Aberdeen ‘sick of the sight’ of ‘indomitable’ Rangers star James Tavernier – Tom English
Aberdeen must be “sick of the sight” of Rangers captain James Tavernier, according to BBC Sport journalist Tom English.
The right-back scored the only goal of the meeting as the Gers defeated the Dons 1-0 in their Viaplay Cup final encounter.
Hampden Park played host to the match on Sunday (17 December), with Tavernier’s winner coming in the 76th minute.
“After a final of thud and blunder, it fell to indomitable Rangers captain James Tavernier to come up with the one moment that mattered, an acrobatic finish at the back post, a boot to the Aberdeen solar plexus,” English wrote for BBC Sport (17 December). “Again.
“They must be sick of the sight of him. Of the 115 goals he’s scored for Rangers – that number is so stratospherically high it should be spelled out as one-hundred-and-fifteen, just to accentuate the mad nature of the haul – no single club has shipped as many to him as Aberdeen.”
Match-winner
Time and again Tavernier has produced a match-winning moment for his team, against Aberdeen and countless other clubs.
It is, therefore, not only the Dons who will be fed up with the Gers defender, with the right-back a constant threat in the final third.
His long list of goals have come from open play and dead-ball situations, with the Ibrox captain a real threat regarding the latter.
Barry Robson’s side did not provide much of a threat going forward, but they certainly made it difficult for Philippe Clement’s men to score at the national stadium.
But their defence was finally broken down in the latter stages of the match as Tavernier got on the end of a looping cross from fellow full-back Borna Barisic.
The duo have constantly been given the freedom to roam forward by Clement, and that approach paid off massively against the Dons at Hampden to secure another unforgettable moment for the Glasgow club.
In other Rangers news, Alan Hutton made a Gers prediction live on air after what happened against Aberdeen at Hampden Park.