Regarding Rangers signings, there were a few dubious choices made in the summer, one of which was to re-sign Leon Balogun, who had had difficulty finding playing time at QPR the season before.
Along with Filip Helander, the 35-year-old was a vital member of the team that won 55 games, but he was let go for a reason—he was unable to maintain his fitness.
Few anticipated Leon Balogun, who returned for the Rangers, to be Connor Goldson’s first choice, but his performance against Hearts is the ideal response.
Leon Balogun is a dependable rock for the Rangers.
To be honest, I wasn’t thrilled when he was signed, and I still feel a little irritated by Leon King’s limited playing time this season, which is partly because of the seasoned Nigerian international’s comeback.
However, if he keeps up this pace, he will be in front of Ben Davies and John Souttar in the line.
According to FootMob data from the Tynecastle match, Rangers occasionally had to endure an aerial assault, and Leon Balogun was essential in preventing Hearts from getting close.
The 35-year-old was amazing, winning five out of six headed duels, seven headed clearances, and all of his ground duels.
Given the circumstances, that was as good an individual performance as any Rangers player has given us this season.
Due to Balogun’s inability to participate in midweek European matches, Philippe Clement may decide to wrap the towering defender in cotton wool for the league cup final. Dundee will be visiting Ibrox this weekend.
The annoying thing is that Rangers should be more reliable at the back with an international defender and a £4 million acquisition sitting in the stands, so they shouldn’t have to depend on Leon Balogun to win games this season.
But if he continues to play this way, the manager of the Gers won’t have too much difficulty making a choice.
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