*****The official PSV v Rangers Champions league play-off match thread*****

[MVRanger 2,673]

I am usually the arch optimist but with our best European striker missing our biggest match in a decade - and actually attending a gym in an attempt to get fit - it's hard to see how a win in Eindhoven can be conjured up. There's obviously a few ructions in the camp but I just hope the team can galvanize themselves and produce a Dortmund away type performance.

[G.E.C. 18,863]

I just watched the Copenhagen away game from 2003. Shota’s wee flick is one of my favourite European goals.

[G.E.C. 18,863]

 

[BlueThunder 8,454]

2 hours ago, BuffaloUSAGers said:

On the one hand, we have a coach who is a seasoned European campaigner, coached in the Champions League, well familiar with PSV and the Philips Stadion atmosphere, won the Eredivisie with the 3rd biggest club in Holland, one has never lost a two legged tie coaching in Europe, and on the other hand, PSV has a coach in his second game in Europe. For tactics and game to game adjustment, I trust Gio.

 

It’s a shame they don’t both have the same players to use then.

[chris182 6,317]

47 minutes ago, MVRanger said:

I am usually the arch optimist but with our best European striker missing our biggest match in a decade - and actually attending a gym in an attempt to get fit - it's hard to see how a win in Eindhoven can be conjured up. There's obviously a few ructions in the camp but I just hope the team can galvanize themselves and produce a Dortmund away type performance.

I'm with you, pretty pessimistic.

[RockwellGers 14,730]

1 hour ago, MVRanger said:

I am usually the arch optimist but with our best European striker missing our biggest match in a decade - and actually attending a gym in an attempt to get fit - it's hard to see how a win in Eindhoven can be conjured up. There's obviously a few ructions in the camp but I just hope the team can galvanize themselves and produce a Dortmund away type performance.

We drew with them last week and Morelos wasn't involved. We need to top that performance obviously, but it can be done. 

[CammyMcC 75]

3-2 Rangers. Tav, Lawrence, Wright. Regardless of what happened at hivs, this is the same team that overturned a 2 goal deficit to get here and the same team that drew 2 each last week with PSV. So yeah, put me in the optimistic camp.

[KingKirk 25,700]

Just back from hampden seeing Coldplay fantastic gig full steam ahead tomorrow Rangers. I'll be honest I have zero motivation for the Europa league atm🤣

[The No.9 760]

Obviously not been feeling overly optimistic lately but nothing to lose here in a sense no away goals so it really is a 0-0 from kick off.

take the game too then as much as possible and we just might pull it off, that’s when we’re usually at our best.

get that bad feeling we will sit off though and then play not bad once we’re chasing as usual lol.

[Ambrogio 517]

2 hours ago, MVRanger said:

I am usually the arch optimist but with our best European striker missing our biggest match in a decade - and actually attending a gym in an attempt to get fit - it's hard to see how a win in Eindhoven can be conjured up. There's obviously a few ructions in the camp but I just hope the team can galvanize themselves and produce a Dortmund away type performance.

Biggest match in a decade ? Surely Europa final with the glory of winning and going straight into champs league groups was the clubs biggest in a decade ?

[falkirkNS 6,298]

at least put a player in who the support has confidence in atm, goldson is not that for press conferences.

[theblueoysterbar 19,701]

1 hour ago, KingKirk said:

Just back from hampden seeing Coldplay fantastic gig full steam ahead tomorrow Rangers. I'll be honest I have zero motivation for the Europa league atm🤣

Coldplay? Explain yourself sir, I thought you were alright.

[ElBufalo20 7,916]

6 hours ago, MVRanger said:

I am usually the arch optimist but with our best European striker missing our biggest match in a decade - and actually attending a gym in an attempt to get fit - it's hard to see how a win in Eindhoven can be conjured up. There's obviously a few ructions in the camp but I just hope the team can galvanize themselves and produce a Dortmund away type performance.

Morelos wasn’t even going to start anyway

[NixonRFC 1,364]

We got past Leipzig without Morelos, they're better than PSV, we can qualify tonight, definitely.

 

[dummiesoot 16,013]

4 hours ago, falkirkNS said:

at least put a player in who the support has confidence in atm, goldson is not that for press conferences.

Not often I agree with you but Goldson has the charisma of a kettle. Get someone out there with a positive personality and show confidence. Goldson could not show confidence that he could tie his shoe laces

[King Jela 20,479]

Thought I'd be pumped up for this on gameday but absolutely dreading it. 

[Number6 230]

7 hours ago, MVRanger said:

I am usually the arch optimist but with our best European striker missing our biggest match in a decade - and actually attending a gym in an attempt to get fit - it's hard to see how a win in Eindhoven can be conjured up. There's obviously a few ructions in the camp but I just hope the team can galvanize themselves and produce a Dortmund away type performance.

He's been going to that gym for months now. 

[GlasgowRangers1983 461]

We have beaten better over the past few seasons. This is another European cup final for me it’s 90 mins to get into the champs league. Win at all costs Rangers 🇬🇧

[AGM_72 3,652]

3rd attempt at this season's champions league. Safe to say we definitely won't deserve to be there if we lose.

If it's a containment job, we'll be lucky to last 30 minutes. If we find the right balance, be brave on the ball and attack with some purpose I think we'll do well. 

Sticking with my 2-1 Rangers prediction. More in hope than expectation, but 3rd time's the charm.

[.Williamson. 82,771]

47 minutes ago, NixonRFC said:

We got past Leipzig without Morelos, they're better than PSV, we can qualify tonight, definitely.

 

We can definitely qualify but this is silly logic, this is literally something a child would come out with 

[.Williamson. 82,771]

14 minutes ago, GlasgowRangers1983 said:

We have beaten better over the past few seasons. This is another European cup final for me it’s 90 mins to get into the champs league. Win at all costs Rangers 🇬🇧

Has the team stayed the same over the last few seasons? Or even from the Europa league final until now?

I don’t understand why people keep using old games as a marker of what we can do this evening

[.Williamson. 82,771]

On 21/08/2022 at 18:07, .Williamson. said:

McLaughlin

Tav Goldson Sands Barisic

Lundstram Kamara 

Lawrence Tillman Kent

Colak 

2-1 Rangers 

Sticking with this 

[The true baller 972]

We can do this

[My Fathers Scarf 1,144]

52 minutes ago, Number6 said:

He's been going to that gym for months now. 

Must be next door to a chip shop then.

[Blueshoff 11,890]

We can do this without doubt.

Will we do this -that is the question.

Obviously need to improve from last two games but you don't know if PSV will have an off night or play blinder.

That's the beauty of football.

Personally I think we go out after a battling performance.