Impressed Kris Commons tribute to tireless Rangers' unbelievable efforts to sink Celtic and attain their first Scottish Cup Remaining since 2016.
However he was left miffed by "baffling" Bobby Madden's show which included not reserving Ibrox enforcer John Lundstram regardless of a sequence of late tackles.
Commons believes Rangers supervisor Gio van Bronckhorst deserves kudos for his recreation administration throughout per week wherein his aspect additionally reached the final 4 of the Europa League.
The Dutchman entered the week realizing large wins have been wanted and the previous Celtic star was left impressed with how Rangers outlasted their fierce rivals.
He informed the Day by day Mail: "What an exceptional effort that was from Rangers at Hampden yesterday. It was a triumph not solely of health, however of braveness and sheer need.
"Their dedication to go the additional mile and discover some additional reserves of vitality and energy was all of the extra spectacular given what occurred in opposition to Braga on Thursday night time.
"To go the complete distance of 120 minutes and win in extra-time says loads a couple of workforce's perspective. To do it twice in a matter of days is actually outstanding.
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"All of the extra so when you think about the context of each video games. It is not unreasonable to recommend that Rangers' total season hinged on the end result of each of those video games.
"Had issues not gone to plan, their complete season would now be in ruins. Braga would have dumped them out of Europe, with Celtic then marching on in the direction of a Treble.
"If that had occurred, followers would have been calling for Van Bronckhorst to be relieved of his duties in the summertime.
"That is how issues work within the Glasgow goldfish bowl. It would not have mattered that he is nonetheless comparatively new within the job.
"As an alternative, the image now seems completely completely different. Rangers now have a Europa League semi-final to stay up for in addition to a Scottish Cup remaining.
"It at all times felt like this might be a defining few days for Van Bronckhorst and full credit score to him as a result of he has handed it with flying colors.
"These two victories have restored his repute among the many Ibrox supporters at a time when he was starting to come back below critical scrutiny.
"Again-to-back wins in video games of such magnitude present followers that he would be the man to guide the membership ahead subsequent season after an inevitable squad rebuild in the summertime."
Madden's show was filleted by a sequence of pundits and Commons concurs that it was a day to overlook for the person within the center.
And the 38-year-old reckons the whistler's show results in greater questions on what VAR will really deliver to Scottish soccer
He added: "Lots of people have been questioning the efficiency of referee Bobby Madden. In all honesty, I discovered a few of his choices completely baffling.
"John Lundstram was wonderful within the coronary heart of the Rangers midfield, however the actuality is that he was extraordinarily lucky to remain on the pitch for so long as he did.
"He may have been booked fairly simply on three completely different events on the very least. However Madden was extraordinarily lenient, to place it mildly.
"This raises one other query. What good is VAR going to be in Scotland when the fundamental stage of officiating is so clearly incompetent?
"Yeah, VAR will clearly will assist with the large choices like penalties and purple playing cards. However you might be nonetheless counting on the referees displaying a primary stage of competency past that.
"Once we've bought such an terrible normal of refereeing, VAR is not going to be the silver bullet that lots of people appear to assume.
"The efficiency of Madden would not take away from the truth that Rangers have been merely the higher workforce on the day. They deserved to win."