flag
back Retour
In-form Rangers star heaps praise on Ibrox support

The Czech international scored the winner at Celtic Park and twice against Kilmarnock at Ibrox last weekend.

Naderi told The Scottish Sun that the Rangers support has helped his recent form and can lift the team during important matches. He said: “The win over Celtic at Ibrox was hard to describe. People have to experience it.

“As players, we are lucky to experience it. It’s amazing. The atmosphere is amazing. You feel the confidence of the players when the fans back you.

“You also feel the energy in there. It’s unbelievable what kind of energy they bring. They can make us fly.

“If you bag a 3-0 victory at home in front of your own fans, it will always be amazing.”

Rangers followed their cup victory over Celtic by beating their rivals again at Parkhead, where Naderi scored the decisive goal.

The 23-year-old said the first win gave Rangers belief before the second meeting. Naderi said: “The first win gave us confidence. We wanted to go there and win again.

“At the same time, we knew it was way more important than the first game. This was about how we went into the break. It was going to be the last feeling we got.

“If you go there and don’t win, the 3-0 win at home would not have the same value. We wanted to win, and we did.”

Naderi scored after Min-su Kim’s effort was parried by Celtic goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo. The match was played in front of a Parkhead crowd with no Rangers supporters.

Naderi said: “I’m a striker and I’ll always try to be there. It’s also a bit of luck. You work hard for this luck – that the ball comes to you.

“It has to do with momentum and, right now, I’m lucky in situations. Goals happen how they happen, but you have to work for this. It was amazing to score the winner. I loved it.

“It’s amazing when you have your own fans but it’s also amazing when the opponent’s fans go silent. In the first second, it was a weird feeling. I thought ‘Does it stand? Why is everyone being like this?’

“Then I realised ‘I’m here among 60,000 Celtic fans’ – and it was a good, good feeling.”

Naderi believes the victory showed Rangers can challenge for the title, but said they must remain focused. He said: “We have confidence but we must stay humble.

“We have to realise what stage of the season we are at. It’s still near the beginning, and we have to continue to stay hungry and to get the wins in.

“The season is long, and we want to be on top at the end of the season.”

You may like

“Almost guaranteed top 10 of all time on pure ability” - Are fans overlooking Luke Humphries’ pla...

dartsnews.com il y a 1 jour

Rangers outcast told he may need transfer for international future

www-tmp.thenational.scot il y a 11 heures

Preview: Celtic vs Hearts - prediction, team news, lineups

sportsmole.co.uk il y a 11 heures

Mikel Merino in agreement with Gabriel Magalhaes over primary Arsenal objective

football.london il y a 2 jours

She is the only player who has won the China Open and Wuhan Open titles in the same season

thetennisgazette.com il y a 2 jours

What channel is Dundee vs Rangers? Live stream, channel and kick off details for Premiership clash

Daily Record il y a 13 heures

Raymond Smith makes history with a 170 checkout and, with his second weekly title, becomes the fi...

dartsnews.com il y a 10 heures

Rangers tipped to turn down big-money bids for impressive star

glasgowtimes.co.uk il y a 12 heures

Rangers are finally getting the Alexis Lafreniere he always believed he could be

nypost.com il y a 22 heures