Pundit makes new Hamza Igamane admission after Rangers Ibrox win v Hibernian

Graham Dorrans has been left questioning whether or not Hamza Igamane is a “number nine” after Rangers’ win over Hibernian.

The 21-year-old forward started his first game in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday (29 September) as Philippe Clement’s side ran out 1-0 winners at Ibrox thanks to Tom Lawrence’s first-half goal.

Igamane wasn’t able to have a major impact on proceedings before he was replaced by Cyriel Dessers early in the second half and BBC Sport pundit Dorrans has suggested he would be better utilised out wide.

Speaking on the Scottish Football Podcast (30 September, 5:40) he said: “The youngster Igamane coming in, he has made a few substitute appearances in the last few weeks.

“He has looked decent. He is strong in stature, and he has technically looked well, but today probably he starved a little bit of service as well.

“To be honest, I don’t think he is a number nine, he is more of a wide player, coming in off the wide areas, so he’ll probably be disappointed with how that went.”

What has happened to Hamza Igamane at Ibrox and Rangers?

Igamane has quickly gone from being a peripheral figure in the early stages of the Premiership season to one of the Light Blues’ more exciting talents and one quiet display shouldn’t change that.

It was only a matter of weeks ago that Rangers supporters were keen to see the Moroccan handed a start ahead of Cyriel Dessers having impressed with cameos off of the bench against both Celtic and Dundee United.

While the 21-year-old was nowhere near as effective against Hibs on Sunday as he has been when utilised from the bench, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have what it takes to be the Light Blues number nine in the future.

Leading the line for an Old Firm club is a completely different challenge from playing up front for any other club in Scotland. Igamane may not be perfect for that role right now, but in time he will grow into that position.

It would be a mistake to immediately thrust him into a wide role instead after a single start in Gers colours.

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