Having arrived on loan from Wolfsburg with big expectation, Vaclav Cerny lived up to that billing when he introduced himself to Rangers fans with an assist and a goal in consecutive games.
The Czech winger set up Cyriel Dessers’ last-gasp equaliser away to Dynamo Kyiv in Champions League qualifying before curling in a Premiership winner against Motherwell just days later.
Cerny had been quiet in the following weeks and faced some criticism after missing a golden chance in Rangers’ heavy defeat to Lyon last Thursday, but he recovered to net a classy double in the 2-0 win over St Johnstone on Sunday.
With those two weekend goals, he is now the Ibrox side’s joint top scorer in the league with three, but that level of attacking output will need to improve from Philippe Clement’s attack if they are to haul themselves into a title challenge.
If Cerny can maintain his goals-per-90 ratio of 0.70 and continue to increase his chances-created tally of eight, that will certainly help.
The winger is also getting his team into attacking positions by gaining possession in dangerous areas, winning the ball in the final third almost twice a game – the third highest in the league.
Getting his forward teammates to finish the chances could be the problem though, given striker Cyriel Dessers has already passed up six big chances this term.
