DANIEL CANDEIAS has warned Rangers to brace themselves for a long ball bombardment as FK Shkupi look to spring a shock in Skopje. Steven Gerrard’s men hold a two-goal lead from the first leg. Candeias checks out FK Shkupi’s groundWillie Vass How to claim your FREE £10 bet 1 Register for Sun Bets here 2 Bet £5 or more 3 Sun Bets will stick a £10 bet in your account And Gers winger Candeias has no doubt the Macedonian side will throw everything at the visitors in an attempt to get back in the tie. But he reckons Rangers will deal with the pressure better than they did 12 months ago when they crashed out of Europe in disgrace. Candeias said: “Our preparation has been good, but we can’t press for 90 minutes because of the heat. “The tempo won’t be like that for the whole game. It’s impossible. “But I believe we need to start well. We will need to win the second ball because they will look to play the long ball. “We need to be ready for that.” The pain of Progres Niederkorn lingers on for Candeias. He is one of only two Rangers players signed by Pedro Caixinha last summer who have kept their places under Gerrard. Gers star has warned Gerrard’s men over long ballWillie Vass Of the 11 who lost to Progres, only he and Alfredo Morelos are expected to start against Shkupi. Candeias confessed: “We need to improve from last year, everybody knows that. “But I feel we are stronger physically and mentally. We are fitter too. We have worked hard in pre-season. It has been difficult, but we are in a good place. “The conditions won’t be easy. I have played here before when I was involved with the youth team at national level. related stories ‘THE RIGHT MOVE’ Gers hero DJ urges Celtic starlet Mikey Johnston to join St Mirren on loan GERS DETERMINED Gerrard refuses to give up on Cooper deal with THIRD bid expected this week DONE DEAL Rangers flop Eduardo Herrera joins Santos Laguna on loan TITLE PARTY Rangers can win league title this season, says Arsenal starlet Charlie Gilmour CITY BREAK Rangers flop Aaron Nemane 'is on trial’ at English League One side Bradford City STAY AT HOME Scott Arfield 'has not travelled’ with Rangers squad ahead of Shkupi clash “But we are more improved and more together from last year, so we are ready. “The more we play, the more we will get better, but we are in a better place. “It was a good win for us in Glasgow, but now comes the second half. “What happened last year is in the past. We must look to the challenges which lie ahead.” “My only focus is on this game. We are always respectful of our opponents, but we know we are expected to win. “We are not looking beyond this game. We have to make sure we qualify and get through the tie. That’s all that matters.” Keep up to date with ALL the latest news, transfers and goals from Scottish football plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
Source: Scottish Sun, News
Source: Scottish Sun, News
