Player Analysis: Calvin Ramsay

Scotland’s ability to produce world-class full backs in recent years has rightfully been well commended with Kieran Tierney and Andrew Robertson becoming two of the best in Europe. However, that has not translated to the right back position where Motherwell’s Stephen O’Donnell has tended to be the number one choice in recent years.

But a new generation of full backs is coming to the fore in the form of Rangers’ Nathan Patterson and, in even more recent times, Aberdeen right back Calvin Ramsay. Ramsay, still only 18, has made ten starts in 12 appearances for Aberdeen in all competitions this season and has become a pivotal figure in the revolution under progressive head coach Stephen Glass.

The Cove-born defender moved to the Aberdeen area at the age of six and has been local ever since, playing in the youth ranks of the club throughout his formative years – as a central midfielder in the under 10’s to 15’s.  And now he is grasped his chance to take hold of a first-team slot after the departure of Shay Logan and with Ross McCrorie being favoured in a central position.

New coach Glass arrived with a clear mandate to completely overhaul the playing style and structure of on-the-field matters after the departure of the more pragmatic Derek McInnes. Glass brought in the experience of former Celtic captain Scott Brown and ex-England set piece coach Allan Russell in order to bring a modern outlook to the club trying to play in a more expansive fashion.