Who knows, maybe it will work out well for him? It was a harsh lesson, to be sure, but one that Dundee’s Liverpool loanee may learn from and use to his advantage when faced with comparable obstacles in the future.
Not to be forgotten, Ridvan Yilmaz, Beck’s fellow left-back, was considered something of a busted flush at Ibrox just a few months ago. His incredible comeback under Philippe Clement is evidence that a young player can make significant progress in an instant with the correct mentor and setting.
At Rangers, Owen Beck has admirers.
“We practice that in training and you know when people like Owen find space that, if you make that run, they will find you nine times out of ten,” Dundee team-mate Jordan McGhee remarked after he converted one of Beck’s four assists away to St Johnstone recently (Press & Journal).
“That is where Beck has been outstanding since he has come in (last summer, with his loan deal extended until June). All the boys have come in and been excellent to a man.”
Beck appears to have many of the creative qualities needed from a modern full-back, with his normally wicked delivery from the left side drawing similarities to one Charlie Adam, the legendary Rangers and Liverpool player famous for his accurate set-pieces.
It might be necessary to replace Borna Barisic.
Rangers’ full-backs are an important source of creativity; they are a squad that often dominates possession against densely populated defensive lines. Discover the lasting significance of James Tavernier and the pivotal part Barisic played in their 2021 Premiership victory led by Steven Gerrard.
However, that Dundee fiasco exposed the defensive flaws that the young player still has, and maybe not unexpectedly. Weaknesses that need to be fixed if Owen Beck is to become Yilmaz’s primary rival for the Rangers left-back position starting in 2024–2025.
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