Her player Rangers Between 2007 and 2012, the Kerk Brudfut had encountered the Panathinaic In his first year there, when the “Jers” had ruled out the Greens in the away goals, reaching the UEFA Cup final, where they lost to Zenit.
Veteran defender was asked to remember the experience of her match Avenue In an interview and prepared Russell Martin’s team for … hostile atmosphere At OAKA, making special reference to the heat.
In detail what he said:
“It was very scary to be honest. I remember going out for warming up and the stadium is full, you don’t see it here. The atmosphere was hostile. There is the point of organized, the door 13, where the bubble was. Pope had told me to be careful about … rockets. He told me that “As soon as you go out, things will be thrown at you.” I had not given much importance because it was my first year in Rangers and I had not lived through it.
But I just came out … Wow. They made noise, they were flying all kinds and quickly I realized that we would have a difficult evening. The grass was covered with race programs and all sorts of things. They were just flying what they had in their hands.
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Will be more the next week so Guaranteed will be scary. I expect Rangers’ players, such as Tavernier and South to get used to it. But they will be hostile, they really get behind their team there.
In addition, they have to deal with and the heat. We played February there and the temperature was not bad. It was warm compared to what we were used to but not bad, I think some 17 to 18 degrees Celsius. But he could be a decisive factor now that Rangers are going there at this time. Obviously Panathinaikos players are more common, acclimatized where you play and train.
It will be an important factor especially in the last half hour, when fans will push the team. Then the limits of the fitness of the players should be pressed. Rangers should build a significant lead in the first match. It’s too early for them to play such a level of match. They could have easier start In the Champions League. ”
Source: Sport Fm
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