Gio van Bronckhorst insists his Rangers stars have the mental strength to end their miserable run by blowing away Dundee United at an expectant Ibrox on Saturday afternoon.
The Dutchman and his players are feeling the heat after a third heavy defeat on the spin against Napoli on Wednesday. But van Bronckhorst has demanded a repeat of the intensity his side showed against the Serie A leaders and reckons that should be enough to break down the resistance of the Premiership’s bottom side.
Back-to-back 4-0 defeats to Celtic and Ajax before Wednesday’s 3-0 loss to Napoli which saw Gers reduced to 10-men with the game still goalless after 55 minutes have piled the pressure on the Light Blues. Rangers haven’t lost four games in a row since 1985. But the Ibrox boss said: “Although we suffered another defeat I think mentally the players look really strong. That’s an aspect we need to have when switching back to the league and with a home game we are very determined to get back to winning ways.
