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| McLEISH DID ME A TURN BUT I WILL GIVE HIM BOOT |
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| Alex McLeish could be plunged deeper into trouble tonight - by a player he helped turn into a star.
Marítimo defender Mitchell van der Gaag played under McLeish when the Rangers boss was in charge of Motherwell. Van der Gaag admitted McLeish was a major influence in his career but is determined to make life hell for him tomorrow in Madeira. He said: "Alex taught me a lot as a defender while I was at Motherwell in the mid-nineties and I'm very grateful to him for that." "He passed on many pieces of advice that I have never forgotten and that has helped me throughout my career. He was an excellent manager to play under so I am looking forward to seeing him again in Portugal." "Rangers will be favourites to beat us. I also know they will want to do extra well in the UEFA Cup because |
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| they are not in the Champions League.
They must have been very disappointed to have gone out to CSKA Moscow and I hope they don't take it out on us.
" "But we are confident and played well in our last Portuguese league game against Penafiel. So I think we can do well in the home tie. It is a difficult draw for us but we will give Rangers a tough test, I know that." Daily Record (www.dailyrecord.co.uk) Discuss this story and others at the CS Marítimo Online forums - www.csmaritimo-online.com. |