“But Legia were far too cautious against Rangers. I could understand playing that way in Glasgow, but at home?”
Verdict
With these comments, Dziekanowski dismisses the quality of the Rangers squad. According to him, the club’s main asset is its manager, not those pulling on the jersey, which should serve as motivation for the players ahead of Thursday’s return leg.
Legia would have been aware of how the Gers dismantled Midtjylland on their travels. The tie finished 7-3 on aggregate, and after that, the Polish giant’s coaching staff would rightly have had containment on their hands going into their own home fixture.
Sure, Rangers aren’t a Real Madrid or a Bayern Munich, but if they are mid-range, what does that make Legia? If they miss out to the Gers, it will be four seasons since they tasted the group stages of European competition, while the Gers came within a whisker of progressing to the Europa League knockouts last season.
Hopefully, Gerrard’s men will make a note of these comments and put their opponents to the sword on Thursday evening.
