LEON BALOGUN was delighted with Rangers 4-0 victory over Aberdeen at Ibrox this afternoon in the Scottish Premiership.
The defender praised the squad as they ended a winless run at home with second-half goals from Vaclav Cerny, Cyriel Dessers, Hamza Igamane and Jefte securing the result.
Speaking to RangersTV at full-time, Balogun said: “It has been seven games without a win at Ibrox, and it was not something to be proud of, that is why it is good to take that monkey off our back.
“I think overall it was quite comfortable from start to finish but there was still more in the tank and that is what the gaffer told us at half-time. He wanted us to empty the tank and make sure we gave that 10/15 per cent more going forward.
“We turned up the dial in the second half and you could see what we are capable of. It is a shame that throughout the season we had to address this over and over again but on the positive I think it is a great result today.”
On keeping a clean sheet, Balogun continued: “It is always great, that also has been quite a while so I will take the positives out of that. We all know about the negative part. We are not blind to it, we are not going to ignore it, but we have to look forward.”
With another impressive performance from Nico Raskin in midfield which included two assists, the defender praised his teammate for his development this season.
He continued: “It was great from Nico, he has had really great development across this season. I remember last year around this time of the year we talked quite a bit, and he had just come off of an injury and tried to find his rhythm again.
“Kudos to him, the way he has brushed himself off and got himself up again. He also had to go through a tough spell of being chucked in and having to play game after game after game. He really put in the work, he put in some great performances for us, not just today, in Europe as well, so I'm really delighted for him.”
Balogun says the squad must now repeat this afternoon’s display in the final two matches this season, he continued: “Wednesday is the last game at Ibrox of the season, so we have to make sure that this is a nice finish for the supporters who have been amazing all season.
“It has been tough for them, especially and then we need to go away to Hibs and replicate it too.”