A walkover. Like a predator pouncing on its prey.
According to Ronald de Boer, that’s how everyone in Holland saw PSV’s Champions League play-off tie against Rangers. Instead, the Dutch ended up with egg on their face. And de Boer is now convinced that Ajax won’t make the same mistake in the group stage. The former Ibrox star’s mouth is watering at the thought of Group A, which commences in Amsterdam on Tuesday night.
For de Boer, trying to pick a winner between Ajax and Rangers is like trying to choose a favourite sibling. When Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side sent one of Holland’s big guns spinning out of the competition, it sent shockwaves around the Netherlands. And de Boer says that will have acted as a warning to Alfred Schreuder not to take Gers lightly. Ahead of match day one in the Champions League, the ex-Barcelona ace told MailSport : “What will Ajax have learned from the PSV games? That you don’t under-estimate Rangers.
