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CAREER UPDATE:
PRE-SEASON 2005 - 2006
Early into the pre-season, manager Italiano sold the Belgian striker Roussel to Reading FC, a team in the Championship Division in England. The striker had failed to perform in all the games that he played, resulting in his being sold to Reading.
SEASON 2005 - 2006
After a successful season using the 4-3-1-2 formation, Gian-Luca Italiano decided to give another formation a go. He ended up choosing the 3-6-1 formation, a formation that the team had never before used, but Italiano was confident in their ability.
Before finalising the official line-up, Italiano wanted to buy at least one new player for the squad. After much thinking and negotiating, he made several transfers, which can be seen below.
OUT : Klos (GK-To FC Nurnberg-88), Andrews (CB-To Vasco de Gama-78)
IN : Kim Y. G. (GK-Chunnam Dragons - 75), Manuel Pablo (RB-Deportivo La Coruna-82)
Having completed these negotiations and transfers, the line-up was finally decided. Shown below is the information regarding the squad, and also team tactics such as kick-takers, mentality, and also the chosen captain.
Formation : 3-6-1
Mentality : Attack
Style of Play : Wings
Defense : Contain
Offside Trap : Off
Starting 11 :
--------------- Skara ---------------
---------- Prso ------ P'sky ----------
L'krands ---------------------- Men'eta
--------- Taylor ------ Rae ----------
---- Malcolm --- K'vili --- M. Pablo -----
------------- Kim Y. G. --------------
Subs : Kyrgiakos, Ferguson, Burke, Novo, Arveladze
Reserves : Ball, Hutton, Namouchi, Ricksen, Wyness, Djordjic, Mladenovic
Kick-Takers :
- Left Corner : Lovenkrands
- Right Corner : Mendieta
- Free-kicks : Skara
- Penalties : Prso
Captain : Mendieta
Now it is time for Rangers's first game of the season, at home in Glasgow versus Kilmarnock. Due to their inexperience in their new formation, the game resulted in a dissapointing loss for Rangers, as Murray scored for Kilmarnock giving them a 0-1 win over last season's SPL Champions.
Due to poor results from their practice games, Italiano has switched Rangers's formation back to the original 4-3-1-2. A view of the line-up is shown below. All other information concerning squads and team tactics is the same as shown above.
---------- Prso ----- P'sky ----------
-------------- Skara ---------------
---- Loven' ----- Rae ----- Men'eta ---
Malcolm --- K'vili ---- Taylor --- M'Pablo
------------- Kim Y. G. -------------
Rangers' next game is the all-important away derby against Glasgow Celtic. Rangers had a good win over Celtic, with two late goals from Mendieta and Arveladze giving Rangers the 1-2 win.
After last season's success, Rangers now find themselves in Europe's most glorious competition, the UEFA Champions League, but in order to reach the group stages, they must first play the qualifying rounds, which consist of two legs. And their opponent is English giant Liverpool FC.
Now for the first leg against Liverpool in the Qualifying Rounds of the UCL. The game ended in a highscoring 4-4, including a hattrick from Milan Baros and a goal from Gerrard, and for Rangers goals from Prso, Poborsky, Novo, and Skara.
Then Rangers faced Hearts in the league. It was a simple game for Rangers, as Karel Poborsky scored late in the first half to give them a 1-0 win over Hearts.
Now for the second leg against Liverpool in the Qualifying Rounds of the UCL. The match ended 1-1, and with a final aggregate of 5-5, Rangers advance to the Group Stages, as they beat Liverpool by the 'away goals' rule. Rangers was placed in Group E, and their opponents are Ajax Amsterdam, FC Porto, and PAOK.
The away game against Hibernian was a tough one. The game ended 1-2 in Rangers's favour, Riordan scoring for the home side and Poborsky teaming up with Lovenkrands, as they both scored to win the game for Rangers.
Then Rangers beat Aberdeen 2-1 at home. Poborsky scored early in the second-half, but Scott Severin equalised. The game looked set for a draw, but on the 89th minute Poborsky grabbed the winning goal.
Rangers's next match was against Dumferline. Centre-back Taylor scored first, but Wilson equalised for Dumferline to end the game in a disspointing 1-1 draw. After 6 games, Rangers are in first place, while rivals Celtic have been playing badly, and lie in 8th position.
Next Rangers beat Livingston, thanks to Dado Prso's late goal giving Rangers the 1-0 win over last-placed Livingston, who had trouble breaking Rangers's tough defense. After that Rangers defeated Dundee 2-3 away from home, as Barret scored twice for Dundee and Skara grabbing a goal and Rae getting two for Rangers.
Now it's time for Rangers's first match in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, at home to Ajax Amsterdam. The teams were evenly-matched. Skara scored a magnificent goal, but Charisteas scored back. Then Prso scored, but again Charisteas got one back. Then Babbel scored for Ajax, but Poborsky equalised. In the second half, Skara got his second goal, but then Mitea got one, and finally Van der Vaart scored and Prso scored again. The match ended with a satisfying final score of 5-5.
The week after their 5-5 draw with Ajax, Rangers now fly to Portugal to face FC Porto in their second group stage game. By half-time, Rangers were down 2-0. But in the second-half, Arveladze and Mendieta both got a goal. Porto player Quaresma, frustrated, fouled Novo in the box, and Mendieta scored through the penalty giving Rangers the 2-3 win.
Rangers thrashed Inverness CT in their next game, as Rae, Skara, Taylor, and Prso all contributing a goal, so Rangers won the game 4-0, keeping them in first place in the league. In their game versus Motherwell, Skara and Prso both grabbed two spectacular goals, which gave the away team Rangers a 0-4 win.
Then Rangers played their next UCL opponents, PAOK. It was a thriller, with Skara, Prso, and Poborsky all scoring and securing a 3-0 home win over the Greek club.
In their home game against Dundee United, Rae and Taylor scored and Scotland scored for Dundee United, so the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Now Rangers play Ajax in the second legs of the UCL Group Stage. Similar to their previous meeting, the match ended in a draw, this time with a score of 1-1, with Babbel scoring for Ajax and Prso equalising for Rangers.
Next Rangers played their second derby against Celtic FC. Rangers lost here, as Shaun Maloney and Valgaeren both grabbed a goal each to grab the 0-2 win over their rivals.