The first of our big games this season comes on Tuesday night away to Malmö
It's looking unlikely that Morelos will feature, although Gerrard has said that Morelos will return at some point over the next week
Roofe and Kamara are named in the squad but neither will feature in either of the Malmö games as they are serving suspensions and have to be named in the squad to do so
McLaughlin, Katic, Jones, Barker and Defoe have all not been named in the squad for these games...but the most notable absentee from the squad is Nathan Patterson
There's rumours that Ryan Jack, who is named in the squad, could make his return, but I can't see Gerrard pitching him in for such a big game
Hagi also picked up a knock in the Livingston game, unsure how fit he will be for Tuesday
So what do we think the team will be?
Who will play up top given Roofe and Defoe aren't options and Morelos is a major doubt
I reckon the team will be
McGregor
Tavernier
Goldson
Balogun
Barasic
Lundstram
Davis
Arfield
Aribo
Kent
Sakala
Malmö vs Rangers
posted on 2/8/21
comment by RenegadeOF (U9457)
posted 11 minutes ago
Massive game against Malmö to get through but happy with that draw, Prague and Salzburg would have given me more fear
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Yep - would've been the preferred draw beforehand!
posted on 2/8/21
Winnable games. I'd put us favourites against Malmo but 50/50 against Olympiakos assuming they win.
posted on 2/8/21
comment by WorkPermitPending (U1067)
posted 2 minutes ago
Winnable games. I'd put us favourites against Malmo but 50/50 against Olympiakos assuming they win.
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Rangers are missing 6 players for the first leg, this will be a tough tie.
posted on 2/8/21
comment by Samus (Isle of) Arran (U22669)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by WorkPermitPending (U1067)
posted 2 minutes ago
Winnable games. I'd put us favourites against Malmo but 50/50 against Olympiakos assuming they win.
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Rangers are missing 6 players for the first leg, this will be a tough tie.
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If you go through our first xi, we are probably only missing 3 players at most.
Malmö will be a very tough game. They should be in great condition physically given they’re half way through season. But they only just got past Helsinki, have to be confident we can beat them
posted on 2/8/21
comment by RenegadeOF (U9457)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Samus (Isle of) Arran (U22669)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by WorkPermitPending (U1067)
posted 2 minutes ago
Winnable games. I'd put us favourites against Malmo but 50/50 against Olympiakos assuming they win.
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Rangers are missing 6 players for the first leg, this will be a tough tie.
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If you go through our first xi, we are probably only missing 3 players at most.
Malmö will be a very tough game. They should be in great condition physically given they’re half way through season. But they only just got past Helsinki, have to be confident we can beat them
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Morelos, Kamala, Hagi, Roofe, Jack?
posted on 2/8/21
comment by Samus (Isle of) Arran (U22669)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by RenegadeOF (U9457)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Samus (Isle of) Arran (U22669)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by WorkPermitPending (U1067)
posted 2 minutes ago
Winnable games. I'd put us favourites against Malmo but 50/50 against Olympiakos assuming they win.
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Rangers are missing 6 players for the first leg, this will be a tough tie.
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If you go through our first xi, we are probably only missing 3 players at most.
Malmö will be a very tough game. They should be in great condition physically given they’re half way through season. But they only just got past Helsinki, have to be confident we can beat them
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Morelos, Kamala, Hagi, Roofe, Jack?
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Aye. They don’t all get in the xi. Likes of Jack and Roofe missed a lot of games last season, Hagi was dropped every second game.
Kamara and Morelos are clear first pick players, 3 of those you’ve mentioned play in forward positions where Kent is a first pick. Then Sakala looks like he’s been signed to start. So would be one of Sakala, Hagi or Roofe.
Jack was injured for most of last season. Obviously he doesn’t get straight back in with how good the team were, never mind signing of Lundstram.
posted on 2/8/21
We should be confident work a midfield of Davis, Lundstrom and Aribo. Front three of Kent, Itten and Sakala should be good enough for this round too. Is Morelos back for the second leg or is he out the squad entirely?
posted on 3/8/21
Gers team:
https://twitter.com/RangersFC/status/1422583217098563585
Looking at the bench, the squad's stretched pretty thin.
posted on 3/8/21
Still have a few decent options off the bench though so it looks worse than it is. Always miss Morelos for Europe so hopefully Kent or Arfield step up
posted on 3/8/21
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