OPINION
Jermain Defoe has not played a lot of football in the last few months, so it was good that Steven Gerrard gave the new Rangers forward a run-out in the first-half of the friendly against HJK Helsinki at Ibrox on Sunday. Although it was hardly a day to remember for the Bournemouth loanee as he failed to score a goal, he did have an impression on some Rangers fans, whether it be good or bad. Firstly, for the fan saying that the Gers should send Defoe back to Bournemouth, that’s ridiculous. Defoe did miss a good chance to get on the scoresheet in the first-half, but so what? It’s a friendly and it’s better he does it in this game than against Kilmarnock on Wednesday in the Scottish Premiership. It’s good that Rangers had this friendly planned. After the Cowdenbeath fixture was postponed, it’s a good game for players to shake of some of that rust from the winter break in front of the home crowd at Ibrox. Defoe would have benefited from this game more than anyone else in the Light Blues squad. Give him a chance.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
https://twitter.com/Mad_Dog_Watp/status/1086972102849294338
Defoe's movement will prove lethal this season.
— Albertz11legend (@Vertigo_RM) January 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/JL_1973/status/1086969944783446016
https://twitter.com/TheRangersBear/status/1086969436723130368
https://twitter.com/LOOKATEM_Cairo/status/1086969270066663424
Defoe is gonna cost us this tie, shocking finish there
— BigBilly (@kaupilla) January 20, 2019
Defoe should bury that
— Mick ?????????? (@TheFamousBears) January 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/rabbrown69/status/1086968063822573568
https://twitter.com/A1872_/status/1086965369053593600
Seeing Jermaine Defoe in a Rangers top in a real game is still unbelievable
— Granty (@gr4nt7) January 20, 2019