Glasgow Rangers are level on points with Benfica at the top of Group D in the Europa League after a goal from Alfredo Morelos secured the victory against Lech Poznan at Ibrox on Thursday night.
The 6-cap Colombia international came off the bench to score the winner as Steven Gerrard’s side beat the Poles 1-0 to stay unbeaten in the Europa League group stages.
Despite the rather dull result, there were a fair few eye-catching performances, with Rangers left-back Borna Barisic in particular putting in a impressive defensive shift, but Glen Kamara arguably stole the show, which meant that new summer recruit Bongani Zungu remained an unused substitute for the entire game.
SofaScore gave the 25-year-old a solid grade of 7.2, which seems slightly inaccurate – in fact, it’s perhaps unfair, as he won five out of six duels overall (83%), took a staggering 72 touches of the ball, and completed 53 out of 62 passes at a pass accuracy rating of 85%, whilst he made two tackles and two interceptions, which shows that he made several key defensive contributions as well.
By comparison, Barisic actually took fewer touches of the ball, completed fewer accurate passes, and managed to lose possession more times than the monster midfielder, as per SofaScore.
GlasgowLive gave Kamara a rating of 7/10, claiming he “used the ball well and read a number of Poznan counter attacks brilliantly” as he is “becoming such an important player in the Rangers midfield,” whilst The Daily Record awarded him the same score, adding he “oozed composure and confidence, gliding all over the pitch effectively and playing with the minimum of fuss.”
Speaking in the post-match press conference, as quoted by the club’s official Twitter account, Gerrard specifically singled out Kamara for praise, saying: “Glen was outstanding from start to finish. Really pleased with him and where he’s at in terms of his form, he’s in a fantastic place. I thought there was a lot of strong performances throughout the group, but Glen was certainly one of the standouts.”
Once lauded as an “excellent” player by former Rangers star Neil Murray, Kamara has made 70 appearances for the Light Blues, scoring two goals and supplying three assists in all competitions so far, via Transfermarkt.
If the Gers are to regain the Scottish Premiership title whilst they juggle the European competition at the same time, we suspect that the Finland international will have a part to play, that’s for sure. If he stays at the club, of course…
AND in other news, Glasgow Rangers left-back Calvin Bassey could soon usurp Borna Barisic at Ibrox…
