Connor Goldson is determined to make up for lost time at Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers.
Connor Goldson has revealed to The Scottish Sun that he pleaded with Rangers boss Steven Gerrard not to drop him for a League Cup game back in September.
Rangers thumped Ayr United 4-0 at Ibrox a few months ago to book a BetFred Cup semi-final with Aberdeen, which they lost.
Gerrard did drop Goldson for the visit of United and paired Joe Worrall and Nikola Katic in central defence.
The 25-year-old defender missed the second half of Brighton’s promotion-winning season in 2016-17 after undergoing heart surgery, and didn’t play for the Seagulls again until October of the following campaign.
The towering English centre-back, a £3 million signing during the summer, managed only seven starts for the Premier League side last season.
And Goldson has admitted that his spell on the sidelines made him appreciate first-team football a lot more and begged the Gers manager not to drop him against Ayr.
“Before the Betfred Cup game at home to Ayr, I went to the gaffer and said, ‘Don’t drop me, I want to play’,” he told The Scottish Sun.
“I have missed a lot of football in the last two seasons. I had my operation and it made me appreciate football a lot more than you do when you are younger.
“It’s time for me to catch up and play as many games as I can and that’s what I want to do.”
Goldson has looked a cracking signing by Gerrard for the most part. He’s the most expensive signing that the Ibrox side have made in recent years, but he certainly seems worth the £3 million so far.
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