Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 23:58• Mart Oude Nijeweeme • Last update: 00:10

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is preparing for a clash with a Dutch opponent in the Champions League for the second time in a short time. The Rangers FC trainer pushed through PSV to the group stage of the billion-dollar ball and immediately takes on Ajax. The preparation did not go very smoothly. The Scots had problems with the flight and landed on Dutch soil later than planned.

Van Bronckhorst could not have had a worse general than last weekend, when he and his team went down mercilessly in the Old Firm against Celtic (4-0). “There is always fire in this team to rectify and improve the standards we have”, the Dutchman looked back on the downer against the arch rival during the press conference. “We know what we have to put right. We want to set something up for our fans. Everything went wrong, but I believe in this team.”

Rangers managed to survive two preliminary rounds and will play a group stage match against Ajax for the first time in twelve years. “We had to travel a very long way to qualify for the Champions League. We are going to enjoy that, but we have to be there and therefore also reach a higher level than last Saturday,” said van Bronckhorst. “And it remains a fact that we are facing very good players. Because Ajax has sold a lot, but also bought for a lot of money. Anyway, that’s a compliment for Ajax.”

For Van Bronckhorst, the preparation for Ajax was mainly dominated by picking up the shards. The former Feyenoord trainer hopes to take revenge against the team from Amsterdam against Celtic. “I have suffered big defeats in my career. You have to learn to grow after defeats. We also talked about how to improve. We have to keep developing this squad and make it stronger. We have come back from bad results before and we will.” we have to do it again. we have to get up and be ready for this game.”