Gio van Bronckorst has urged his players to help reinforce Ibrox’s reputation as one of the cauldrons of European football by firing their fans into a frenzy from the first minute against PSV.
The Rangers boss knows opposition - including Union Saint-Gilloise in the last round of the Champions League qualifiers - have melted in the heat generated by a full house in Govan and he is desperate to test the mettle of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side in the play-off first leg. Van Bronckhorst believes PSV will provide a massive test and warned his players that a repeat of the clash with the Belgians, where Rangers played poorly for 90 minutes in the first leg before overturning a two goal deficit at Ibrox, won’t be enough to make the Champions League.
He said: “The most important thing is how we start the game and how we want to play. It makes it easier for us if we have a good start, that’s what we always want to do at home. Here you have the great support of the fans but I think you make it extra special and more hectic if the performance on the pitch is there, because then it will become stronger and stronger.
