Hot head but no cold feet as Gers seize opportunity
RANGERS As the Ibrox side secure return to European competition,
park and doing his best to relieve pressure by holding on to the ball when he had it. Showing real promise now after an indifferent introduction to the Scottish game.
3 Defence has weaknesses The work that Steven Gerrard has put into beefing up his backline has rightly been recognised this summer, with just four goals conceded from his first 10 games in charge.
The introduction of Connor Goldson and Nikola Katic at the heart of the defence has been instrumental in tightening them up, but there remain some obvious chinks in the armour.
Motherwell exposed them on Sunday and they were again evident against Ufa, with balls in behind causing real problems, particularly at times in the first half in Russia as Rangers held a high line.
They were much better from set-pieces, and when they dropped off to defend crosses in the second half they stood up to the onslaught manfully.
However, when questions were asked of them on the turn and when the ball was being played around them on the deck, they looked a little cumbersome and were grateful on a few occasions for some sloppy finishing from their opponents.
So, as creditable as their defensive record has been so far, it is clearly still a work in progress.
4 Pressing game is coming along
When Rangers had their full complement of men, and even