Rangers secured a stunning 3-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in their first leg of the Europa League last 16 tie at Ibrox on Thursday evening, one that continues our excellent European run this season and could have big implications as the side chase Champions League qualification.
The key question is, however, will we be able to see off Dundee on Sunday? Of course, this sounds like a ridiculous suggestion since we have just ended the Serbian champions 16 match unbeaten run and scored three against a team who haven’t conceded that many in a single match since November 2019.
The stark reality is many of the Ibrox faithful, at the start of this week, feared Dundee more than Red Star, if you don’t believe me, have a look on Twitter, it’s true.
With the chase for a place in the group stages of the Champions League intensifying, Rangers need to fix their form issues
The Ibrox sides domestic form issues have been apparent since the resumption of league fixtures following the winter break.
The club has only won one away league match since January 18, against St Johnstone last week. Even then the performance was poor, with the side struggling to adapt to the opponent’s tactics as we play away from Ibrox.
Compare this to our home form (minus Motherwell) both domestically and in Europe and it is very much Jekyll and Hyde.
This needs to change, with Sunday being the perfect place to start. Rangers haven’t won the Scottish Cup since 2009 and with the confidence carrying forward from the Red Star result, the club should be looking to assert their dominance.
It won’t be easy, but the ultimate aim is to win the league title and guarantee ourselves that £40m Champions League jackpot, with further riches to come depending on how many matches we win and if the Gers are Scotland’s sole representatives.
Whatever happens, we are coming into the most nerve-wracking part of the season, one in which a small mistake or poor result can destroy everything that has been built up to that point.
The onus is for Gio and his men to take responsibility and sort this form issue out, then we can start dreaming of domestic and European glory.
In other news, Rangers partners Castore have received a major financial boost as they continue to expand their growth.
