Rangers star outlines disparity between Rangers’ performances domestically and in Europe this season

Robin Propper has spoken on his experiences since joining Rangers earlier in the year - he seems to have adapted well to Scottish football, despite its stark contrast to how the game is played in The Netherlands.

Propper also touched upon the differences between playing in the Scottish Premiership and European competitions. The Gers have performed well in Europe this season, exemplified by their 4-1 rout over OGC Nice - domestically, however, it has been a different story.

He thinks this may be down to the style of play that head coach Philippe Clement has implemented since his arrival at the club. Propper believes that the Light Blues lack the necessary ‘aggression’ to consistently compete in Scottish football - something that is less of a factor against the more refined outfits in Europe.

Speaking in a recent interview, Propper said [via Daily Record]: “Yeah, it's a different kind of game, of course. We play a bit differently, of course, in the [Scottish] Premiership.

“You want to have the ball as much as possible, you want to press as much as possible to show what we can do with the ball. And here, sometimes you can drop a little bit, leave the ball at the opponent, and from there on, to play with the counters, with the counter attacks.

“We can do both very well, only we need in the Premiership that bit of, I don't know how you say that, a bit of aggression more to score the goals, to keep a clean sheet. We struggle a little bit, but you see in Europe, we can do that maybe much more. We are really good at it.”

So far this season, Propper has made 16 appearances across all competitions for Rangers, but has yet to score a goal or register an assist. Prior to his time at Ibrox, the 31-year-old has played for clubs such as De Graafschap, Heracles Almelo and captained FC Twente.