Calvin Bassey admits he will let his former Rangers pals recover from their hiding in Holland before passing on his best wishes.
It was a miserable reunion for the Ibrox side as they came face to face with the breakout star of last year’s incredible Europa League run. Bassey won his £20million move to Ajax on the back of that Seville surge but has remained close with his former team-mates, even visiting them in Eindhoven ahead of last month’s play-off win over PSV.
But he admits the aftermath of Wednesday night’s Champions League pummelling was not the time for a fresh catch-up. He said: "I didn't think I could just message them just like that tonight. I'll give them a day. It just depends on how they are. I haven't seen them for a while. Obviously I'm buzzing on one side but (on the other) I can't explain it, it's a weird feeling.
"When I'm not playing against the (Rangers) boys I wish them the best and I'm always rooting for them to win. But being on the pitch against them, I just had to switch that focus because now I'm here. I've got to give 100 percent and I'm just pleased to get the win.
"I wouldn't say it was easy for us. I just think we executed what the manager wanted from us right at times. There's still work to be done for us to get better but we're pleased with the performance. We just need to keep working on.”
