MARK WARBURTON is confident Nathan Oduwa will emerge stronger from his experience in Scottish football after he again hit the headlines this week.
The winger was lucky to escape serious injury after a crunching tackle from Kieran Gibbons early on in Rangers’ win over Livingston on Tuesday night and had to be replaced at half-time after a bruising opening 45 minutes at Ibrox.
Oduwa has showcased his talents in a series of impressive performances since making the move from White Hart Lane in the summer and will spend the rest of the campaign with the Light Blues.
He said: “It is part of learning. With all respect, the English Premier League is not a soft league. They are physical athletes that are quick and strong.
“Tottenham, Arsenal, these type of clubs, send their assets, which are what these boys are, out to develop. He has to learn to deal with that.
“You watch the top teams play and the top players play, it is limited touches and the ball moves so quickly. That is what he has to do.
“But we can’t lose our shape and our geography on the pitch.
“He is a young player that is hungry to play, hungry to learn and he will go to a very high level.”
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