Rangers captain James Tavernier is a Glasgow club legend. Right side training, the English surprised by his propensity to be decisive with a flurry of goals and decisive assists since his debut in the Scottish training.
Tavernier is out of place with the Rangers.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier, Reece James, Aaron Wan Bissaka… If any country didn’t care about the right-back position, it’s England. And yet, a player not on this list has been talked about a lot in recent years: James Tavernier.
Directly involved in 179 goals in 7 years!
An Anglo-Saxon first name, a French-sounding name, a priori, this player says absolutely nothing to the simple follower of football. But for the increased users of the FIFA gaming license and especially in Scotland, the captain of the Rangers is a true legend. And Borussia Dortmund will clearly not say otherwise. Already a scorer in the victory of the Glasgow club in Germany (2-4), last week, during the first leg for the 8th of the Europa League, the Englishman was the great architect of his team’s qualification for the rest. of the C3 by scoring a double against the Marsupials (2-2), Thursday, during the return leg. Three goals out of his team’s six against BvB, the performance is fine.
Looking at his statistics since joining the club in 2015, we realize that Tavernier is a regular. In his seven seasons with Rangers, the Briton has already scored four double-doubles. In other words, finish the exercise with at least 10 goals and 10 assists: 15 goals and 22 assists in 50 games in 2015/2016, 17 goals and 20 assists in 57 games in 2018/2019 and 19 goals and 16 assists decisive in 46 games in 2020/2021. This season, the Bradford native has already compiled 10 goals and 14 assists in 38 games. His overall record with Rangers is therefore, on February 25, 75 goals and 104 assists in 327 games. Striker stats!
Almost a nobody in England
But as the saying goes, no one is a prophet in his country. If he is a real idol in the north of the Kingdom, Tavernier is only one player among many others in England. Proof of this is that he, 30, only played two Premier League games with Newcastle in 2012-2013. Unable to win at the Magpies, the right-back spent the first part of his career in the English lower divisions between Gateshead, Carlisle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Milton Keynes Dons, Shrewsbury Town, Rotherham United and Wigan. Even more surprisingly, he has not, to date, had the slightest selection with England, whether with the A’s or even the youth teams.
Will his recent performances allow him to take a step forward in his career? For the time being, the Premier League teams do not seem to be shaken by his very high quality performances. But his contractual situation, since he remains linked to Rangers until June 2024, could push certain curies to look into his case. Estimated 7 million euros, Tavernier could experience the next few months agitated if he continues on his spear. A good run in the Europa League in the coming weeks would be a nice addition to his already well-stocked CV. See you soon for a return home?
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