PITTSBURGH, SCOTLAND — Connor Barron don assume captain position for Rangers match wey dem dey face Aberdeen on April 13, 2025. Barry Ferguson, di interim coach, don make am clear sey im believe sey dis move go ginger Barron as dem dey watch for how e go respond to di intense atmosphere.
“I sabi sey di atmosphere go dey on point. Di game go hot,” Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin talk for BBC Scotland. “We just dey find way to maintain our rhythm as we come against bigger squad. Every player wey dey field go wan show demself.”
Di Dons dey fight to reclaim third position for di Scottish Premiership as dem dey face blown Hibernian and Dundee United wey dey behind dem with just one point. Victory for dem go lift dem back to third spot.
Aberdeen don dey on top form, no be small! Dem don win two and draw one for di last three home league games against Rangers and wey hustle to win back-to-back games against dem for di first time since February 2006.
Conversely, di Rangers need win dis match after dem collect 3-0 loss for di last face-off at Ibrox. For di midweek, Barron, an ex-Aberdeen player, go wear di armband as dem expect plenty from am.
“Dis move no go be easy for Barry Ferguson,” one pundit talk. “But him get solid reason wey make am choose Barron for captain. Dem pep dem up to show dem game naura.”
Aberdeen don remain unchanged from di squad wey gnash Ross County last weekend, but Ferguson dey face injury worries for him Rangers team. Dem dey without players like Liam Kelly wey don serve suspension and Dujon Sterling wey need surgery.
Di line-up for Aberdeen include: Doohan, Jensen, Dorrington, Knoester, Shinnie, Clarkson, Palaversa, Morris, Keskinen, Nisbet, Gueye. Di substitutes na: Ritchie, Devlin, Polvara, Dabbagh, Okkels, Sokler, Milne, Boyd, Ambrose.
Rangers XI get players like Kelly, Nsiala, Fernandes, Propper, McCausland, Barron, Bajrami, Curtis, Cortes, Igamane, Danilo. Di substitutes na: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Dessers, Diomande, Jefte, Hagi, Hutton, McCallion.
As di match dey approach, plenty fans dey gather for Pittodrie to catch di action at midday, no forget sey di Dons dey target third spot while Ferguson iyoh dey try to spoil dia party. Let di show begin!
