Rangers captain James Tavernier reached a milestone 300th Gers appearance in the 1-0 win over Dundee but for the Ibrox skipper the focus is on the future, not the past.
Whilst the performance wasn’t one to be remembered, Rangers headed back to Glasgow with three points and Tavernier was delighted with this post-match.
Tavernier took the chance to reflect on the 300 games post-match and focused more on the progress the club has made since he joined in 2015 and the side’s ambitions for the future, rather than his personal achievements.
“It’s a lot of games, it’s felt like they’ve came fast,” said Tavernier [Rangers].
“But it’s seeing the overall progression that the club and team has made since I’ve been here, we’re reaching new heights and always demanding better from each other.
“As long as we continue doing that every day on the training pitch and in games and get better and better, the club will be in a great place.
“It’s been some journey. It’s been a rollercoaster.
“We had last season where we were successful in the league but we want to improve on that.
“We always want to improve, trying to get Champions League next season, do better in domestic cups, so we’re always wanting more, we’re always hungrier.
“It’s been a great journey but we’ve still got loads to go and I can’t wait to see what the future brings.”
Joining as part of Mark Warburton’s first transfer window in charge six years ago, Tav is the sole survivor of that squad and has gone on to write himself in Ibrox history.
The captain of the side that won 55 in style by going the season unbeaten, Tavernier led the side against all the apparent odds and halted our rivals in their quest, changing the course of Scottish football history in the process.
A man who has grown into the role as club captain, Tavernier had contributed an incredible 160 goals from right-back in his 300 appearances in what are remarkable statistics for a right-back.
That’s 66 goals and 94 assists by the way.
Tavernier is clearly focused on success with Rangers and by the time the player is done in the coming years, he’ll go down as one of the most significant captains in the club’s history.
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has also been giving his two cents on the ongoing debate regarding Tavernier and Scottish international full-back Nathan Patterson.
