Silencing Those Crtics ; Self-Belief and Fitness Fears Gone As Hutton Rediscovers His Top Gear

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FOR too long, Alan Hutton played like a worried young man with a troubled mind. Scarred, mentally and physically, by a broken leg sustained in a match against Kilmarnock two years ago, the fullback returned to action within eight months but has taken until now to recapture the promising form which made him a Rangers player in the first place.

First there was the task of getting over the injury itself. Then came the catcalls from an impatient support. Soon he was caught in a spiral of self-doubt which has only been reversed since the departure of Paul le Guen and the return of Walter Smith to the manager's office.

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Silencing Those Crtics ; Self-Belief and Fitness Fears Gone As Hutton Rediscovers His Top Gear

Coincidence? Perhaps.Regardless, it's true that since the turn of the year, Hutton has finally thrown off the shackles and reverted to the swashbuckling form of old.

The 22-year-old's sterling performances in the recent Old Firm vic...

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