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'Naderi reminds me of former Germany star Muller' - Rohl

Rangers boss Danny Rohl has praised January signing Ryan Naderi, saying the forward reminds him of former Bayern Munich and Germany star Thomas Muller.

Naderi has played for the Ibrox side four times since making the move from Hansa Rostock, scoring twice and contributing two assists.

He played his part in the 4-2 win over Hearts that narrowed the gap at the top of the Premiership table, starting alongside Youssef Chermiti with Andreas Skov Olsen and Mikey Moore either side in an attacking line-up.

Rohl said he is bringing something different to the squad and can help those around him.

He said: "I think you see it in the training, I said to Ryan he's a little bit like Thomas Müller, sometimes you don't know how but he is doing the right things.

"I think this is great, to play with two strikers in front helps as well. It's probably not always [going to be] the shape but I think it was good, we had our wingers in a good position as well.

"Ryan is very present I think against the ball, very sharp with a good intensity, wins a lot of balls and gives us a good structure.

"In the box he is always in the right moments and it gives a little bit more time for the other striker, I think this is the advantage of having two strikers in front."

Rohl also had praise for Chermiti, who showed a knack for big game performances with a hat-tick against Hearts.

"Of course, as a striker you always want to score," the head coach said. "I think he always tried to score, he comes into fantastic situations.

"I think it was always important that he had these moments, and now it's about being clinical. I think against Hearts he had a fantastic day. It was really outstanding."

[BBC]

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