Fenerbahce VS Rangers: Can temporary chief Barry Ferguson hold the Gers’ season living in the Europa League? | Football news
While the Rangers are fighting in the country with any hope in silver accessories, except that it is gone, can the Europa League be their salvation this season?
They crashed on their own Third straight defeat on Ibrox On Saturday with Chief Coach Barry Ferguson they warn that they face “heavy defeats” if they continue to perform As they did against Motherwell.
They stand 16 points behind Celtic in Premiership, lost the Cup League finals from their old rivals, and Queen’s Park dropped from the Scottish Cup, but somehow finds itself in the last 16 Europa League in the fifth consecutive year.
There is apathy from some parts of support but a Downloading supported in the US has been agreed in principleSo, the result of Fenerbahce Jose Mourinho would go some way to winning more fans.
It is an unprecedented territory for Ferguson in management, but he is Captain of the Rangers in the then UEFA Cup final 2008, before losing 2-0 of Zenit St. Petersburg.
In recent years, there have been a huge change in the club. From the current team, only James Tavernier and Leon Balogun are in their run until the 2022 finals, when they lost to Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Rangers are in the knockout after they ended up in the first eight league phases, this is despite the confrontation with four of the seven other teams that ended up in that part – including Manchester United, Tottenham, Lyon and Olympiakos.
This, of course, was under Philippe Clement – but it is Ferguson who now has to master a plan that can see how this group produces another strong ride in this competition.
Ferguson does not go to ‘blind’ while waiting for El Clash
Ferguson insists that he does not go “blind” to the Europa Rangers League, the last 16th year, against Fenerbahce.
Former GERS captain takes responsibility for Light Blues for the third time against Mourinho’s men in Istanbul.
It will be the first European game of Ferguson as a manager, but he pointed out to a playing experience that he and his new staff Backo Billy Dodds, Neil McCann and Allan McGregor, all former players, can bring to a match.
“I’ll take a little inspiration, not just from Walter Smith, who was a great manager, but also Dick Ashocaat and Alex McLEIS,” said former Aloa, Kelty Hearts and Clyde Manager, who hopes to have been defending John Souttar and Leon Balogun through training.
“I know many people say I’m new in this business, right like that, but I played in many European games. Whether it’s a champion league or a Uefa Cup.
“I understand the time you need to play in a different way. That’s something we sat down and my coaching staff and talked.
“As I said, coaching staff has a lot of experience in Europe. We don’t go into this blind. We are against a very good team with very good players and in my opinion, a top manager.
“So we expect a tough night, but we’re ready. The guys know their job.”
Ferguson refused to get involved in the shower between Mourinho and the former Gers of Clement. When he pulled out the draw, Clement claimed that he was not a fan of Mourinho’s pragmatic style of the game. The Portuguese boss replied on Wednesday, saying that he expects Ferguson to give him a heavier test from Clement, which is too limited by “philosophy”.
Ferguson said, “It is on other people to decide what they think of Mourinho, but he is a top manager and won so many titles and managed in so many top teams. He won, I think, 26 titles, about that.
“Titles in Portugal, England, Italy. So, in my opinion, a top manager and I’m really looking forward to opposing him.
“I know many people say he is a defensive coach, but he is also a top coach. He knows how to establish teams and the way they play.
“We’ve probably watched 10 games in the last four days and I don’t see her, I don’t see the way his team plays as a defensive team.
“I expect a tough game. The players know that. So, we are prepared as much as we can and we have to go and be sure to give the performance I expect from them.”
