Rangers manager Walter Smith insists their Champions League humbling at the hands of Unirea Urziceni was down to his players simply not being good enough on the night - and not because they underestimated their opponents.
The teams meet again on Wednesday night with the Scottish champions hoping the clash in Bucharest will allow them to atone for the shock 4-1 defeat they suffered at Ibrox a fortnight ago and steer their qualifying campaign back on track.
"I don't think we are in a position to disregard anybody and we certainly didn't think that before the game," Smith said. "We didn't play well on the evening, which is the main aspect. We didn't play the way we have done in other European games but it was not because of any disrespect for the opposition."
He added: "We will have to do far better this time than we did in the last match we played. We didn't acquit ourselves well and it was probably our poorest European performance for a while.
"We have to make sure that we try to turn that around and play in the manner we know we can. If we can do that, we have a chance."
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Gary S ..I do worry about my team...but I dont remember us getting humped TWICE 1-4 at home!!!!
Another European nightmare for Rangers...lads I would'nt go tearing things up while out on the lash...those Eatern European police make a hobby out of givin a kicking
i think you pair should worry aboot your own clubs chances in europe, which is zero chance.
Ginger...dont be silly this is super Rankers the richest / best team in the world it will be 8-0 to Rankers on the night.....NOT
Anybody that thinks rangers can seriously overcome such a gubbing (away goals rule applies) is delusional! The damage was done 2 weeks ago. It is now purely a damage-limitation exercise.
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