Very rarely do Rangers fans agree on anything, and it has been the same for those tasked with picking the team from week to week.
Barry Ferguson is the interim Rangers manager, and he too has fallen foul of the same fate as his predecessor in that making half-time changes has been a necessity.
What he has agreed is that there should be a place for Dujon Sterling in his team, a team that Ferguson wants to be more physical.
It may be a surprise to some, but few players in the current Rangers squad played more games than Sterling in 2024 and he has been missed for the majority of 2025.
The former Chelsea academy graduate could do with luck to be on his side for the rest of the season, but there is one statistic that shows why the 25-year old could be a key player in the future.
Calvin Bassey example shows how Rangers can get best out of Dujon Sterling
On paper, Sterling is exactly the type of player that Rangers should be looking to sign.
The Premier League is littered with quality on the fringes of the first team, just because they haven’t made it, doesn’t make them bad players.
There is no better example of this than Calvin Bassey, had Leicester City trusted their own youth player instead of picking a series of imports, their defence would probably look a lot more solid than it does now – Rangers’ record transfer sale would be a lot lower though.
As with Bassey, Sterling needs to be given a bit more respect and a run of games in one position, wherever that is.
Why Dujon Sterling deserves run in the Rangers team
Against Dundee, his 100% (6/6) duel success rate against a physical forward line, suggests that this could be at centre-half.
Sterling’s recovery pace, like Bassey’s, saw him prevent Oluwaseun Adewumi from a clear one v one with Jack Butland.
No other Rangers centre-half has that sort of pace and then the composure to execute the tackle.
Most of Rangers problems this season have come from being caught on counter attacks, as well as the obvious set piece issues.
Bassey wasn’t perfect, in fact, he still makes the odd individual error, however, his attitude, work rate and athleticism saw him become a first pick under Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Qualities that should see Sterling afforded the same opportunity.
