brilliant signing for us in all seriousness.
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— Darren Urquhart (@Dj_Dazavich) July 26, 2018
What a player Goldson looks ????????????
— Greg (@Gregoryrfc) July 26, 2018
Connor Goldson is the best center half we've had at Rangers in years
— Notorious C.M.C. ????❤ (@cftw92) July 26, 2018
im naw getting ahead of myself but goldson is better than ramos.
— . (@CALLUMgiggity) July 26, 2018
Goldson easily worth 75million. By far the best player in SPL
— Paul Mercer (@paulmercerx) July 26, 2018