Bojan Miovski has vowed to prove himself in his second season at Ibrox and show that he can fire Rangers to the Premiership title next term.
The North Macedonian endured a difficult debut campaign in Glasgow following his move from Girona last summer. Miovski scored 13 times in 43 appearances, many of which came from the substitutes' bench.
Youssef Chermiti was the main figure in the Rangers attack for most of the season, while Danny Rohl often preferred to partner the Portuguese with January recruit Ryan Naderi. Since then, Rohl has added Lawrence Shankland to his ranks and the Scotland striker is expected to play a leading role for his boyhood heroes.
Miovski, though, is relishing the challenge ahead next term. And the former Aberdeen star is confident in his ability to become a main part of a side that must challenge for the title.
"I'm pleased with my goalscoring output considering my playing time, as I believe that I lacked continuity and a run of matches in the starting line-up to find a better rhythm and score more goals,” Miovski said in an interview with FlashScore. “I spent more time on the bench than on the pitch during the second half of the season, but I think that 13 goals overall is still a decent return.
"Of course, every player would like to play more and be in the starting line-up rather than on the bench, and that was the main idea upon me joining the club. Rangers are a big, big club and it's only natural to have competition for places in the squad, but I'm a competitor and fighter, and will always do my best both in training and matches to prove my worth, show the coach that I deserve to play more, and then it's up to the coach to decide who will play.
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"I've been underestimated throughout my career, with people saying during my early days that I'm not good enough or that I don't contribute enough, and for a young player, that's harsh to hear. I know that there were more talented players than me that didn't make it, as not everyone has the mental strength to go through that.
"I've been lucky enough to be raised well by my parents and to have the mentality to succeed and I always said, the critics should be your food to prove them wrong, not to be the cause of your downfall. I'm ambitious and hungry for success, a person who likes to get out of the comfort zone.
"You can't rule out anything [regarding my future], but I've got a three-year contract with Rangers and would definitely like to feature more prominently next season rather than sit on the bench, as I said, I'm a competitor and would like to play more.”
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