Originally published at: https://www.rangersnews.uk/news/rangers-flop-philippe-senderos-talks-up-young-boys-european-chances/
Gers flop and former Swiss international Philippe Senderos has expressed his support of Rangers ahead of the Ibrox side’s trip to play Young Boys of Bern. The former Arsenal, AC Milan and Fulham stopper may have flopped in Glasgow, but he still knows more than most about the threat that Young Boys than most. Swiss…
Honestly clubs should not be allowed to play in Europe on astroturf parks (unless they’re so far North in Scandinavian countries that grass is not an option year round)
Young Boys are obviously a good side and they’ve got goals in them, but Rangers have got the quality and confidence to go there and get a result
Biggest challenge might be going from playing such an easy game against Aberdeen to having to compete against far more technical and athletic opposition - they’ll likely be able to match us for fitness and we’ll need to quickly adjust to less time on the ball. Davis and Jack will need to be at their very best to give us a platform.
Only current concern for me is the pitch, I worry we end up with another Murphy scenario. Barasic is on great form but he has had issues with this surface and I worry it may impact on his performance. I would not blame any player if they become hesitant when tackling or trying to get up a bit of speed, however, as often mentioned stats show its no worse than grass so whoever is playing they need to be mentally up for the fight and be prepared to give there all.