After a “wonderful slog” to reach this stage, Rangers winger Ryan Kent feels they are destined for Europa League glory. For the first time in 14 years, the Ibrox side has reached a European final, and Kent believes the lack of expectation has aided them in achieving their ultimate goal. Rangers last won the Europa cup in 1972 with a 3:2 win over Dynamo Kiev:
“I don’t think anyone expected Rangers to reach the final of this competition going into this season,” he remarked. It’s a platform where we can really show off our skills without feeling rushed.” Going into the final, everything changes.”Everyone, including ourselves, is expecting us to win.
The 25-year-old joined Rangers from Liverpool in 2018 and has worked hard to become a part of their success story. This team has been on a four-year journey since we beat Ufa to qualify for this competition,” he remarked.
“That trip has been a magnificent struggle; each year, we’ve strived to improve on the preceding year, and we’ve succeeded in doing so by reaching the final. On a personal level, it’s something I’ve always wanted to achieve in my career, to reach the pinnacle of European football, and it’s a chance I’ll take advantage of. ” The Rangers memorable triumph over tournament favorites The players’ belief that they could win the Europa League this year was the turning point in the players’ belief.
“The guys came away from that game asking, ‘at what point do they start taking us seriously?” Kent said of the triumph. Kent was involved in the Rangers’ victory over Borussia Dortmund.
The Rangers’ famous victory over tournament favorites Borussia Dortmund was a moment when players began to believe that they could win the European League this season. Kent said of the win, “The players left the game and said, ‘At what point will they start taking us seriously?’ We beat a great team in Dortmund, and it gave us the confidence to start thinking we could go to the end.
It is without a doubt the most important game of our careers, but I don’t believe we will be overcome by the occasion. We’ll approach the game with the same mindset as the rest of the competition. We’ve faced some formidable opponents, and nothing will change in the final. We are going in there to win, without being naive,” says the coach.
Rangers has scored a total of 77 goals this season in Premiership. Rangers’s form this season has been excellent so far with 26 wins, 8 draws, and 3 losses. This performance currently places Rangers at 1st out of 12 teams in the Premiership table, winning 70% of matches. Rangers’s home form is excellent with the following results : 14 wins, 4 draws, and 1 losses. And their away form is considered excellent, as a result of 12 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses
