Rangers head coach Russell Martin addressed the leak of his starting lineup before the Champions League qualifier against Viktoria Plzen. The leak was common and not meant to harm the team. Martin expressed pride in his players after their 3-0 victory and emphasized that he announces the team early to avoid confusion. He noted the modern game leads to information leaks, but he trusts these do not come from within the club. Looking forward, Rangers will be without some players in their next match against Dundee.
I don't think anyone would do it from inside this building to intentionally hurt us. I always name the team really early as a coach or manager.
But it's the modern game. People are left out, they tell their agents, friends and family - then somehow it gets to the media quickly.
I'm not sure it changes the opposition's plan eight hours before a game as they'll have done pretty much all of their work by then.
There's enough stuff in this job to be concerned about and to focus on all the time. So, I'm not going to overly stress about the team being leaked.
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