much though. When managers are given notice for the Green Mile, it takes a heck of a lot of digging to get out of this Shawshank and find redemption. Thursday night was a start though. Beale – and his new-look side – needed that one. Finally, it felt like a meaningful game was negotiated successfully.
Brazilian keeper VaAs usual, the sideline snipers will try to dismiss the win by suggesting Betis were bang average. But Beale – and his club’s punters – should take no notice. Any team finishing sixth in La Liga last term is firmly in the no mugs section of European football and this kind of victory should be used as a turbo boost to confidence.na promises Aris Limassol will be ready for them in their next Europa League game because they have learned from their opening game defeat.
The Ibrox side travel to Cyprus next week to play their second match in the group after an excellent opening win against La Liga cracks Real Betis. Group outsiders Aris gave a good account of themselves as they were edgeder out 3-2 by Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic last week. And their keeper Vana insists they are desperate to get off the mark against Rangs
The former Porto star said: “We are very proud of our display because we were playing a team who are extremely experienced in Europe. We didn’t park the bus and we played our own game. I believe we learned a lot from this game and will use it in our next match against Rangers. As usual, the sideline snipers will try to dismiss the win by suggesting Betis were bang average. But Beale – and his club’s punters – should take no notice. Any team finishing sixth in La Liga last term is firmly in the no mugs section of European football and this kind of victory should be used as a turbo boost to confidence.
DBeale hasn’t escaped just yet though. The problem with eath Row is you need to crawl out rather than run. And it’s time for Rangers to get shuffling. Their Europa League group is a land of opportunity, especially with a win already in the bag, and they should get to the knockout stages.
Europe is not going to be the courtroom though. Rangers need to make their case on the home front. There’s plenty of evidence to suggest life may get easier in the coming weeks. Celtic may have won at Ibrox but they have issues of their own an
Rangers can enjoy some home comforts, with Well, Livingston and Aberdeen heading to Glasgow in the near future. And this is where Beale and his side need to get to work. We’ve seen it too often in recent years – European success and then domestic toil.
This is a new Gers side but with some familiar traits. When the hand brake is removed and pressure is off, they can deliver the goods. Expectation was low going into the Betis bash and they surpassed them by a mile
