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How does it feel to be going back to Ibrox?

To be honest, it's a buzz. You feel it in the building. I was there yesterday because there was something for the commercial there to do. And you get a special feeling coming back there. I know it's the same with all the players. I feel it already this week in the training. It gives something extra and I think it will be with all the fans also. It's like coming home after a really long time. It felt like we haven't been there for 10 years or something. It's not that long but we have that feeling so we're really happy that we can be back there.

Is there a feeling or a belief that it can ultimately improve you or help you in what you're trying to do on the pitch?

Of course it always helps. The enthusiasm of the fans and in that way, Hampden was more difficult and We know why. It always helps. It's not only here. It's with a lot of clubs in the world. It's the same playing for your fans For sure, at Ibrox, with so many people and so passionate people. It's a big help always to play there and to have that support. It's different.

The competition that you had success in last season as well. How keen are you to try and make it your own once again?

You know me already now. I want to win everything. That's the goal of everything I do in life. I want to see that with my team also. It's another competition where you go full to the victory. Some of them had the feeling already last season. We have a lot of new faces in the building but they all know already that, for me, every game is with the same importance and we want to win everything. That's where we put the bar for ourselves. It's the next challenge.

Do you feel that the team, the whole club, the fans, included need a lift?

It's quite a negative question because if you talk like that, it's like everybody is running around here like zombies with their head down. It's not the case. You saw the game last week, moments in games in the weeks before. You see we're rebuilding the squad, new players coming in. There are a lot of positives here. I don't like to speak about individual players too much so I will not go into that. You start to see the first fruits of the seeds that are planted and it's just the first start. We're just starting with that. I want to see confirmation of that and becoming stronger and stronger week by week, month by month. That's the thing. but of course if it's in Ibrox with all the support behind, it lifts players in that moment. I think it will be for the fans also totally different. They will be back with the people they are used to being with in the stands, next to them, behind them, in front of them. To have the talks again like they had before, to have the memories of before. It's like coming home with your family. That will be the feeling.

Of course the most important thing stays what you do on the pitch. That stays the most important, what the players show from the first second of the game.  We know it's a tough game always against a team of Tony who play good physical football. They adapt to the opponent and they are strong in the transitions. With [Simon] Murray they brought a really good player in that style of play also. He showed that in Ross County last season. It's really important to come back to Ibrox and have a good atmosphere. Yes, but the most important stays what we show on the pitch. That we cannot forget in that way.

You spoke about that buzz that's around the place. What have you or some of the leaders in the squad said to the new players about what to expect going to Ibrox?

I don't think you can put that in words. It's a feeling that you need to experience. Of course I talked about that before they came in. In the positive moments but also in the moments when it's difficult. Ibrox can also be difficult if you're not performing. So they need to be ready for that also and to perform well. So it needs to be extra motivation in that way.

What did winning this competition do for you and the club last season?

For myself, I always enjoy seeing people happy. My players, my staff, the fans. We had a great night. That moment, because it was a really long time ago that the club won this trophy also. So it was a really big thing. It gives only hunger for more I'm always hungry and I will stay always hungry. I had the luck to win a lot of trophies as a player and as a manager. But the hunger never stops and that I want to see from the players also. It's about winning trophies. So that's what I know also and that's also why a lot of players want to come here. It's not only because of the money. Maybe these days less than it was in the past. So yeah, it's about that and you want that as a player. That's what you're dreaming of. At the end of a career, when you stop playing football, those are also the good memories. Those are also the things that you remember. The moments you won things, you won trophies, you won big games. Those are the things that will always stay in your mind forever. And also this relationship with the people you win something with.

How does the squad look for tomorrow?

The same as last week. So Ridvan, Dani will stay out and Rabbi also. So Ridvan and Dani are individually on the pitch training, not with the team. Rabbi not yet. And the rest of the team will be available for selection.

Does the noise from the support have any bearing on how you choose to do things?

No, because I know that's football, that's society also. And I know what's going on inside the building. I see everything every day. We work hard with everybody also every day to improve things. I believe a lot in the potential of this squad. I know it was incredibly challenging to get a squad like that together with the budget that we have and seven players going out without one pound coming into the club. I think a lot of good things have happened. We could not do everything in one transfer window. It was not possible. We didn't have the resources for that. So we need to build. But I'm also happy now that people start to see already the good things that have been done. And I've heard also from many people. You've seen also the reaction after when Hamza came in last weekend. And now there are already really big comparisons with other players from the past. So we need to bring them in a good way. That's also my job to do.  Not to go in the hype of things, but also not to go in the low of things and to be objective and to keep balance in things and to see what is not good enough we need to work on, what is good to keep it. So that's my job to do. To be stable in that way. And I know my role is important in that way for sure. In a club where you make a rebuild that strong, where you have to cut wages that hard, where you have to replace so many players, where you need to bring in so many players.  It's important to have an environment where you can work and not to be busy with all the noise. And in that way I'm positive about what the team has done until now because they could have been stuck in the noise and they're not doing that. They're working hard to become better and they know they still need to work hard to get to the level where we want to get to.

How much will you be looking forward to next week's game, the European game, when you pick your team at the weekend?

Not. Because it's five days apart. So if it's only two days in between it's something else. If it's like two, three weeks in a row every three days you need to look more in that. No, not really.

Does domestic football remain a priority for you over European football?

No, you cannot put priorities here. You cannot throw away any competition. Because Europe stays also important for this club. It's the image of the club also. If we only invest in our domestic games and we just throw away the European games it will not be good for our Rangers, for the reputation outside. It will not be good for Scottish football also, for the reputation outside if you throw away results. And also for the value of players. It's also important that if they perform really well in Europe, their value increases also. So all the competitions are important. You cannot put differences in that.