Thankful Calvin Bassey has heaped praise on former Rangers boss Gio van Bronckhorst for turning him into a bonafide Ibrox star amid a thrilling run to the Europa League Final. The appreciative star – speaking to The Athletic – said: “What a guy — from the first game, Gio said, ‘Calvin, you’re playing’. The defender suffered amid his club's wonky form and he became a lightning rod for criticism from acerbic pundits such as Rafael van der Vaart. I had come for a lot of money and wasn’t the finished product so it was easy to pick on me. Rarely do you get a centre-back running into the No 6 position in the Premier League, it’s just not done.

Source: Express December 23, 2023 14:25 UTC