So how do Rangers beat Spurs? Well, there is one thing I hope to see, and that is us to employ two strikers up front. It seems to suit this Rangers team, and there is another reason.

To understand why I want two up front, I need to go back a few years to our awful experience in the Champions League. Yeah, I’m sorry to bring back all the bad memories, but the way we set up our team for that campaign was stupid.

Employing a lone striker up front meant we had no chance to ever win. This is because our single striker was often surrounded by five Champions League level defenders and midfielders. This meant we had no chance to score, and even our midfield players soon became isolated. This breakdown in communication that we all saw meant we were not able to work the ball out from the back, and we very quickly began to play as individuals. It became so bad the commentators were starting to give advice, and we got the results we deserved.

Now, against Spurs we cannot run around crazy and attacking like a headless chicken. Hearty tackles are essential, but we need to be smart and work as a team. We have to play as a group, and we have to pass our way out of the Spurs high press with intelligence, and we need to get them to start running around in a panic. That is what we used to do on our run to the Europa League final. Short, simple passes, that kept the ball moving forward, and the opponents soon began to spend most of their time running backwards.

Do it enough times, and all opponents, even those who play at the highest levels, will start to show you respect. Remember, most of these top leagues are filled with very expensive players, who don’t want to pull a hamstring, or get injured. So, they are all skilful, but their work ethic will never as strong as those shown in the Scottish Premiership. Why bust a gut when it might cost you millions?

So, yes, their team is worth a lot more than ours, but we have players who do know how to pass the ball. We just need to make sure that tomorrow our most aggressive players are out on the field. That means both Dessers and Diomande cannot play. Attacks break down far too often with Dessers, and recently Diomande reminds me far too much of Glen Kamara, with all his pointless passing the ball backwards and sideways, and never forcing the game forward. Likewise, this is not a game that I would like to see Kieran Dowell or Robin Pröpper play a part in. They are either weak in quickly reading tactical problems, or they are just too slow and think it is smart to be too careful.

If we are going to give Spurs a bloody nose, we have to be able to score, and putting only one up front would be, in my view, suicide. Spurs are a team that practices day and night to unlock tight defences, and we cannot absorb their pressure for 90 minutes and play for a draw. If we do that, we are looking at a five nil hiding. We need to have a serious threat, that will make them think twice about overloading the box.

The issue here is my disdain for Dessers, but with no Danilo, that will be for Clement to try to figure out who can partner the Moroccan.

My prediction is if we do play with two forwards, this game will be far more even, and I have seen enough to know that this Spurs team does not have an invincible back line. Even Hearts managed to land a few good shots on the Spurs goal in their recent friendly this summer.

So, if we set ourselves up in the right manner, I see no reason why we cannot shock Spurs, just as we shocked Borussia Dortmund, and I am going to go for a 2:1 win. This is because, finally, this team seems to understand that playing for Rangers is not a skirmish, where you hold back, and not give your all. Playing for Rangers is all about going out for battle. It is never just a wee skirmish.

Tomorrow will be tough, but this is why we play the game. Winning comes down to the heart of the players.

It’s what happens on the night, and I think a wee bit of Ibrox Noise, and a few meaty tackles, just might unsettle these young Spurs players.

Let’s give these guys a real game, a game where they find out what playing football really means, and show them that coming to Ibrox is never a walk in the park.

Game on.