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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Christopher Jack

Rangers transfer failings laid bare as Giovanni van Bronckhorst sticks with old guard for Napoli defeat

Rangers tried and trusted fall short as Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side fall to Napoli defeat

THE more things change, the more they stay the same at Ibrox. As the new faces watched on, this was a night for the old timers, the tried and trusted, to take centre stage under the Champions League floodlights.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst insisted before the defeat to Ajax last week that he was content with the work that Rangers had done this summer, that he had faith in the handful of signings made and the squad that he had at his disposal. After it, he claimed it was unrealistic to expect Rangers to compete at this level without spending ‘hundreds of millions’ as the Europa League finalists were humbled.

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