If there was one positive from the stubborn stalemate against Progres, it’s that we don’t have to play the European outfit again this season. Hopefully never.
The Ibrox club managed to avoid another embarrassing banana skin in Luxembourg but it was not pretty.
The stubborn European side frustrated Rangers on a stubborn pitch, in stubborn heat, with a stubborn referee.
Between shortened pitches and questionable refereeing choices, Rangers already face enough challenges going into Rugby Park on Sunday.
The same way the Luxembourg side frustrated Rangers – by getting men behind the ball, playing narrow and persistently fouling – is what Kilmarnock will set out to do on Sunday.
We already know this. So we have got to go into the game with a plan to break them down.
It won’t be as stuffy weatherwise in Ayrshire but it will be just as stubborn.
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We cannot control possession and come away without just reward anymore.
Against Progres, we dominated the match but couldn’t create enough, and when we did, weren’t ruthless enough.
Rangers must take heed of the lessons from the Progres tie.
This weekend at Kilmarnock, we have got to respond and prove we can break down frustrating defences.
Because if we can’t, then it doesn’t bode well for the rest of our season.
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