“Our speed across the grass, our aggression. Moving together as a unit in our shape, I’m really happy with that.”
Rangers win over Real Madrid on Sunday was a display that showed much of what is good about this side, but Steven Gerrard’s comments above to RangersTV reveal the foundation of this attacking display.
His side was at their best with and without the ball against Los Blancos, pressing aggressively and not allowing the opposition to play through a narrow and compact shape.
It’s telling that they limited Real to just one shot on target in the whole 90 minutes.
READ MORE: 'Own the pitch, own the ball': Michael Beale's Rangers tactical philosophy explained
In our long-read piece on Michael Beale’s tactical philosophy, we explained how he has coached this team to defend with a view of how they want to attack.
Below we explain how the system employed allows this, through the positioning of Rangers’ forwards.
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