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9 minutes ago
- BBC News
Martin wants 'powerful' connection between Rangers & supporters
Russell Martin believes Rangers will "take some stopping" if they can create synergy between players and the eve of his first game in charge as head coach - against Panathinaikos in the second round of Champions League qualifying - Martin stressed the need to make fans "excited" in the first game of the season."Every day I wake up and I'm honoured to be in this position," the former Ibrox defender said. "I feel extremely grateful for it. I'm excited by it and I will give it absolutely everything I've got. We all will."That's what this club, the people, the supporters demand - those who will outstay all of us. I just want to put a team on the pitch that they are proud of."It has to start (on Tuesday). They have to see something to be excited about and we do too. The players have to feel something it and it's an amazing opportunity and game to do that."What we've seen in training has been amazing. They've come with fresh energy, willingness and openness to new ideas, demands - to maybe different rules to what they've had before - and they've been great the way they've embraced it."Now the biggest challenge is for them to do it in front of 50,000 people with a game that means so much to so many people. For any football player, that's the biggest test."One thing that has to come out is that the supporters leave feeling positively about their team, their new-look team, the way it's going to start to shape up."I hope that the fans will leave feeling excited about what's to come and there will start being a real connection, because I think if we can be connected - the whole club, Ibrox, the supporters - if this club has that, with that energy, I think it's going to take some stopping. I think it's really powerful."We have to all believe in something and that will be how much the players are willing to win, the hunger, the character, the desire to show and I'm confident that we'll see that."
The Independent
38 minutes ago
- The Independent
Russell Martin wants ‘powerful' connection between his Rangers side and fans
Russell Martin believes Rangers will 'take some stopping' if they can harness an energy and connection between players, supporters and everyone else associated with the club. The Ibrox head coach is determined to ensure that process takes shape in his first match in charge against Panathinaikos on Tuesday. Rangers take on the Greek side in the first leg of the Champions League second qualifying round at Ibrox and Martin hopes fans can quickly see the dominant, intense, aggressive team that forms his vision for his reign. The former MK Dons, Swansea and Southampton manager said: 'Every day I wake up and I'm honoured to be in this position. I feel extremely grateful for it. I'm excited by it and I will give it absolutely everything I've got. We all will. 'That's what this club demands, what the people demand, what the supporters demand, who will outstay all of us. I just want to put a team on the pitch that they are proud of. 'It has to start (on Tuesday) and they have to see something to be excited about and we have to see something to be excited about. The players have to feel something to be excited about and it's an amazing opportunity and game to do that. 'What we've seen in training has been amazing. They've come with fresh energy, with willingness and openness to new ideas, to new demands, to maybe different rules to what they've had before and they've been great the way they've embraced it. 'And now the biggest challenge for them is to do it in front of 50,000 people with a game that means so much to so many people. And, for any football player, I think it's the biggest test to be yourself in those situations. 'What we have seen over the last four weeks, the more chance we have of being successful. I hope they play with the same freedom, enjoyment and aggression and willingness to run. 'For the team, it will accelerate the learning. That will improve, whatever happens, there's no doubt about it. 'But I think one of the things that has to come out is that the supporters will leave feeling positively about their team, their new-look team, the way it's going to start to shape up. 'We'll be by no means the finished articled, there's a lot of work that needs to go in, but in four weeks from what we've seen to now, the group has been great and they have to put that on the pitch. 'I hope that the fans will leave feeling excited about what's to come and (there will) start being a real connection. Because I think if we can be connected, the whole club, Ibrox, here, the supporters, if this club has that, with that energy, I think it's going to take some stopping. I think it's really powerful. 'But we have to all believe in something and that will be how much the players are willing to win, the hunger, the character, the desire to show. And I'm confident that we'll see that.' Martin's demand that his team play out from the back will ensure a different style to what Rangers fans have been accustomed to and the former Scotland hopes they can buy into that process. 'There will be times where it won't require much patience and there will be times where it will,' he said. 'It's not all going to be plain sailing, there will be some bumpy moments but we have to make sure that everyone can understand and see what we are trying to achieve and that the team has enough moments that people can feel excited about.'
BBC News
39 minutes ago
- BBC News
'Not season defining' but Martin wants positive debut
Champions League qualifying: Rangers v PanathinaikosVenue: Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Date: Tuesday, 22 July Time: 19:45 BSTCoverage: Listen on BBC Radio Scotland Extra & Sounds, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app Rangers' opening match of the season with Panathinaikos will "not be season defining", says Russell Martin but the head coach is eager to leave supporters "feeling positively".Martin takes charge of a competitive match for the first time since being appointed at Ibrox as the Greek Super League runners-up travel to Glasgow for Tuesday's Champions League second qualifying round first winner after next Wednesday's return leg will meet Viktoria Plzen or Servette while a Europa League qualifying tie with Besiktas or Shakhtar Donetsk is the consolation prize for the loser."It's not going to be a season defining game. It's not. It's a really, really big game," said Martin. "The season is a long season. We'll be defined by what we do between now and May."I've been so pleased over four weeks, but it's not a long time. Tomorrow is going to be a real big test for us to see how far along we are and see how much work we have to do."That's the most interesting and exciting bit for us as a coaching staff, is that tomorrow we will learn a lot about the group and learn a lot about what we need to prioritise moving forward over the next few weeks."One of the things that has to come out of it is that the supporters leave feeling positively about their team, their new look, the way it is going to start to shape up."Hopefully, the fans will leave feeling excited about what is to come and start feeling a real connection because I think if we can be connected, the whole club, Ibrox here, the supporters. If this club has that, with that energy, I think it is going to take some stopping."While Rangers under Philippe Clement and Barry Ferguson finished last season 17 points behind Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, Rui Vitoria's Panathinaikos were 16 points off Super League winners Olympiacos.A Cyriel Dessers goal gave Rangers a 1-1 draw away to Olympiacos in last season's Europa League."They're a team that know each other well," said former Southampton manager and one time Rangers defender Martin of Panathinaikos."They have some very talented players. They have some real strengths. So do we." Team news New Rangers midfielder Thelo Aasgard is unavailable. Recent winger signing Djeidi Gassama and forwards Cyriel Dessers and Hamza Igamane are only likely to feature as Aarons, Lyall Cameron, Nasser Djiga, Emmanuel Fernandez and Joe Rothwell are potential debutants for the players Ben Davies, Rabbi Matondo, Ross McCausland, Robin Propper and Ridvan Yilmaz are not in Rangers' squad for this tie, nor is injured Dujon Sterling."They're not ready to start a game yet," Martin said of Dessers, Gassama and Igamane. "They're not ready to play 90 minutes but they're definitely ready to contribute."We'll see them at some point over the two ties. How many minutes will be defined by how the game is going. But they're physically ready to help us, just not over 90 minutes yet. When you miss pre-season at any age, it's really difficult." What they said Rangers captain James Tavernier: "Obviously, our objective is to get the win. It's a fresh start for the club. We're already excited to get behind it. It's a new season and we obviously want to push ourselves to the very end."[Tuesday] night's the most important game of our season so far. It's our first game. We've got to really take real advantage of being at Ibrox with our fans and try to take a good result going over to play in the second leg. We know it's going to be a hot one over there in the second leg."They're going to be a tough test. It's the first competitive game of our season. From the very first whistle, we need to put our stamp on the game. You have to set a tone, you have to set a tone in every single game."
