Rangers Manager McInnes Faces Scrutiny After Disappointing Performance in European Cup
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Thursday 27 August 2026 20:10, UK Rangers crashed out of all European competition after a dismal display against Jablonec saw them fail to reach the Conference League.
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The Guardian SportRangers were left reeling as they crashed out of the Uefa Conference League playoffs with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat to Jablonec.
BBC SportRangers, who held a 1-0 lead going into the second leg of the play-off in Czech Republic, lost 4-3 on penalties on Thursday to crash out of Europe completely.
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McInnes took full responsibility for the result and admitted his players were "miles short" of where they need to be.
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BBC SportMcInnes apologised. The whole scene was cringe-making. He tried to explain what he was trying to do with his multiple switches of formation and attempted to explain why his side were "miles off it".
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Players were not performing how he wanted, and Rangers were struggling to get a foothold in the game. In fact, McInnes changed shape and personnel multiple times over the 120 minutes. The reality is, none of those tweaks worked.
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BBC SportNobody really knows what his Rangers are, least of all McInnes, you suspect. He made three substitutions at the break on Thursday, a trio that brought his total of half-time replacements to 11 in seven games.
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When he departed in the summer for RB Salzburg, McInnes took to the hot seat, but his start has been worse than both. Rangers have won just two and lost three of his seven matches as manager.
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BBC SportMcInnes was appointed in June, had a full pre-season, had six games and then a week off to prepare for the trip to Jablonec, only for Rangers to produce their worst effort of this, and many other, seasons.
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Leading 1-0 from the first leg at Ibrox last week, Derek McInnes' side turned in a woeful performance in the Czech Republic which lacked creativity and invention, and it proved costly.
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The Guardian SportLeading 1-0 from the first leg at Ibrox last week, Derek McInnes’s side turned in a turgid performance in Czechia which lacked creativity and invention. It proved costly as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stadion Strelnice, drawing 1-1 on aggregate after extra time to set up the final shootout.
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01 Sky Sports He will take his new-look side to Pittodrie on Sunday to face former club Aberdeen next, live on Sky Sports.
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02 BBC Sport Published Where do you start? How do you catalogue the insipidness of Derek McInnes' Rangers team in Jablonec?
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03 The Guardian Sport Despite McInnes introducing Lawrence Shankland, Connor Barron and Findlay Curtis in the second half, Rangers could not get a foothold in the game. The Jablonec midfielder Vakhtang Chanturishvili deservedly levelled the tie in the 73rd minute with a low drive to beat Rangers keeper Ivor Pandur.
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