Michael Beale believes that Rangers are on course to hit the ground running at the start of their competitive season despite a chastening friendly defeat by Olympiacos that highlighted familiar flaws on the left side of their defence.
The Ibrox club have one more warm-up match, away to Hoffenheim on Saturday, before they kick off their new Premiership campaign against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on August 5. Just four days later, either Servette or Genk will be in Govan for the first leg of their crucial Champions League third qualifying round tie.
Those assignments were always going to be a whole different ball game in just about every respect. Even so, on the face of it there was plenty to concern the Rangers manager as
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