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| MITCH: GERS ARE FAVOURITES |
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| Š Carlo Ramos 2004 csmaritimo@yahoo.co.uk "Viva Marítimo Online" is 100% unofficial and as a result the views expressed throughout this website do not reflect or effect those of CS Marítimo or Marítimo da Madeira S.A.D. |
| Dutch defender Mitchell Van der Gaag has played down Marítimos chances of beating Rangers tomorrow evening. In six UEFA Cup home ties only one teamJuventushas arrived at the Caldeirăo dos Barreiros on European duty and left with a win. But the former Motherwell defender believes Rangers will be red hot favourites when the sides meet in the first round of the UEFA Cup tomorrow night.
He said: It is a huge game for us against a big club. Its going to be something different for us thats for sure. Were looking forward to the game. I think it will be very difficult for us. Rangers will be the favourites and we know it will be two tough matches for us. But in football everything is possible. Hopefully we can do well but we know it will be difficult as Rangers are the stronger side on paper. We will do our best as we have nothing to lose. We want to show the people that we are |
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| capable of playing big games and doing something. We have a good record at home but this is only the fifth season we have been in Europe so you cant read too much into that. The last time we played in Europe we played Leeds and beat them 1-0. Maybe they underestimated us a little bit but then we lost 3-0 in England.
When the draw was made this year I said it would be nice to play against Rangers but everyone else said hopefully not as they would be the favourites to beat us. The team and the board wanted to avoid Rangers and Villarreal, but for me it is good to come back to Scotland. Its a huge game for us and its better to play against a bigger team. Graeme Macpherson (www.rangers.co.uk), Edited by Carlo Ramos (csmaritimo@yahoo.co.uk) Discuss this story and others at the CS Marítimo Online forums - www.csmaritimo-online.com. |