Maurice Ross says quotes from the Greek striker over the title race were classless.
“I’d be saying, ‘What are you doing? This is not how you behave at a top club. He’s a genuinely normal, decent guy and he will be affronted by that statement from Giakoumakis.
Ronaldinho, Nicolas Anelka and Mikel Arteta were sent packing in one of the club's greatest ever European results.
“So I think the manner of the performance tells you something. “So I don’t think there’s cause for concern. “That culture has to be in the building anyway. Had that gone in as it should have done then the fans are all saying ‘What a great week’. “But what goes in their favour is just how average Dortmund looked at the back. “OK, Alfredo Morelos was a wee bit off form.
Amad Diallo netted two first-half goals, with Zanka and Tristan Crama on target for the visitors. The match provided a number of first-team players with ...
Alex Lowry almost had a third for Rangers with a fantastic shot from distance which was heading for the top corner but Fernandez got a touch to tip it behind for a corner. The rebound fell back to Ghoddos on the edge of the box and he tried to play a ball back across goal but McCrorie got another touch before the danger was cleared. Eriksen played a ball through to Saman Ghoddos who had made a darting run into the box but the Gers’ keeper was alert to come out and block the shot. Steven Davis linked-up well with Amad Diallo shortly after as Rangers looked for an equaliser. Diallo did get the equaliser shortly after as a ball down the right from Mateusz Zukowski found the winger in the box and he slotted the ball into the bottom corner of the net. The Northern Irishman found the run of Diallo with a lovely cross-field ball and the winger cut inside and returned the ball to Davis on the edge of the box but he couldn't keep his effort down as it drifted over the bar.
The pundit believes a Europa Conference League comeback against Bodo/Glimt will prove a hurdle too many.
You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. I would put the title race at 55/45 in favour of Postecoglou's side." "Celtic's wide men are the key. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. "Giakoumakis looks for goals by putting his body on the line and going in where it hurts, often nipping in ahead of defenders at the front post, which is something of a dying art. And he is convinced the all-action Giakoumakis will be vital for a side who are surging ahead despite the absence of star man Kyogo Furuhashi.
The Welsh midfielder missed the Light Blues' 1-1 draw against Dundee United on Sunday.
He added: "Yesterday was a game that he could have made an impact in. "He could have been the man that something fell to in the box so it was disappointing. The performance was pretty good, but things weren’t falling in the box and he could have been the man to unlock it.
The former Light Blues defender has urged Giovanni van Bronckhorst to have his men ready for a Dortmund backlash.
These are all things the Dortmund players will have to deal with. "They will have to come and attack. "I experienced it in my own career.
And, as things stand, it will be the same story for the winners of the 22/23 title due to the current standings that sees Scotland ahead of Serbia and Russia.
A further two places are reserved for the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League, unless they've already qualified in which case the place goes to the champions from the 11th ranked nation for the former, and the third place from the fifth ranked for the latter. There are 24 direct qualification places for the Champions League proper: the league winners from the top 10 countries by coefficient, the runners-up from the nations ranked one to six, and the third and fourth teams from Europe's top four leagues. The winners of the Scottish Premiership are in line to earn group stage glory for the next three seasons IF our country keep its place inside the craved coefficient top 10.
Former Rangers defender Maurice Ross has blasted Giorgos Giakoumakis over comments that Celtic will bring the title back to Parkhead this season.
I think the Rangers players would agree on that as well. He told the Daily Record: “I think he needs to be a bit more humble. And Ross reckons that Rangers will likely be motivated by what the big target man had to say.
The dropped points in the City of Discovery leaves the Ibrox side three behind league leaders Celtic.
Glen Kamara seems to have lost his way slightly which might have opened up a door for Ramsey, but he wasn't in the squad at all yesterday due to injury. He could have squared the ball to Fashion Sakala who would have had a tap-in. It looked like they would maybe get away with it yesterday, only for Celtic to score a dramatic late winner against Dundee. This already feels like it has all the hallmarks of another post-winter collapse, as we saw during Steven Gerrard's first two seasons in charge. It was the best result for any Scottish club in Europe since Lionel Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and co. It would be brilliant for Scottish football if they can knock out a genuine European heavyweight. "That's a nine-point swing in the space of barely six weeks.
The game at Auchenhowie saw the Gers give a run out to several first team players after Sunday draw at Dundee United.
Roofe had the ball in the net from a Diallo corner but was denied by the offside flag. The hosts were awarded a spot-kick 11 minutes before the break when Scott Wright was felled in the area by Brentford ‘keeper Alvaro Fernandez. Diallo restored parity after being set up by Zukowski on the right before finding the bottom corner.