Former Rangers captain Lee McCulloch has spoken to the Glasgow Evening Times about the importance of Rangers vs Aberdeen fixtures.
The 40-year-old played for the Gers for eight years, between 2007 and 2015.
McCulloch was a warrior for Rangers. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
Since then, he briefly held the manager’s role at Kilmarnock, and enjoyed a very short stint as assistant manager of Polish side, Lechia Gdansk.
Under Robbie Neilson, he is now strikers’ coach at Dundee United.
Neilson recruited the former Ibrox skipper last month. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)
“It is hostile up there, there’s no doubt about that, and the Aberdeen supporters make their feelings known to the Rangers players.”
“But, as a player, that’s where your composure comes in. You have to blank all that out and concentrate on what happens on the pitch.”
Of course, that’s easier said than done.
However, the players showed they were capable of rising to a challenge, back in December.
When the pressure was on, Ryan Jack and teammates delivered. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
If Rangers are to triumph in Aberdeen on Wednesday evening, McCulloch believes they will need to deliver a similar kind of performance.