Gers Showdown With Internationale
Seeing as Celtic don't have any European football to look forward to, so that can only mean one thing. Yes, we get to cheer on the bears as they go on their Adventure to the mighty San Siro.
As if the footballing gods couldn't have swung it more in Rangers' favour, an injury to Nacho Novo has boosted Rangers' chances to take at least a point from the San Siro tomorrow night.
Figo argued that his team are glad that the hitman is missing, but the advantage is with the Gers who will be playing to an empty stadium. History has proven that when a team plays behind closed doors the advantage is almost always with the away team.
Just ask one of Big Eck's likely successors who has seen it all before in none other than Rangers Legend, Maurice Johnston. Super Mo, who said he'd be happy to manage the bears last week, played in a European game behind closed door in Scotland against in Spanish team. The home team lost the tie with Mighty Mo scoring the goal for the home team. Not that it mattered.
This advantage isn't the only one Rangers has. They also have the advantage of playing an aged team that has seen better days. Internationale are not the same team which Celtic defeated to become the first British team to win the European Champions' cup in 1967.
They're not even of the same calibre of the team that narrowly beat Rangers in the Champions League just over 10 years ago. Today's Internationale is a team which lives in the shadow of their great rivals A.C. Milan, who were lucky to beat Celtic last season in the very same venue this time last season.
It's so bad that Internationale doesn't even have many household names who can roll off the tongue. The days of Lentini, Ravanelli, Schillachi, et al, are gone and they fear Rangers more than Rangers should fear them.
It's for that reason that this analyst can't see anything less than a Rangers win tomorrow night. A night which will do Scotland proud if things go right for them.
The alternative is an embarrassing situation of having more arrests than away fans at the game which would be a record not to be proud of. But that won't happen.
Rangers are too good for Internationale.
As if the footballing gods couldn't have swung it more in Rangers' favour, an injury to Nacho Novo has boosted Rangers' chances to take at least a point from the San Siro tomorrow night.
Figo argued that his team are glad that the hitman is missing, but the advantage is with the Gers who will be playing to an empty stadium. History has proven that when a team plays behind closed doors the advantage is almost always with the away team.
Just ask one of Big Eck's likely successors who has seen it all before in none other than Rangers Legend, Maurice Johnston. Super Mo, who said he'd be happy to manage the bears last week, played in a European game behind closed door in Scotland against in Spanish team. The home team lost the tie with Mighty Mo scoring the goal for the home team. Not that it mattered.
This advantage isn't the only one Rangers has. They also have the advantage of playing an aged team that has seen better days. Internationale are not the same team which Celtic defeated to become the first British team to win the European Champions' cup in 1967.
They're not even of the same calibre of the team that narrowly beat Rangers in the Champions League just over 10 years ago. Today's Internationale is a team which lives in the shadow of their great rivals A.C. Milan, who were lucky to beat Celtic last season in the very same venue this time last season.
It's so bad that Internationale doesn't even have many household names who can roll off the tongue. The days of Lentini, Ravanelli, Schillachi, et al, are gone and they fear Rangers more than Rangers should fear them.
It's for that reason that this analyst can't see anything less than a Rangers win tomorrow night. A night which will do Scotland proud if things go right for them.
The alternative is an embarrassing situation of having more arrests than away fans at the game which would be a record not to be proud of. But that won't happen.
Rangers are too good for Internationale.
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