Deflated Gio van Bronckhorst admits ragged Rangers were given a brutal demonstration of the levels required in the Champions League after they were ripped apart by his classy compatriots.
However, the gutted gaffer argued it would cost Gers “hundreds of millions” to build a team capable of going toe-to-toe with the European elite as he again defended Rangers reluctance to spend before last week’s transfer deadline. Awesome Ajax dished out the Light Blues’ second four-goal pasting in the space of five days as the Ibrox side endured a nightmare return to UEFA’s top tournament.
And the Rangers gaffer conceded his team - still smarting from their Old Firm humiliation - better get up to speed quick or their could be further misery ahead. Van Bronckhorst - whose side welcome Italian big guns Napoli to Ibrox next week before October’s battle of Britain double-header with Liverpool - said: “I’m very disappointed.
