Rangers can cope without Alfredo Morelos, says Giovanni van Bronckhorst
The striker has been ruled out until the end of the season
Last updated 6th Apr 2022
Giovanni van Bronckhorst is confident Rangers can cope without Alfredo Morelos.
The striker has been ruled out until the end of the season after undergoing surgery on a thigh injury.
He will miss out on a huge end to the season for the Ibrox side, including Thursday's trip to Braga for their Europa League quarter-final first leg.
The 25-year old has proven to be influential in Europa for the club but his manager believes they have enough in their squad to get by without him.
Van Bronckhorst said: âOf course, it is a big blow to us because he is our striker and we now donât have his any more this season. So, yeah, we are disappointed.
âBut we know what the problem is, how long heâs out, and we have to move on. Thatâs the only thing we have to do now.
âWell, we prepare this game how we prepare for every game. We see the opponent and look at their strengths and weaknesses.
âWe will see which players we can use. Obviously we donât have Morelos and we donât have Hagi. We donât have Lowry who is also not available.
âWe will pick a game-plan and try to execute it as well as possible.
âYes, I believe that we can cope without Morelos. We are disappointed by the loss of Morelos.
âOut of the five questions Iâve been asked four of them have been about Morelos so that means he is a very important player for us.
âBut the reality is that heâs not here and we have to prepare for this game without him.
âThatâs what weâve done in the last few days and thatâs what weâre focusing on.
"Weâve discussed Morelos for a long time. I donât want to discuss more about Morelos, although Iâm very disappointed with his loss. If you donât mind I want to focus on the Braga game."